- Dates
- 1972-04-22 – 1972-04-25
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Charlevoix
- Participants
- George A. LaBlance (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimefishingcommunityheritage
Summary
George A. LaBlance died unexpectedly on April 22, 1972, while working aboard his yacht at Round Lake near Charlevoix. The May Beaver Beacon reports a rosary on April 24 and funeral services at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix on April 25.
Evidence and limits
The obituary says the death appeared to follow a heart attack but does not provide a medical record, identify the yacht, or provide civil and cemetery records. Its spelling variations are preserved in the related person article.
See also
Sources
- Reports an apparent heart attack aboard LaBlance’s yacht at Round Lake on April 22, rosary April 24, and funeral at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix on April 25; it also records his commercial-fishing connection to Beaver Island but does not identify the yacht or supply civil and cemetery records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of George A. LaBlance, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-george-a-lablance-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1972, “George A. LaBlance.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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