Name: Rena Crane Thorsen dies, 2008
Start: 2008-02-15
End: 2008-02-15
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2008-02-15
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunityheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Rena Crane Thorsen, the mother of Christie VanLooy and a former Beaver Island resident, died on February 15, 2008, after a long illness related to a weak heart. The notice lists her family and requests local memorial donations to the Beaver Island Christian Church.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and family notice, not a civil death record or complete biography.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2008, "Rena Thorsen."
Reports Rena Crane Thorsen’s February 15 death, family, life and work history, former Beaver Island connection, and request for memorial donations to Beaver Island Christian Church. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 2008, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Rena Crane Thorsen dies, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rena-thorsen-death-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2008, "Rena Thorsen." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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