Kyle Hemmesch Obituary
Kyle was born on April 13, 1966 to James Robert and Frances Marie Hemmesch. Kyle graduated from East High School in 1984.
He then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science in Aviation in May 1990.
He worked as an airline pilot with both Pen Air and Northwest Airlines before becoming a Police Officer in November of 2005.
It was in April 1996, while working at Pen Air as a pilot that Kyle met a flight attendant named Katherine and they have been together ever since. They married in Anchorage on July 6, 2009.
Kyle is survived by his wife Katherine; daughters Eden Alyse Cowan and Jessikah Don-Mare Hemmesch; son Nikolas Mark Hemmesch; brother James Robert Hemmesch II and granddaughter Olivia Rose.
A public visitation will be held in honor of Kyle on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 4-6 pm at Janssen's Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street in Anchorage, followed by a funeral service on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4 pm at Kaleo Church, 1301 W 100th Ave in Anchorage.
Kyle will be laid to rest in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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