Beaver Island Beacon publishes three May 1989 obituary notices, 1989

Also James Martin Mary Pischner Thomas Smallwood obituaries

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TypeEvent

Date1989-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-05
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunityreligioncatholicismcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May issue publishes obituary and funeral notices for James Leo “Jimmy Lee” Martin, Mary McCann Pischner, and Thomas M. Smallwood.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper notices, not civil death certificates, complete genealogies, parish registers, or cemetery records.

Sources

“Obituaries,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Reports deaths, family histories, funeral services, and burials for three people with Beaver Island connections. 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, May 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beacon publishes three May 1989 obituary notices, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-may-1989-obituaries-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Obituaries,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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