- Date
- 1973-01-31
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Ann Arbor
- Participants
- Robert Somerville (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographymaritimecommunity
Summary
Robert Somerville, a retired Coast Guardsman aged 58, died on January 31, 1973, at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor after heart surgery. The notice connects his family to a south-end Beaver Island cottage and frequent visits.
Evidence and limits
The obituary gives family and service details but does not establish a Coast Guard service record, exact island property, medical record, or independent burial register.
Sources
- Reports Robert Somerville’s January 31 death at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor after heart surgery, age 58, and says services were through Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix with burial at Sunset Hill Cemetery in East Jordan. It recalls the Somerville family’s south-end island cottage and frequent visits.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Robert Somerville, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-robert-somerville-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1973, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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