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Michael (Mike) Bowering Allen, 71, passed away at home in the presence of loving family. He was born to Wesley (Wes) Allen and Helen Nelson Allen on March 24, 1947 in Olympia, Washington. He joined older brothers Darrell and Gary. The family moved to Alaska when Mike was a young child. He retired from the City of Wrangell Department of Public Works after 16 years. Prior to that he ran edger for the AWP mill and also commercial fished. He married Lucille Lanier in 1970, and they had one child,...
Shannon Diane Gillen (Booga) passed away April 1, in Anchorage Alaska. She was born November 17, 1977 in Wrangell, Alaska to Timothy Gillen Sr. (Wrangell) and Jinx Clark (Reedsport, Oregon). Shannon stayed in Wrangell after graduating from Wrangell High School in 1995 to work jobs from Wrangell Seafoods to her latest job at SEARHC. She loved camping, going up the Stikine River, bowling, laughing and giving you her honest opinion even if you didn't want it. She was always an Auntie first and her...
Gary Allen Lewis, 75, passed away in Salem, Oregon on March 9, 2018. He was born on Sept. 29, 1942 in Roseburg, Oregon to Floyd and Eleanor Lewis of McMinnville, Oregon. He graduated from McMinnville High School in 1961 and went to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he met his wife, Alison "SonE" Laurie. He graduated from Linfield College in 1965 with a B.S. in Business Administration. Gary and SonE were married for 49 years and raised two daughters in Palmer, Alaska. Gary lived mostly...
Ruby Ethel Taylor, 89, died on Feb. 17, 2018 in Wrangell, Alaska. She was born on Sept. 9, 1929 to Earl and Ethel Hannaford in San Francisco, California, the month before the Great Depression. Her father was a postal worker, and her mother a nurse. She grew up with a love of music, especially the fiddle tunes played at the old time dances that her parents and grandparents went to every weekend. After graduating from Palo Alto High, she married Frank Romerez and had her first child Francie,...
Charles Richard Meissner was born in Seattle, Washington on October 17, 1936 to Adolf and Lois Meissner and was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1955. Chuck and many of his friends were avid skiers and made many trips to the slopes around Seattle. As a high school student, Chuck helped bring a fishing boat to Wrangell which is when his love for Alaska began. He returned following graduation and began fishing with Alan McCay. Chuck spent a short time in...
Carol Lynn Snoddy (Aa k'wát'i of the Kaach.ádi clan) passed away after a long illness on December 18, 2017. She was born at Wrangell General Hospital on November 17, 1950 and was the 4th of eight children of Marcus and Mae Dailey. She met and married the love of her life, Harold Snoddy, on July 29, 1969. She was the great-granddaughter of the last Chief Shakes, Charles Jones and his wife Susie. One of the many great accomplishments of her life was working with her sister Tis and Todd White on t...
Carol Lynn Snoddy, 67, (Aa k'wát'i of the Kaach.ádi clan) passed away after a long illness on Dec. 18, 2017. She was born at Wrangell General Hospital on Nov. 17, 1950 and was the fourth of eight children of Marcus and Mae Dailey. Carol met and married the love of her life, Harold Snoddy, on July 29, 1969. She was the great-granddaughter of the last Chief Shakes, Charles Jones and his wife Susie. One of the many great accomplishments of her life was working with her sister Tis and Todd White o...
Kaye M. Taylor, 77, a resident of Mount Vernon, Washington and former Wrangell resident, passed away at her home on Nov. 1, 2017. Kaye was born on Feb. 13, 1940 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lester and Darlene (Polglaze) Buckwalter. She was raised and obtained her education in Beloit, graduating from high school with the class of 1958. Her parents separated when she was a child and her mother later married Harold Kelton, who was a loving step-father. She worked for Avis Car Rental in Atlanta, Georgia and for the Lighthouse Travel...
Longtime Wrangell resident Harry S. Sundberg died September 16, 2017 in Bellingham, WA, as a result of a fall at his assisted living facility. He was 95. Harry was born June 27, 1922 in Hemnesberg, Norway. He was the second child of Jens and Hanna Sundberg. The family emigrated to the US in 1925 and in 1928 settled in Wrangell, where Jens had procured a job building gillnet boats for the Stikine River fishery. Harry helped his father build the family home on Case Avenue in which he resided for t...
James Daniel Fenderson, 58, passed away on July 25, 2017. He was born to Ernestine and Clarence Fenderson on October 20, 1958 in Kittery, Maine. He moved to Wrangell, Alaska in the early 1990s to live out his dreams. He loved hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Susan Hludik and Gail Bernier; and brother John Fenderson. He is survived by: brothers Jeff and Joseph Fenderson; and sisters Paula Carl and Janet Knight. A memorial gathering will take place on Fri., Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. at the home of Ronnie and Clara,...
Laurel Anne Floor, 35, passed away on September 19, 2017 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska with her mother and sister by her side. Laurel passed away from an abrupt illness. She was born in Ashland, Oregon on June 20, 1982. She was preceded in death by her father David Lee Aldredge and grandmother Anne Westensee of Talent, Oregon. She left behind two daughters, six year old Miss Alexandria Marie Floor of Talkeetna and 14 month old, Miss Patricia Joy Hern of Anchorage; her mother Jamie...
