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Alice Joy Green dies at her Beaver Island home, 2007

Also Joy Green obituary 2007

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TypeEvent
Dates2007-10-30 – 2007-11-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2007-10-30 – 2007-11-03
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Summary

Alice Joy Green, 74, died at her Beaver Island home on October 30, 2007. The notice described her work as a registered nurse, assistance to Island doctors with deliveries, operation of Joy Green Bakery, service on the School Board, Holy Cross Altar Society involvement, and cemetery work. Her funeral was held November 3 at Holy Cross, followed by burial there.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and funeral report. It does not replace civil, parish, cemetery, or professional records, and it does not establish a complete biography.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2007, "Joy Green 1932–2007".
    Reports Alice Joy Green's October 30 death, Beaver Island life and community work, November 3 funeral, and Holy Cross burial. 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
  2. The held issue scan confirms the obituary and funeral notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-12_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The family notice confirms the October 30 death, November 2 visitation, November 3 funeral Mass, and requested memorial destinations. Later community replies document personal remembrance and the reported funeral service, but are not independent biographical or civil records.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000991

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 9 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Alice Joy Green dies at her Beaver Island home, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joy-green-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2007, "Joy Green 1932–2007". (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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