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Raymond Arnold Pederson, 71, left us suddenly on March 11, 2015. He was born on January 11, 1944 in Petersburg, Alaska to Palmer and June (Nygaard) Pederson. In 1959, Ray and his sister Joanne, moved with their mother and stepdad, George Pete Peterson, to Sierrra Vista, Ariz. They lived on base at Fort Huachuca. Ray finished the 11th grade and then enlisted in the Navy in 1961. He served for three years in the Naval Service on the USS Hancock and the USS Midway. He was honorably discharged in...
Robert "Bob" Paul Shymanski, 60, of Wrangell, Alaska unexpectedly died on February 5, 2015. He was born in Wausau, Wis. on February 25, 1954. His passions in life were spending time with his grandkids, traveling coast to coast tasting restaurant specials to bring ideas back home to mimic, fishing, rooting for his favorite team-the Green Bay Packers and barbecuing for family and friends all across the country. He is survived by: his wife Rose of Wrangell; daughter Danielle (Dani) Easterly (Wayne)...
Longtime Wrangell resident Lenora Moore, 95, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter Susan in Salem, Ore. on January 27, 2015. Lenora Fern Staggs was born in Fort Collins, Colo. on May 3, 1919 to Milton Staggs and Norma Hucka. After her mother remarried she took the name of her stepfather John Tracy. The family settled in the Seattle area where Lenora attended Franklin High School. This is where she met and fell in love with her high school sweetheart Richard Moore. Upon graduation...
Nondas Leah Taylor Haux, 100, died on January 9, 2015 in Wrangell, Alaska. She was born on April 28, 1914 to Charles and Ester Taylor in Connorsville, Ind. She decided to follow Jesus when she was five years old and taught Sunday school for many years. She graduated from Pasadena College and taught grade school for six years in North Dakota. She married Ted Haux on February 28, 1951. She sang, taught and preached with Ted for many years throughout many of the states in the U.S. She wrote two books, journals and many prayers. She fished with...
Joel Neuschwander, 77, passed away Dec. 26, 2014, with family by his side in Hubbard, Ore. He was born on January 27, 1937 to Ruth and Arthur Neuschwander, the middle child of seven siblings; Charles, Gerald, Karen, (Joel), Sandra, Ramon and Elizabeth. At Canby High Joel excelled in wrestling and was District and State Champion for three years, he graduated in 1955. At OSU he completed his Bachelors in Education, at PSU he completed his Masters in Science/Psychology. In college he carried the...
The populace of Wrangell, Alaska, is much the poorer with the passing of life-time resident, Edward "Eddie" Earl Kalkins, Jr., on January 21, 2015. For over a century, the Kalkins' name has occupied a storied place on the island beginning in 1900 with the arrival of Polish immigrant, Anthony J. Kalkins, and his young son, Edward, to Alaska. Born April 2, 1933 in Wrangell to Captain Edward Kalkins and the former Miss Elsie Vance of Telegraph Creek, B.C., Canada, Ed attended school in Skagway and...
Pauline Martin, 22, died on December 12, 2014 after a battle with cancer in Seattle, Wash. Pauline was the daughter of Neal Martin and Frannie Rinehart Martin. Her uncle Bill Johnson helped her father raise she and her brother in Seattle. She is survived by: Grandmother Dolores Carr of Arizona; brother Tyler Martin of Seattle; stepmom Lisa; stepbrother Nicholas; many aunts and uncles, including Karen and Darrell of Wrangell; and many cousins. Services will be held at the Mt. Lake Terrace Senior...
Patricia Ann Roppel passed away peacefully after a short battle with a very aggressive cancer on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in Bellevue, Washington. Patricia was born in Ellensburg, Washington on April 5, 1938 to Richard and Helen Snowden. Patricia attended Oregon State University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She met Frank at Oregon State and they were married and moved to Ketchikan in 1959. They recently celebrated their 55th...
