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Raymond Arnold Pederson, 71, left us suddenly on March 11, 2015. He was born on January 11, 1944 in Petersburg, Alaska to Palmer and June (Nygaard) Pederson. In 1959, Ray and his sister Joanne, moved with their mother and stepdad, George Pete Peterson, to Sierrra Vista, Ariz. They lived on base at Fort Huachuca. Ray finished the 11th grade and then enlisted in the Navy in 1961. He served for three years in the Naval Service on the USS Hancock and the USS Midway. He was honorably discharged in... Full story
Richard V. Nelson Sr. (Dick) passed away in Anchorage, Alaska two days after his 100th birthday. He was born in Woodenville, Wash. on February 21, 1915 and made his first temporary trip to Alaska on a trolling boat when he was 12 years old. He moved to Sitka permanently in the late 1930s, and soon was skippering boats for the Sheldon Jackson boarding school. He married his wife, Erdine, in Sitka in 1940. When WWII began, his boats were conscripted, so Dick enlisted in the Navy. He served by... Full story
Ravenna Nilsen passed away in the early morning of August 2nd, 2014 in her home where she had lived, loved and raised a family for 27 years. She was born on January 18th, 1956 to Gwendolyn H. Peacock and William D. Huckins in Anacortes, Washington, where she played as a young child with her three siblings Debbie, Becky and Dugan. With her spiral red locks, big smirk, bossy assertive attitude and demeanor that seemed to demand an embrace, her family nicknamed her "Mama Doll." Ravenna Nilsen's... Full story
James Merlyn Adams, 82, died in Victorville, Calif. on February 6, 2015. He was born in Agate, Wash. on Nov. 4, 1932. Jim and his wife Dot moved from Centralia, Wash. to Petersburg, Alaska in 1968 with four daughters and twins on the way. Jim worked for Ray Olson and Reid Brothers and Dot worked at PFI and Sandy's Restaurant. Their children graduated from Petersburg High School. They were members of The Moose Lodge where he was famous for his Tom and Jerry's every New Year's Eve. They had many... Full story
Carol Dyer Johnson, 73, died January 23, 2015 at Petersburg Medical Center/LTC. She was born November 14, 1941 in Haverhill, Mass. She graduated from Haverhill High School in 1958 and attended The University of Massachusetts for three years. In her youth, she was very athletic; swimming for the University synchronized swim team. She loved everything from fashion, art, music, or dance. In early 1960, she was diagnosed with manic depression/bi-polar disease and was challenged with its symptoms... Full story
Bentley Luke Sperl, 32 passed away January 29, 2015 in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born January 27, 1983 in Petersburg to Dennis and Dorothy Sperl. He was the baby of six children and in spite of suffering since his first birthday because of sickness, he had a happy early childhood. When Bentley stopped breathing at 9 years old, he had brain surgery, gall bladder surgery, and spent three months recuperating before returning to his hometown, where he was finally able to embrace life. As a young... Full story
Darlyne Louise Conn, 84, passed away on January 3, 2015 at Mt. View Manor Assisted Living in Petersburg, Alaska. She was born to Oscar and Alma Nicholson (Wallen) on October 12, 1930 in Everett, Wash. and was the younger of two daughters. Darlyne was raised in Seattle, Wash. but spent most summers of her youth in Petersburg, as her father owned and operated the Scow Bay Cannery. She attended her junior year of high school in Petersburg and then graduated from Queen Ann High School in Seattle.... Full story
Mark Anthony Neidiffer, 50, died on February 4, 2015 in Petersburg, Alaska. Mark was born in Calexico, Mexico on October 20, 1964. He was one week old when his parents, Frank and Margie Neidiffer adopted him and brought him to live with them and his four brothers in Holtville, Calif. Later, the family moved to Dixon Calif. where Mark at age 11 began racing BMX bikes. He found he had a talent for riding and won several awards. By the time he was 14 he had graduated to racing motor-cross. He had... Full story
