Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Margaret Joanne Macaulay
Margaret Joanne Macaulay, age 92, died Sept. 13, 2010, at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle after a brief illness.
Born Nov. 8, 1917 in Yakima, Wash to George and Mabel Mellis, she grew up with her parents and older brother Wilbur in the orchards of the Yakima Valley. At 12 years old, she worked picking cherries for 10 cents an hour. She graduated valedictorian from Zillah High School, and then went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Washington State University.
In 1940, she married Hugh Macaulay and moved to the Seattle area until after World War II. They then moved to Port Angeles where they raised their sons Doug, Ladd, and Bob, along with foster children.
They moved with their children into the family home at Kowee Creek, in Juneau in 1956, adding youngest son Scott to the family. Here Joanne served many multi-cultural benefit dinners each October raising funds for UNICEF. She was an active member of Northern Light United Church and served with the Methodist Women's Auxiliary. She worked for the Municipal Court and then Gov. Jay Hammond as secretary, and later for the Department of Public Safety until her retirement.
In 1982, she and Hugh moved to Bainbridge Island, becoming active in Seabold Methodist Church and local Bible studies. She will be remembered for her delicious pies, cookies, and breads. Joanne had a heart for service, and was a strong woman of prayer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, son Ladd and grandson Jerry. She is survived by her husband, children Doug and wife Barbara of Hayden, Idaho, Linda of Juneau, Bob and wife Kelly of Sequim, Wash., Scott and wife Jeanie of Juneau; grandchildren Cindy Cashen, Susan Macaulay, Amy Jo and Andy Meiners, Andy and Carrie Macaulay, and Liam Macaulay, all of Juneau, Jim and Carrie Macaulay of Creston, British Columbia, Canada, and Whitney Macaulay of Sequim, Wash.; great grandchildren Sam, Anne, and Donna Cashen, Maggie, Gracie, and Abby Meiners, Jake, Rachel, and Ben Macaulay, James and Ashley Macaulay and great great grandchild Savannah Croteau.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Seabold Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 6894 NE Seabold Church Road, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Seabold Methodist Church on Bainbridge Island with a reception to follow at the church hall. Family may be contacted through Bob Macaulay, 2183 E. Sequim Bay Road, Sequim, WA 98382-7656.
Gladys Byington
Gladys Byington died June 27, 2010 in Juneau. She was the second of seven children born to William and Leona "Leo" (Sharp) Schaal. She was born on Valentine's Day, 1922 in eastern Colorado. Gladys grew up in a one-room adobe house in the country where she learned to break and ride wild horses at an early age. She rode her favorite, a range horse named Danny, five miles to school.
As a young woman she attended college in Denver and pharmacy school in New York. Gladys served as a pharmacist in the Coast Guard Women's Reserve, SPAR, from 1942 to 1944 in San Francisco.
She met and married Glenn L. Byington in 1946 while they were both attending college in Gunnison, Colo. after the war. They moved to Juneau in 1949. In Juneau, she worked as a secretary for the Territorial Legislature for a time, and in the 1960s for the Head Start program.
Gladys power trolled from 1973 to 1983 on their family boat, the F/V Snow Goose, with her husband and her son Bill. She loved her life on the water and as a commercial fisherwoman and had many adventures with her family.
After Glenn died in Tenakee in 1990, Gladys continued to spend summers and fall at their Tenakee home where she enjoyed socializing with many friends, tending her flower garden, and watching the Inlet for whales from the front deck.
A cherished highlight in her life was a summer in the mid 1990s when her Colorado family came to visit. It was a cheerful and memorable time for Gladys, who dearly loved her family.
Throughout her life, Gladys was a true care-giving person who loved her family unconditionally. In return her children Phil, Gwen and Bill were there for her with loving moral support in her later years.
