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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...
Patricia "Pat" Lee Walden (Ray) of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., died suddenly on Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Mount Vernon, Wash. Pat was the first of three children born to Lee Ray and Shirley Menne. She was born on August 28, 1955 in Redding, Calif. Pat grew up in the Concrete and Newhalem area of Washington State and graduated from Concrete High School in 1973. In 1978, Pat married Douglas Lawrenson of Burlington, Wash. During their marriage they had three children. At the time of their marriage,... Full story
“Butterflies are amazing, how the hell do they navigate?” One of the many things Paul Garceau wondered about. That wonder ended when Paul passed away, June 8th,2014 at Prescott Valley, Arizona. Paul was born at North Attleboro, Massachusetts on April 4th, 1930. He always enjoyed being outdoors, the woods and lakes were favorite areas to explore. He was setting his own trap lines by the age of eight, a free spirit even as a boy. He knew at a young age he needed to go to Alaska, and he did, hitchhiking across country in 1950. Before his jou... Full story
Paul Arvid Blatchford passed away peacefully at home in Elma, Wash. on June 6, 2014. He was born July 5, 1941 in Petersburg to Arthur and Pauline Blatchford. Following high school, Paul joined the Air Force, the highlight of his life, and was stationed in France. While overseas, he traveled through England, exploring where his father was from and looking up family members. When his tour was up overseas, he was stationed in Florida where he met and married Norma Jean. Together they had two children, Kara and PJ. After leaving the Air Force,... Full story
Rosemary (Young) Carter died on Mother's Day, May 11, 2014. She taught us how to let go, when we wanted to hang on most tightly. She was surrounded by her family where we shared stories, music, games and laughter. On January 14, 1940, Rosemary was born to John and Irma (Garrett) Young in LaGrange, Ind. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1958 and worked at the Sturgis Public Library. While on a Methodist Youth Group hayride she met her husband Richard (Dick) Carter of Constantine, Mich. Th... Full story
Bud (Robert William) Peterson passed away peacefully after a brief stay in a nursing home in Anchorage, Alaska. Bud was born April 24, 1924 in St. Paul, Minn. to Hilma and Oscar Peterson. He was the youngest of six children. When very young, his family moved to Florida, then settled in the Oswego Lake area in Oregon. His love of fishing started about that time. Bud enlisted in the army his senior year of high school receiving the equivalent of a diploma so that he could start his army career in... Full story
Gerald "Jerry" Patrick Wollen, 58, was born in Aberdeen, Washington on June 14th, 1957 to parents James and Ruth. He had wonderful memories of his early years growing up with older brother Jamey and younger brother Randy, his many cousins and friends in the little town of Oakville, Washington. He remembered fondly their paternal grandparents Oscar and Alice Wollen, often telling stories of those early years that remained a cornerstone of the childhood adventures of his youth. As the boys grew... Full story
Monique Vanessa Williams, affectionately known as "Mo", was taken from this earth far too soon on May 17, 2014. She was born on August 1, 1984 at Eastmoreland General Hospital in Portland, Ore. to Victoria and Mack Williams. Upon high school graduation in Petersburg, Alaska in 2002, Monique went on to become a registered nurse. She studied at Oregon Health & Science University in La Grande, Ore. where she obtained her bachelors of science in nursing. In 2007, she began her career as a...
Theodore ("Ted") Archibald Morrison passed away in Petersburg, Alaska on May 19, 2014, with his beloved wife and children at his bedside. Ted was born to Alex and Carrie Morrison in Bellingham, Wash. on January 7, 1929. He was raised with his brothers and sister on the family farm at Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, Wash. As soon as he was able, he began driving a truck to help with chores on the farm. He was so little that he had to have the pedals extended with blocks of wood secured by wire.... Full story
Herbert Lee Hanson Sr. died on April 30, 2014. He was born on August 20, 1936 in Petersburg, Alaska to John and Selina Hanson. Herb spent most of his life in Petersburg. He spent a short stay in Juneau and missed Petersburg, so he moved back to what he considered his hometown. Herb was a fisherman and logger who loved deer hunting and sport fishing. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Herb had five siblings: Jeanette Strickland, Ruth Droke, Sarah Williams,...
The Rev. David Matthew Boxrud died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Sun City, Ariz. Rev. Boxrud was born Nov. 14, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minn. He married Doreen Boxrud of Sugar Camp in 1982 in Sacramento, Calif. Both had children from previous marriages. They lived at the Episcopal Emmaus Center on Kupreanof Island and ministered at the Episcopal Church in Petersburg, Alaska for approximately eight years. He preached at various places throughout the Northwoods including First Congregational United Church...
Frances H. Hubbard, age 87, went gently to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2014 while at home in Yakima, Wash. under hospice care. She was born July 15, 1926 in Wilbur, Ore. to Benjamin B. and F. Helen (Corl) Irving. She married Thomas H. Hubbard on February 16, 1946 in Roseburg, Ore. After living in Anacortes and Walla Walla, Wash., Frances and Thomas moved back to Roseburg, Ore. in 1950 where their seven children were born. In 1967, Frances moved with her husband and children to Petersburg, Alaska where they lived and worked until...
