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Michael Patrick Nash, 68, of Wrangell, Alaska passed away on July 11, 2019 in a plane crash on Judy Hill near Ketchikan, Alaska. Michael was born to Albert and Priscilla Nash and grew up in Friday Harbor, Washington along with his six siblings. It was there he fell in love with airplanes and flying, a love that never wavered throughout his lifetime. At age 16 he baled hay for the summer in order to earn enough money to buy his first airplane. As a young man he struggled between wanting to serve...
Nadine Ione Phillips, 88, passed away on July 15, 2019 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Service arrangements to be announced. An obituary will follow....
Norman L. Ream, 96, passed away on June 24, 2019. He was born in Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, on November 23, 1922, the second of four children of Anna and Joel S. Ream. Norm graduated from the University of Washington with a master's in structural engineering, and served in WWII and Korea in the Army Corps of Engineers. He worked in the field of construction, eventually co-founding AIC Construction. AIC had work in the Pacific from Midway Island to Guam and remote areas in Alaska. Norm never...
Carla Louise Abild (Johnson), 53, passed away on April 18, 2019 in Owensville, Missouri. She had great artistic ability, was intelligent, and had a right to the line sense of humor that could get anyone laughing. Carla was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Oliver Johnson. She is survived by her long time friend and partner, Mike Tindall; her mother, Mable McMurren; and three sons, Stephen and Eric Purvis, and Jared Abild. There will be a memorial service and potluck held in Wrangell at the...
Melba Ann Marshall, 83, passed on June 18, 2019. She was born in Limon, Colorado on April 1, 1936. She came to Wrangell in 2001 to live out her life with her three children and grandchildren. A memorial will be held at Harbor Light Church on July 20, 2019 at 4 p.m....
Judy (Judith) Ann Rochester, age 76, passed away on June 22, 2019 with her family at her side in Juneau, Alaska. She was born in Portland, Maine and moved to Sacramento, California at the age of 13. Judy graduated Hiram W. Johnson High School and attended Sacramento Community College. After marrying Dan, she moved to Thorne Bay, Alaska to work and raise a family. During her time in Thorne Bay, Judy worked her way from bull cook, cleaning bunkhouses, to second cook. Judy also was a co-owner in...
Jack Lee Fain, 61, died on June 10, 2019 at Wrangell Hospital with his wife standing by him. He was born on July 8, 1957 in Crescent City, California to Clara and Jack Fain. He had one brother, Tom, and a sister, Karen. He also had seven children he raised by himself. He loved working with cars; tearing them apart and putting them back together, like a big puzzle. Jack also loved gardening and trout fishing. When he was a teenager, he was a Golden Glove boxer. His parents and a sister preceded...
Florence Pringle (Rinehart) 83, died on April 6, 2019 in Missoula, Montana where she was living with her daughter, Wendy. She was born on August 12, 1935 in Wrangell, Alaska to Helen and Harry Pringle. She had three brothers, Richard, Harry and Robert and sisters, Marlene and Shirley. She also has half-brothers and sisters, the Jacksons, who live in Mississippi. She graduated from Kent High School in Washington and later continued her education at the University of Washington. She worked at Husk...
Lisa Marie Merritt (Pearson), 55, died in Gilbert, Arizona on December 6, 2018. She was born May 1, 1963, in Sturgis, South Dakota, and in 1967, came to Wrangell with her parents Ron and Marlene Merritt, and siblings, Steven, Brian and Michelle. After graduation from Wrangell High School, she continued her education in Oregon and received an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Pacific University. Later, she earned her MS in Speech-Language Pathology from the...
Meredith Sykes, 79, passed away on May 12, 2019 in Washington State. She was a small-town girl from Fargo, North Dakota, who traveled the world, with adventures in Asia, Europe, and Africa. She braved the wilds (and not-so-wilds) of Alaska for 32 years before moving to Gig Harbor, Washington in 1993. She and her family lived in Wrangell from about 1961 to 1972 and her children were born in Wrangell. She was an excellent cook and baker and instilled that passion and talent in all three of her daughters. She belonged to gourmet groups in Anchorag...
Lurine M. McGee, 96, passed away April 30, 2019 at Wrangell Medical Long Term Care. An obituary will follow....
Charles P. Berg, 88, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, passed away peacefully at Abrazo West Medical Center on April 9, 2019. He was born in Pierpoint, South Dakota on March 2, 1931 and spent his youth in Seward, Alaska and Wrangell, Alaska. His parents, Claude and Geraldine were teachers. He graduated from Wrangell High School in 1949 and played varsity basketball for the Wrangell Wolves. Charlie met his wife, Helen Angerman, during high school and they were married on September 17, 1954 in...
Charles "Charlie" Marvin Wills, 77, a long time resident of Ketchikan, Alaska passed away on March 25, 2019, near Redding, California. He was born on June 29, 1941, in Medford, Oregon to Marvin and Freda Wills. Before arriving in Alaska in 1954, Charlie traveled with his family throughout the western states as his father was a horse trader with the traveling rodeos. When the family first moved to Alaska, they home- steaded on the Unuk River before settling in Ketchikan. Charlie has worn many...
