Name: Edward Lewis Nestle dies and is buried in Bliss Township, 1961
Start: 1961-05-02
End: 1961-05-02
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-05-02
Kind: Burial
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Edward Lewis Nestle, a three-month-old Beaver Island child, was reported to have died unexpectedly on May 2, 1961. The notice says his body was returned to Bliss Cemetery in Bliss Township for burial.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper gives no cause of death or independent civil or cemetery record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Obituaries.”
Reports Edward Lewis Nestle, three-month-old son of Robert and Mrs. Robert Nestle of Beaver Island, dying unexpectedly on May 2 and being returned to Bliss Cemetery in Bliss Township for burial. It does not provide a cause, civil record, or cemetery register.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Edward Lewis Nestle dies and is buried in Bliss Township, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-burial-of-edward-lewis-nestle-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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