Thomas Patrick Lyons, 54, died on January 26, 2015 in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born on December 20, 1960 to Myron Lyons, Sr. and Gertrude Hallingstad Lyons. His ancestry consists of the Tlingit tribe (Seal Clan) and Norwegian on his mother's side. His father came to Petersburg from Grand Rapids, Minn. His grandmother was Amy Hallingstad, she and his mother Gertrude accomplished much for Tlingit rights, gaining much respect. One of his proudest moments was receiving his GED diploma. He was... Full story
Bentley L. Sperl died on January 29. A memorial service will be held on Thurs., Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Sons of Norway followed by a potluck at 6 p.m. An obituary is pending.... Full story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A woman who wrote 13 books and more than 100 articles, many about the history of Southeast Alaska, has died. Patricia Roppel of Wrangell was 76. Roppel died of cancer Jan. 6, 2015, in Bellevue, Wash. A Washington state native, she moved to Alaska in 1959. She taught home economics at Ketchikan from 1959 to 1965, the same year she published her first article. Many of her books were about how Alaska's resources were used, like salmon hatcheries, canning and mining, or the... Full story
Alvara Mary Wright was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on June 8, 1925, to Edward and Eleanor Casper. Her insatiable appetite for reading bloomed as a young child and grew as she attended Catholic school in Sheboygan through high school. After high school, Vara moved to New York to study dance. Eventually, she moved back to Madison, Wisconsin, where she studied drama. She met Syd Wright when they were performing in the same production. Syd and Vara were married in 1952. They moved to Eau Claire,... Full story
Walter Dawson, 85, died peacefully in Juneau, Alaska on Dec. 11, 2014. He was born in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 7, 1928 to Cora and Floyd Dawson. Walter was the seventh of fourteen siblings growing up in the family home in Puyallup, Wash. In the middle 1940s Walter followed in his brother's footsteps and joined the U.S. Army. He spent a nine-year career in the Army serving his country in Japan and Korea. After an honorable discharge, he worked at the Boeing plant in Seattle. Walter met Ruth Elaine... Full story
Robert G. Kinnear, 86 died December 10, 2014 in Tacoma, Wash. with family at his side. Bob was born on April 30, 1928 in Seattle, Wash. He grew up in Petersburg, Alaska and lived in Edmonds, Wash. He was preceded in death by his brother Conner Kinnear, and his wife of 51 years, Gloria. Bob is survived by his sons, Mike and Chris, and their families. A memorial donation can be made to World Concern worldconcern.org/donate or call (800) 755-5022.... Full story
Benjamin Iltanen Bunge, 40 died suddenly, at his home in Burlington, Vt. Ben, the second son of Linda and Sam Bunge, graduated from Petersburg High School in 1992. Ben served as a firefighter and emergency medical technician for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Dept, then attended the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and U.A. at Anchorage, earning a B.S. degree in nursing. He worked several years at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage before moving to Burlington, where he worked as a... Full story
Born in Springfield, Missouri to William Edward and Essie Eunice Stafford on September, 11th 1924. He had 4 older brothers, Suel, Uel (Cook), Tom (Bat) and Scott, and a younger sister Shirley. They have all preceded Jim in death. He was raised on a farm outside of Springfield during the depression where he learned to work hard and be self-sufficient. He joined the Coast Guard at 17 leaving High School early in April 1942 for boot camp in New Orleans and following that he went to Marine Corp...