David Charles (Chuck) Oliver, 90, passed away peacefully March 17, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born September 30, 1928 in Fall Creek, Oregon, to David and Dorothy Oliver and raised by Dorothy and Lloyd Williams. On September 29, 1947, Chuck married his high school sweetheart Alice Irene Rice. He attended Oregon State University before joining the U.S. Army and served during the Korean conflict. He was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. He returned to Oregon where he and Alice sta...
Mary Ann Phillips, 65 and a lifelong Wrangell resident, passed away February 5, 2019 in Zihuantanejo, Mexico while on vacation with her family. She was born on November 18, 1953 in Bishop Rowe Hospital to Maurice and Mary Buness. She attended Wrangell Public Schools until her family moved to the Tacoma area in 1964. She returned to Wrangell with them in January 1970 and made her home here since. After graduating from Wrangell High School, she attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She...
Ethan Walter Petticrew Jr. (Joe Jr.), 81, died on February 9, 2019 at his home in Wrangell, Alaska. Born January 22, 1938 in Wrangell to Ethan Walter Petticrew Sr. (Joe Sr.) and Florence Imogene (West) Petticrew. He spent his childhood in Wrangell amongst good friends that he kept for a lifetime. He attended Wrangell High School, was a basketball player, and graduated on May 10, 1957. He married Anne Carroll (Carol Anne) Casey on August 8, 1959 in Sitka at St. Peter's by the Sea. He was a...
Mary Anne Phillips, 65, passed away February 6, 2019 in Ixtapa, Mexico. Funeral services will be held at Harbor Light Church at 1pm on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Following the funeral a celebration of life will be held at the Elks Lodge. An obituary will follow....
James Frederick King, 89, passed away in Marysville, Washington on January 28, 2019. Jim was born on July 20, 1929 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan to Fred and Dorothy King. He was the youngest of four boys. His engineering work started as a surveyor of roads in Saskatchewan and Alberta before moving to Idaho where he designed portions of the Interstate highway system. Jim moved to Marysville where he started a surveying company and later worked at Alderwood Water District engineer. After retiring he...
Matthew Stephen "Steve" Buness, 52, died in his home in Wrangell on December 28, 2018. He was born June 29, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington to Mary and Maurice Buness. He moved to Wrangell with his family in 1970 and attended Wrangell public schools. Buness enjoyed hunting and fishing, spending many hours hunting waterfowl on the Stikine River flats, and even more hours spinning yarns in Hay's cabin. He enjoyed derby fishing and volunteered to serve on and chair the Wrangell Salmon Derby committee....
Dean Oliver Wright, 37, of Wrangell/Petersburg, Alaska, left this life unexpectedly in the early hours on December 18, 2018 in Anchorage Alaska, surrounded by family. Dean was born in Wrangell to Jana Lee Wright and Calvert Martin on January 3, 1981. He moved to Petersburg in his early adult years where he met and married Rufinia Hanson, on August 3, 2013. He worked for various companies around Wrangell and Petersburg and was loved by all who knew him. His true passions in life were his loving...
Lawrence Frederick Bahovec, 101, passed away on Dec. 6, 2018 in Seattle, Washington after a brief battle with cancer. His family was by his side. Lawrence was born on Jan. 4, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois to Edna Bahovec (Kinch), and Frederick Bahovec. He attended the Sheldon Jackson boarding school in Sitka, Alaska, and went on to the University of Washington in Seattle as a young adult. Upon completion of college, Lawrence returned to Alaska, and along with two others, built a small fishing...
Lawrence Bahovec, 101, passed away December 6, 2018 in Seattle, Washington, with his family by his side. An obituary will follow....
Gary Lee Allen Sr., 75, passed away on Nov. 14, 2018 in Juneau, Alaska losing his battle with cancer. He was born on Jan. 1, 1943 in Olympia, Washington to Wes and Helen Allen. He was a resident of Wrangell and lived in Southeast Alaska for 61 years. He was the owner/operator of Stikine Salvage and Stikine Transportation. He was a member of the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department, where he served 11 years, then remained in the reserves in 1988. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ginny...
It is with great sadness that the family of Daniel O. Bauer announces his passing on Friday, October 19, 2018 at the age of 72. He was born on September 22, 1946 in Aurora, Illinois, to John W. Bauer Jr. and Mary Helen. He graduated from Sycamore High School in 1964 and served in the United States Army. He moved his family from Sycamore, Illinois to California in 1976 and then on to Alaska in 1978. He worked as a Lineman and Installer for Ketchikan Public Utilities, remaining with KPU until his...
James (Jim) E Smith, 69, of Wrangell, Alaska passed away on November 1, 2018. He was born on October 23, 1949 in Canyonville, Oregon, to Robert and Mary Smith. He was a logger in Oregon and moved to Wrangell with his family where he remained for 32 years, where he decided that he wanted to fish commercially. He also owned the F/V Priority and the F/V Downeast’r. He enjoyed hunting, cooking, gardening the hill, and anything outdoors with family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Smith. Jim is survived by his mother, M...