- Date
- 2007-11-12
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyeducationheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
John Wolcott Works, 79, of Silver Lake and Beaver Island, died on November 12, 2007, after a long illness. The obituary described his career as a finance professor at the University of Akron and Duquesne University, his family, and his Korean Conflict service. It reported that cremation had taken place and requested memorial donations to the Charlevoix County Community Foundation’s Beaver Island Medical Center Fund.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and memorial request, not a civil, military, medical, or cremation record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2007, "John W. Works 1928–2007".Reports John W. Works' November 12 death, family, finance-professor career, Korean War service, cremation, and memorial-fund request. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John W. Works dies after a long illness, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-works-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2007, "John W. Works 1928–2007". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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