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Born to Les and Reita Olds in Tillamook, Oregon, on June 4, 1960, Clinton Thomas Olds was the youngest of three sons. Clint passed away on April 30, 2021, due to complications of pneumonia. He was 60. For a boy of 7, a trip to Alaska in 1967 was an adventure when he, his mother, father and two brothers embarked on the state ferry Malaspina with a short stop in Sitka and then on to permanent residence in Wrangell. Clint thrived in the small town, hunting and fishing with his family and...
Albert Daniel Nore, 79, of Wrangell, Alaska, peacefully passed away on April 4, 2021, at his home, surrounded by loved ones. Dan was born on Sept. 6, 1941, to Bert and Zona Nore at Bishop Rowe Hospital in Wrangell. During his early years the family spent summers grazing cattle for the family business, Nore's Dairy, on Nore Island (Sergief Island) on the Stikine River delta. In the fall they would load up the cattle and head back to town for the winter. Dan's lifelong love of commercial fishing...
Gordon "Gordy" Rooney Jr., born in Yakima, Washington, on Dec. 13, 1948, passed away on Feb. 25, 2021. Gordon and his family moved to Wrangell when he was a young boy. Growing up, he was raised in the Episcopal Church where he sang in the choir and was an altar boy. His hobbies included bows and arrows, and just like most boys, anything outdoors, so it is no surprise he was also a Boy Scout. A favorite pastime was hunting and fishing with his brothers and cousins. He was always active in the...
Janice Churchill, 77, passed away Jan. 27, 2021, from complications of a stroke. She had lived in Wrangell since her family moved from Tacoma, Washington, when she was 3 years old. Churchill graduated from Wrangell High School and was active in the community. She worked and volunteered at Benjamin's grocery store, the canneries, Head Start and Johnson O'Malley education programs, the Alaska Native Sisterhood and at St. Philip's Episcopal Church. "She really liked fishing and hunting. She liked g...
George Woodbury; Feb. 24, 1937, to Jan. 11, 2021. If there is one word to describe my dad, it is production. Dad was always busy doing something. He worked until his very last days. Up until the end he had plans to get better. He had so much more he wanted to do. He played just as hard as he worked, always looking for something to do. He continued to learn and was always interested. When he found something he liked, he would study it and search for the best way to do it. Always improving how...
Jeffry "Jeff" McAuliffe, 49, born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, died unexpectedly on Jan. 16. Jeff was a bold, charismatic individual who had the uncanny ability to see the good in a person no matter how bad they seemed to others. Jeff always had a positive attitude and instilled that in others in any situation. The more difficult the situation, the more his optimism shined through. Jeff was a natural leader and had an extraordinary talent for getting people to follow him without question. He...
Gerald G. "Puzzy" Holland, 101, passed away Dec. 20, 2020, at home, surrounded by loved ones, in Salem, Oregon. He was born in Calumet, Michigan, in October 1919. He was the fifth of nine children born to Anna and Paul Holland. The family resettled in Rock Island, Illinois, in the 1930s, where he met and married Rosemary Normoyle in 1942. They built a home on a little farm and raised six children, near dozens of relatives in the area. Puzzy served in the Seabees in the U.S. Navy during World...
Former Wrangell resident Suzanne Maryella Grant Leverett died Dec. 22, 2020, in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was born Oct. 28, 1940, in Wrangell, to Neil and Lillian Grant, a pioneer Wrangell family. She graduated Wrangell High School in 1958. “Suzanne Leverett, loving mother, grandmother and friend passed away in the company of loved ones at the age of 80 after a long battle with cancer,” her family wrote. She met her husband, John, at Western Washington University, where she received her teaching degree. They married in 1962 and settled in Gig...
Siguard Vernon Decker (March 3, 1999 – July 27, 2020) and Helen Francis Decker (May 10, 2001 – July 27, 2020) packed more living into their short lives than most others do. While their lives ended too soon in a tragic car accident in Petersburg, Sig and Helen's lives remain great examples of "living beautifully". Sig was born in Ketchikan, and raised in Wrangell, Alaska; he loved fishing, wrestling, basketball, music, hunting, and his friends and family. During his years at Wrangell High Sch...
Robert H. Grant, Jr., 83, a retired teacher, and longtime resident of Wrangell, died on October 21, 2020 in Wrangell, Alaska. He was born on April 19, 1937 to Robert and Catherine Grant in Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated from Loras College with a teaching degree and immediately, in 1963, moved to Wrangell to pursue his dream of teaching in Alaska. He taught High School History/Social Studies and English and later, at the end of his teaching career, he taught 6th Grade. He also worked for the Alaska...
Margaret Jane ("Tiny") Hall, 101, died in her home in Kodiak, Alaska on October 30, 2020. She was born on June 15, 1919, in Minneapolis Minnesota, to Phyllis and Raymond Gray, and had two older sisters – Mary (Bamby) and Ann. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1941, and taught school until 1945, when she married Hugh F. Hall, an Episcopal priest. In 1948, the couple moved to Wrangell, Alaska. They continued to reside in Alaska, living first in Wrangell (1948-1958), followed by Sew...
