Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Jim C. Primeaux
Jim C. Primeaux died Oct. 27, 2001, in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 51.
A native of Abbeville, La., Primeaux lived in Lumberton, Texas, for many years before moving to Juneau in 1987. In Juneau, he owned Rainforest Media Inc., an advertising agency. He moved to Beaumont, Texas, in 1998 to work as a manager of Advertising Associates.
He is survived by his mother Lucy Primeaux, Lumberton, Texas; sisters Gay Nell McCaughn, Beaumont, Texas, and Wanda Johnson of Lumberton, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Kathryn S. Walters
Kathryn Susanne Walters died Oct. 28, 2001, in Brookings, Ore.
Born Kathryn Kujala on May 29, 1938, in Fort Bragg, Calif., she married Robert Walters in 1956 in Reno, Nev. She moved to Tenakee Springs in 1970, where she worked as a librarian for the city. She also served as the town's mayor and sat on the City Council and Planning Commission. She moved to Juneau in 1990, and to Brookings, Ore., in 1993.
She enjoyed drawing and painting, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and six brothers and sisters.
She is survived by daughters Suzanne Jones, Spokane, Wash., Amy Paradis, Brookings, Ore., and Carol Haddaller, Jefferson, Ore.; son Robert Walters, Tenakee Springs; brother Waino Kujala, Fort Bragg, Calif.; sisters Alice Rameriez, Pittsburg, Calif., and Evelyn Ritchey, Sweethome, Ore.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A private family service will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Oregon Diabetes Chapter, P.O. Box 4182, Medford, OR, 97501, or the National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Southwest Washington, 3330 NW Yeon Ave. Suite 130, Portland, OR, 97201.
Joseph William Alexander
Joseph William Alexander died Oct. 26, 2001, at Sunset Homes in Anchorage, of liver failure.
Born Joseph William Aleksejczyk on Jan. 16, 1914, to immigrant parents in Chicago, Alexander came to Juneau in 1942 with the U.S. Army Engineers. His family name was changed before his marriage in Juneau to Katherine Torkelsen in 1944.
His career in photography began when he was still in high school and working for a photo shop in downtown Chicago. He served in the photo unit of the Signal Corps at Fort Richardson in 1943. When he was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945, he worked as a photographer for Ordway Photography in Juneau. In 1946, he opened in own studio. He retired in 1988.
In addition to photography, Alexander loved baseball, bowling, golfing, Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra and a good martini.
He is survived by his son, David M. Alexander, Seattle; daughter Susan Derrera and her husband Curtis, Anchorage; David and Susan's sister Mary Hilowitz and her husband Andy, Anchorage; grandchildren Alexandra and Aidan Derrera and Hannah and Jacob Hilowitz, all of Anchorage; cousin Mollie Gillberg, Chicago; and brother Dr. Henry Alexander, Des Plaines, Ill.
A military honors ceremony will be performed at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at Fort Richardson National Cemetery outside of Anchorage. A celebration of life will follow the ceremony at Susan Alexander Derrera's home in Anchorage. Contributions in Alexander's memory may be made to film preservation efforts at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau or the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Donald Carpenter
Donald Carpenter died Oct. 22, 2001, in Juneau.
He was born Sept. 1, 1928, in Yakima, Wash., and raised both in Yakima and Kirkland, Wash. He attended schools in Yakima and Bothell, Wash., and moved to Juneau in 1978. He worked here as a sheet metal worker and a custodian for the Juneau School District.
Carpenter was preceded in death by his four brothers.
He is survived by his wife Jennie Carpenter, Juneau; son Gary Carpenter and his wife Nancy, Juneau; daughter Robin Rado and her husband Ted, Juneau; son Stephen Carpenter, Sitka; stepsister JoAnn Schulz, Washington; sister-in-law Shirley DeHart, Juneau; and 16 nephews and six nieces.
Services will be held at the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, 2517 Teslin, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m.
