April 21, 2018
David Graham Abel
David Graham Abel
Juneau, AK
Shipwright An extraordinary repairman of broken things… David, whose name means "Beloved" in Hebrew, went to sleep in Jesus after Family Worship on the evening on the evening of April 2, 2018 Husband, Father, Son, Sailor, Kind Friend Burial in silence on June 4, 2018, 11:00...
Tom Aberle
Tom Aberle
Juneau, AK
Tom Aberle made his final tele-turn into epic powder March 28. A gentle, strong, and hardworking man with a resonant laugh and deep love of his family, Tom was a lifelong fisherman, an artist in fine carpentry, and beautiful skier. From riding his bike to any promising lake...
Marie Julia Beasley (Johnson)
Marie Julia Beasley (Johnson)
Juneau, AK
Marie Beasley, 87, passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 1, 2018, with family by her side. She was born in Angoon, AK on November 17, 1930 to Samuel G. and Minnie D. Johnson. Her Tlingit names were Gaashkaak' Tlaa and Ch'a.aawdul.aat; she was Eagle/Bear- Teikweidi....
Linda Diane Bedal (Smith)
Linda Diane Bedal (Smith)
Juneau, AK
Linda Diane Bedal lost her battle with cancer on February 27, 2018. Linda was born to parents James H. Smith Jr. and Eva Maxine Smith on December 10, 1941 during a WWII blackout in Hollywood, California just three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. She grew up alongside...
Henry W. Benton
Henry W. Benton
Juneau, AK
Henry (Hank) W. Benton, age 88, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Chicago. He was born February 18, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was the youngest son of Van Hook Craig "Van" Benton and Ethel (Elliott) Benton. He was a graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary's High...
James Arndt "Jim" Calvin
James Arndt "Jim" Calvin
Juneau, AK
Juneau resident James Arndt Calvin, age 87, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018 at the Juneau Pioneer Home. He was born May 28, 1930 in Long Beach, California, to Frank T. Calvin and Gladys K. (Henrickson) Calvin. In 1941, Jim along with his parents and brother Larry,...
Scott Allan Carrlee
Scott Allan Carrlee
Juneau, AK
Scott Allan Carrlee passed away peacefully on the morning of April 3rd at his home in Juneau, surrounded by loved ones. He didn't choose pancreatic cancer, but he faced it bravely, openly, and with every bit of his incredible strength, humor, and fortitude. Scott had friends...
Philip Emil Chitwood
Philip Emil Chitwood
Juneau, AK
Philip Emil Chitwood, 81, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. He was born on October 2, 1936 in Madison, WI. His family settled in Oregon in 1947 where after earning varsity letters in three sports in high school he attended Oregon State University (Go Beavers!) and...
Sean Anthony Elliott
Sean Anthony Elliott
Juneau, AK
Born into Life December 4, 1968 Born into Eternity Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 Parents: Cecile M. Elliott and Charles W. Elliott Sean Anthony Elliott – Beloved Father, Life Partner, Son, Brother, Uncle, Brother- in- Law, and Friend was born into eternity on Easter Sunday,...
Jack C. George
Jack C. George
Juneau, AK
Jack C. George, 95 passed away peacefully March 6, 2018 at the home of his son John and daughter-in-law Patty, in Juneau, Alaska. He was born in Riverside, California, on May 26, 1922, to Earl and Edith (Crumpacker) George. The family moved to the Ontario, CA area about...
Kenneth Charles Grieser
Kenneth Charles Grieser
Juneau, AK
Proud husband, father and family man, Kenneth Charles Grieser died of heart complications on February 1th, 2018. He was born to Martin and Eulalia Grieser at the grandparent's homestead in Genesee Idaho. Ken was the only boy out of five children. He married Joan and was...
Neland Jerome Haavig
Neland Jerome Haavig
Juneau, AK
Neland Jerome Haavig, a long time Sitka, Alaska; Walhalla, North Dakota; and Mesa, Arizona resident, passed away on March 15, 2018 at Narrows Glen Senior Facility in Tacoma, Washington. Neland was born on May 18, 1923 in New Rockford, North Dakota to Sylvester and Helen...
