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Mable Lucille Davis
Longtime Juneau resident Mable Lucille Davis died July 4, 1998, at her home in Juneau. A memorial service and reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Glacier Valley Baptist Church, 3921 Mendenhall Loop Road.
Davis was born Dec. 26, 1917, in Ray, Ariz., to Elmer Chase Gross and Theresa Cohl Gross. She lived in Ketchikan and Petersburg until she moved to Juneau in 1956. In Juneau, Davis worked as a waitress at the Baranof Hotel Coffee Shop and Gold Room, and also at the Gastineau Pancake House. She then was a clerk at the Nugget Jewelry Store for 10 years. She earned her GED in 1972 and went to work at the State of Alaska Department of Public Works. She retired from the State of Alaska Department of Education in 1984.
She enjoyed gardening, fishing, crocheting, sewing, reading, crossword puzzles, aerobics, and bowling.
Davis will be remembered for her generous and loving nature, her family said. She was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Charles Schneider of Juneau; grandchildren and their spouses, Deborah and Walter Lanigan of Fairbanks, Denise and Regan Pollock of Oregon, DJ and Dareen Schneider of Juneau, Josette and Marciano Duran of Juneau, and Celeste and Christopher Brady of Oregon; great-grandchildren Joshua, Coralie and Jerod Worrell of Fairbanks, Andrea Taylor and Justin Pollocak of Oregon, Chase and Sofia Schneider of Juneau, Jordan, Chas, Alexa and Merced Duran of Juneau; sister and brother-in-law Ella Mae and Jeff Jordan of Florida; sister Theresa Valencia of Colorado; brother and sister-in-law Gene and Stella Gross of New Mexico; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her close friends Ann Blackwell and Verna Hansen, both of Juneau.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice and Home Care of Juneau, 3200 Hospital Dr., Ste. 100, Juneau, Alaska, 99801, or to St. Ann's Care Center, 415 6th St., Juneau, Alaska 99801.
Condolences may be sent to 7608 North Douglas Hwy., Juneau, Alaska 99801.
Paul O. Mitchell
Former Juneau resident Paul Owen Mitchell died Sept. 29, 1998, at his home in Vancouver, Wash., of a heart attack.
Mitchell was born June 15, 1936, in Portland, Ore. He began a 30-year career in banking in Vancouver, Wash., in 1960, and worked in several western states. In 1992, while living in Juneau, he began a second career of securing funds for low-income housing. He retired in May of this year.
An avid cribbage player, he was ranked fifth in the American Cribbage Congress. He was affectionately known as Nanook by his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Marlene, of Vancouver; three sons, Troy of San Jose, Calif., Tory of Portland, Ore., and Todd, of Portland, Maine, and five grandchildren.
Services were held in October in Washington.
Robert Cree Manners
Former Juneau resident Robert Cree Manners, 61, died Dec. 25, 1998, in Arlington, Texas.
He was born Feb. 10, 1937, in West Newton, Penn. He worked as a high school teacher and athletic coach in Geneva, N.Y., and also lived in Vestal, N.Y. and Edinboro, Penn.
He lived in Juneau for 15 years, from 1979 through 1994, when he and his family moved to Arlington. He was the executive secretary for National Education Association in Alaska for 12 years, and a union representative for the Texas State Teachers Association.
While living in Juneau, he enjoyed fishing and boating, and skiing at Eaglecrest. In Texas, he enjoyed golfing.
He is survived by his wife, Linda J. Manners of Texas; children Vicki L. Timmerman of Virginia, David C. Manners of New York, Dana E. and Michele D. Manners of Texas; mother Elma Manners of Pennsylvania; sisters Diann Gossett of Pennsylvania and Joan Manners-Sheets of Michigan; stepchildren Carrie Breithaupt of Oregon, Melissa and Jeff Foster of Juneau; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Wednesday in Texas. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 21836, Juneau, AK 99802, or Hospice and Homecare of Juneau, 3200 Hospital Dr., Juneau, AK 99801, or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL, 36014-4384.
James Hendricks
Southeast Alaskan James Hendricks died Dec. 9, 1998, at his home in Port Alexander.
Hendricks was born Oct. 8, 1922. He lived in Juneau for 10 years and worked for the A.J. Power Company as the powerhouse operator. He also lived in Little Port Walter for 10 years, working there for the fish hatchery.
He is survived by his wife Juanita and son Jimmy of Port Alexander, granddaughter Jeannie and great granddaughter Amber of Kodiak, and his grandson Mike of Valdez.
He was a lifetime member of the Masonic Temple.
There will be no services. His family can be contacted at P.O. Box 8065, Port Alexander, AK 99836.
Herriet Ann Brommels
Juneau resident Herriet Ann Brommels, 69, died July 2, 1999, in Sitka.
She was born April 2, 1930, in Juneau, where she lived all her life.
Her mother, Clara Williams, was an Alaska Native, and her father, Forrest J. Barlow was from Scotland. She attended and graduated from the Juneau school system.
She married John ``Wally'' Brommels on March 4, 1950, and they built a home together on Glacier Highway. Together they raised four children. He died in 1979.
She worked for First National Bank of Anchorage for 25 years and for City Cleaners. She enjoyed trapping, hunting, fishing and camping and was a member of Tlingit and Haida and the Sweet Adelines singing group. She was also active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include daughters Jeri Ann Brommels of Anchorage and Claire Marie Severson of Delta Junction, sons Jon Raymond and Wally Brommels of Juneau, and four sisters.
Services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5100 Glacier Highway.
Ann Z. Wenzel
Longtime Juneau resident Anna Z. Wenzel died Dec. 10, 1998, at St. Ann's Care Center in Juneau after a long illness.
She was born Nov. 29, 1915, in Coaldale, Penn. She attended school at the Elizabeth, N.J. Nursing Hospital and the University of Connecticut. She served as a nurse in Europe during World War II and left military service with the rank of major in the WACs.
She came to Alaska in 1949 and worked as an iterant nurse in Bush villages for the territory of Alaska. She retired from state employment as chief of facility certification and licensing, in the Department of Health and Social Services.
She is survived by her nephews Edmund, Raymond, and John Zaldaris, all of Pennsylvania.
Services will be held in Pennsylvania.
