- Dates
- 1966-01-19 – 1966-04-02
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1966 Beaver Beacon reported two deaths connected to the island community: Julia H. Hill, mother of Walker Hill and a summer visitor to Beaver Island, who died in New York City on January 19 at age 83; and Louise Mary Thoreson, mother of Sister Karen, who died in Glen Arbor on April 2 at age 78.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper obituary notice, not a civil certificate, complete identity record, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Reports Julia H. Hill, mother of Walker Hill and a summer visitor to Beaver Island, dying in New York City on January 19 at age 83, and Louise Mary Thoreson, mother of Sister Karen, dying in Glen Arbor on April 2 at age 78. It does not provide civil certificates, complete identities, or cemetery records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “April 1966 Beaver Beacon obituary notices report two off-island deaths”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituaries-april-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1966, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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