Name: Aleta Doris Kenwabikise dies in Texas and is memorialized at Holy Cross
Start: 2003-07-12
End: 2003-07-22
Location: Beaver Island

Aleta Doris Kenwabikise dies in Texas and is memorialized at Holy Cross

Also Aleta Doris Kenwabikise dies in Texas and is memorialized at Holy Cross

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TypeEvent

Dates2003-07-12 – 2003-07-22

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2003-07-12 – 2003-07-22
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyanishinaabe-odawareligioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Aleta Doris Kenwabikise, born and raised on Beaver Island, died in Houston on July 12, 2003. A memorial service was held at Holy Cross Church on July 22.

Evidence limits

The obituary does not provide a complete vital-record or burial record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 2003, “Aleta Doris Kenwabikise: 1955-2003”.
Reports Aleta’s July 12 death in Houston, Beaver Island birth and family, and a July 22 memorial service at Holy Cross Church. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the August 2003 report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Aleta Doris Kenwabikise dies in Texas and is memorialized at Holy Cross”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-aleta-kenwabikise-death-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2003, “Aleta Doris Kenwabikise: 1955-2003”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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