HOMER H. SARBER April 11, 1939 - October 5, 2025

Homer H. Sarber passed peacefully, with family by his side, at his daughter's home in Anchorage, Alaska on October 5, 2025.

Homer was born in Petersburg, Alaska on April 11, 1939. Homer grew up in Petersburg creating memories he cherished and lifelong friendships.

His High School days were distinguished by his time playing basketball with the Vikings. After High School he attended Junior College in Washington State prior to marrying his lifelong love, Myra A. Wondzell in 1962. Shortly after marrying, Homer was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years in Germany.

Homer and Myra raised their family in Ketchikan, Alaska where Homer built his career with the Alaska Marine Highway System, joining shortly after its inauguration, serving the Southeast communities. He advanced quickly to Chief Purser working for 35 years on various vessels and spent several years of his career with the Inland Boatmen's Union. After retirement Homer pursued writing as a hobby and self published two books, one being a memoir of the early days of the AMHS, "Achieving Buoyancy With the Alaska Marine Highway System". He also wrote, "By-Line Rhymes: A Collection of Rhymes Years in the Making", which features poems commemorating family events, humorous situations and his on-going romance with his wife Myra.

Homer along with friends and family, built an A-frame cabin on Kupreanof Island in 1973 for his young family to come and spend summers. He said that building his family's cabin was one of the greatest achievements of his life due to the good times and memories that were made there. Over the decades many family and friends came and spent "cabin time" with the Sarber family. Homer and Myra were foster parents for many years and also enjoyed sharing the cabin life with their foster children.

After retirement, Homer and Myra enjoyed the RV life for 10 years exploring the warmer states in the winter and their cabin on Kupreanof for the spring and summer months. They spent winters in Lake Havasu Arizona for 14 years after their RV days. They relished their adventures in retirement and their cherished time with family and friends as they traveled between Arizona and Alaska.

Homer was beloved for his gentle nature and easy kindness. To know him was to love him. In his later years he shared of the importance of preserving relationships through life's ups and downs. He felt pursuing his close relationships was one of the greatest gifts of his life. He will be dearly missed.

Homer was preceded in death by his parents, Hosea and Virginia Sarber; his brother Frank Sarber and his beloved wife of 61 years, Myra Sarber, who passed in 2023. He is survived by his children Scott (Shelley) Sarber, Kevin Sarber, and Sabrina Sarber; grandchildren Megan Brown, Treven (Krisandra) Sarber, Jorah (Daniel) Meneses, Micah Barber, Kysa Marie Barber and Darrah Barber; great-grandson Taven Sarber and many loving nieces, nephews and In- laws.

A celebration of Homer's life will be planned and held in Petersburg, Alaska at a date to be announced.