Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Ervin E. Hagerup
Former Juneau, AK resident Ervin E. Hagerup, 87, died Oct. 4, 2002, at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash.
He was born March 30, 1915, in Juneau, and raised here. On Sept. 11, 1943, he was married to Patricia J. Brown in Juneau. Following his service in World War II, they moved to Auke Bay, bought land, built their home and raised a son and daughter. He sailed on the Alaska Marine Highway System as watchman aboard the Wickersham and the Columbia out of Seattle's Pier 48 for many years. He retired permanently in 1982.
The Hagerups lived in Auke Bay for 50 years before moving to Washington for health reasons in 1996.
In his leisure time he enjoyed watching and playing baseball, bowling, dancing, fishing and his grandchildren.
His family said he will be remembered for his dry sense of humor and friendly, outgoing personality.
He is survived by his wife Patricia Hagerup of Issaquah, Wash.; son Ervin L. Hagerup of Seattle, Wash.; daughter Aral Loken of Juneau; sister Dagney Chandler of Issaquah; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Nov. 5 at the Chapel by the Lake.
Amy Williams Ebona Nelson
Longtime Juneau resident Amy Williams Ebona Nelson died Nov. 2, 2002, in Juneau.
She was born March 21, 1915, in Hoonah. She was the clan mother of the Kiks'adi Clan of Sitka. Her Tlingit name was Lwook'oo. She was the daughter of Sally Hopkins (Shxasti) and Peter Williams Sr. (Keidlatk'i Eesh) of the Chookaneidi Clan. Her stepfather was Sam Hopkins (K'alaxetl) of the Shangukeioi Clan. She was a cannery worker, nurses' assistant, and a housekeeper. She was a lifetime member of ANS Camp No. 2.
Her family said she loved teaching and maintaining cultural traditions and dance. She was Russian Orthodox and loved her church. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and truly loved her family, culture and traditions.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Andrew Ebona Sr.; and second husband Frank Nelson.
She is survived by her sister Emma (Oscar) Olsen of Juneau; daughters Elizabeth (John) Shorty of Juneau; Maxine Robinson of Seattle; Andrea Ebona-Michel of Juneau; sons George F. Williams of Juneau; Andy Ebona of Juneau; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are George Williams Jr.; Jeffery Williams; Walter Johns; Ben Coronell; Marcelo Quinto; Mike Miller; Dave Miller; Richard Dauenhauer; and Randy Wanamaker. Honorary pallbearers are John Nielson; Katherine Williams; John Shorty Sr., Marie Olsen, Ozzie Sheakley, Ernie Hillman; Al McKinley Sr.; Oscar Olson; Sam Wanamaker; David Katzeek, Dorothy Wallace; Eunice Akagi; Margaret Abbott and Ida Kadahan.
A memorial service will be held at 7 tonight, Nov. 7, at the ANB Hall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the ANB Hall.
Bertie Mehlenbeck
Longtime Juneau resident Bertie Mehlenbeck died Nov. 4, 2002, in Juneau.
She was born Nov. 12, 1924, in Omaha, Neb. She graduated Centralia Junior College in Washington state and attended the University of Washington. She lived in Juneau 30 years.
She was a homemaker, an accomplished craftswoman in fiber arts, and a gardener with an emphasis on growing orchids.
She is survived by one sister, two children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
At her request, there will be no public services.
Sidney Delman Greenewald
Former Juneau and Hoonah resident Sidney Delman Greenewald, 56, died Nov. 5, 2002, at his home in Renton, Wash.
He was born in Juneau on Oct. 13, 1946. He lived in Hoonah and Juneau before his family moved to Mount Vernon, Wash., where he grew up. He participated in sports, lettering in wrestling in high school, and was a rabid Husky fan. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1964 and joined the United States Navy. During his 22-year career he achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer and distinguished himself with the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal. After his career in the Navy, he joined the crew of Red Dot Corporation as a Personnel Assistant for 13 years. He was a shareholder of Sealaska and Huna Totem Corporations.
He was preceded in death by his father Robert Greenewald Jr. and his grandparents.
He is survived by his wife Georgiana; daughters Jean Holen and Jeanette Hecox; and five grandchildren, all of the Renton area; his mother Jessie Jennings; his brothers Gordon, Barney, Sonny; sisters Roberta; Beverly; Jessica; Carol; Christine and Dody of Missouri; Aunts Freda Borchick; Charlotte Underwood and Marlene Johnson of Juneau; Pauline Hinchman of Washington; Hilda See of Hoonah; and uncles Adam and Karl Greenewald of Hoonah; as well as many cousins and other relatives.
A memorial was held at the East Renton Community Church, with interment services following in the Tahoma National Cemetery on Nov. 13. Memorials can be sent to Huna Heritage Foundation; Education Assistance Program; Sidney Greenewald Memorial Scholarship, 9301 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801; or to the Candle Lighter's Childhood Cancer Foundation of Puget Sound.
Paul Joseph Helmar
Juneau resident Paul Joseph Helmar, 61, died Nov. 19, 2002, at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle from complications following heart surgery.
Helmar was born Aug. 5, 1941, in Boston, Mass., to Vincent and Aphrodite Helmar. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He worked for Lockheed Aviation from 1965 to 1966 at the Yuma Proving Grounds on a project to develop a multi-purpose surveillance drone system for the Army Signal Corps. He worked for General Electric, Aircraft Engine Division as a field service engineer from 1966 through 1969. He was assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps in Maryland, North Carolina and at Marble Mountain in Vietnam. He spent a year with the U.S. Air Force in Northeast Thailand.
Helmar received a bachelor of arts degree in visual anthropology in 1974 from San Francisco State University, studying under John Collier. He moved to Alaska in 1974 and worked as a photographer for the Alaska Photo-History Project, documenting the building of the trans-Alaska pipeline. He later fished commercially.
He worked as a freelance photographer, selling photos to the Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, Alaska Advocate, Juneau Empire and other news outlets. He left an extensive collection of photos of Alaska political leaders. In 1991 he purchased Juneau Photoworks, a retail photography shop.
He coached youth soccer, volunteered in his children's classrooms and was a member of the Fisherman's Fun Advisory and Appeals Board.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Kenneth B. Helmar.
He is survived by his wife, Kim Metcalfe, and his children Patrice Helmar and Leo Helmar. He is also survived by his brothers Leo Helmar; Vincent B. (Betty) Helmar; Ronald "Mickey" (Tilli) Helmar; and Karl (Becky) Helmar; aunts and uncles Peter Stelos; Paul and Ramona Stylos; Bill and Ginny Stylos; Eunice "Naki" and Lee Hanson; Alexandria "Mary" Muhammedin; Rose and Joe Dyer; Margie and James Flynn; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A viewing will be held Sunday, Nov. 24, at Alaskan Memorial Park Mortuary, 3839 Riverside Drive, from 2-5 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St. A reception will follow, with the location to be announced.
In lieu of flowers his family asks that donations be made to the Alaska Lung Association.
