Name: Marion E. Martin, Beaver Island correspondent and lifelong resident, dies, 1987
Start: 1987-02-17
End: 1987-02-17
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1987-02-17
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyreligionpublicationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Marion E. Martin of St. James died February 17, 1987. Her obituary remembers her long Beaver Island residence, Holy Cross Church membership, family, and years as a Charlevoix Courier correspondent.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, parish, or employment record.

Sources

“Marion E. Martin,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987.
Reports Marion E. Martin’s February 17 death, February 20 Holy Cross funeral and cemetery interment, lifelong St. James residence, family, church membership, and many years as the Beaver Island correspondent for the Charlevoix Courier. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Marion E. Martin, Beaver Island correspondent and lifelong resident, dies, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marion-martin-death-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Marion E. Martin,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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