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- 2024-11-08 – 2024-12-08
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Summary
Nanci Jane (Rockwell) Likens died on November 8, 2024, at age 77. Her obituary describes a decades-long Beaver Island connection: she and her husband considered the island their second home, built a lakefront cabin there, and owned a small motel on the island for 25 years. It also recalls her needlework and island friendships.
Evidence limits
This is a detailed funeral-home obituary reproduced in the forum, stronger than an anonymous recollection for the reported death and family biography. The archive does not independently verify the cabin, motel ownership, or the extent of her island activities.
Sources
- The obituary identifies Nanci Jane (Rockwell) Likens, who died November 8, 2024, at age 77, and says she and Carney Likens considered Beaver Island their second home, built a lakefront cabin there 15 years earlier, and owned a small motel there for 25 years. It also describes her needlework shared with island friends. The notice is a funeral-home obituary reproduced in the forum; the archive does not independently verify property or ownership records.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018336
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Nancy Likens dies after decades of Beaver Island connection, 2024”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-nancy-likens-death-and-island-life-2024/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Nancy Likens RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, November 24–25, 2024, topic 18336..
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