- Dates
- 1984-07-31 – 1984-08-03
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1984 Beaver Beacon published Ruth E. Egbert’s obituary, reporting her July 31 death at St. James, August 3 Holy Cross funeral, and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family-history account, not an official vital, church, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Reports Ruth E. Egbert's July 31 death at St. James, August 3 funeral at Holy Cross Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and family history and survivors. It is a published obituary, not a civil death certificate, church register, or cemetery 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 · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ruth E. Egbert dies at St. James, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/ruth-egbert-obituary-1984/, accessed [date], citing Ruth E. Egbert obituary, Beaver Beacon, September 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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