- Dates
- 2023-10-23 – 2024-06-01
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunityseasonal-residentsfamilymemorial
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
George “Satch” Wierenga died on October 23, 2023, according to a later forum reply. Seasonal island friends described a decades-long relationship with Beaver Island and anticipated a late-spring or early-summer memorial at Beaver Island Christian Church.
Evidence limits
This record relies on an initial death notice and community replies rather than a full obituary or independent vital record. It documents community memory and the stated memorial plan, not a completed service.
Sources
- The notice reports Satch Wierenga’s death, while later community replies identify October 23, 2023 at Munson Hospital, describe his long relationship with seasonal island friends, and say the family hoped for a late-spring or early-summer memorial at Beaver Island Christian Church. The replies are community testimony; no full obituary or independent vital record is held in the topic.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017979
- The notice reports Satch Wierenga’s death, while later community replies identify October 23, 2023 at Munson Hospital, describe his long relationship with seasonal island friends, and say the family hoped for a late-spring or early-summer memorial at Beaver Island Christian Church. The replies are community testimony; no full obituary or independent vital record is held in the topic.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017980
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “George “Satch” Wierenga dies; seasonal island friends plan a later memorial, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-satch-wierenga-death-and-community-memory-2023/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere and community replies, “George ‘Satch’ Wierenga RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, October 24–November 5, 2023..
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