Name: Beaver Island gardener and community member Loie Connaghan dies, 2023
Start: 2023-02-16
End: 2023-02-16
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2023-02-16
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunitygardeningheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Lois “Loie” Connaghan died at her Beaver Island home on February 16, 2023, at age 67. Born on Beaver Island, she returned permanently in 2007 and worked in island stores and gardens, including gardening for St. James Township and Holy Cross Church. The obituary directed memorial contributions to Beaver Head Lighthouse preservation.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves both a near-contemporary community notice and a detailed funeral-home obituary. It does not independently verify medical details or the later memorial arrangements.

Sources

Beaver Island community notice and Mortensen Funeral Homes obituary, “Loie Connaghan RIP” and “Loie Connaghan Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, February 16–18, 2023.
The initial notice reported Connaghan’s death and assistance transporting her to the point; the obituary reports her February 16 death at age 67, Beaver Island birth, permanent return in 2007, gardening for St. James Township and Holy Cross, work at island stores, family, and memorial donations for Beaver Head Lighthouse preservation. It is strong funeral-home and community evidence, not an independent medical record.
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Beaver Island community notice and Mortensen Funeral Homes obituary, “Loie Connaghan RIP” and “Loie Connaghan Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, February 16–18, 2023.
The initial notice reported Connaghan’s death and assistance transporting her to the point; the obituary reports her February 16 death at age 67, Beaver Island birth, permanent return in 2007, gardening for St. James Township and Holy Cross, work at island stores, family, and memorial donations for Beaver Head Lighthouse preservation. It is strong funeral-home and community evidence, not an independent medical record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island gardener and community member Loie Connaghan dies, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-loie-connaghan-death-2023/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island community notice and Mortensen Funeral Homes obituary, “Loie Connaghan RIP” and “Loie Connaghan Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, February 16–18, 2023..

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