Name: Donzell Sarah Rasch, connected to Beaver Island and East Jordan, dies in 2013
Start: 2013-06-05
End: 2013-06-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2013-06-05
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunityanishinaabe-odawa
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2013 Beaver Beacon reports that Donzell Sarah Rasch, age 51, of East Jordan and Beaver Island, died at her East Jordan home on June 5, 2013. The obituary records her Grand Traverse Band membership, family connections, and June funeral arrangements in Charlevoix.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves an earlier community notice and funeral update, while the Beacon obituary is the stronger independently held source. The evidence documents a Beaver Island connection but gives the death and funeral locations outside the Island.

Sources

Marie LaFreniere, “Donzell Rasch RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, June 6–7, 2013.
Community notices report Donzell Sarah Rasch's June 5 death, pending arrangements, Charlevoix visitation and funeral details, family connections, and Grand Traverse Band membership. The newspaper obituary remains the stronger independently held source.
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Beaver Beacon, June 2013, "In Memory: Donzell Sarah Rasch."
Reports that Donzell Sarah Rasch, 51, of East Jordan and Beaver Island, died June 5, 2013, and records her family connections, Grand Traverse Band membership, interests, and funeral arrangements. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 2013, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held June issue scan confirms the obituary.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Donzell Sarah Rasch, connected to Beaver Island and East Jordan, dies in 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donzell-rasch-death-2013/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Donzell Rasch RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, June 6–7, 2013. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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