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Carl Elmer Carlson Obituary
Carl Elmer Carlson "Elmer" of Douglas peacefully passed away in the Juneau Pioneer Home Oct.16, 2010. He was 97.
Elmer was born in Seattle to Carl Alfred Carlson and Hulda (Abrams) Carlson on July 3, 1913. Elmer first came to Alaska on May 8, 1933 with his brother Ed.
During World War II, he was stationed in the Pribilof Islands and in Dutch Harbor as a member of the famed Alaska Scouts. One of his assignments was running a dog sled team along the Iditarod Trail.
Throughout the years, Elmer worked as a miner for several mining companies in Southeast and as a logger, eventually forming Carlson Bros. Logging with his brother Ed. He also fished commercially and retired from the Alaska Marine Highway.
Elmer loved Southeast Alaska, especially Seymour Canal, fishing, hunting and singing along to Hank Williams and telling stories of the "old days" about Ed's and his adventures with the likes of Tiger Olson and Stan Price.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Margurite and brother Ed. He is survived by his sister in law Elli Carlson, niece Lisa Carlson, nephew John Carlson and his wife Heidi, great nieces Rachael and Nicole Carlson and Nicole's fiancee Brian Carandang, great great niece London and great great nephew Ryland, his good friends Charlie Ford and Kate Wolfe, Bob Young and his wife Orlinda Kittredge as well as many friends he met throughout his long life.
A gathering to celebrate Elmer's life will be announced at a later date. The address to contact the family is: John Carlson, PO Box 240366, Douglas, AK 99824, or 364-2467.
Leo M. “Bud” Jones Jr.
Graveside services were held Saturday at Alaska Memorial Park for lifelong Juneau resident Leo M. “Bud” Jones, Jr. who passed away Oct. 13, 2010 at Bartlett Regional Hospital following a brief illness.
The eldest of six children of Leo and Dorothy Jones, he was born Sept. 11, 1921 in Dr. Dawes’ clinic on Gastineau Avenue in Juneau. He was raised as a youngster in a house on Glacier Highway that still stands today across from Auke Lake. He left high school before graduation to help support his family, driving a tour bus from Anchorage to Fairbanks. In World War II, he enlisted in the Army and served with the 137th Infantry, 2nd Battalion in Nome, then as a medic with the 1294th Combat Engineers in the Philippines. Following the war he worked as a mechanic for Green Construction in Juneau, the North Slope and Nigeria.
In 1987 he married Alice Ellquist, and shortly after they moved to a home on the waterfront in Auke Bay where he had played on the beach as a child. A proud day in his life came with the award of his high school diploma by then-Gov. Tony Knowles in a presentation to World War II veterans who fought in the war but never finished high school.
He served as a Command Sgt. Major in the Alaska State Defense Force, was a paid up for life member of the American Legion and served as Commander of the Legion’s Auke Bay Post No. 25, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5559 in Juneau, a member of Local 302 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, a member of the Juneau Elks Club, and a shareholder in the Sealaska and Goldbelt corporations.
He is survived by his wife Alice; sister Dee Gerdis of Red Bluff, Calif.; stepdaughter Inge (Doug) Houck of Dover, N.H.; nephews Bill (Betty) Denmark of Albuquerque, N.M. and Michael Denmark of Red Bluff, Calif.; grandnieces Breanna Denmark of Red Bluff and Suzanne Denmark of Albuquerque; and grand nephews Michael Denmark of Red Bluff and Ryan Denmark of Albuquerque.
His family says, “If you knew Bud Jones, you were never a stranger.”
Richard M. Norman
Richard M. Norman, formerly of Juneau, passed away peacefully Oct. 18, 2010 in North Bend, Wash.
He was born Dec. 15, 1932 to Dean and Marie Norman in Sultan, Wash. He graduated from Mount Si High School in 1950.