Lloyd Lovaas
Lloyd Lovaas died June 13, 2001, in Seattle.
Born Feb. 13, 1914, in Cumberland, Wis. to C.O. and Jeanette Lovaas, he first came to Juneau in 1953 when he was transferred to the Juneau Alaska Communications System (ACS) office with the U.S. Army. With his wife Vivian, whom he had married in 1946, and her three children, Lovaas bought a house in Juneau and the family made the city their home. In 1965 he retired from the Army and began a new career with the U.S. Postal Service, where he worked until retiring for good in 1978.
He was a talented sportsman, and enjoyed playing pool at the Coast Guard Buoy Deck and shooting hoops with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed bottle-digging and refinishing antiques.
Lovaas was preceded in death by his daughter Darlene (Lynch) Vavalis; son L. Douglas Lynch; granddaughter Cynthia Lee Fijalka; and brothers Harold and Richard Lovaas.
He is survived by his wife, Vivian Lovaas, Juneau; daughter Karen (Lynch) Fijalka, her husband Jim and their children George Lloyd Fijalka, Heidi (Fijalka) Eastwood and husband Wally, and Edna (Fijalka) Blank and husband Matt, all of Las Vegas; "semi-adopted" son Mark Johnson and wife Vicki, Juneau; son-in-law John Vavalis, Juneau; grandchildren Dan Vavalis and wife Amber, Juneau; Deanne (Vavalis) Williams and husband Gregg, Lacey, Wash.; Tim Vavalis and wife Debbie, Wasilla; Cheri (Vavalis) Renner and husband Terry, Tavares, Fla.; Ron Vavalis, Juneau; sisters-in-law Doreen (Taylor) Kooistra, Edmonds, Wash., and Frances (Taylor) Myers of Port Angeles, Wash.; many great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and one great-great-grandchild in Juneau.
A remembrance for Lloyd will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. at the Juneau Senior Center. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Timothy Graham 'Tim' Wood
Timothy Graham "Tim" Wood died Oct. 22, 2001, in his home in Juneau after a battle with cancer.
He was born May 1, 1953, in Calgary, Alberta, and moved to Juneau in 1965. He lived with family members in Anchorage, Yakutat, and Kona, Hawaii, but kept Juneau as his main place of residence.
Wood graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1971. He was a talented chef who worked in many Juneau restaurants. He also played bass guitar for the Dock Tones, the Deadfish Band, Cross Sound, Tight Squeeze, B-Natural Boys, the Simon Ferrell Trio, the C-Notes and Rockfish. He participated in folk festivals across Alaska and Canada.
Wood's interests also included sport and commercial fishing and other outdoor activities. He was most proud of his daughter, Rhiannon. Family and friends remember him as being accepting of life and uncomplaining.
He was preceded in death by his twin, Tommy Wood; mother Dawn Baldwin, Juneau; and father Archie Wood, Calgary.
He is survived by his daughter Rhiannon; granddaughter Stephanie Ulsperger, Searcy, Ark.; companion Zeela Bryn Mawr, Juneau; stepfather Walter Baldwin, Juneau; stepmother Marg Wood, Calgary; sisters Robin Woodsmith, Wenatchee, Wash., and Cathy Stitt, Birch Bay, Wash.; brothers Jerry Wood, Kamloops, British Columbia, and Mike Wood, Juneau; cousins, Jerry Chapman, Nova Scotia, John Chapman, Juneau, and Robert Chapman, Granite Falls, Wash.; and numerous nieces, nephews and other Canadian cousins.
Cy Peck Jr. performed a spiritual ceremony in Wood's home on Oct. 18. The family will hold a celebration of his life at the Triangle Club in Juneau on Saturday, Dec. 8. In lieu of flowers, donations in Wood's honor may be made to Hospice and Home Care of Juneau, 3002 Hospital Drive, Suite 100, Juneau, AK.
