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Ned Pence, 78, passed away January 15, 2016 peacefully at home. Ned was born on July 21, 1937. He grew up in Mackay, Idaho, with his parents and four brothers. In 1955 he left Mackay to attend the College of Forestry at the University of Idaho to study Forest Management. He received his B.S. degree in Forest Management in 1959 and married Arleen Westfall, the love of his life in Salmon, Idaho. After graduation he worked at many jobs as a professional forester in Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and... Full story
Sandra Darlene Wolf, 66, died on December 8, 2015 in Petersburg, Alaska. She was born in Warren, Ohio on July 15, 1949 to Arthur and Lyda Winyard. Her concern for others lead her to a nursing career and eventually to Ketchikan's Gateway Alcoholism Program. There, as a psychiatric nurse she would handle mentally unstable males weighing twice her weight as she escorted them from Ketchikan to Juneau for treatment. When Sandy would say "sit, or else" they sat. A significant moment in her life came... Full story
The Reverend Thomas Lee (Joseph) Weise, Jr., 46, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, died December 6, 2015, following a cardiac arrest suffered while visiting family members in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Fr. Weise was born January 10, 1969 in South Laguna Beach, Calif. After graduating from Dana Hills High School, he was appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science While in the... Full story
Norman Lee Cheney, 75, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2015, in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born September 22, 1940, to Helen and Ed Cheney in Morton, Wash., the second of eight children. He joined the Navy at seventeen and served for six years. He returned to Washington and worked in a lumber mill before turning to logging. Norman married LaVerne Lester in 1967. He moved the family, wife and daughter Bobbi Jo, to Alaska in 1976. He logged for Pentilla Logging, Reid Bros., and L&P, and... Full story
Laura L. Nelson, 70, went home to heaven on November 17, 2015, in Cape Coral, Fla. after battling pancreatic cancer. She was born on March 14, 1945 in Gore, Ohio to Dolly and Hazel (Breeze) Hartman. She grew up one of five siblings in rural East Clayton, Ohio, graduating from Nelsonville York High School in 1963. Following a cross-country move with her two children, she met and married Lester Nelson of Eugene, Ore. in 1978. Enjoying a career with the U.S. Forest Service that spanned decades,... Full story
Merry Lee Armin born 3/29/1935 passed to Christ in Heaven on 10/30/2015. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and good friend. She will be missed....
Theodore (Ted) William Thomassen, 75, passed away unexpectedly in Sitka, Alaska, on October 16, 2015. Ted was born August 9, 1940 in Petersburg Alaska to Haakon and Eleanor Thomassen. He was an avid commercial fisherman from a very early age, first fishing with his father at a young age on the Baltic. After moving to Sitka Alaska he owned and operated his own commercial fishing vessels for over 40 years. He was also an avid mechanic. Ted was very witty with an infectious laugh and a good sense... Full story
Flora Anne Tagaban, 67, was born May 13,1948 in Wrangell, Alaska. In 1966 she married Clifford Tagaban of Petersburg. They were married for 48 years before her passing on August 14, 2015 in Orlando, Fla. In those years they had three children Cliffor (Speed) Tagaban Jr., Louis Tagaban, and Mary Tagaban. Flora loved her family and children. While she was raising her young family in Petersburg she found joy in serving as the school lunch lady, Drill Team Coach, Tee Ball Coach, Umpire at the... Full story
John Wayne Enge, 65, died at his home in Central Point, Ore., in the early morning of September 3, 2015. The son of John Werner Enge and Carol Winona Anderson Enge, he was born September 12, 1949 in Juneau, Alaska. After his graduation in 1967 from Petersburg High School, he attended Oregon State College in Corvallis where he received degrees in business administration and industrial engineering. John's work experience was varied, but always connected to Alaska: commercial fisherman, seafood... Full story