Esther Geneva Evans, 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 22, 2014 in Gresham, Or. Esther was born on a farm near Dallas, SD. She was the daughter of James and Hattie Evans. She earned her teaching degree from Northern Teachers College in Aberdeen. After teaching in various country schools and at a high school in Rosco, SD, she moved to Petersburg, Alaska, in the fall of 1943 to teach business courses at the high school. She later obtained a Master of Arts degree from the... Full story
Bruce Kent Williams, 61 died October 19, 2014 in Anchorage. He was born in Petersburg Alaska, July 31, 1953, to Noble and Sarah Williams. He attended school in Petersburg. In his younger years he worked at Whitney Fidalgo with Benji Lucas, his lifelong friend and partner in crime. He also worked in Kake as an electrician, a welder's helper on the pipeline, in Sitka at the Pulp Mill and numerous other jobs. He spent the majority of his life in Petersburg, which he considered home. He loved life,... Full story
Bruce Kent Williams, 61 died October 19, 2014 in Anchorage. He was born in Petersburg Alaska, July 31, 1953, to Noble and Sarah Williams. He attended school in Petersburg. In his younger years he worked at Whitney Fidalgo with Benji Lucas, his lifelong friend and partner in crime. He also worked in Kake as an electrician, a welder's helper on the pipeline, in Sitka at the Pulp Mill and numerous other jobs. He spent the majority of his life in Petersburg, which he considered home. He loved life,... Full story
Patrick Oliver Roundtree left us unexpectedly Wednesday morning, October 8, 2014. Oliver was born on the 19th of September 1988, to Tanya and Patrick Roundtree. He was the one to give his mom the most labor pains. He quickly became their loving, compassionate, sweet little boy. He joined his big brothers, Kyle and Jesse, at their home in Juneau. The family moved to Petersburg in 1993, his charm and big heart earning him many friends immediately. Ollie also lived for a time in Coffman Cove with his father. Family and friends were everything to... Full story
Diana Lynn Loseth, 53, passed away unexpectedly September 8, 2014 in Plains, Mont. She was born December 19, 1960 to Anita and David Loseth in Petersburg. Five minutes later her twin sister Deborah (Fisher) Loseth was born. She graduated from Petersburg High School in 1980. In 1981, she married Jim Vick and gave birth to the love of her life, Leah. Diana brought so much sunshine into the lives of the ones she loved and cherished every moment she spent with her three grandchildren Erik, age 9; Si... Full story
Martha Louise Reid was born on December 6, 1923 in Bellingham, Washington. She was the 1st of six children born to Petersburg, Alaska residents Edgar (Ted) and Caroline Hungerford. Martha passed away, at the age of 90, on August 21, 2014 in Sitka following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Caroline and baby Martha returned to their home town of Petersburg from Bellingham in the spring of 1924. They joined Martha's father, Ted, and logging partners, Bill and Elvina Stedman with infant son... Full story
Michael J. “Carpie” Carpenter, 59, passed from this life on August 19, 2014 at his home on Kupreanof Island, outside of Petersburg, Alaska. Mike was born on February 26, 1955 in Topeka, Kan. He graduated from Hayden High School in 1973 and attended Washburn University. Mike earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scout organization, sparking his life long love of the outdoors. In the mid 1970s, Mike and a group of his friends made a trek to Petersburg, to try their luck at fishing. The other “Kansas boys” eventually left, but “Carpie... Full story
William Betts Phillips, age 70, passed from this world to the next on August 4, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. He was born to David and Francis Phillips, January 22, 1944, in Petersburg, where he lived most of his life. He was proud to be 100% Tlingit. His Tlingit name was KakKlun which means "Big Man". His Moiety was Raven and his clan was Beaver. After high school, he spent time at Sheldon Jackson Jr. College. He followed college with technical school where he learned the trade of radio repair and f... Full story
On July 28, 2014 at 10:20am Charles (Pat) Patrick Daniels, born July 12, 1936, made his final set. Those of us that loved him know the net was full. Thanks to their father and to the chagrin of their mother, Pat and his best friend and brother, Larry became a commercial fisherman in 1955. They fished from Puget Sound to Bristol Bay, Alaska. Pat gillnetted for nearly fifty-five years. Pat was in the Air National Guard in High School, attended Bellingham Technical College and was part of the...
