- Dates
- 2017-02-17 – 2017-02-21
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathbusinesscommunitytourismfamily
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Roy Harvey Elsworth died at his Beaver Island home on February 17, 2017, aged 79. Community and obituary posts remembered his late-1970s arrival, real-estate work, ownership of the Erin Motel, and broad involvement in island life.
Evidence limits
The record combines a community death notice, an obituary-style account, and memories from residents. It does not independently verify every biographical detail or preserve a formal death certificate.
Sources
- The thread reported Roy Elsworth’s February 17 death at his Beaver Island home, reproduced an obituary describing his move to the island in the late 1970s, real-estate work, Erin Motel ownership, and family, and preserved community memories. The linked image/obituary presentation is not independently audited.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011288
- A family post linked a video for people unable to attend Roy Elsworth’s memorial. It confirms that a memorial had occurred or was being shared by the family, but the linked video has not been treated as an independently transcribed obituary or biography.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011623
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Roy Elsworth dies after decades as a Beaver Island businessman, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-roy-elsworth-death-2017/, accessed [date], citing Gillespie, “Roy Elsworth-RIP,” and Beaver Island News on the Net, “Roy Elsworth Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, February 20–21, 2017. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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