Lifelong Grand Rapids Area Fruit Grower Murdered
February 9, 2010 Edward Rasch, a lifelong Michigan fruit grower, was found shot to death on Friday, Feb. 5. Socorro Hurtado-Garcia, a long-time employee of Rasch, has been charged with the murder. He is accused of shooting Rasch in the chest and killing him.
Court papers show that Hurtado-Garcia told investigators he was laid off this past December and that killing Rasch was the “only solution to his problem.” He is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 22.
In addition to apples, Rasch grew peaches, plums, pears, and apricots on his farm. He is survived by his wife Barbara and two daughters, Sarah Rasch and Rowan Braybrook.
The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. There will also be a one-hour window prior to the 11 a.m. Wednesday mass and funeral at St. Joseph Catholic Church of Wright Township.
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