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Sharon Lee Tomblinson
May 20th, 1941 - Jan 8th, 2018
Sharon Lee Tomblinson (76) passed away at home after a brief illness on January 8, 2018 with family by her side. Sharon was born on May 20, 1941 to Mary and John Patterson in Dayton, Ohio. Sharon moved to Anchorage, Alaska with her parents in August of 1941. From 1941-1948 winters were spent on the...
Kenneth A Gair
Jan 24th, 1946 - Jul 18th, 2017
Kenneth Angus Gair, 71, passed peacefully from this life the morning of July 18, 2017 at his home in Knik, AK. He was born in Spokane, WA on January 24, 1946 but came to Alaska as a small child and, although he traveled extensively, always considered it home. Ken grew up in the Douglas-Juneau area...
Raymond H Preston
Jul 27th, 1935 - Sep 14th, 2019
Raymond H. Preston Sr., age 84, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. He was born on July 27, 1935, in Detroit, Mich., to John and Minnie Preston. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1954, and was stationed at Palermo Air Force Station, N.J., where he met the...
Linda Faye Sims
Feb 5th, 1949 - Dec 19th, 2017
Big Lake resident, Linda Faye Sims, 68, passed away on December 19, 2017 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements entrusted to Cremation Society of Alaska.
Samantha Griffiths
Dec 5th, 1991 - Dec 22nd, 2017
Samantha Lynn Griffiths, 26, was born December 5, 1991 in Goleta, California. She was adopted at birth by Robert and Kathy Griffiths of Peters Creek, Alaska. She attended Chugiak and Swanson Elementary, Palmer Middle School, and both Palmer and Service High Schools. She spent time in Utah and lived...
Carlota V Banez
Feb 21st, 1966 - Dec 20th, 2017
Carlota V. Banez, 51 passed away December 20, 2017 at Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage. Carlota was born February 21, 1966. Memorial Services will be held 12 Noon Saturday December 23, 2017 at the Cremation Society of Alaska Chapel, 7216 Lake Otis Pkwy Anchorage.
Ryan Christopher Cox
Jan 14th, 1976 - Dec 6th, 2018
Our beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, Ryan Christopher Cox, passed away peacefully of heart failure on Dec. 6, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. Ryan was born on Jan. 14, 1976, to Stephen Tony Cox and Cheryl Jane Munn in Provo, Utah, and was raised in Sandy, Utah. At age 17, he moved to Alaska,...
Lyle Glenn Johnson
Jun 5th, 1946 - Nov 22nd, 2018
Lyle Glenn Johnson, 72, passed away on November 22, 2018 at his home in Sutton. Lyle was born on June 5, 1946 in Bottineau, North Dakota to LeRoy and Gladys Johnson. The family moved to Alaska via the AL-CAN Highway in 1956 and settled in Sutton where his Dad and Uncle Paul Johnson became coal...
Sharon D Heck
Oct 10th, 1941 - Nov 17th, 2018
Sharon was born in Mandan, N.D., to Nobel and Florence Demaray. At age 15, her family moved to Kulm, N.D., where she met and fell in love with Arnold Heck. They were married in September of 1960 and started their family shortly after. Sharon and Arnold traveled the Alaska highway in May of 1969, a...
Shannon Jean Jones
Oct 18th, 1966 - Sep 11th, 2019
Shannon Jean Jones 52, of Anchorage, AK, died September 11,2019, at Providence CICU. With her family by her side . She was born October 18, 1966 in Denver Colorado, the daughter of Jeanne Francis Kenshalo who later married Fred Jones (US Air Force) Fred adopted Shannon when she was in Grade School....
Mary Katherine Gallion
May 24th, 1969 - Oct 14th, 2018
Mary Katherine "Mari" Gallion, 49, walked into the woods on her final adventure on Oct. 14, 2018. She was escorted to the trailhead by her son, Oberon and her closest friends, spending her final hours on this plane surrounded by love. An Alaskan since 1974, Mari was never one to let convention or...
Ray Frank Murphy
Aug 27th, 1931 - Dec 4th, 2017
In memory of Ray Frank Murphy, 86, who passed away on December 4th, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. He went peacefully in his sleep with his family nearby and his dogs, Sparky and Chaz, by his side. He was born to John E. and Rachael Murphy on August 27, 1931 in Tacoma, WA. He was the youngest of three...
Laura Rose Leasure
Oct 23rd, 1939 - Nov 28th, 2018
Born in Riverside, California she was our beloved mother, grandmother, GGMa, auntie, sister and dear friend Her early years were spent on the west coast where she raised four daughters. In the early 80s her adventurous spirit brought her to Alaska where she lived her life to the fullest While...
Eugene H Cobaugh
Apr 16th, 1929 - Nov 27th, 2018
Eugene Cobaugh, 89, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on November 27, 2018. Gene was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Harold and Rose Cobaugh on April 16, 1929. He graduated from Lemoyne High school before serving in the United States Marine Corp. After his military service he graduated from...
Lois Geraldine MacDonald
Nov 9th, 1921 - Nov 19th, 2018
Lois"Geraldine" (Spielman) MacDonald 97, passed away November 19, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Assisted Living in Anchorage, Alaska. She is the daughter of Lewis and Ruby "Gladys" (Mullen) Spielman and was born November 9, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She was raised there and graduated from...
Julia Laura Stefanich
Mar 29th, 1951 - Nov 5th, 2018
Julia Laura Stefanich passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at her home on Government Hill in Anchorage, Alaska. Julia was born on March 29, 1951, in Bozeman, Mont. She was raised in Anchorage and graduated from West High School in 1969. Julia was an intelligent, generous and caring woman. She will...
Sherri Jordan
Aug 27th, 1931 - Oct 30th, 2018
Sherri Jordan of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Born and raised in Southern Japan, Sherri spent the majority of her life near Carmel, Calif., with her husband, Bruce Jordan, a U.S. Naval Officer. Sherri moved to Alaska 18 years ago to be near her extended family. She...
Thomas Henry Coolidge
Aug 2nd, 1950 - Oct 20th, 2018
Thomas Henry Coolidge, 68, died at home surrounded by his family on Oct. 20, 2018. Tom was born on Aug. 2,1950, in Ft. Monmouth, NJ, to Lyle Coolidge and Ethel Brownlie Coolidge. He graduated from Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., in 1968. He earned bachelor's degrees in business and...
Diana Lynn Andrews
Jul 18th, 1967 - Oct 29th, 2018
Diana Lynn Andrews, 51, passed away from a heart attack on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska. Her cremated remains will be scattered in Kenai. Diana was born on July 18, 1967 at Elmendorf AFB Hospital to Robert Gore and Linda Andrews. She attended school...
Mikell R Welsh
Feb 2nd, 1954 - Oct 12th, 2018
On Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, the world lost a wonderful man. Mikell R. Welsh passed away peacefully, at the age of 64, at his Wasilla, Alaska, home. Mikell was born in Coalville, Utah, on Feb. 2, 1954, to Don and Lona Welsh. Mikell was preceded in death by both parents; his wife, Laurie; and grandson,...
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