- Date
- 1971-02
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1971 Beaver Beacon reported that Louis O. Meredith died in January at an Orland Park hospital after a long illness and that his widow Ruth planned to move to Traverse City.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not provide a precise January death date or a direct Beaver Island connection beyond its inclusion in the Island newspaper.
Sources
- Reports Meredith’s January death at an Orland Park hospital following a long illness and says his widow Ruth planned to move to Traverse City in April.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Louis O. Meredith dies after long illness, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-louis-meredith-death-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1971, “Obituaries: Louis O. Meredith.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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