Name: John J. Lahey obituary is published, 1985
Start: 1985-01-19
End: 1985-01-22
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1985-01-19 – 1985-01-22
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1985 Beaver Beacon published John J. Lahey’s obituary, noting his 1968–80 Beaver Island residence and January 19 death.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not an official vital, church, cemetery, or hospital record.

Sources

John J. Lahey obituary, Beaver Beacon, March 1985.
Reports John J. Lahey's January 19 death, January 22 funeral, Charlevoix residence, and move to Beaver Island in 1968 before returning to Charlevoix in 1980. It is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, church, cemetery, or hospital 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, March 1985, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seventeen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “John J. Lahey obituary is published, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/john-lahey-obituary-1985/, accessed [date], citing John J. Lahey obituary, Beaver Beacon, March 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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