- Date
- 2005-08-28
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familyreligioncommunityhealthcarecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dorothy “Rita” Elms, born on Beaver Island in 1922, died at her Island home on August 28, 2005, surrounded by family. The October Beaver Beacon describes her LaFreniere family, marriage to Percy James “Buster” Elms, return to the Island in 2003, and religious and community life.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family remembrance, not a civil death record or complete biography.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "Rita Elms 1922–2005."Reports Dorothy Rita Elms's August 28 death at home on Beaver Island, her LaFreniere family, marriage to Percy James Elms, return to the Island in 2003, faith, children, and family and community remembrance. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Dorothy “Rita” Elms dies at her Beaver Island home, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-elms-obituary-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "Rita Elms 1922–2005." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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