Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Steve Hole
Former Juneau resident Steve Hole, 60, died of esophageal cancer May 25, 2006, at his home in Roseburg, Ore. An Alaskan for more than two decades, family members said he was a prominent figure in the state's education system in the 1970s and 1980s.
Hole was born May 22, 1946, in McMinnville, Ore., and grew up there. He was a teacher, Alaska deputy commissioner of education and acting commissioner of education for a year. He was deputy chief of staff in the second administration of Gov. Walter Hickel.
In 1968, he began his teaching career in Klamath Falls, Ore. He moved to Alaska in 1970 as a high school English teacher in the Nome Public Schools. He also taught high school in Barrow for the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs for one year, before being recruited by the Alaska Department of Education in 1974.
Hole was involved in implementing a number of education policy changes of the 1970s and 1980s. He was involved in helping implement the Molly Hootch consent decree, and the startup and support of the regional educational attendance areas. The consent decree gave children in rural Alaska the right and opportunity to attend high school in their home villages. The REAAs, formed from a centralized state-operated rural school system, gave rural Alaskans local control of regional school districts.
Hole for many years was the Department of Education's key legislative liaison.
He earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1968 from Oregon College of Education (now Western Oregon University) at Monmouth. He earned his master's in education administration at the University of Alaska Southeast in the early 1980s. He was an avid outdoorsman.
Hole retired from state government in 1992 and moved to a 60-acre property in Rice, Wash., with his wife. He later moved to Blaine, Wash., and, three years ago, to his home on two acres in Roseburg.
He is survived by his widow, Betty of Roseburg; his mother, Mary Ruth Krake of McMinnville; two sisters, Debbie (Dennis) Nissen of McMinnville, and Kathy Stead of Salem, Ore.; two sons with his first wife, Sydney, Kirk (Amber) and Kenneth (Naomi), both of Portland, Ore.; stepdaughters, Brandi (Todd) Fleming of Sitka, and Trisha (Andy) Moss of Hunters, Wash.; stepson, L. Scott (Kelli) Reynoldson, who is stationed at Fort Irwin, Calif.; and five step-grandsons.
The family held a private memorial in McMinnville on May 31.
Rose Druxman
Former Juneau resident Rose Olive King Druxman, 86, died April 7, 2006, while visiting her sister in Phoenix, Ariz.
Rose was born July 22, 1919, in Stockton, Calif. After college she taught briefly in California. Looking for excitement, she moved to Alaska in 1945 to teach elementary school. There she met her husband, Robert Druxman. She was active in the Philanthropic Education Organization and the AARP for many years.
Family members said, "During her many years, she taught most of Juneau's children. She will be sorely missed."
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966.
She is survived by her sister, Pat Siebert; nephews, Mike King and Tom King; and nieces, Sandy King and Patty King.
Her ashes will be buried in the family plot in Winton, Calif., as well as scattered in Scotland.
Lillian Alma Marshall
Juneau resident Lillian Alma Marshall, 89, died June 4, 2006, in her home in Juneau, after a short bout with bone marrow cancer .
She was born May 6, 1917, to Thaddaus and Mary (Riggs) Wallace in Bath, N.C. A Juneau resident for 31 Years, she was a sales clerk at Ben Franklin (Nance's Five & Dime) and Don Anderson's Photo & Jewelry, and a homemaker.
She attended local schools in North Carolina. She graduated from high school in Grimesland, N.C. She attended a Red Cross nursing school in Elizabeth City, N.C., and graduated as a certified nurse's aide.
She was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Furman T. Marshall, of Juneau; son, Tom (Lorraine) Marshall, of Juneau; grandchildren, Paul and Blain Hatch; five great grandchildren, all of Juneau; and numerous nieces and nephews residing in North Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Georgia.
Services will be at 11 a.m., June 10 at Juneau Church of Christ, 8755 Trinity Drive. A reception will follow.
Please make any donations to Juneau Hospice or Catholic Community Services.
Paul Stoll
Juneau resident Paul Otto Stoll, 98, died May 28, 2006, at Wildflower Court in Juneau.
He was born Oct. 10, 1907, in Denver. He graduated from North Denver High School and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. From 1932 to 1992, he was an owner and operator of Stoll Brothers Upholstery in Denver.
He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Bernice Stoll; son, Don (Eleanor) Stoll; grandchildren, Tim Stoll, of Juneau, Dawn (Doug) Marah, of Cedaredge, Colo., and Lisa (Albert) Heyer, of New Zealand; and great-grandchildren, Bryn Marah and Joseph Marah, of Cedaredge.
His remains were cremated. At his request, there will be no services.
Eileen Houlihan
Juneau resident Eileen Frances Houlihan, 75, died June 4, 2006, in Juneau.
She was born Jan. 8, 1931, in New York. She lived in Marietta, Ga., for 34 years. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta for 30 years.
She is survived by her two sons, Stephen M. Houlihan of Juneau and Mark P. Houlihan of Douglasville, Ga.; sister, Rita (John) McCauley of Venice, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m., June 12 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marietta.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice & Home Care of Juneau, 419 Sixth St., Juneau, AK, 99801.
