- Date
- 1970-12-06
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Sturgeon Bay
- Participants
- John Roen (victim)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunityheritage
Summary
John Roen died at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday, December 6, 1970, as reconstructed from the December 9 Charlevoix Courier. The paper says funeral services were scheduled for the following Wednesday and burial in a Sturgeon Bay cemetery.
Evidence and limits
The death date is a weekday reconstruction from the dated issue, not a civil record. The sources do not establish the cemetery name, cause of death, or a complete funeral record, so the event has no assigned site or cause.
Open questions
- Which Sturgeon Bay cemetery contains Roen’s burial?
- Can a death certificate or funeral record confirm the reconstructed date and cause?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix Courier, December 9, 1970, “Death Claims Captain: Roen Steamship Empire Was Launched in Charlevoix.”The issue is dated December 9, 1970 and says Roen died Sunday at Sturgeon Bay; the December 6 date is reconstructed from that issue date and weekday wording. It reports funeral plans and burial in a Sturgeon Bay cemetery. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- Reports Roen's death earlier in December and supplies the local Beaver Island maritime context, but does not give a numeric day.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death of John Roen, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-john-roen-1970/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Courier, December 9, 1970, “Death Claims Captain: Roen Steamship Empire Was Launched in Charlevoix.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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