Robin Kay Inhelder
Robin Kay Inhelder
Juneau, AK
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that after an 11 month battle with Pleural Mesothelioma, our dear friend and colleague Robin Kay Inhelder passed away on November 10th, 2017, in Sacramento, CA, just a few days after celebrating her 63rd birthday. During the...
Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Juneau, AK
Family and friends will celebrate the life of accomplished Juneau mountaineer and climber Ryan Johnson (34) April 8th at 2pm at the JACC followed by a wake at the Twisted Fish. His life was cut short on March 5, on the descent following the first documented climb of the north...
Nancy Ann "Meyers" Kolvig
Nancy Ann "Meyers" Kolvig
Juneau, AK
Nancy Ann Kolvig, 76, Salt Springs, Fla., died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at an Ocala, Fla., Hospice. Nancy's ashes will be taken to Juneau and scattered at her favorite cove, along with her mother's ashes. She was born Sept. 29, 1941, to Stiles and Gwendolyn Ewig Meyers. At...
John Larsen
John Larsen
Juneau, AK
John died last week in Juneau surrounded by friends and family. He lived a full life. He was born in Warsaw, NY to Dorothy (Radliff) Larsen and John Larsen Sr., He had two younger brothers-Bill and Paul. His father was an engineer and his mother was a teacher. John had an...
Florence Madeline Mynarski
Florence Madeline Mynarski
Juneau, AK
Long time Juneau resident Florence Madeline Mynarski, 96, passed away March 9, 2018, at the Juneau Pioneer Home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in downtown Juneau, with a...
Ruth I. "Ka’ukdegoon" Nelson (Gray)
Ruth I. "Ka’ukdegoon" Nelson (Gray)
Juneau, AK
Ruth I. Nelson passed away in her sleep of natural causes and ascended into heaven Thursday March 15. She was 84. Ruth (Ka'ukdegoon) was born in Sitka in 1933 to Walter Haskel Gray (La'goon) and Mary Margaret Gray (X'aal geis'). She was Eagle Kaagwaataan of the Big Box House...
Hazel Joan Nowlin
Hazel Joan Nowlin
Juneau, AK
Hazel Joan Nowlin passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 2, 2018, having recently celebrated her 85th birthday at the Juneau Pioneer Home. Hazel was born in El Paso, Texas, in February 1933, to Joseph and Susie Gordon. She graduated from high school in...
Rudy Ripley
Rudy Ripley
Juneau, AK
Longtime local businessman and artist, Rudy Ripley, passed away April 6, 2018 at the Juneau Pioneer Home. He was 83. A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, July 20, at the Juneau Yacht Club. Rudy was born in Tacoma, Wash., on Jan. 14, 1935, and spent his early...
Alice J "Sheets" Roussel
Alice J "Sheets" Roussel
Juneau, AK
In Loving memory of Alice J Roussel (86) who passed away on February 26th, 2018, in her home in Juneau, Alaska. Alice was born on July 6th, 1931, in Elkhart, Indiana, and was the daughter of Charles and Celia Sheets. Alice graduated Elkhart High School in Elkhart, IN, and...
Lenore J. "Lee" Sandor (Barbat)
Lenore J. "Lee" Sandor (Barbat)
Juneau, AK
Lenore J. Sandor (nee Barbat) was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 24, 1925 and passed away on April 4, 2018 in Sitka, Alaska. Lenore was the youngest daughter of John and Tillie Barbat, who raised both her and her older sister Mildred (Pysarchuk) in Cleveland. After two...
Roberta Amey Spartz (Zinck / Arnold) (Messerschmidt)
Roberta Amey Spartz (Zinck / Arnold) (Messerschmidt)
Juneau, AK
Roberta passed away peacefully March 7th, visited in her final days by family, and close friends, and faithfully cared for by the compassionate and loving staff of the Juneau Pioneer Home. Roberta was born into an established Juneau family in November of 1932, the...
Richard Louis "Dick" Spaziani
Richard Louis "Dick" Spaziani
Juneau, AK
Richard Louis Spaziani, 89 of Salem, OR, passed away peacefully on Feb. 28th 2018 in Salem. Richard (Dick) was born in Watertown, NY to George and Faye (Pezza) Spaziani on Sept. 7th 1928. After graduating high school in 1946 he enlisted in the Army Air Force and spent 6 years...
