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Death of Ralph L. Johnson, 1966

Also Ralph L. Johnson death notice 1966

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TypeEvent
Date1966-12-05
ErasModern era
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Date
1966-12-05
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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deathcommunity

Summary

The December 1966 Beaver Beacon reported Ralph L. Johnson’s December 5 death after a long illness, funeral services, and burial. It identified his daughter Joan Tiggeman as the mother of Skip McDonough of Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper death notice. It does not provide civil, medical, funeral-home, or cemetery records.

Sources

  1. Reports Ralph L. Johnson’s December 5 death after a long illness, funeral services, burial, and his daughter’s Beaver Island family connection; it does not provide civil, medical, funeral-home, or cemetery records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published death notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity, death, or funeral claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Ralph L. Johnson, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ralph-johnson-death-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1966, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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