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Donald Rae Hanon
Former Juneau resident Donald Rae Hanon passed away at his home in Federal Way, Wash. on March 2, 2011. He was 80.
Born July 19, 1930, in San Francisco, he spent his early years in San Leandro, Calif. He enjoyed reminiscing about riding his horse Tilo through the many open fields surrounding the Bay area and how he would stop and visit with the World War II soldiers stationed around the Bay.
He graduated Vernonia High School in Oregon in 1948, where, through his high school and life-long friend (and future brother-in-law) John Brown, he met his sweetheart and wife-to-be Barbara Louise Brown. After graduating high school he entered the United States Air Force and served as a flight engineer during the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During his years of service he was stationed in Hawaii, Texas, South Carolina, and Washington. He retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service, followed by eight years in the Air Force Reserves.
In the fall of 1977, he set out with his family for a new adventure in Juneau. After five years of service with the Alaska Department of Transportation, he and his wife retired to the Federal Way area for a life of leisure, travel, and adventures in their recreational vehicle, which he loved. One of the highlights in his life was celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife on a 12-day Panama Canal cruise aboard a Princess Cruise Lines ship. He treasured and valued the friends that he made throughout his life in the military, while traveling, and in more recent years his friends from his walking group at the Auburn Super Mall, who meant so much to him.
Donald is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Barbara; his children Douglas (Virginia) Hanon, Deborah (Terry) Christensen, Greg Hanon, Mark (Joyce) Hanon, Robert Hanon, Kathy Smith, Patricia (Dan) VanPool, Karen Cauley and Diane (Mike) Holloway; son-in-law Bryan Flournoy; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and numerous family and friends. He was preceded in death by his beloved son Kevin Hanon, his parents Reed and Mae Hanon; his brother Gene Hanon; and brother-in-law and life-long friend John Brown.
His family wrote “the pride and love he had and showed for his family is a standard that we all strive for. He was a wonderful, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend and is loved and will be missed more than words could ever describe.”
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to your favorite charity in memory of Donald. To view the obituary and sign the guest book, visit www.yahnandson.com.
Kathleen A. Messing
Juneau resident Kathleen A. Messing died unexpectedly Feb. 24, 2011 at Bartlett Regional Hospital. She was 52 years old.
Kathleen was born March 2, 1958 in Illinois.
Kathy’s cremated remains will be scattered at a later date in the Southeast Alaska waters she chose years ago.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Gastineau Humane Society in Juneau or Best Friends Animal Society (www.bestfriends.org).
She is survived by her husband Steve Messing. A full obituary will follow.
John M. McDonald Sr.
John McDonald died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 7, 2011, in Petersburg with his daughters by his side.
He was born July 24, 1934 in Seattle. As a young man, John worked for Great Northern Railroad, then moved on to logging Redwoods in California. After years of logging, he moved his family to Oregon, where he started commercial fishing. This eventually drew him and his family to Alaska in the mid-1970s. He continued to commercial fish and work maintenance on many of the buildings downtown until the early 1990s, when he semi-retired and started doing all the things he really enjoyed. His family wrote “smoking and canning salmon, making jerky and drinking beer with all his buddies were some of his favorite pastimes.”
John continued to go sport fishing, crabbing and clamming every chance he got. June was always his favorite time of year, when he would go to Yakutat with his friends George, Harvey, Del and Robbie to go fishing. His family wrote “fishing was always his love.”
John was an active member of the Elks, Eagles and Moose lodges for many years. He enjoyed bringing in smoked fish or jerky for everyone to snack on.
John was preceded in death by his mother Rosebud Barry; father Paul Lopez; aunts Doris and Bonnie and daughter Rita McDonald.
He is survived by his sister Kathleen (Chet) Ross of Colorado; brother Charles (Ester) McDonald of California; sister Cristeena Lopez of Idaho; brother Murphy Lopez, daughter Sheryl (Ross) Pasquan; son John (Carla) McDonald Jr.; daughter Susan White of Arizona; son Robert McDonald of California; grandchildren Erika and Christina Judson of Juneau and John III and Dillon of Mabank, Texas and many more grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of life will take place at 2 p.m. on April 2 at the Juneau Moose Family Center. Please join us with your favorite stories and memories.
Anthony Jack Sharclane
Anthony Jack Sharclane, always known as Tony, died at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska on March 4, 2011. He was 38 years old.
He was born in Juneau on July 7, 1972. He lived in Hoonah before he moved to Juneau with his mother and brothers. Tony attend school in both Hoonah and Juneau.
Tony is survived by his daughters Samantha and Sassy Sharclane; mother, Myrna Brown; father John Sharclane; grandmother Beatrice M. Brown Sr.; aunts Maureen, Laura, Audrey, Beatrice, Jr. and Christina Brown, Diane Carrier and Sarah Lampe; uncles Archie Jr., Greg, Daniel, Gary, William, Frankie Brown Sr., Dean and Daniel Sharclane Jr.; and more than 150 nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by Archie Jack Brown Sr.; Daniel Sharclane Sr.; Sarah Sharclane Sr.; Paul Brown; Jack Brown Sr.; Jack Brown Jr.; Kenneth Brown; Anthony Jay Brown; Charlie Sharclane; Norma Rockwood; Deloris Rose; Robert Brown Sr.; Linda Brown; Charlotte Beatrice Brown; Clifford Wayne White; Frances Johnson; Jeremiah Brown; Joe White Sr.; Archie White; Annie White; Daniel White Sr.; Daniel White Jr.; Mabel Williams; Archie Lawrence; Joe Joe White; Irving White; and Billy Jones.
His family wrote: “Tony was a positive asset to his family. He was a father figure to his cousins and always made sure everyone was safe. Tony would stop to give a hug or smile; he would listen when you thought no one cared. Tony knew all the right things to say. He never used words as a weapon, he used them to get positive results. Ellen Sharclane described him as the glue of the family because he made sure we stuck together through hard times and good times he made birthdays special, holidays were like Christmas with all trimming because he was there for us. Always renting the ANB Hall for events and birthdays as we are a very big family. Tony was a positive support for the Southeast Native Veterans and women’s Auxiliary, always helping his mother without question. A special salute to Tony for coming through to a positive end.”
Pallbearers are Walter Brown, Christopher Brown, John Brown, Greg Brown, Ryan White and Brandon Cook.
Honorary pallbearers are Jake White Sr., Jerry White Sr., Harry Sharclane, George Dalton Jr., Frank O Williams Jr., Richard Williams and Harold McKinley Sr.
Services will be held at Tlingit and Haida Community Building at 6 p.m. Saturday.
His family wrote that they plan to travel to Hoonah on Sunday morning for a memorial service to be held at 6 p.m. at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Another service will follow at noon on Monday at the ANB hall.
Jay John Charles Ginter
Jay Ginter, 63, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Pittsburgh, Penn. The cause was complications from mantle cell lymphoma, a blood cancer that he had battled for nearly four years.
He had lived in Juneau for 26 years. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at Northern Light United Church in Juneau. A full obituary will follow.
The family can be contacted at 115 Troy Ave., Juneau, AK 99801-1452. More information can be found on his Caring Bridge web site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/jayginter.
