Obituary: Florence Imogene Petticrew

Florence Imogene Petticrew passed away on September 8, 2011.

Imogene was born in Arcata, CA on February 27, 1916, to parents Charles A. and Lyra C. Dahle West.

Imogene had one sibling; a brother, Alfred C. “Tim” West who joined the family two years later and the two became the best of friends.

Imogene moved to Petersburg Ak in 1919 at the age of 3, where her father was employed as a wharfinger for Alaska Steam Ship Lines.

Imogene attended school in Petersburg and subsequently met and married Ethan W. “Joe” Petticrew Sr., in 1932 and moved to Wrangell.

Imogene and Joe lived the remainder of the...