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Norma Rae Johnson
Queenie Johnson Dies at Age 34; Services Pending Services are pending for Norma Rae Johnson, known to her family and friends as “Queenie,” who died of complications after a lengthy chronic illness on...
View ArticleJune 23, 2016 Police Blotter
The following calls were received by Sitka police by 8 a.m. today: June 22 At 11:29 a.m. a 911 caller asked police to check on a woman who expressed suicidal feelings. She was taken into protective...
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Richard B. Hansen
Richard Bert Hansen, a teacher, principal and basketball coach at Sitka High, died June 20, 1916, in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 85. He was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Cordova, Alaska, the son of Grace and...
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Rhea Lou Herzberg
Rhea Lou Herzberg, who came to Sitka in 1977, died June 13, at her home. She was 73. A potluck celebration of her life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Halibut Point Recreation Area main...
View ArticleSandra Hammett
Memorial Set For Pastor Hammett 5 p.m. on July 30 A memorial service for Pastor Sandra Hammett will be held 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the United Methodist Church, 303 Kimsham St. She died June 14...
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Douglas Hardcastle
Douglas Hardcastle, longtime Sitka resident, passed away July 24 after a long illness. He was surrounded by many family and friends. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the...
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Mary Gunderson
Mary (Johnston) Gunderson, a former Sitka resident with good friends here, died July 2 at her home in Juneau. She was 80. Mary Gunderson She was born in 1936 in Spokane, Wash., the daughter of Emery...
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George Laiblin
George Frederick Laiblin, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and friend to all, passed away in his home on Lake Tapps, Wash., after a long battle with cancer July 24, 2016. The former Sitka...
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Douglas Bott
A celebration of the life of Douglas Edward Bott will be held 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Elks Lodge. Douglas Bott Calling hours at Prewitt Funeral Home will be 5-7 p.m. Friday. Doug died...
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Bonnie June Howard
Long time Sitkan Bonnie June Howard, 73, of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, at the Hilo Medical Center in the company of her husband, Louis Howard Sr., and her son, Louis Howard Jr. No...
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Keith Haas
Keith Haas, a former Sitka resident with good friends and family here, died August 3 in his home in Marysville, Wash. He was 80. Keith was born in Atwood, Colo., on Dec. 26, 1935, the last of four sons...
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Rhonda Rhodes
On August 6, 2016, after courageously battling cancer for many years, Rhonda Rhodes of Littleton, Colo., passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side. She is now in Heaven and free...
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June Carrol
June Carrol Guy (“Junebug”), a Sitka resident since 1959, passed away Aug. 15 at her home here. She was 84. June Carrol Guy She was born Sept. 8, 1931, in Pollock, S.D., to George and Rose Jones. She...
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Lynette Pattison
Everyone who had the opportunity to meet Lynette Marie Pattison was truly blessed. Lynette Marie Pattison Knowing how deeply she was loved, she passed peacefully in her sleep at home in Camas, Wash.,...
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Arliss D. Marshall
Arliss Doreen Marshall, 79, went to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Arliss Doreen Marshall Arliss was born Aug. 20, 1936, in Noonan, N.D., the daughter...
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Tom Buckroyd
Thomas Buckroyd, a longtime Sitka business owner and avid fisherman, passed away at his home in Fort Mohave, Ariz., on Aug. 6. He was 64. Tom Buckroyd Tom was born Feb. 28, 1952, in Fort Dodge, Iowa,...
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Ward Marshall Eldridge
Longtime Sitkan Ward Marshall Eldridge passed away quietly at home of natural causes on June 20, 2016. Ward Marshall Eldridge Ward was born April 2, 1943, in Hartford, Conn., to Paul and Ruth...
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Jim Greenough
Former Sitkans who hand-trolled in the 1970s and ’80s, those who saw him on the docks, or in his office will remember Jim Greenough fondly. Jim passed away Dec. 27, 2015, in Portland, Ore., and his...
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Margaret Engle
Margaret Engle Margaret Engle, a longtime resident of Roseburg, Ore., and Sitka, died Aug. 23, 2016. She was 97. At her request, no service will be held. Margaret Stevens Marker was born in Seattle,...
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Wayne Olson
Wayne Rudy “Oly” Olson Wayne Rudy “Oly” Olson, whose sense of fun was enjoyed by the whole community, passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Seattle, Wash., following a...
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