Lance Eugene Ingle, 78, passed away quietly with his family around him in Ketchikan, Alaska on July 14, 2017. He was born to Sharky and Irene Ingle on May 25, 1939. He grew up in Wrangell, Alaska and lived there until locating to Ketchikan for health reasons. Lance did many things in his lifetime. He ran for political office, was the manager of the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Wrangell Mill as well as the 6 mile mill in Wrangell. He sat on the Alaska Airlines Board until he retired from the mill. He...
Richard William Larson, 77, of Wrangell, Alaska, passed away on September 4, 2017 after a short bout with cancer. He died in a Las Vegas hospital after being airlifted from Arizona. He was born in Wenatchee, Washington on November 17, 1939 to Arthur Wm. and Lillian Marie Larson. When he was six, they moved to Prescott, Arizona, along with his younger sister. He grew up there fishing, hunting, and riding his horse. He even delivered newspapers on horseback. He loved telling the "story" that in...
David L. Martin, 72 died September 28 in Anchorage. Legacy Funeral Homes of Anchorage is handling arrangements....
Amy Jo (Tomlinson) Sarff passed away in her home in Whale Pass, Alaska, September 2, 2017. Amy was born June 12, 1957 in Fairfield, California (Travis Air Force Base) to Joseph Tomlinson and Doreen Duffy Tomlinson. After the couple divorced, Doreen packed up the kids and moved back to Wrangell, Alaska where she later married Harry Churchill. With their ever growing family, the couple moved from Wrangell to New York, then California, Washington and finally back to Wrangell. It was in Wrangell,...
Annie Armstrong got her wish, to die at home, and was united with the Lord, July 23rd 2017. She began her life April 11th, 1921 having been born in her parents' house near Omeeme Ontario Canada. She joined a large extended family and was the 2nd of 4 children. Parents were Francis {FAnny} Fee and Charles William Fee. Her nickname was wee Annie. She had no intention of moving as she had established a business raising Turkeys for the local Oshawa market. Everything changed when she met her...
Colleene P. Carlson Brososky, 87 passed away on December 14, 2016 at the Petersburg Medical Center. She was born to Ellery and Ann Carlson on August 18, 1929, in the Petersburg Alaska Territory. She attended business college in Terre Haute, Indiana. In her lifetime she enjoyed many different jobs including being a bookkeeper, assistant manager for Montgomery Ward, professional seamstress working in her home and various other businesses throughout Seattle. Her most prized occupation was that of...
Robert Leroy Seimears, 87, passed away on June 6, 2017 in Wrangell, Alaska. He had been in a Long Term Care resident for five years. Robert was born August 5, 1929 in Bellingham, Washington to Clara and William Seimears joining brothers Ralph and Wayne. At age 15 Robert (BoB) ventured out on his own. He went to work as a deckhand on a Seattle fish packer northbound to Wrangell where he met Margaret Rose Ritchie. On November 27, 1948 he and Margaret married in Index, Washington. They lived in Wra...
Robert (Bob) Gould, 73, passed away on July 20, 2017 holding the hands of his wife Celine Gould at the family home in Nanoose Bay, B.C. He was born in High Prairie, Alberta, Canada on April 17, 1944. In his own special way, Bob has changed the lives of many. Whether a ride up the River or an argument given, Bob would not shy from any. With a moustached grin and piercing blue eyes, he made you feel important. Bob Gould was a true pioneer of the lower Stikine River and a forever patriot. He was a...
Harriet Crocker Jackson Schirmer, M.D., 90 died at Wrangell Medical Center, Wrangell, Alaska on July 10, 2017. She was born on September 25, 1926 to Myron Robinson Jackson M.D. and Mildred Wicker Jackson M.D. in Oyster Bay, New York on the outskirts of New York City. In high school she competed in sailing and ping pong, and played flute in the band. She continued to enjoy all three activities well into her 60s. Upon entering medical school at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, she felt strong...
Christopher Raymond Feller, 60, passed away April 22, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska at the Alaska Native Medical Center. He was born in Wrangell, Alaska on March 5, 1957, the youngest and fifth child of John and Carol Feller. Christopher lived most of his life in Wrangell and graduated from Wrangell High the class of 1976. He was a hard worker on his brother-in-law's seine boat F/V Miss Susan. He worked at the local lumber mill until it closed in 1994 and again, when it reopened for a few years...
Shannan Lee Phillips, 41, passed away on June 2, 2017 from health complications in Wenatchee, Washingon. Shannan was born on June 10, 1975 to Leland and Arlene Phillips, in Wrangell, Alaska and lived in Wrangell for most of her life. While still in high school, she started her family young by having her first daughter with her first husband, John Moody. She graduated from Wrangell High School and proceeded to live in Wrangell where she and John added another daughter into their family. After...
Shannan Lee Phillips passed away on June 2, 2017. Services will be held at Harbor Light Assembly Of God, Friday, June 30 at 3 pm. Full obituary to follow....
Edward George Kuntz passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Services will be held at Harbor Light, Friday, June 2, at 3 p.m. Full obituary to follow....
Dan Wickman, 73, left this earth on May 1, 2017. Born September 29, 1943 in Wrangell, Alaska to Robert and Helena Wickman, Dan was a Native Alaskan and member of the Tlinget tribe, as well as a Vietnam War veteran. He was an avid crabber, fisherman, and hunter and had an unparalleled knowledge of construction related skills: electrical, plumbing, heating systems, and remodeling. Dan was captain of the Wrangell Fire Department, an EMT, and EMT instructor and a member of the Southeast Alaska EMS...