- Date
- 1997-12-22
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilymilitarycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Martin “Lew” Howard of Beaver Island died in Petoskey on December 22, 1997, aged 69. The February obituary records his World War II Army Air Corps service, family ties on the Island, planned Holy Cross memorial service, and the family’s thanks for sympathy and Island Airways assistance.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family acknowledgment, not a civil, military, cemetery, or medical record.
Sources
- Reports Howard’s December 22, 1997 death, Army Air Corps service, long family connection to Beaver Island, planned Holy Cross memorial service, and family thanks for sympathy and Island Airways assistance. 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 family thank-you.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Martin “Lew” Howard dies after years as a Beaver Island resident in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-martin-lewis-howard-obituary-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “Martin Lewis ‘Lew’ Howard” and “Thank You.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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