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Graveside service for Roy L. Provancher, 1971

Also Roy Provancher Holy Cross graveside service

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TypeEvent
Date1971-08-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1971-08-01
Kind
Burial
Where
Holy Cross Cemetery
Participants
Roy L. Provancher (deceased)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
catholicismcommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1971 Beaver Beacon reports a 2 p.m. Sunday, August 1 graveside service for Roy L. Provancher at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island after his body was taken to Grand Rapids for cremation.

Evidence and limits

This record preserves the newspaper’s service date and cemetery attestation. It does not supply a plot, officiant, crematory record, or independent cemetery register confirmation.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports 2 p.m. Sunday graveside services at Holy Cross Cemetery on August 1 after cremation; it does not provide a plot, officiant, or independent cemetery confirmation.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Graveside service for Roy L. Provancher, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/graveside-service-for-roy-l-provancher-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1971, “Obituaries: Roy L. Provancher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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