- Dates
- 1997-12-08 – 1997-12-12
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathhealthcarefamilycommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Marie McLean Reigle died at her Beaver Island residence on December 8, 1997, aged 87. The obituary and eulogy remember her as a visiting and on-call nurse, Holy Cross member, hunter, bowler, card player, bingo participant, and warmly hospitable family and community figure.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the newspaper obituary and eulogy; the civil death and cemetery records remain separate evidence.
Sources
- Reports Marie Reigle’s December 8, 1997 death at her Beaver Island residence, December 12 Flint funeral, Flint burial, 1964 move to Beaver Island, Holy Cross membership, daughter and grandchildren, and memorial contributions to Beaver Island Hospice. The eulogy remembers her visiting-nurse work, on-call nursing on Beaver Island, hunting, bowling, cards, bingo, hospitality, and family life. 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 · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and eulogy.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Marie Reigle is remembered as a nurse, hunter, bowler, and Beaver Island community figure in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marie-reigle-obituary-and-eulogy-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “Marie N. (Schlacter) Reigle -- 87” and “Tidings of Comfort and Joy: A Eulogy for Marie Reigle.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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