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Donald Hollis Erickson
Former Juneau resident Donald Hollis Erickson, 68, died Dec. 21, 1998, at his home in Clatskanie, Ore.
He was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minn., to George and Jewel (McDonald) Erickson. He grew up in Fontana, Calif., and graduated from Fontana High School. He graduated from Humboldt State College in 1951 with a degree in art.
In 1952 he married Alice Drewick, and they had five sons. They moved to Longview, Wash. in 1954, and Erickson took a job teaching art at R.A. Long High School. He taught there for 25 years, and in the summers he operated the charter boat Vernon and owned and operated Big Dipper Salmon Charters.
He was known for his fishing expertise, his abilities as a charter skipper and his knowledge of the Columbia River bar, a notoriously difficult area to navigate.
In 1976 he married Margaret Erickson. In 1980 he moved to Juneau and taught fishery technology and seamanship at the University of Alaska Juneau. During the summers he operated the University's research vessel, and owned and operated the charter boat Little Dipper.
He was preceded in death by his son Garth Erickson. He is survived by his wife Margaret Erickson of Clatskanie; sons Brad Erickson of Naselle, Wash., Rex Erickson of Illwaco, Wash., and Jon and Erick Erickson, both of Longview, Wash.; stepdaughters Cheryl Quinn and Kathy Blakley, both of Anchorage, and Kristi Assink of Juneau; and his sister Maryln Magland of Port Angeles, Wash. He is also survived by several grandchildren.
Memorial services were held today in Oregon.
Inez Rose Wyrostok
Inez Rose Wyrostok died Aug. 14, 1999 at Mount Edgecumbe Hospital in Sitka.
She was born Aug. 10, 1918 in Kake.
A memorial service is planned for Aug. 18 in Kake and a funeral is set for Aug. 19, also in Kake.
John Rivers Peterson
Former Juneau resident John Rivers Peterson died April 9, 1999, of cancer in Reno, Nev. Peterson was a 25-year Alaska resident and lived in Juneau from 1951 to 1960. He managed the Gross Alaska movie theater here and served two terms on the Juneau assembly.
He was born Jan. 11, 1917, in Muncie, Ind., to Rivers Peterson and Frances Taylor. His father was an adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt and the head of the National Hardware Association.
Peterson attended the University of Richmond and competed in football and boxing. He served in the 151st Infantry at Camp Shelby as a radio announcer during World War II.
During his residency in Juneau in the 1950s, he owned and operated a candy business, managed a musical group - the Hal Kemp band - and worked with the Crippled Children's Association. He was a member of the Toastmasters and the Elks Club.
He moved to Anchorage in the 1960s and served as deputy Supreme Court administrator, later serving as a court administrator in Oregon during the 1970s. He also wrote for the Oregonian newspaper.
He retired to Nevada seven years ago.
He is survived by his daughters, Lori (Steve) Martin of Reno and Debra S. Kajer of Wisconsin, son John Peterson Jr. of California, and eight grandchildren.
Services and a celebration of his life were held April 13 in Reno.
Helen Isaak
Longtime Douglas resident Helen Isaak, 91, died at the Juneau Pioneers' Home on April 7, 1999.
She was born in Roslyn, British Columbia on March 26, 1908 and came to Douglas with her parents around 1910. On Oct. 15, 1932 she married G.R. ``Mex'' Isaak and they raised six children in Douglas.
Isaak was an accomplished baker and produced large varieties of Christmas cookies. She was also a sports fan, particularly of baseball. She often supported her family from the sidelines of local ball fields.
She was a member of the Pioneers' of Alaska auxiliary. She moved into the Juneau Pioneers' Home seven months ago.
Isaak was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother and sister. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Mike Guinzy of Ashley Illinois, Marilyn and Douglas Blanchard of Frazier Lake, B.C., Lucile and Richard Rountree of Juneau, Patricia and Merrill Sanford of Juneau and two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Donna Ike Isaak of Douglas and John and Mary Lee Isaak of Douglas. Other survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Violet and Bernell Scott of Port Angeles, Wash.; niece Sue Whyte of Seattle; 12 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Juneau Pioneers' Home on April 13 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Juneau Pioneers' Home, Residents' Council, or a charity of the donor's choice.
Jeanne B. Muller
Juneau resident Jeanne B. Muller Sr. died April 6, 1999, in Vancore Hospital in Seattle after an extended illness.
Muller, who was 71 and retired, worked as a programmer on Wall Street, then in California and finally in Alaska, where she was employed by the Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits for many years.
She is survived by her son James and daughter Jeanne Jr. of Juneau; sister-in-law Jean Gray of Georgia; nephew Jamie and Vickie Gray, great-nieces Melissa and Caylee Gray, and great-nephew Gery Gray of Florida.
``She will be missed by all her close friends and all those whose lives she touched,'' her family said. ``God speed safely, Jeanne.''
A celebration of her life will be held at 7 p.m. April 17 at 5874 Pine Street in Juneau. Her ashes will be scattered in Juneau.
Muller was vice president of the Juneau Chapter of the American Diabetes Association for many years. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Juneau Chapter of the American Diabetes Association or to Southeast Senior Support Services.