She is survived by her sons Bill and Phil, and daughter Gwen; grand children Miles Byington and Kelley Jo Prewitt; sisters Shirley (Leonard) Matthies and Betty (Milton) Reimer; brother Virgil (Joan) Schaal; and dear friends Pat Crabtree and Grace and Frank Davis.
Preceding her in death are her parents and sisters Wilma and Jean.
Her ashes will be laid to rest with her husband Glenn in the spring of 2011 at the Alaska Memorial Park in Juneau. Contributions in her name can be made to Children's Hospice or Hospice in Juneau.
Gladys will be remembered as very warm and gentle person with a sweet smile. She was truly everyone's Valentine and she will be dearly missed.
Marvin "Buck" Dale Busby, Jr.
Former Juneau resident Marvin "Buck" Busby, Jr., 39, died Sept. 6, 2010 in his birthplace of Dinuba, Calif.
Marvin moved to Juneau in 1991 from Coos Bay, Ore. He enjoyed kayaking, hiking, fishing and had a passion for snowboarding. He worked as a chef and also worked for the state of Alaska. He attended the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Anchorage. His sense of humor, contagious laugh and kind smile will be missed.
He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Moni Chandy, his children Bre Ann, India and Isaiah Busby, parents Marvin and Artelee Busby of Coos Bay and Maria and Carlos Carballido of Las Vegas, sisters Lesley, Charlene, Maria, Rusty, Maudie, Martha and brother Robbie, as well as many nieces and nephews and all the many friends he made on his journeys.
A celebration of Marvin's life was held at his sister's home in Dinuba on September 11.
Joe Bennett Jr.
Joe Bennett Jr. passed away September 17, 2010 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with his family by his side. He was born to Alice J. Bennett and the late Joe Bennett Sr. on November 26, 1938. He lived in Angoon in his younger years, attended Sheldon Jackson High School and graduated in 1958. Joe and his family lived in Juneau before they moved to Bainbridge Island.
A memorial Service for Joe will be held in Seattle on Saturday. A service will be scheduled in Juneau at a later date. A full obituary will follow.
Myra Elizabeth Howe
A Celebration of Life for Myra Elizabeth Howe will take place at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. A hike in her honor will precede the celebration at 2:30 p.m. Hikers should meet an the main door of the center. For more information, please contact Duane Callahan at dcal@gci.net.
John Stoll
Longtime Juneau resident John E. Stoll, age 67, died Oct. 20, 2010 at the residence of his daughter, Thea Howard, following a long battle with cancer. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and an all around swell guy.
John was born in 1943 in Seattle to Edwin and Frances Stoll. A self-taught artist, he sold his first painting at the age of 15 at the Port Townsend Art Festival, and continued to paint throughout his life. His works have been collected by individuals across the globe. Most notably, one of his paintings is in the permanent collection at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, purchased with funds from the Rasmussen Foundation in 2006. John also worked as a commercial fisherman, a logger, a pipe and ship-fitter, a roofer, and in many other occupations. He was a true salesman. He once sold a pair of mismatched shoes to a man who thanked him for finally selling him a pair of shoes that actually fit. A friend to Juneau School District kids, John enjoyed working with the many children he came across as a substitute in the classroom and in Rally.
John loved Irish whiskey, BBC productions, old movies, fly-fishing, and reading. He was optimistic and friends knew him as someone who could always make them laugh. As a bona-fide, self-proclaimed curmudgeon, John considered himself a champion in his invented Olympic event, the recline-a-thon. His favorite animal was the wombat, because the wombat really knows how to nap. One of John's greatest gifts was his ability to connect with children and encourage them to reach for the stars.
He is survived by his father, Edwin Stoll of Poulsbo, Wash., wife Suzanne Stoll of Juneau, daughter Thea Howard and granddaughters Cameron and Audrey Howard of Juneau, son Aaron Stoll and grandson Taylor of Manzanita, Ore., and son Sean of Los Angeles. A celebration of his life will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Scholarship Fund.
