Carrie Teeples

Anchorage resident, Carrie Teeples, 68 passed away September 10, 2013 at Alaska Native Medical Center. A Service will be held 4 p.m. Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 2301 Strawberry Road, Anchorage. Ralph Ring will officiate. Her cremated remains will scattered at a later date. Carrie was born February 5, 1945 in Kwethluk, Alaska to Wassillie and Marie Mezak. She was raised in Bethel. She moved to Anchorage in 1964 and was married for 35 years to Loran Teeples and had three children: Karen Porter, Lorna Teeples Stowers, and Michael Teeples; nine grandchildren: Bradley, Brandon, Brett, Bryce, Aliya, Terra, Christina, Danielle, Siearra and four great grandchildren: Emmalee, Carmen, Landon and Brandon. Carrie worked as a Yupik translator for the State of Alaska Court System in Anchorage. She loved fishing, camping, cooking, entertaining for large crowds, berry picking, and family gatherings. She worked to translate bible literature from English to Yupik. She volunteered her time preaching as a Jehovahs Witness for many years. "Our mother, grandmother was devoted to Jehovah God as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She dedicated her life to helping others through the preaching work up until her death." She is preceded in death by her parents, Wassillie and Marie Mezak; brother, Willie Mezak; and cousin, Senka Angellan. Arrangements by Cremation Society of Alaska. Words of comfort can be shared with Carrie's family at www.alaskacremation.com.