Drowning death of Raymond Skopp near Michigan City, 1975

Event

Date: 1975-07-04
Kind: Death
Participants: Raymond Skopp (deceased)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunity

Summary

Raymond Skopp, age 20, was reported to have drowned near Michigan City, Indiana, on July 4, 1975. The notice names his mother as Mrs. William Skopp and his brothers as Kenneth and Paul.

Evidence and limits

The brief notice does not give the precise site, recovery details, funeral, burial, or civil identity record.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “Obituaries: Raymond Skopp.”
Reports that Raymond Skopp, age 20, drowned near Michigan City, Indiana, on July 4 and identifies his mother as Mrs. William Skopp and brothers as Kenneth and Paul. It supplies no recovery, funeral, civil, or coroner record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1975, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue confirms the drowning notice. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claims
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Drowning death of Raymond Skopp near Michigan City, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/drowning-of-raymond-skopp-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “Obituaries: Raymond Skopp.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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