- Date
- 2009-06-12
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Helen Grace Ries (1919–2009) died June 12 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. The July Beacon recalls her nursing career, community volunteering, interest in nature and travel, and the family’s Beaver Island home acquired in 1972.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper memorial notice and does not provide a civil, funeral, or burial record.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "In Memory: Helen Grace Ries 1919–2009."Reports Helen Grace Ries’s June 12 death at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, her nursing and volunteer work, and the family’s Beaver Island home acquired in 1972. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Helen Grace Ries dies in Asheville, June 12, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-helen-grace-ries-death-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "In Memory: Helen Grace Ries 1919–2009." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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