Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Richards dies, 2020

Event

Date: 2020-04-01
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunity

Summary

Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Richards died on April 1, 2020, according to a family and community notice. A later tribute described her postal-service career, family, faith, and years living on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

The forum preserves a family tribute and community announcement, not a formal obituary, death certificate, or funeral record.

Sources

Adam Richards, “Kathleen Richards Funeral,” Beaver Island Forum, March 5–6, 2021.
A family notice scheduled a revised April 30 funeral Mass at St. Patrick’s–St. Anthony’s in Grand Haven and said a video link would follow. It establishes a planned service, not attendance or completion.
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Marie LaFreniere and Adam Richards, “Kathleen Richards RIP” and “Kathleen Ann Richards, RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, April 2–7, 2020.
The initial notice reported Kathy Richards’s death on April 1; Adam Richards later supplied a biographical tribute identifying her birth year, postal-service career, family, faith, and connection to Beaver Island. The archive does not contain a formal obituary or funeral record.
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Marie LaFreniere and Adam Richards, “Kathleen Richards RIP” and “Kathleen Ann Richards, RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, April 2–7, 2020.
The initial notice reported Kathy Richards’s death on April 1; Adam Richards later supplied a biographical tribute identifying her birth year, postal-service career, family, faith, and connection to Beaver Island. The archive does not contain a formal obituary or funeral record.
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Adam Richards, “Livestream Link: Kathleen Richards Funeral Mass,” Beaver Island Forum, April 21, 2021.
The family posted a YouTube livestream link for the April 30 funeral Mass. This confirms a planned public remote-access option, not that the Mass occurred or that the stream remains available.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Richards dies, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kathleen-ann-richards-death-2020/, accessed [date], citing Adam Richards, “Kathleen Richards Funeral,” Beaver Island Forum, March 5–6, 2021. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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