Name: John Delbert Belfy, Beaver Island-born Merchant Marine and builder, dies in 2013
Start: 2013-01-28
End: 2013-01-28
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2013-01-28
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilymigrationmaritimemilitaryconstruction
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2013 Beaver Beacon reports that John Delbert Belfy, age 91, died January 28, 2013. Born on Beaver Island, he served in the Merchant Marines and later became a builder in the Charlevoix area.

Evidence limits

The obituary provides a Beaver Island birth and early-life connection but does not establish later Island residence.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 2013, "In Memory: John Belfy."
Reports that John Delbert Belfy, 91, died January 28, 2013, and records his Beaver Island birth, school, Merchant Marine service, construction career, and later Charlevoix residence. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 2013, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held May issue scan confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Forum, “Delbert Belfy RIP,” January 28–April 15, 2013.
The forum announced Belfy’s January 28 death and later supplied the April 15 funeral date. The Beacon remains stronger for his biography; the forum adds service logistics.
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Beaver Island Archive, “John Delbert Belfy, Beaver Island-born Merchant Marine and builder, dies in 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-belfy-death-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2013, "In Memory: John Belfy." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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