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Dr. Joseph W. Christie obituary is published, 1985

Also Joseph W. Christie Beaver Island obituary · Dr. Christie memorial

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TypeEvent
Dates1985-02-13 – 1985-02-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1985-02-13 – 1985-02-18
Kind
Death
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
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deathhealthcarecommunityreligioncommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1985 Beaver Beacon reported Dr. Joseph W. Christie’s February 13 death and a planned spring memorial mass and burial at Holy Cross on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

The spring memorial is reported as planned; this article does not establish its later completion or replace civil, medical, or church records.

Sources

  1. Reports Dr. Christie's February 13 death in Port Charlotte, February 18 memorial mass there, medical education and career, and plans to return his body for a spring Holy Cross memorial mass and burial. It is a newspaper obituary and planned local memorial notice, not a civil, medical, or church record. 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 · 1985-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seventeen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and planned memorial.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Announces a June 8 committal service and a June 7 rosary for Dr. Christie. It records a planned service, not its completion or an independent church, cemetery, or civil record. 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 · 1985-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held fourteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the committal notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Dr. Joseph W. Christie obituary is published, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/joseph-christie-obituary-1985/, accessed [date], citing Dr. Joseph W. Christie obituary, Beaver Beacon, March 1985. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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