Douglas M. Alaskin

Douglas M. Alaskin

Douglas Alaskin Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 28, 2008.
Douglas M. Alaskin, 47, of Pleasant Grove died May 23, 2008, at his residence.

Born in Placerville, he was a Yuba-Sutter resident for 30 years.

He was a graduate from Johnson High School in Sacramento.

Survivors include a son, Alex M. Alaskin of Wheatland; his father and stepmother, Richard and Mary Alaskin of Wheatland; a brother, Richard Alaskin of Sacramento; and two sisters, Denise Pandza of San Diego and Deborah Verrasstro of Portland, Ore.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Alaskin.

• Services: A celebration of life is at 1 p.m. Sunday at his father's residence, 3048 Bradshaw Road, Wheatland. Arrangements are under the direction of Holycross Memorial Services in Yuba City.

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