Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Cecelia Kunz
Juneau resident Cecelia Kunz, 93, died July 28, 2004, in the house she was born and lived throughout her life. She had suffered a stroke two months ago and broke her pelvis.
She was born on Aug. 20, 1910, in Juneau to Jake and Lily Yarkon. She was L'ooknax.adi, Raven-Coho.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, in the ANB Hall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, also in the ANB Hall
Lenora Mae Strianese
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, at the Hoonah ANB Hall for former Juneau resident Lenora Mae (Knudson) Strianese, known as Bunny, who died March 30, 2000, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. She was born April 18, 1954, in Juneau.
She is survived by her husband John Strianese Sr.; children Lisa Cagle, John Strianese Jr., Duncan Strianese, Star Sakis, Cody Strianese, Raven Cronlund and Rebecca Strianese; mother, Beatrice Knudson; sisters, Jennie Cadiente and Amy Knudson; and brothers James Knudson Jr., John Knudson and Stuart Knudson.
Gerald Paul Gray Sr.
Gerald Paul Gray Sr., 66, died July 25, 2004, in Juneau.
He was born June 16, 1938, to Jessie and Howard Gray in Hoonah. His Tlingit name was Dei keelth latin. He was of the Eagle moiety, Wooshkeetaan clan, from the Toos Hit. Tak-Tein- taan yadi. He was also known to many as "Jasper," "Shalaan" and "Oly."
He married Lucille Dundas on June 18, 1957. They had six children. He had many accomplishments in his life. They included working with the state Department of Community and Regional Affairs, deputy director of Tlingit & Haida Regional Housing Authority, Tlingit & Haida Regional Electrical Authority and Tlingit & Haida Housing Development. He was also a past president and chairman of Huna Totem Corp. He was a commercial fisherman, general maintenance repairman, power plant boiler man and a basketball player.
His family said he had the ability to use his humor that put businessmen at ease, making them feel comfortable through many important negotiations. They wrote, "Jerry had a special gift for making everyone feel important to him, because that is the way he felt. His humor, greetings and smile will be missed by many."
He was preceded in death by his sons, Larry Gray and Lenny Gray.
He is survived by his children, Jerry Ann (Greg Martin) Gray, Gerald (Phoebe) Gray Jr., Elizabeth (John Hinchman, Jr.) Gray and Catherine (Don) Bolton; grandchildren, Mark Dundas, Fred Grant Jr., Garret Grant, Kyle Gray, Gerald P. Gray III, Luvonna Martin and Brandi Alice Hinchman; brothers; Howard Gray Jr., Robert (Jackie) Gray Sr. and Dennis (Liv) Gray Sr., all of Hoonah; sisters; Irene (Jim) Austin of Hoonah and Harriet (Ralph) Knudson Sr. of Juneau; and many cousins, nephews and nieces of Sitka, Hoonah, Yakutat and Juneau; and relatives of the families of Henry Littlefield and Frank Hayward in Metlakatla. There were also many tribal relatives he never forgot.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Community Council Building at Salmon Creek on Hospital Drive.
Waclaw Walter Lisowski
Juneau resident Waclaw Walter Lisowski, 88, died July 23, 2004, in Juneau.
He was born March 10, 1916, in Minsk, Poland, where he was raised on his parents' farm. He was a sergeant in the Polish Army Calvary Division and was captured in 1939 and held as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany. In a displaced persons camp in Germany after the liberation and end of World War II, he met and married his wife of 43 years, Maria, who was also a native of Poland. In 1949, he and his wife immigrated to the United States. They became United States citizens in 1960. He lived and worked as a farmer, factory worker, electrician and small business owner in Michigan and Idaho before moving to Alaska in 1982 and retiring.
His family said he loved his native and adopted countries, his family, fishing, gardening and eating a good Polish sausage.
He was preceded in death by his wife and his daughter, Halina.
He is survived by his son, John Lisowski of Juneau; daughters, Teresa Ryan of Key West, Fla., and Maria Lisowski of Juneau; grandchildren, Ryan McAlister and Alia McAlister, both of Juneau, and Ellen McAlister of Los Angeles, Calif.; sister, Janina Staniszewska; niece, Danuta Staniszewska; and nephew, Kzystof Staniszewska, all of Poznan, Poland.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to Hospice and Homecare of Juneau.
Jeanette Mann
Jeanette Mann died June 17, 2004, in Seattle at the age of 76.
Dennis Katzeek and the Harborview Medical Center chaplain provided services at the time of her passing. Services were in English and Tlingit, with all six of her children, two grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one of her sisters present. Juneau services were held on June 22.
Jeanette Mann, whose Tlingit name was Kawduskei', was Eagle, Thunderbird, Shangukeidi' from The House That Was Lowered from the Sun in Klukwan. She was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Haines.
She became independent at a young age. In her late teens and early 20s, she worked as a waitress and a nightclub singer in Skagway and Juneau. She sang live on a local Juneau AM radio station. Many remarked she had an incredible voice similar to Lena Horne or Judy Garland, her family said.
At age 21, she purchased the home in Juneau where she would raise her children. During the early 1950s, she opened a restaurant in downtown Juneau. It was significant for that time, considering she was young, a single mother and Tlingit.
Throughout life she enjoyed several hobbies: sportfishing, crocheting, cooking, baking, picking berries, making jam and jellies, smoking and canning salmon, picnicking, singing, dancing and, of course, playing bingo. When she retired, she enjoyed extensive travels with her children. Her travels took her throughout the United States, Mexico, Alaska and Canada.
Jeanette Lena Mann would want to be remembered as a fun, adventurous and independent woman, totally devoted to her children, her family said.
"She had a generous and caring spirit for strangers in need. She often shared her home to those that were new to Alaska and desperately needed a place to stay. When the house was full with her children and those in need, she would allow others to camp in the yard," the family said.
She donated her body to the University of Washington Medical Center in anticipation that medical research would help others.
She is survived by her children, Victoria, Christie, Michael, Jo-Ann, Brenda and Rhonda; grandchildren, Angie, Cory, Isaac, Kevin and Sierra; great-grandchild, Jordan; sisters and brothers, Clara, Mary, Helen, George, Tom and Charlie.
It is with much pride that her children submit this information.
"Jeanette provided well for her children. In return, she would want all to recognize that we have the power to do well, and live with vigor and hope," the family said.
Her 40-day party is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 27 at the Salvation Army building downtown.
