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Cecil “Butch” Kerridge dies in 2000 after a career serving Beaver Island as a Great Lakes Energy lineman

Also Butch Kerridge death 2000 · Cecil Kerridge obituary

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TypeEvent
Date2000
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2000
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Death
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Cecil “Butch” Kerridge, born in 1943, died in 2000. The Beacon memorial describes his military service and thirty-year career with Top O’ Michigan Electric/Great Lakes Energy, much of it on Beaver Island, where he was known as a lineman, crew leader, and mentor.

Evidence limits

This is a memorial notice and does not provide an exact death date or civil record.

Sources

  1. Memorializes Kerridge’s thirty-year Great Lakes Energy career, much of it serving Beaver Island, and his military service and family. 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 · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the published memorial notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Cecil “Butch” Kerridge dies in 2000 after a career serving Beaver Island as a Great Lakes Energy lineman”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/cecil-butch-kerridge-death-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “Cecil J. ‘Butch’ Kerridge, 1943–2000.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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