The Munising News
Wednesday, May 13, 1959
THE BATTERED remains of this fishing tug is evidence of the fury of the wind and waves which sunk it, and claimed the lives of 3 Munising commercial fishermen in a sudden storm last Wednesday afternoon.
LOST WERE Clarence DesJardins 69, and son, Harvey, 36, and Louis C. Powell, 65 all of whom lived at Powell's Point. The 20-foot boat ran into 50 MPH winds and 10-15 foot waves in the west channel of Munising bay,off the city tourist camp, late Wednesday afternoon as the northwest outbound to set fishing nets.
FUNERAL
Services for Louis Powell and Harvey DesJardins were help at 2 Saturday afternoon in the Bowerman-Halifax chapel with the Rev. Howard Brower officiating. Interment too place in the Powell family cemetery on Grand Island. Mr. Powell Was born April 19, 1894 and is survived by 2 sisters Mrs. Mary DesJardins of Powell's Point and Mrs. Angus Steinhoff of Munising, and 4 brothers, Walter, Harry, Willam, and Trueman Powell and of Powell's Point. As Infantry veteran of World war , he took part in the battles of St. Die Worger Vie, the Somme and the Meuse-Argonne.
Wednesday, May 13, 1959
THE BATTERED remains of this fishing tug is evidence of the fury of the wind and waves which sunk it, and claimed the lives of 3 Munising commercial fishermen in a sudden storm last Wednesday afternoon.
LOST WERE Clarence DesJardins 69, and son, Harvey, 36, and Louis C. Powell, 65 all of whom lived at Powell's Point. The 20-foot boat ran into 50 MPH winds and 10-15 foot waves in the west channel of Munising bay,off the city tourist camp, late Wednesday afternoon as the northwest outbound to set fishing nets.
FUNERAL
Services for Louis Powell and Harvey DesJardins were help at 2 Saturday afternoon in the Bowerman-Halifax chapel with the Rev. Howard Brower officiating. Interment too place in the Powell family cemetery on Grand Island. Mr. Powell Was born April 19, 1894 and is survived by 2 sisters Mrs. Mary DesJardins of Powell's Point and Mrs. Angus Steinhoff of Munising, and 4 brothers, Walter, Harry, Willam, and Trueman Powell and of Powell's Point. As Infantry veteran of World war , he took part in the battles of St. Die Worger Vie, the Somme and the Meuse-Argonne.
The Munising News
Wednesday, May 13, 1959
THE BATTERED remains of this fishing tug is evidence of the fury of the wind and waves which sunk it, and claimed the lives of 3 Munising commercial fishermen in a sudden storm last Wednesday afternoon.
LOST WERE Clarence DesJardins 69, and son, Harvey, 36, and Louis C. Powell, 65 all of whom lived at Powell's Point. The 20-foot boat ran into 50 MPH winds and 10-15 foot waves in the west channel of Munising bay,off the city tourist camp, late Wednesday afternoon as the northwest outbound to set fishing nets.
FUNERAL
Services for Louis Powell and Harvey DesJardins were help at 2 Saturday afternoon in the Bowerman-Halifax chapel with the Rev. Howard Brower officiating. Interment too place in the Powell family cemetery on Grand Island. Mr. Powell Was born April 19, 1894 and is survived by 2 sisters Mrs. Mary DesJardins of Powell's Point and Mrs. Angus Steinhoff of Munising, and 4 brothers, Walter, Harry, Willam, and Trueman Powell and of Powell's Point. As Infantry veteran of World war , he took part in the battles of St. Die Worger Vie, the Somme and the Meuse-Argonne.
Wednesday, May 13, 1959
THE BATTERED remains of this fishing tug is evidence of the fury of the wind and waves which sunk it, and claimed the lives of 3 Munising commercial fishermen in a sudden storm last Wednesday afternoon.
LOST WERE Clarence DesJardins 69, and son, Harvey, 36, and Louis C. Powell, 65 all of whom lived at Powell's Point. The 20-foot boat ran into 50 MPH winds and 10-15 foot waves in the west channel of Munising bay,off the city tourist camp, late Wednesday afternoon as the northwest outbound to set fishing nets.
FUNERAL
Services for Louis Powell and Harvey DesJardins were help at 2 Saturday afternoon in the Bowerman-Halifax chapel with the Rev. Howard Brower officiating. Interment too place in the Powell family cemetery on Grand Island. Mr. Powell Was born April 19, 1894 and is survived by 2 sisters Mrs. Mary DesJardins of Powell's Point and Mrs. Angus Steinhoff of Munising, and 4 brothers, Walter, Harry, Willam, and Trueman Powell and of Powell's Point. As Infantry veteran of World war , he took part in the battles of St. Die Worger Vie, the Somme and the Meuse-Argonne.
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