Glenora E. Barlow, 92, passed away December 12, 2014 in Wrangell. She was born April 1, 1922 in Wrangell to Paddy and Elizabeth Thomas. In 1940 she married Dennis Barlow on Dec 31, as remembered, the coldest day of the year. Four children were born to them, Dennis Jr., Randy, Andrea and Jeff. She held many jobs during her lifetime, being a mom, working at the shrimp cannery, a checker at City Market, being a partner and deckhand on their troller Lorna L with husband Dennis. She enjoyed playing...
Long time Wrangell resident Jerald "Jerry" Leroy Sarff, 62, passed peacefully from this mortal life on December 21, 2014, at home surrounded by his family. Jerry was born November 26, 1952 in Spokane, Wash. to Doyle and Delores Dougherty Sarff. At the age of 18 his family moved to Wrangell, Alaska where he finished his senior year of high school, graduating from Wrangell High in 1971. Right out of high school Jerry started to work at Wrangell Lumber where he worked until the late 90s. He did a...
Joseph W. Kuntz "Joe", "Joe Cool," passed away November 25, 2014 in Wrangell, where he lived for 70 years. He was born to Joe and Sarah Kuntz in Fromberg, Mont. on November 18, 1941. He attended school here, and a couple years "down south" as he used to say. With the sea always calling his name and hunting always his game, it wasn't until 1969 that he bought his first commercial boat, a 28 footer named "Cari K" after his daughter. Prior to that he worked as an offbearer at the 6 mile mill...
Vernon Andrew Johnson passed away on Dec. 2, 2014 at the age of 94 at Wrangell Medical Center surrounded by his three daughters: Betty Jo Johnson of Anacortes, Wash., Judi Johnson Tsai of Mechanicsville, Md. and Susan Johnson Eagle of Wrangell, Alaska. Born as one of triplets on May 18, 1920 in Lexington, Neb., he grew up in Wheatridge, Colo. and Kirkland, Wash. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 and proudly served in WWII. He always had a wanderlust and survived numerous adventures including...
Ethelwyn (Teddy) Esther Schwartz, 103, passed this life peacefully on November 30, 2014 in Portland, Ore. She was born in Mansfield, Wash. on June 20, 1911 to William and Goldie Haynes. Her brothers were Norman, Dude and Howard Haynes. She grew up in Anacortes, Wash. and married Ronald (Mutt) T. Schwartz in 1929 in Seattle, Wash. She raised her family in Anacortes until 1943 when she moved, with her family, to Wrangell, Alaska during WWII for war effort work in the Alaska fish canneries. In 1954...
Wrangell's advisory committee to Alaska Department of Fish and Game held the first of several public meetings at the Fire Hall Monday, to discuss Board of Game proposals for the 2014-15 meeting cycle. The committee provides a forum for fishing and wildlife issues, allowing the public to review and discuss new proposals and to provide recommendations to Alaska's boards of Fisheries and Game. A variety of local fishermen, hunters, trappers and subsistence users stopped in to review 38 new policies and changes to management practices being...
Daniel Edward Hines, 47, passed away in Juneau, Alaska on October 11, 2014 after a 10 month battle with brain cancer. Born on December 22, 1966 in Ketchikan, Alaska, he grew up there graduating from Ketchikan High School in 1985. He moved to Juneau in 1989 and worked for Aero Services. Shortly after that he began what became a 19 year career with the City and Borough of Juneau Water Utility earning Statewide Operator of the Year Award in 2001-2002. Appointed to the Governor's Water and...
Lucille S. Massin, 85, passed away September 20, 2014 in Wrangell, Alaska. Massin was born July 17, 1929 in Circle, Mont. to A J and Elsie (Volpp) Fritz. She was raised in Circle, Mont., one in a family of 15 children. On February 26, 1949 she married Ben Massin of Fromberg, Mont. They had five children: Jerry, Sharon, Sandy, Dean and Bernie and lived in Rancho Cordova, Calif. At the age of 31 her husband Ben died of cancer leaving her to raise their children alone. In 1968 she and her children...
