- Dates
- 2009-06-13 – 2009-09-26
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathhealthcarecommunityheritagemilitary
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dr. Philip F. Lange died on June 13, 2009. A September 26 Beaver Island memorial included a graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery and an open-house celebration at the Community Center. The reproduced obituary describes his retirement to Beaver Island in 1987, medical service to Islanders, and leadership with the Historical Society, Medical Center Board, Christian Church, and Preservation Association.
Evidence limits
The forum preserves an institutional announcement and a reproduced newspaper obituary. These support the reported chronology and Island roles provisionally, but the obituary and organizational appointments should be checked against held newspaper, church, cemetery, or organizational records where exact details matter.
Sources
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Sources
- The Community Center announced a September 26 graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery and an open-house celebration at the Community Center. A reproduced Lansing State Journal obituary reported that Lange died June 13, 2009, retired to Beaver Island in 1987, provided medical coverage during the Gulf War, and served the Historical Society, Medical Center Board, Christian Church, and Preservation Association. The forum copy is not an independently held obituary or institutional record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001926
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Dr. Philip Lange after his death, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-philip-lange-death-and-memorial-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Community Center and participants, "Remember Dr. Phillip Lange this Saturday!," Beaver Island Forum, September 22–26, 2009..
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