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John Clay Phillips, 59, unexpectedly lost his life at Clark’s Point in Nushagak Bay near Dillingham, Alaska on the morning of Wednesday, July 25, 2018. He was born to Nancy C. Phillips and Jack D. Phillips in Sitka, Alaska in August of 1958. He was a long-time resident of Juneau, Petersburg, and Pelican. He was widely known as a highliner fisherman of black cod and halibut, following in the footsteps of his parents. He spent many years on the ocean on various fishing vessels: the F/V’s Aloha, Nancy K, Shamrock, Echo Belle, and Lone Fis...
Jimmie Wayne Thompson, 80, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2018 at the Wrangell Medical Center. At his request, no services will be held. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date, along with his obituary.... Full story
William "Bill" Kenneth Stedman, 94, one of the last post war Alaskan pilots, took his last and final flight July 30, 2018 at the Petersburg Medical Center. Bill was born to William Reuben and Elvia Agnes Bratseth Stedman on September 27, 1923 at the Petersburg General Hospital, the first baby born in the facility. Bill was a commercial pilot for over 40 years, spending most of his flying time in and out of Petersburg. From an early age Bill had a fascination with airplanes and was lucky enough...
Kevin Nicholas Volk passed away at Petersburg Medical Center on June 15 2018, from complications due to gastric cancer. His wife and children were holding his hands during the last beat of his heart. Kevin was born July 16, 1955 to Edward Valentine Volk and Rose Magdalena (Axtman) Volk in Rolla, ND, he was the seventh of twelve children. Kevin grew up on the family farm and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1973. In order to get as far away from farm work as possible, he joined the US... Full story
Gordon was born on June 26, 1935 in Englewood, New Jersey. He passed away April 15, 2018 at the Ketchikan Pioneers Home. Gordon attended grade and high shool in New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Forestry. Gordon joined the Air Force after college and served in Korea towards the end of the war. Gordon arrived in Alaska in the spring of 1963. He was employed by the Forest Service and was stationed in Petersburg, Wrangell, and Sitka. He was back in P... Full story
Peter Christoffer Thynes Jr., 58, died on January 28, 2018 in Petersburg, Alaska. He was born April 15, 1959, the fourth son of Pete and Tora Thynes. Born and raised in Petersburg, he attended school here, except for a couple of years when his parents lived in Port Townsend while building the "Tora". Peter worked in a work study for Alaska Island Air his sophomore year, loading and unloading freight. There, he was able to go on the occasional flight with Lloyd to wash the beaver in Petersburg...
Elmer C. (Butch) Whitethorn Jr., 75 peacefully passed away on March 7, 2018 in his one and only hometown, Petersburg, Alaska. He was born to Elmer C. Whitethorn and Margaret (Sis) Roundtree in Petersburg on December 26, 1942. He grew up at his parent's house and was part of the original Lumber Street gang. Some days you could see him zipping through town driving a little red car that his Dad built for him out of Crosley automobile parts. Butch graduated from Petersburg High School in 1961. He sp... Full story
Patrick Gordon Clifton, 38, passed away at home in Sitka, Alaska on January 28, 2017. He was born January 22, 1980 in Yakima, Washington to Jay and Victoria (Tebb) Clifton. Patrick got into commercial fishing at the age of eight, helping his Dad with summer trolling out of Security Bay and Gedney Harbor in Alaska. Summers, fishing with Dad, turned into summers and winters fishing with dad as his mother passed away when he was fourteen. Patrick and his Dad continued trolling and found themselves...
Aril (Audi) Thormod Mathisen Jr., 75, passed on January 11, 2018. He was born in Petersburg, Alaska on November 23, 1942, the first of four children for Aril and Klara Mathisen. Summers growing up were spent fishing on his father's boat Lenor, or his uncle's boat Harmony. In school he played basketball, French horn in the high school band, was in chorus, and the honor society. He graduated with the class of 1961 at Petersburg High, and he liked coming back for the occasional reunions. After...
Ronald Lee (Pete) Beckett, 80, entered into Glory on Jan. 28, 2018. He was born to Charles and Harriet Beckett on August 7, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio – the second of four children. While attending West Carrollton High School, he joined the Naval Reserves, and he began active duty in the Navy after his graduation in 1956. He served as a boiler operator/tender on a destroyer radar ship during his two tours in the Mediterranean Sea, and he continued working as a boiler operator throughout his c... Full story
Jacob Benjamin Crain, 33 of Walla Walla Washington, passed away on January 11, 2018. He was born on November 7, 1984 in Fairbanks Alaska to Pearl and Ed Crain. Jacob grew up in Fairbanks Alaska in their family built log cabin. He enjoyed life in the interior of Alaska with his sister and friends. The family moved to Petersburg in 1995 where Jacob attended middle school and high school. He accompanied his father on many hunting and fishing adventures in the Petersburg area. He moved with his...
Alma Maria (Alvarado) Greinier, 57, passed away on January 16, 2018 peacefully in her home. She was born on May 10, 1960 in Amherst, Texas. Alma grew up in Sunnyside, Washington. She met her husband Joseph and moved to his hometown of Petersburg, Alaska in 1994 where they lived for 16 years. Alma worked as an office manager for Norquest Seafoods and Trident Seafoods in Petersburg. In 2010, Alma and Joe moved back to Washington to be closer to her girls and grandchildren. She worked in the...
