John Arnold Japp

John Arnold Japp age 66 passed away on April 19th, 2024 of a stroke at the Mat-Su Regional Hospital. He was born on October 3, 1957 to Arnold and Nancy Japp in the City of Little Falls, Minnesota. John Japp grew up in Blachly, Oregon with his brother Jerry and sisters Bonnie, Barb and Emily. John graduated from Triangle Lake High School in 1976 and loved to play varsity football. He later moved to Alaska in 1978 to live with his uncle Bud and worked for the Young Adult Conservation Corps where he met and married Linda Kakaruk in 1979. John is survived by his Ex wife Linda Kakaruk, Sons Henry L. Kakaruk, Paul A. Japp and daughter Daisy M. Japp. Grandchildren Zoe Kahler, Darrius Smith, Angela Kakaruk and Dawson Mcginnis.
John loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. John also loved hunting, fishing, camping, berrypicking, barbequing and watching football with family. John worked as a logger in Oregon and continued that legacy from his father. After moving to Alaska working on restoring and maintaining trails through the Conservation Corps, John completed the Forest Technician Training in Seward, Alaska. Later, John worked as a Tire and Automotive Technician in Anchorage and Wasilla Alaska. John could tell anything you needed to know about tires and was a jack of all trades.
Before passing he loved spending his free time with family and friends, always ready to help any family member with any outdoor adventure, cabin building or automotive needs. John loved his family, and he was a great provider ensuring the freezer always had fish, meat and berries to eat. Memorial service for John Arnold Japp is being held at the Wasilla Heritage Chapel, 1015 S. Check St. Wasilla, AK 99654, viewing at 1pm, Service at 2pm with a Burial at the Palmer Cemetery at 4:30 pm AKST.