- Date
- 2001
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydeathtourismpublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2001 Beaver Beacon remembered Ellen Welke as a wide-ranging contributor to Beaver Island. The memorial highlights her work with children’s holiday activities, charities, the Chamber of Commerce, Island Airways, and emergency and charitable services.
Evidence limits
The memorial gives the year of death and a summary of service but not the exact date, obituary record, or complete list of organizations she supported.
Sources
- The memorial identifies Ellen Welke as 1946–2001 and credits her with Santa visits, Halloween pumpkins, charity and family assistance, service on the early Chamber of Commerce board, and work with Island Airways and emergency and charitable services. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon remembers Ellen Welke’s community service after her death in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/ellen-welke-community-service-memorial-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2001, “A Contributor is Called Away.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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