Ivo Walter Duvall, 96, passed away September 13, 2015. He was born in Orting, Wash. on February 3, 1919 to Charles Oscar and Drusie Ethel Duvall. A survivor of the flu pandemic, he grew up in Petersburg, Alaska and served in the U.S. Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during WWII. He was a resident of Kinnelon, N.J. for 48 years. He was bright and talented and adept in so many ways. Having grown up in Depression era Alaska and being a native pioneer, he could cook, bake bread, knit,... Full story
Karilyn Eunice Simchuk Reid, 61, passed away peacefully in Spokane, Wash. on September 6, 2015. She was born on April 8, 1954 to Nick and Eunice Simchuk in Spokane and was raised in the area. Karilyn attended Mead Schools and graduated from high school in 1972. She met her first husband, Steve O'Neil, at Spokane Falls Community College and they began traveling to Alaska for the summers. Together they had two children, Cameron and Stacey O'Neil. The family spent their time between Washington and... Full story
Frieda Elsie (Miller) Jordan, 87, died in Bellingham, Wash. on September 5, 2015. She was born February 8, 1928, the youngest of eight children to Henry and Magdalene Miller on the Ten Mile family farm. She loved family, faith and music. After graduating Valedictorian from Meridian High in 1945, Frieda spent two years at Lutheran Bible Institute where she performed in the LBI Women's Quartet. She graduated in 1948 then worked at Camp Lutherwood where she met Paul Jordan; they married in 1952.... Full story
Keith Ray Williams, 76, died on August 24, 2015 in Tuscon, Ariz. of Cancer. He was born on April 18, 1939 in Yakima, Wash. to William Buck Williams and Helen Irene Williams (Knapp), the middle child of three sons. Keith developed a life-long love for the outdoors. He worked for the Forest Service on the Rogue River and at the Wildhorse Fire Lookout in the Siskiyou National Forest. Keith was an avid skier and managed the White Pass ski lodge, forming life-long friendships with French... Full story
Susan R. Slavin, 72, passed away at her home in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 4, 2015, with her beloved husband at her side. Sally Susan Randrup was born in Bellingham, Wash., on July 11, 1942. Sue was the fourth of five children born to Wesley and Frances Randrup. In 1950, her father went to work for Pacific American Fisheries (later, Petersburg Fisheries Inc) in Petersburg. He fell in love with the community and sent a telegram to Bellingham which read, "Do you want me to buy or rent -- I'm... Full story
Malcolm "Jay" Miller, 74, died July 1, 2015, in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born Sept. 16, 1940, in Haines, Alaska, the son of Edith Marie Young and Malcolm Boyd Miller. His father was from Louisiana and was stationed in the U.S. Army at Ft. Seward in Haines, where he met Edith, who was attending school there but was from Kasaan originally. Jay was of the Haida Tribe of Kasaan and the Raven-Double Fin Killerwhale Clan. He was very proud of his cultural background as well as of being adopted into... Full story
Sharol Annette Lind Otness, 67, passed away July 6, 2015. The daughter of Gerald Justin Lind and Ethel Jean Lampman Lind, she was born on June 29, 1948. Shari was a lifelong resident of Petersburg, Alaska, and both her arrival and departure were at the Petersburg hospital. Shari graduated from Petersburg High School in 1966. She and Alan Otness were married at the Petersburg Lutheran Church on September 2, 1967. She graduated from Oregon State University in 1970 with a BA in Home Economics and... Full story
Frank Earl Sarber, 81, was born at the Alaska Railroad Hospital in Anchorage on October 18, 1935 while his father was in Dillingham aiding in the search for famed humorist Will Rogers. His life ended at home with family on April 27, 2015 in Los Lunas, N.M. Frank grew up in Petersburg, Alaska where he graduated from Petersburg High School in 1954. He met his wife Maggie Bradley and they moved to Ketchikan in 1968. They were married July 12, 1969 aboard the MV Wickersham while docked in Petersburg... Full story