Maurice Buness, 93, died August 23, 2014 in Wrangell Medical Center Long Term Care. Buness was born May 24, 1921 in Powers Lake, N. D. to Magna and Bjarne Buness. He grew up in the Dustbowl of the 30s, helping to raise his younger siblings, Gordon, Ole, Bea and Bev after losing both parents by the age of 16. He was employed as a pipefitter in the Seattle shipyards until he enlisted and served as a combat engineer with the Sixth Army. While serving in the Philippines, he was selected and...
Wanda Ann Andresen, 83 passed away at the Wrangell Medical Center on July 16, 2014 with family by her side. Wanda Ann Brady-Casey, was born in 1930 in St. Louis, Mo., and spent her childhood growing up there and later in New Jersey where she graduated from Leonia High School. While in her early twenties, she worked in New York City for Metropolitan Life Insurance until she moved to the west coast to be closer to her sister, Delores Linderson. She moved to Olympia, Wash., and met telephone man Ca...
Randy Allan Hooker was a devoted father and loving friend. He was the true embodiment of a free spirit, dictating the narrative of his life with little regard for social norms and convincing all those who would listen to do the same. Words cannot do justice to the breadth of knowledge and expertise Randy acquired through his extensive travels and unique experiences. From Alaska to Australia, California to Colorado, Randy influenced the lives of many and left impressions the globe over. He was...
Maury Buness passed away Saturday, August 23. Obituary to follow....
Lester (Les) Olds of Wrangell passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. He was born in Seattle, Wash. on Dec. 15, 1925. Les was a crewman aboard the heavy cruiser, the USS Portland, which fought in 18 major sea battles during World War II. He was the proud recipient of several military commendations, including a Purple Heart for sustaining an injury during an airstrike. He married the late Rita Mae Olds in 1951. Les was a respected member of the community and touched many lives. As an avid outdoors...
Ruth Warfel passed away at age 91 in Klamath Falls, Ore. on May 21, 2014, with family at her side. She was a large part of Wrangell for over 80 years. Ruth was born in Bellingham, Wash. on March 8, 1923, and adopted by Henry and Gertrude Scribner from Seattle, Wash. Ruth had fond memories of Henry taking her to watch the Mariners baseball team at Safeco Field and Gertrude taking her to Pike Street Market for fresh produce. When Ruth was three years old, they moved to Wrangell for a brief time...
Robert (Bob) Sowle passed away on July 26, 2014. He was born March 28, 1935, in Ingahm, Neb. to Arthur and Edna Sowle. The family moved to Oregon when he was a child. Bob graduated from Nestucca High School in Cloverdale, Ore. in 1954. After graduation he worked for his father doing rock crushing and road construction in Pacific City, Ore. In 1957, Bob bought his first dump truck. In the '60s Bob started Nestucca Valley Construction Co., which offered septic tank repair and replacement. He said...
Lifelong Alaskan, Edward "Ted" McLean Eastaugh, 74, passed away July 16, 2014 at his home in Anchorage. Ted was born November 25, 1939 to William Ladd and Doris Jessie (McLean) Eastaugh in Seattle, Wash. The family returned to Wrangell, Alaska where Ted grew up. As a teenager he roamed the woods, hunted with his brother and friends and starred as the center for his high school basketball team. In Fairbanks he attended UAF, receiving a bachelor's degree in biology. While there he met his future...
Marion Jay Neyman died Sunday, July 6, 2014, in his hometown of Wrangell with family by his side. He was born Feb. 19, 1931, in Burley, Idaho, to Dorothy and Virgil Neyman. The family moved to Wrangell, Alaska, in 1937 when Marion was six. As a kid, he and brother, Martin, ran a trap line for mink in the winter, rowed a double-ender out to Elephant's Nose to fish for halibut and rode their bikes out to Pat's Creek to camp and fish for trout, among other pursuits. In high school Marion did well...