Vera Mae Harto, 90, died October 31, 2020 in Ritzville, Washington. She was born March 10, 1930 in Central City, Kentucky to Gladys and James Cobb, the eldest of nine children. The family moved to Indiana and then to Chicago, Illinois when Vera was a teen. There, Vera met and married Charles Spoto. The couple moved to Vancouver, Washington with their daughter and their son was born there. Vera was widowed when the children were young. She worked as a nanny in Tigard, Oregon for Claude Wren, and...
Lena Marshall Gillman, 70, passed away November 1, 2020 in Kalispell, Montana where she lived the last 26 years. She was born September 17, 1950 in Wrangell, Alaska, where she spent her years growing up, graduating from Wrangell High in 1970. She was preceded in death by parents Jerry and Sonja Marshall; and sister Nellie Marshall. She is survived by: husband Walt Gillman; sons Robert Burrill, Cy Burrill; daughter Debbie Burrill; sister Jerrie Sullivan; grandchildren, great grandchildren, and...
Wayne Jabusch, 74 died November 4, 2020 due to medical complications at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, Washington surrounded by family. Wayne was born November 16, 1945 to James and Vivian Jabusch. He moved with his family to Edna Bay, Alaska in 1956 and then moved to Wrangell in 1958. After attending high school, he joined the Marine Corps. Following his service he came back to Wrangell and worked as a longshoreman, fisherman and logger. In the late 1960s, Wayne moved to Seattle to work...
Dave Leroy Cummings, 73 passed away at home with his family on Oct. 16, 2020. Dave had inoperable/untreatable cancer. Born in Tacoma, Washington on Sept. 8, 1947, he was the second child of Albert Vern and Vera joining 5-year old brother Albert (Vern) Jr. He graduated from high school in Auburn, Washington in 1965 and was in the National Guard from 1966-1972. He and Vern Jr. grew up exploring the woods, river streams, ocean shores and many lakes of the Pacific NW and SE Alaska fishing and...
Harriet Ann Bangs age 63, left this earth surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. She was born March 23, 1956 in Sitka, Alaska. She joined elder siblings Becky, Ty, Ricky and Donna. The minute her parents brought her home to Wrangell her siblings adored her! Harriet brought joy and much laughter to the family. She was the baby of the family and spoiled for eight years until her three younger siblings, Wilma, Heidi and David were...
Minnie Evangeline (Larsen) Kalkins, 88 Minnie Evangeline (Larsen) Kalkins, Yéil Tláa (raven mother), 88. a lifelong resident of Wrangell, Alaska, and member of the Tlingit Shtax'héen Kwáan (Stikine River People) walked into the forest peacefully surrounded by her children on September 7, 2020. Minnie was born in Wrangell on November 20, 1933, to Emma (Shakes) Larsen and Svere Larsen. Following her matrilineal heritage, she represented the Kaach.ádi (Raven Frog Clan), hailed from Kaalch'al aan,...
Roy James Guthrie Sr. of Juneau passed away on October 10, 2020 in Wrangell after a brave and difficult battle with brain cancer. He was born on July 17, 1951 in Metlakatla. He graduated from Kayhi in 1969. He was an electrician by trade and had been working for Coeur Alaska's Kensington Mine for years up until his diagnosis. He loved his job and his many friends he made while working there. Roy was also an Army veteran, having served honorably for two tours of duty in Vietnam. He enjoyed...
James Hiebert, 86, passed away on September 24 in Newberry, Florida. He taught his children to work and earn money also, by hiring them to help with his concrete and Chattahoochee jobs when they weren't in school. After finishing high school, Jim moved to Wrangell, Alaska where he became a logger at his uncle's logging camp on Vank Island. Very soon, he met and married Bella. Eventually, he received a call from his cousin, Wayne Hiebert inviting him and his family down to the jungle of...
On September 4, 2020, Henrietta "Hankie" Hoyt, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and cousin left us as gently as she lived. She was surrounded at her passing by her children and grandchildren. She was the last living child of James Bradley and Louise Bradley, née Ukas. He was the leader of the Naanyaa.aayí clan and she a leader of the Kiks.adi clan of the Tlingit tribe. Together they were pillars of the Wrangell community. Because of their deep interest in the culture her g...
Edward Robert Naumann, 60, of Wrangell, Alaska, passed away on Sept. 5, 2020, at home. An obituary will be released at a later date. Due to coronavirus, no services are planned at this time....
Royann Churchill, 71, of Wrangell, Alaska passed away on September 5, 2020 at the Wrangell Medical Center. Condolences can be sent to Kathy Binkie, PO Box 1574 Haines, AK 99827, Leonard Vazquez, 932 Lindberg Ave. Alamogordo, NM 88310. An obituary will be released at a later date. Due to coronavirus at this time, no services are planned....
Fred P. Thruston Sr., died of a heart attack at Wrangell Medical Center on May 26, 2020. An obituary will follow and a memorial service also at some point....
Colleen L. Hought, 64, died on August 16, 2020 in Eugene, Oregon. She was born on May 2, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lurine and Mac McGee. She grew up in Wrangell, Alaska. Dave Hought can be reached at 2374 E. Irwin, Eugene, OR 97402 The family plans to scatter her ashes in Alaska at a later date....
Darrel Gross passed away July 30 of cancer in Wrangell at SEARHC Medical Center. An obituary will follow....