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Roy L. Provancher

Also Roy L. Provancher

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TypePerson
Born1882-05-12
Died1971-07-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1882-05-12
Died
1971-07-16 · Petoskey
Burial
1971-08-01 · Holy Cross Cemetery
Work
Certified public accountant
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Roy L. Provancher was born in Chicago on May 12, 1882, worked most of his life as a certified public accountant in Oak Park, and lived on Beaver Island for the last six years of his life. The July 1971 Beaver Beacon reports his death in Petoskey on July 16 and a later graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence and limits

The obituary gives his birth and death dates, residence history, occupation, spouse, children, and cremation arrangement. The burial is recorded as a separate event because the report places it on August 1; no crematory record, plot, or independent cemetery register is held here.

See also

The dated record

2 dated events · 1882–1971These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Reports Provancher’s July 16 death at Beverly Manor in Petoskey, May 12, 1882 birth in Chicago, six years of Beaver Island residence, occupation as a certified public accountant, family, cremation arrangements, and a Holy Cross Cemetery graveside service; it does not provide an independent civil or cemetery record.
    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, “Roy L. Provancher”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/roy-l-provancher/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1971, “Obituaries: Roy L. Provancher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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