Over $51K Raised For The Sarah Papenheim Memorial Fund

ANDOVER, MN — In the past year, family, friends, and community members have come together to raise funds for the Sarah Papenheim Memorial Fund, a fundraiser established after a Minnesota native was killed while studying abroad in the Netherlands.

More than $51,000 has been raised via GoFundMe.

"Sarah was a beautiful, vibrant young woman and a talented musician with a smile that could light up a room," the page reads. "She played with some of the best musicians on the scene in the Twin Cities and had many close relationships with them. Her presence is irreplaceable."

Papenheim, 21, was attending Erasmus University in Rotterdam when she was stabbed to death on Dec. 12, 2018. The man who killed her was sentenced to six years in Dutch prison.

Papenheim, an Andover, Minnesota native, was studying psychology before her death. Her studies focused on suicide. Her own brother took his life at 21.

Before Papenheim was killed, she was planning to come home for Christmas. In Minnesota, she was a rising star in the Twin Cities music scene and was scheduled to play at the Schooner Tavern before her death.

"We love you, drummer girl."

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