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William “Billy Boy” Pischner is brought home to Beaver Island for rest, 1993

Also Billy Boy Pischner Beaver Island memorial

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TypeEvent
Date1993-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1993-08
Kind
Death
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
deathfamilyheritagecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1993 Beaver Beacon published a family thank-you after William “Billy Boy” Pischner was brought home to Beaver Island, where the family said he was happiest and would rest.

Evidence limits

This is a family memorial letter, not a death certificate, cemetery register, or funeral record.

Sources

  1. Publishes the Pischner family’s thanks to Beaver Islanders after William Pischner’s death and return to the Island, especially naming Ernie, Emmett, and Mike Martin. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1993-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the family memorial notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “William “Billy Boy” Pischner is brought home to Beaver Island for rest, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-william-pischner-memorial-return-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1993, “Billy Boy Pischner Comes Home To Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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