- Date
- 2003-02-27
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunityheritagepublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mary Minor, a former Beaver Island postmaster and longtime Island resident, died at Munson Hospital on February 27, 2003. The April obituary recalls her birth on Beaver Island, work at the Shamrock and McDonough’s Market, postmaster service until 1992, and a May 3 funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Evidence limits
The obituary does not establish the hospital’s city in this record or provide a complete account of Minor’s civic and family relationships.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “Mary Minor 1932-2003.”Reports Mary Minor’s February 27 death at Munson Hospital, her Beaver Island birth and family, work at the Shamrock and McDonough’s Market, service as postmaster until 1992, and a May 3 funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Former Beaver Island postmaster Mary Minor dies on February 27, 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mary-minor-death-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “Mary Minor 1932-2003.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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