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  • Death Notice

    Oct 5, 2017

    David L. Martin, 72 died September 28 in Anchorage. Legacy Funeral Homes of Anchorage is handling arrangements....

  • Obituary: Amy Jo Sarff

    Sep 21, 2017

    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,...

  • Obituary: Annie Armstrong

    Sep 7, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Colleene P. Carlson Brososky, 87

    Aug 24, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Robert Leroy Seimears, 87

    Aug 17, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Robert (Bob) Gould, 73

    Aug 3, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Harriet Crocker Jackson Schirmer, M.D., 90

    Jul 20, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Christopher Raymond Feller, 60

    Jun 29, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary: Shannan Lee Phillips, 41

    Jun 22, 2017

    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...

  • Death Notice

    Jun 15, 2017

    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....

  • Death Notice

    Jun 1, 2017

    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....

  • Obituary: Dan Wickman, 73

    May 25, 2017

    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...

  • Obituary, Marian Glenz, 80

    May 11, 2017

    Marian Glenz, 80, of Wrangell, Alaska died on April 26, 2017 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She was born to Buckshot and Irene Woolery on August19, 1936, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. She grew up in Port Protection, Ketchikan, Meyers Chuck and Wrangell. She graduated from Main School in Ketchikan and worked for her parents in Port Protection, fished commercially and ran the U.S Post Office in Meyers Chuck. She married Ed Glenz in 1958 in Ketchikan, and they were happily married for 54 years. Glenz was preceded in death...

  • Obituary, Catherine M. Greer, 94

    May 4, 2017

    Catherine M. Greer died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Temple, Texas care facility. She was born on September 14, 1922 to Paul Martin Stark and Anna Missiorski in Granite City, Illinois. She married the love of her life Bert E. Greer on July 18, 1942 in St Charles, Missouri. She lived in Granite City, Illinois from 1922-1954 and moved to Troy, Texas in 1954. They started their family November 20, 1944 with their first born child. Catherine was a homemaker and worked in Temple until her...

  • Obituary, Mike H. Hay, 78

    May 4, 2017

    Mike H. Hay, 78 passed away in Wrangell with his family by his side on April 28, 2017. He was born on August 30, 1938 in Bakersfield, California to Joyce and Virginia Hay and moved to Wrangell with them and his younger sister Suzy in 1943 when he was five. He was drafted in 1961 and became a paratrooper in the U.S Army, stationed in Okinawa. That same year he married Carol and they spent 56 wonderful years together. They had three children, Tammy, Jeni and Chuck. Mike was a commercial fisherman...

  • Obituary, Clifford O. White 1925 -2016

    Apr 27, 2017

    Clifford Orlando White, 91, passed away on Christmas Day, 2016 in Des Moines, Washington. Clifford was a longtime resident in Wrangell, Alaska, and considered it his home. Clifford was born on September 30, 1925 in McCook, Nebraska, but lived on a farm near Oberlin, Kansas. A combination of the depression and dust bowl in the 1930's, caused the family to lose the farm and migrate to Pueblo, Colorado at the age of 9. At an early age, he started a career in house building and remodeling. This was...

  • Obituary, Charlotte Lynne Robinson-Neff, 48

    Apr 20, 2017

    Charlotte Lynne Robinson-Neff, 48, died on March 25, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born to Noah (Dale) and Linda on February 4, 1969, in Monroe, Louisiana. Charlotte was a licensed hairdresser from the time she was 16. One of the shops she owned and operated was Charlottes Cutting Corner in Wrangell. Charlotte worked as a Personal Care Attendant and worked at the school while still doing hairdressing on the side. She managed and ran Bjorge House, an assisted living home for more than 10 yea...

  • Obituary, Virginia "Ginny" Ellen Gillen/Allen, 73

    Apr 20, 2017

    Virginia "Ginny" Ellen Gillen/Allen, 73, of Wrangell, Alaska, died April 3, 2017 in her Wrangell home surrounded by her family. She was born August 29, 1943 to the late James and Madge Gillen, and was the third of eight children and was raised in Wrangell. Ginny was married to Gary Allen Sr. and had four children, Lynn, Gary Jr., Theresa, and Penny. Ginny also had 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Ginny was most notably known to Wrangell residents for her voice on KSTK, her oil...

  • Death Notice

    Apr 13, 2017

    Joyce Bryner passed away on April 1, 2017, in Morgan Town West, Virginia. Obituary and service time will follow at a later date....

  • Obituary: Twila Mae (Winters) Appleton Briskar, 90

    Apr 6, 2017

    Twila Mae (Winters) Appleton Briskar, 90, of Curwensville died on March 26, 2017 at UPMC Altoona. Born on October 10, 1926 in Curwensville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Violet (Craddock) Winters. She was a graduate of Curwensville High School in 1945 and a lifelong member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Curwensville. She was employed by Sheertex Hosiery and Bayer Clothing. On March 8, 1946, she married Miles Appleton Sr. who preceded her in death on July 23, 1976. On February 11,...

  • Obituary: Lois Bakke Hope, 84

    Mar 30, 2017

    Lois Bakke Hope, 84, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2017 while living in the memory care unit at Patriots Glen in Bellevue, Washington. Lois was born November 29, 1932 to Tink and Maggie Bakke in Wrangell, Alaska. She later joined the US Army with her sister Seena. After the Army, she lived and worked in Seattle where she met the love of her life, William (Bill) Hope. After they were married in 1967, she moved to Unalaska, where Bill fished king crab with his boat the Shellfish. While...

  • Obituary: Donna Lea Larsen, 70

    Mar 23, 2017

    Donna Lea Larsen, 70, died on February 15, 2017. Donna was born on March 24, 1946 to Rosella and Ray Gibson joining her brother Dennis and just seven minutes ahead of her identical twin sister Dorris. Her baby brother Bill rounded out the family a couple of years later. Donna grew up in the Pittsburgh, California area and graduated from Pittsburgh High in 1964. She married Leon Harvey shortly after high school, and had her first child Kathleen (aka Toot) in February 1968. In August of 1968 Donna...

  • Obituary: Marion St. Clair, 96

    Mar 16, 2017

    Marion St. Clair, 96, died on Feb. 17, 2017 in Wrangell, Alaska. She was born on May 20, 1920 in Meanook, Alberta, Canada to John E. and Lillian Peterson. Mom loved all of her caretakers and friends at long-term care. She cracked everyone up with her funny comments and stories at lunch time. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank (Bud) St. Clair; sisters, Ilah King, Grace Fletcher; brothers, Joe, John, and Frank Peterson and son, Scott D. St. Clair. She is survived by; brothers, Bob...

  • Obituary: Russell T. Patrick, 85

    Feb 16, 2017

    Born May 20, 1931 in Madras, Oregon, Russell T. Patrick, 85, passed away February 5, 2017. Russ graduated from Madras High School in 1951. He married Barbara Lee Sharnbroich on November 3, 1956 at the University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. Russ spent many years working in lumber mills in both Oregon and Alaska. After moving to Washington State in 1979 he worked 18 years both on the road and in the shop doing tire repair. After "retiring" from Les Schwab he spent 12 years working in the deli...

  • Death Notice

    Feb 9, 2017

    Ted Haux passed away on Sat., Feb. 4. More information will follow....

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