Alaska School Yearbooks by County
John Gilbert Reed
Former Juneau resident John Gilbert Reed, 75, died July 18, 2003, at the Alaska Pioneers' Home in Palmer from complications of a stroke.
He was born July 7, 1928, in National City, Calif. He attended high school in National City. He graduated from the police academy in San Diego in 1955, the FBI National Academy in 1972, and the Colorado School of Trades Gunsmith School in 1979.
He was a radarman 3rd class in the U.S. Navy from July 1945 until July 1949. He also served in the U.S. Army from September 1949 until December 1952 as a corporal radio operator. He was employed as a police officer in Coronado, Calif., from 1955 until 1962, in Flagstaff, Ariz., from 1962 until 1965, and in Juneau from June 1965 until 1977. In 1980, he opened a gunsmith shop, "Reeds Gunnery," and worked there until retiring in 2002.
He was a member of the Alaska Peace Officer's Association; FBI National Academy Associates and the National Rifle Association. His hobbies included photography, fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his brothers, Terry (Earlene) Reed and Cliff Reed, both of Twin Falls, Idaho; daughters, Sherry (Bob) Rogers of Eagle River and Connie (Newt) Bingham of Palmer; granddaughter, Roxy (Todd) Pettit of Palmer; grandsons, Andy (Barbara) Rogers of Chugiak, John (Heather) Bingham of Seattle, Wash., and Clint Rogers of Livermore, Calif.; great-granddaughters, Bailey Rogers, Elizabeth and Naomi Bingham and great-grandsons, Austin Rogers of Chugiak and Byron Bingham of Seattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, June Reed, and his parents, Helen and Clifford Reed of National City.
No services are planned at this time. Burial will be at Juneau's Alaskan Memorial Park, next to his wife. Arrangements were handled by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary.
Herbert Mercer
Longtime Juneau resident Herbert Mercer died July 30, 1998, at his home in Juneau. Services will be held at noon Thursday at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Juneau.
Mercer was born Oct. 26, 1915, to Frank Mercer and Sally Gardner, in Juneau. He attended Juneau High School, and studied Tlingit culture with his tribal brothers and sisters. He also studied under Judge Wickersham. He was in the United States Army, and attended college for two years in Kansas.
Mercer enjoyed basketball, hunting, fishing, his religion and flying planes. He worked as a fisherman, mechanic and for 13 years was a ramp supervisor at Alaska Airlines.
Mercer was a lifetime member of Alaska Native Brotherhood.
He is preceded in death by his first wife, Lottie Jackson; his second wife Matilda E. Johnson; and his parents Frank Mercer and Sally Gardner.
He is survived by his daughters Bunny Mercer and Colleen Thelma Mercer of Juneau; son Richard Frank Mercer of Anchorage; grandchildren Michael C. Mercer and Tina Lee Pederson of Juneau, Charlotte Mary Martin of Anchorage, Francine E. Ruby and Angelica V. Reynolds of Louisiana; nieces Florence Bennet of Anchorage and Frances Marvin of Juneau; and numerous other family members in Southeast Alaska.
Pallbearers are William Horton, Harold Martin, Harold McKingley, Skip Gilbert, Ed Mercer Jr., and Glenn Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers are Jim Austin, Bob Hansen, George Obert, Rusty Osborne, Joe Bennett, Alfred McKingley, Richard Stitt, George Miyasato, Sandy Johnson, Raymond Howard, Ronold Johns Sr., Roy Martin, Buddy Kell, Ernie Cinn, Willie Anderson, Fred Morgan Sr., and Walter Soboleff.
Frederick William Harris
Lifetime Juneau resident Frederick William Harris Jr. died June 30, 1998, in Juneau. A funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at the ANB Hall, with a viewing for family and friends at noon.
Albert Louis Protz
Juneau resident Albert Louis Protz died June 25, 1999, in Juneau.
He was born June 11, 1913, to George and Cora (Winkler) Protz, in Silvis, Ill., and was raised in Franklin Park, Ill. He joined the Marine Corps as a private in 1936, and retired as a major in 1963. Three of those years were spent as a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan.
After leaving the service, he owned and operated several restaurants in Oceanside, Calif. He later lived in Cheyenne, Okla., and Apache Junction, Ariz., before coming to Juneau three years ago.
He enjoyed gardening, golf and cooking, eagerly sharing his culinary creations with others.
He is survived by his wife Geraldine Protz of Del Rio, Texas, his sister Vera Pisarski of Norcross, Ga., his son Jim of Juneau, his daughter Judy Wilson, grandchildren Kim and Tanya and great-grandchildren Rachel and Alex, all of Oceanside.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers George and William.
For more information, contact Jim Protz at 780-6237 or Judy Wilson at 760-722-0720.
Nicholas M. Newman
Former Juneau resident Nicholas M. Newman, 15, drowned June 27, 1999, in Anchorage.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Northern Light United Church. His father Charles Newman and stepmother Judi Kimball can be contacted in Juneau at 364-3368.
Bernhard Behrends Mullen
Former Juneau resident Bernhard Behrends Mullen died May 25, 1998, in Seattle, Wash.
He was born March 26, 1916, in Juneau, to John F. and Beatrice B. Mullen, grandson to Bernhard and Virginia Behrends. He grew up in Juneau, attended Bellarmine Preparatory School in San Jose, Calif., and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He served in the United States Army during WWII and returned to Juneau after the war. He moved to Seattle in the 1960s and worked as a businessman.
He is survived by his sisters, Beatrice M. Fox of California and Virginia M. Durney of Washington, niece Anne Gruening of Juneau, and numerous other nieces and nephews in Washington and California.
Private services were held earlier. Memorial donations may be made to the Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation, 2225 Jordan Avenue North, Juneau, AK, 99801.
Einar Jackson
Longtime Juneau resident Einar Jackson died June 22, 1998, at his home in Juneau. At his request, he was cremated and no services were held.
He was born Sept. 7, 1910, in Tacoma, Wash., to Jacob and Ragna Jackson, who came to the United States from Norway around 1897.
The family moved to Juneau in 1913, and Jackson graduated from Juneau High School in 1929. He attended college in Fairbanks for a year. He worked for a time as a mechanic at Connors Motors in Juneau, and later as a tugboat pilot.
In 1942 he was inducted into the United States Army at the Chilkoot Barracks in Haines, and served in the army in Alaska as a warrant officer in the Harbor Detachment Unit until 1946, including 13 months in the Aleutians, where he taught himself electronics from a manual.
He lived in Portland, Ore., for 30 years, doing mechanical and electrical work, and making frequent trips to Juneau. He retired in 1981 and moved to Puyallup, Wash., to live with his sister Esther. In 1983 he moved back to Juneau to care for his sister Tula. He returned to Puyallup for health reasons in 1994, and after a stroke in 1996 he returned to Juneau to live with Sidney (Jill) and Lance Youngquist, and his grandniece Sarah Martin.
He is survived by his sisters Tula, at the Juneau Pioneers Home, Esther Turner of Washington, and Marilyn Ellington of Alabama; nieces Sydney (Lance) Youngquist of Juneau, Susan (John) Martin, Kristi (Nick) Valenzuela and Sandra (George) Plate of Washington' and grandnieces and grandnephews Jeremy, Matthew and Susannah Youngquist and Michael, Sarah and Jennifer Martin, all of Washington, Alexandra Valenzuela, David and Karie Plate, Kelly Deszo, Tina Worley, Daniel Campbell and Tracy Cory of California, and Kim Hale and Stefanie Groff of Illinois.
