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Arthur William Brown obituary and funeral notice, 1968

Also Arthur William Brown obituary, 1968

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TypeEvent
Dates1968-06-21 – 1968-06-24
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1968-06-21 – 1968-06-24
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Arthur William Brown, a Beaver Island resident for 11 years who operated the Beaver Island Saw Mill, died at Little Traverse Hospital on June 21. Services were held at the Erin Funeral Home in Harbor Springs on June 24, with burial in Pellston Cemetery.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper obituary and funeral notice. It does not provide civil death or cemetery records or a complete genealogy.

Sources

  1. Reports Arthur William Brown's 11-year Beaver Island residence, June 21 death at Little Traverse Hospital, June 24 service in Harbor Springs, and burial in Pellston Cemetery; it does not provide civil death or cemetery records or complete genealogy.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Arthur William Brown obituary and funeral notice, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-1968-obituary/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1968, “Obituaries: Arthur William Brown.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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