- Dates
- 1982-12-27 – 1982-12-30
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilymaritimereligionheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Joseph W. Ricksgars, born on Beaver Island and a Great Lakes sailor and World War II veteran, died December 27, 1982. The January 1983 Beacon reports Detroit services and subsequent graveside services at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary, not a complete civil, military, maritime, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Reports that Joseph W. Ricksgars, born on Beaver Island in 1917, died December 27, 1982; describes his Great Lakes sailing, World War II service, and electrical work; and records Detroit services followed by graveside services at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island. This is a newspaper obituary, not a complete civil, military, maritime, or cemetery record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joseph W. Ricksgars obituary and Holy Cross burial, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joseph-ricksgars-obituary-1982/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1983, obituary notice for Joseph W. Ricksgars. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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