- Dates
- 2002-12-19 – 2002-12-28
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunityreligiongovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Ruth Arden, who moved to Beaver Island after retiring in 1975, died on December 19, 2002. A memorial service was held at Holy Cross Church on December 28, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery; the obituary remembered her civic service, cooking for community functions, and family.
Evidence limits
The obituary is a newspaper account and does not provide a complete civic or genealogical record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Ruth Arden 1925 - 2002.”Reports Arden’s December 19 death, December 28 Holy Cross memorial service and burial, retirement move to Beaver Island in 1975, service on the Planning Commission and Board of Appeals, and community roles. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the January 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Community member Ruth Arden dies on December 19, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/ruth-arden-death-december-19-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Ruth Arden 1925 - 2002.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-05. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Community member Ruth Arden dies on December 19, 2002”RIS for “Community member Ruth Arden dies on December 19, 2002”