Alaska School Yearbooks by County
J. Malcolm Greany
Alaska wildlife and nature photographer J. Malcolm Greany died July 27, 1999 in Hood River, Ore.
He was born April 23, 1915 in Philadelphia, Penn., and was raised in Detroit, Mich. He first came to Juneau from Detroit in 1934 to participate as the official photographer of a a Juneau icecap research expedition with Father Hubbard, the "Glacier Priest."
In 1938, he married his childhood sweetheart, Irene Bond of Detroit, and the couple moved to Juneau. His career in Alaska included service in the U.S. Army during World War II as a service photographer in the Aleutians, many years as a freelance photographer with his work appearing in National Geographic, Time, Life and numerous other publications; as proprietor of the Alaska Photographic Studio; and as a photographer for various federal and state government agencies. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service as regional photographer in Missoula, Mont., in 1974 and moved to Hood River, Ore., where he lived since.
His photographic documentation of Alaska history and wildlife earned him international prominence. He became a friend and colleague with Ansel Adams, the renowned naturalist photographer. Greany's portrait of Ansel Adams was chosen for a feature article in Time magazine.
Another of his contributions to Alaska's heritage was his help in constructing the Shrine of St. Therese. The logs of the retreat house were hand-peeled and hewn by Greany, and the rocks for the church carried from the beach.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Irene M. Greany of Hood River, Ore.; sister Joan Martin of Santa Rosa, Calif; sons Michael of Juneau, Dennis of Great Falls, Mont.; and Patrick of Hood River; and daughter Victoria Lee of Great Falls. He was preceded in death by his son Ronald. He also leaves nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Greany leaves behind lifelong friends and family who remember his photographic genius, inventiveness, kind heart, quick wit and abundant sense of humor.
No local services are planned.
Frances Craig
Frances Sarah Craig, 75, died July 27, 1999 at Sitka Community Hospital.
She was born Oct. 24, 1923 in Little Port Walter, where her parents had docked while fishing. She was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Walton) and Charles Daniels Sr. She was of the Kaagwaantaan Clan from the Multiplying Wolf House and her Tlingit name was Shaawat Googu. Her maternal grandfather was Rudolph Walton.
She graduated from Sheldon Jackson High School in 1959 and from Sheldon Jackson Junior College with a major in accounting in 1961.
She worked as an accountant at Alaska Pulp Corp mill for 26 years. She also worked as the telephone operator for the Sitka telephone company and was a straw boss at fish camps.
She and Gene Craig were married Oct. 2, 1942.
She was a world traveler, touring 40 countries on six continents, collecting mementos and memories on the way. Her favorite continent was Africa and she had many adventures, riding camels, elephants and mules during her travels, but always wearing hat and pearls.
She was an avid reader and British royal family watcher. She devoted much of her spare time to the Presbyterian Church and was church treasurer for many years.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, serving at one time as president, and also belonged to Beta Sigma Phi.
Survivors include her husband, Gene Craig of Sitka; son Gene Craig Jr. of Billings, Mont.; son and daughter-in-law William and Helen Craig of Sitka; daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Gene Chittenden of Juneau; grandsons Jonathan Craig of Buffalo, N.Y., Theodore Craig of Juneau and Jeremiah Craig of Sitka; and granddaughters Pamela Craig of Anchorage, Laura Dangel of Sitka, Helen Dangel of Juneau and Jennifer Craig of Sitka. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
The family suggests memorial gifts be made to Sheldon Jackson College, 801 Lincoln Street, Sitka, AK 99835.
Clifford H. Broussard
Former Juneau resident Clifford H. Broussard died July 2, 1998, in Renton, Wash. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Alaska Memorial Park in Juneau.
Broussard was born April 8, 1912, in Lottie, La.
He retired from Alaska Marine Highway, where he served as Chief Engineer on the Malaspina.
He is survived by his wife Johanna Broussard; sons Clifford Broussard Jr., Richard Broussard, and Robert Broussard; daughter Elaine Presler; and seven grandchildren.
Raymond George Johns
Longtime Juneau resident Raymond George Johns died June 26, 1998, in Otero, Colo. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, at Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
Johns was born in 1938 in Juneau to Paul and Amy Johns. He attended school in Wrangell. He worked in retail management and lived in Juneau for more than 45 years.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Winifred James.
He is survived by his brother Paul Johns Jr., of Washington; daughters Robin Dustamate, Sherry Johns, and son Roland Johns, all of Colorado; and numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws, including Vivien James, Sheila James, Colleen James, Roy James, Michael James, Henry James, Gerald James, and Gilbert James Sr., all of Juneau.
Pallbearers will be Gilbert James Sr., Ivan James, Robert James, Roy James, and Michael James. Honorary pallbearers will be Henry James, Gerald James, Vivian Coronell, Collen James, Sheila James and Donna James.
J. Malcolm Greany
Alaska wildlife and nature photographer J. Malcolm Greany died July 27, 1999 in Hood River, Ore.
He was born April 23, 1915 in Philadelphia, Penn., and was raised in Detroit, Mich. He first came to Juneau from Detroit in 1934 to participate as the official photographer of a a Juneau icecap research expedition with Father Hubbard, the "Glacier Priest."
In 1938, he married his childhood sweetheart, Irene Bond of Detroit, and the couple moved to Juneau. His career in Alaska included service in the U.S. Army during World War II as a service photographer in the Aleutians, many years as a freelance photographer with his work appearing in National Geographic, Time, Life and numerous other publications; as proprietor of the Alaska Photographic Studio; and as a photographer for various federal and state government agencies. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service as regional photographer in Missoula, Mont., in 1974 and moved to Hood River, Ore., where he lived since.
His photographic documentation of Alaska history and wildlife earned him international prominence. He became a friend and colleague with Ansel Adams, the renowned naturalist photographer. Greany's portrait of Ansel Adams was chosen for a feature article in Time magazine.
Another of his contributions to Alaska's heritage was his help in constructing the Shrine of St. Therese. The logs of the retreat house were hand-peeled and hewn by Greany, and the rocks for the church carried from the beach.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Irene M. Greany of Hood River, Ore.; sister Joan Martin of Santa Rosa, Calif; sons Michael of Juneau, Dennis of Great Falls, Mont.; and Patrick of Hood River; and daughter Victoria Lee of Great Falls. He was preceded in death by his son Ronald. He also leaves nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Greany leaves behind lifelong friends and family who remember his photographic genius, inventiveness, kind heart, quick wit and abundant sense of humor.
No local services are planned.