Richard was a veteran of the Korean War. On Feb. 12, 1955 he married Joan Hays of Issaquah, Wash. Together they had six children. He was preceded in death by his parents Dean and Marie Norman, his loving wife of 34 years Joan, his sister Jean and his son Dean. He lived in Everson, Wash. from 1975 to 1980, Juneau from 1980 to 1985, and Snoqualmie, Wash. from 1990 until his death.
He is survived by his daughters Dana Norman of Bellingham, Wash., Darci (Rob) Starkenburg of Phoenix and his three sons Craig (Paulette) of Sitka, Todd (Nancy) of Tenino, Wash. and Drew (Michelle) of Juneau, along with his companion Peggy Westerlund of Snoqualmie, Wash. He is also survived by his sisters Wilma Woods of Snoqualmie, and Pat (Perry) Cantwell of Covington, Wash., nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 6, at the Eagles Club in Snoqualmie. His final resting place will be at Mount Si. Memorial Cemetery.
Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family's online guest book at www.flintofts.com .
Arrangements are by Flintofts Funeral Home.
Fredrick George Gallant II
Fredrick George Gallant II died Nov. 18, 2010 in Sitka. He was born April 15, 1969 in Juneau. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
June Dorothy Pegues
June Pegues passed away Nov. 13, 2010, in Federal Way, Wash. She was born on June 2, 1929, to Charlie and Annie (Johnson) Bennett. She was Deisheetaan Raven-Beaver from the Raven House of Angoon and her Tlingit name was Aan yax sax eex. June had a beautiful soprano voice, she sang in the choir, and graduated from Sheldon Jackson in 1947.
June was raised in Angoon and was a lifelong member of the Frances Johnson Memorial Church and was an active member of the Northern Light United Church. She also attended the Glacier Valley Church of God. June was a shareholder of Goldbelt, Sealaska and Kootznoowoo corps. She also served as delegate to Tlingit and Haida of Anchorage. June was re-elected to multiple terms as a member of the Board of Directors of the Goldbelt Corporation.
During the 1960s, June took advantage of Juneau Community College's secretarial skills classes and was able to go straight from working at the Juneau Cannery to working on Gov. William Egan's staff. She also worked for other state and federal government agencies.
After retiring, June accepted a position with Goldbelt in a collaborative effort to produce a series of Tlingit language instructional books.
During the creation of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, she was the first to enroll in ANCSA - her enrollment number is No. 1.
June was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 34 years, Terry Pegues; her parents Charlie and Annie Bennett; brothers Joseph Bennett, Sr., Thomas Bennett, Sr. and James Klushkan; her older sister, Elsie John and her children Lawrence, Michael and Audrey Brown.
June is survived by her sisters Margaret Gamble and Harriet Chilton; sons James, Neil and Mark Brown and Terrance Pegues; daughters, Carrie (Todd) Prophet and Pamela Brown; grandchildren Amberly Brown, Harold Johns, Walter Johns and Lindsey Mike and great-grandchildren Phyllis Johns, Samantha Johns, Kyerra Mike, Christopher Mike, Katlyn, Casey, Elizabeth, Joseph and Ethan Prophet.
She touched so many lives with her kindness, warmth, grace and compassion, and will be deeply missed.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Juneau.
Jim J. Whistler
Jim J. Whistler passed away Nov. 7, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz.
Jim was born June 1, 1932, in Oroville, Wash., the son of Leo and Alene Whistler. He and his family lived in Seattle and Sultan, Wash. before moving to Alaska in 1948.
Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was 17. Jim then became the captain of the M/V Watres for the U.S. Geological Survey and then went on to serve as a captain for the NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, retiring in 1987 after 30 years. In July 2000, Jim and his wife traveled for three years before deciding Mesa was to be their new home.
Jim is survived by his wife Phoebe, his brother Bob Whistler and wife Fran, his children Jeannie Jensen and David Whistler, his stepchildren Toni Hoffman, Ron Jones, Kathy Carson, Brian Jones, Terry Jones and Greg Jones and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Jim was predeceased by his parents Leo and Alene, his sister Donna Ellis and his daughter Susan.
