- Dates
- 1973-01-01 – 2023-06-27
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunityecologyfamilyisland-residents
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Donna Hardenberg died on May 12, 2023. A forum-preserved obituary says she and Candy Whitmore bought Beaver Island lots in 1973 and completed their cottage in 1975, where Hardenberg spent summers. It remembers her as an educator and school librarian, birder, and active friend in the island community.
Evidence limits
The detailed account is a community obituary and memorial discussion. It is strong evidence for the reported island connection and community memory, but not an independently verified vital record or complete biography.
Sources
- The forum notice and follow-up obituary identify Donna Hardenberg’s May 12, 2023 death and say she and Candy Whitmore bought Beaver Island lots in 1973 and completed a cottage in 1975. The obituary describes her as a summer resident, educator, librarian, birder, and community member; the memorial material is family/community reporting rather than an independent vital record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017703
- A community notice invited island friends to a June 26 celebration at the Donegal Bay Pavilion, with June 27 as the rain date, and suggested memorial contributions to Baroque on Beaver because of Hardenberg’s interest. It establishes a planned memorial gathering, not attendance or contributions.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017751
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Donna Hardenberg dies after decades as a Beaver Island summer resident, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donna-hardenberg-death-and-island-legacy-2023/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Donna Hardenberg RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, May 13–18, 2023. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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