- Dates
- 2023-07-19 – 2023-07-22
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityindigenous-heritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Melvin G. “Poncho” Napont, 77, formerly of Beaver Island, died on July 19, 2023. A forum-preserved obituary remembers his work, outdoor interests, family, and many Beaver Island friends, and announced funeral services in Charlevoix on July 22.
Evidence limits
The detailed account is obituary and funeral-arrangement material reproduced by a community poster. It is useful evidence for the reported island connection, but not an independently held vital record or complete biography.
Sources
- The forum follow-up obituary reports that Melvin G. “Poncho” Napont, 77, formerly of Beaver Island, died July 19, 2023. It describes his family, outdoor interests, work, and many friends on Beaver Island, and gives July 22 funeral arrangements. The obituary is community/funeral-home material reproduced on the forum, not an independently held vital record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017832
- The notice announced a September 3 burial at St. James Township Cemetery with a luncheon at Gregg Fellowship Hall. It documents a later memorial arrangement, but not attendance or completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017919
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Melvin “Poncho” Napont dies after a life connected to Beaver Island, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-melvin-napont-death-2023/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Melvin Napont RIP—Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, July 19–20, 2023. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-08. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Melvin “Poncho” Napont dies after a life connected to Beaver Island, 2023”RIS for “Melvin “Poncho” Napont dies after a life connected to Beaver Island, 2023”