- Dates
- 1998-07-16 – 1998-07-21
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityreligioncommunication
- Within
- Garden Island
Summary
Stephen Douglas Kenwabikise died July 16, 1998, on Garden Island. The September Beaver Beacon reports his July 21 funeral Mass at Holy Cross, Beaver Island, his island upbringing, work as a welder and tribal fisherman, and the family’s public thanks for community support.
Evidence limits
This record is based on a newspaper obituary and family letter, not a civil death record, tribal enrollment record, or complete biography.
Sources
- Reports Kenwabikise’s July 16 death on Garden Island, July 21 funeral Mass at Holy Cross, Beaver Island upbringing and work, Grand Traverse Band tribal-fisherman role, family, and the family’s published thanks for island support. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and family letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Stephen Douglas Kenwabikise dies on Garden Island in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-stephen-douglas-kenwabikise-death-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1998, “Stephen Douglas Kenwabikise” and “Open Letter to the People of Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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