Jace Benjamin Appleman, born January 2, 2015, treasured son of Cole Appleman and Rachel Lucas was suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us on May 31, 2015. Jace is survived by his brother Jared and sister Kendyl. He was the grandson of Benjamin (deceased) and Wynn Lucas, and Keith and Kathy Appleman, the nephew of Tessa Appleman, Jody McKenzie, Nicole Dean, Amy Perov (Tim), Laurie Lucas and numerous cousins. A Celebration of Life was held on Sat., June 6, at the Stillaguamish Tribal Community... Full story
Owyn Jackson was born on Friday, June 6, 2014 at 4:54 pm and passed away at 7:20 pm. He weighed 1 lb, 3.4 oz and was 11 7/8 inches long. His head circumference was 8 7/8 inches. He was born at the University of Washington's Medical Center in Room 9 of the Labor and Delivery Department. Owyn spent his only moments in this world, protected by the arms of his grandmother, Angelique Trimnell and his loving mother, Christina Jackson, who comforted him in his passing. Owyn was a handsome little guy... Full story
Maximilian Worhatch III was born to Mary Josephine Gola and Maximilian Worhatch II on September 2nd, 1933 in Callery, Butler County, Pennsylvania. He was born at the height of the depression in an old farmhouse on the property where his father managed a fireworks company. In 1933 jobs were scarce and living conditions so dire that when the doctor was paid in dollars for his maternity services he broke down and cried, for it had been nearly a year since he had received actual money for his... Full story
Jeffrey (Jeff) Lin Avery, 57 passed away suddenly while visiting family in Boise, Idaho on April 12, 2015. Jeff was born in Council, Idaho on August 14, 1957. He lived a few years in Boise and then moved to Petersburg, Alaska with his family in 1966. While attending school in Petersburg, Jeff wrestled on the wrestling team and also played saxophone in the high school band. Jeff graduated from Petersburg High in 1975. After graduation, Jeff went to work as an oiler/ mechanic on the Alaska... Full story
John Kenneth Pickens III, 60, died peacefully on April 11, 2015 in hospice care in Sterling, Va. Death resulted from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Alexandria, Va. native lived in Petersburg, Alaska, but had returned to the Washington D.C. area last year for medical treatment. He was born in DC and grew up in Alexandria. He graduated from T.C. Williams High School in 1972 and Virginia Tech in 1977. John worked for Beiro Construction in Alexandria from 1978 to 1990 and for the U.S.... Full story
Long time Petersburg resident John Johnson, 79, passed away in Fulshear, Texas, April 1, 2015. John Webster Johnson was born December 4, 1935 to Joe and Cora Johnson in Petersburg, Alaska. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Blashke Island just south of Petersburg. In 1938, they moved to West Petersburg where his Dad worked at the Yukon Fur Farm. They remained there until 1941 when the family purchased their own mink farm which they operated until 1954. Catching fish for mink feed and... Full story
Laura Nan Johnston, 82, died on January 19, 2015. Born to Wendell and June Abell on February 26, 1932, in Chama, N.M., Laura's mother taught for The Bureau of Indian Affairs moving them to Sitka, Alaska, where she lived through high school. She attended Oregon State University (OSU) as a Delta Zeta and with a major in science she became a medical technician. There she met Norman Dale Johnston whose major was fisheries biology, and they both graduated in 1955. They were married in 1956, and by... Full story
Charles Zieske, "Chuck" or "Charlie" or "Chaz" as he was known, 66, died at his home in Point Baker, Alaska on March 18, 2015 after a brief illness. Chuck was born in Wrangell, February 5, 1949 to Ruth and Herb Zieske, and to older sister Darlene (Larson). The Zieske family spent most winters trapping around Louise Cove, Kuiu Island. They spent the bulk of the year in Point Baker, trolling for salmon and long-lining for halibut. Chuck was home schooled, but spent some time in Petersburg and Wran... Full story