Burl Weller, 73, lost his fight with lung cancer on Dec. 7, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was born in Sabina, Ohio to Orville and Juniata Weller on Feb. 1, 1944. He had four siblings, Barbra Jenstead, Orville Weller, Beverly Morlend, and Bobby Weller. Airman Weller served in the U.S. Air Force from 1963-1966. He received the Air Force Commendation Medal for working under extremely adverse conditions, sporadic sniper fire by day and hostile attack at night, to provide security for an important... Full story
Shirley Ann (White) Stephenson was born on March 30th, 1945 in Petersburg, Alaska and passed away on December 8, 2017 after a tragic fall at her home in Palm Desert, California. Shirley was second to the oldest of four children born to Howard and June White. Shirley started and finished school in Petersburg. After graduating from Petersburg High School, she attended college in Colorado where she met Randy Stephenson. They were married in the Petersburg Lutheran Church on July 1st, 1967. They... Full story
Keith Alexander, 66, died at home in bed on July 26, 2017 in Petersburg, Alaska. He loved cribbage, music, silly jokes, his friends-not necessarily in that order-but above all else, he loved the Lord. He was fearless in sharing his faith and stood up for his beliefs, often at personal cost. He ever wanted to bring all our churches together. Keith was born in Washington, DC on Dec. 3, 1950 to James and Nadine Alexander. He excelled in school and was recognized for academics, sports, and music.... Full story
Carl K. Nordgren, 72, passed away in Georgetown, Texas in November 2017. He was born Dec. 26, 1944 to Kurt and Clara (Stolpe) Nordgren in Petersburg, Alaska. He was a Vietnam War veteran. He is survived by his daugher Ricarda Owens and his brother Ole Nordgren. The VFW in Temple, Texas held a service.... Full story
Melanie Erin McAdams, 42, passed away peacefully in Anchorage, Alaska on Nov. 29, 2017. She was born on Sept. 17, 1975 in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of "Mac" and Sharon McAdams. In October of 1979, when Mel was just four, the U.S. Coast Guard transferred Mac and his family from Mobile, Alabama to sunny Oahu, Hawaii. Mel spent 10 wonderful years in Hawaii where she attended 1st - 8th grade. In 1989 her mom Sharon McAdams moved with Mel and her brother Matthew to Petersburg, Alaska to be...
Andrew Kenneth (Ken) Slavin, 77, fought a long and valiant battle with health issues in the last years of his life and quietly passed in his sleep at his residence in Petersburg, Alaska, on Sept. 8, 2017. He was born in Yakima, Washington, on Oct. 4, 1939 to Lavina and Henry Slavin. He was a graduate of Marquette High School in Yakima. Ken's grocery career began as a box boy at Layman's Grocery in Union Gap, Washington. He worked his way up to a courtesy clerk position. Upon his relocation to...
Harry S. Sundberg, 95, a longtime Wrangell resident died September 16, 2017 in Bellingham, Washington, as a result of a fall at his assisted living facility. A memorial service will be held November 4, 2017 at 2 pm at the Wrangell Elks Club. A later celebration of Harry’s life, as well as a remembrance of his niece Lorene (Skip) Henderson, and the spreading of their ashes, will be held in May 2018 when his nieces, nephews and families can attend. Condolences can be sent to Rose Sundberg, Box 613, Wrangell, Alaska 99929. In lieu of flowers, f... Full story
Ingvald Ask, 96, died on the October 10, 2017 at Anderson House, near his home in Shoreline Washington. He was born to Andreas and Ingrid Ask in Petersburg, Alaska in 1921. Ingvald's father arrived in Petersburg from Norway in 1913, then brought his wife, Ingrid in 1917. They lived in Petersburg until 1926 when the family moved to their farm at Point Agassiz. Ingvald grew up on the farm until WWII where he served in the Army as an engineer aboard a power barge in the Aleutians. During the war...
Tora K. Thynes, 92 died on September 29, 2017 in Petersburg Alaska. She was born April 8, 1925, along with her twin sister Helga, to Theodor & Hanna Kommedal. Tora grew up on the family farm in Stavanger, Norway. She and her twin were the 6th and 7th of the family's eight children. At a very young age, Tora realized farm work was very hard and so offered to stay indoors and help her mother prepare dinner (the mid-day meal). At the same time, baking and delivering fresh baked goods that her...
Ronnie Lee Duncan, 61, was born in Stockton, California on November 8, 1956 and grew up in a loving family. After school, he joined the United States Marine Corp. and after completing his time, received an honorable discharge from the service. Ronnie worked in trucking for a while. In the late 80s, he came to Alaska and worked on factory fishing boats. Ronnie moved to Petersburg in the early 90s where he continued working in the fishing industry until getting work with the U.S. Forest Service,...
James Allen Sackett, Sr., 75, was born to Hyrom Sackett and Joyce Martin Sackett on November 21, 1941 in Aberdeen, Washington. He is one of six siblings. James belonged to the Salish and Blackfoot tribe of Montana. His career in life was logging in Alaska. He loved fishing and hunting in the Alaska wilderness. He was instrumental in gun safety and fishing skills he shared with his children. He is survived by children; James Sackett, Jr. of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, his son Timothy Bauman of Kelsco,...
Kent Miller passed away on September 22, 2017, after a remarkable 76 years of life. He was born in Petersburg to Richard and Vern Miller, both children of early Alaska pioneers. He graduated from Petersburg High School in 1959, attended the US Naval Academy and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1965. Kent and his then wife, Judy, raised four children, spending years in both Bainbridge Island near Seattle and in Ketchikan. Kent truly had a pioneer spirit. He loved Alaska... Full story
Gerald Justin Lind was born on June 26, 1925 in Everett, WA to Swedish immigrants Magda and Justin Lind. He died peacefully on September 28th, 2017 in Juneau, AK. Gerald moved with his parents at the age of four to Petersburg, AK. He attended his school years in Petersburg with some lengthy absences due to eye surgeries in Seattle, WA. Gerald graduated from Petersburg High School. He fished in the summers and was drafted to WWII after high school graduation. He served in the 10th Army Air... Full story
