Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Rita McLeod
Hoonah resident Rita Laura (Dalton) McLeod, died Jan. 17, 2007, in Hoonah. Her Tlingit name was Gun X Su Wa Tlex of the Yeil Kudei Hittaan (Raven Nest House), T'akdeintaan Clan and a Kaagwaantaan Yatxee. She was 63.
She was born Sept. 26, 1943, in Hoonah, where she lived in her early years until she moved to Mt. Lake Terrace, Wash. She returned to Hoonah in June 2004. She worked at Pete's Hoonah Crab Cannery and at Z Brick in Woodinville, Wash.
Her hobbies included crocheting, beadwork, working on subsistence food, dehydrating fruits and most of all driving out to False Bay to see the wildlife, picking berries and family picnics.
She was a shareholder of Huna Totem and Sealaska Corp., and an enrolled member of Hoonah Indian Association. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church Choir of Hoonah and a cheerleader for Hoonah schools.
She attended Hoonah public schools and Sheldon Jackson in Sitka. In 1964, she was a secretary to Hoonah Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 12 of Hoonah, where she became a lifetime member.
She was preceded in death by her significant other, Benjamin E. Light; father, George Dalton Sr., of the Kaagwaantaan Wolfhouse; mother, Jessie K. (Starr) Dalton "Naa Tlaa" of the Yeil Kudei Hittaan; sister, Sarah A. Sharclane; brother, Richard Dalton Sr.; and sister, Lila Hubbard.
She is survived by her son, Phil Goshinska and his wife, Heather, and their children, Zachary and the twins, Alex and Niklas of Seattle; daughter, Shelley Anne Light of Seattle; sister, Violet Cote of Seattle; brothers, Thomas G. Dalton Sr. of Seattle, George Dalton Jr., and his wife, Hattie of Hoonah, and Dan Neal and his wife, Darcy, of Hoonah; adopted brothers, John Holmquist, of Juneau, Skip Wallen of Juneau, Bill Paden of Sitka, and Jim Hembree; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Services were held by the Alaska Native Sisterhood on Tuesday in Hoonah.
Pallbearers were Annette M. Osborne and Minnie Dalton. Honorary pallbearers Frank White Sr., Paul White Sr., Mark White, Alfred McKinley Sr., LeRoy McKinley and James Jack Sr.
Joanne Lennon
Juneau resident Joanne Marie Lennon died Jan. 20, 2007, in Juneau. She was 74.
She was born June 25, 1932, in Bloomington, Ill., to Raymond and Dorothy Vogel. In 1953, she graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing in Bloomington. She lived in Seattle from 1966 to 2002, when she moved to Juneau.
She was the president of Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Juneau and a retired registered nurse.
She is survived by her children, Lori Campbell and her husband, Ray, Matt Smithberg and his wife, Stacey, Mark Smithberg, Michael Smithberg and his wife, Wendy, Helene Romero and her husband, Michael, Max Smithberg, Lenore Freeman and her husband, Jeff, Lee Ann Rebagliati and her husband, Luca, and Martin Smithberg; four stepdaughters, Gale Sinnott, Delece Lennon, Kandace Denninson and Nancy Lennon; and 11 grandchildren, Matthew Campbell, Laura Smithberg, Christine Smithberg, Andrew Campbell, Gwendolyn Smithberg, Gina Romero, Tru Hoang, Garrett Smithberg, Jeffrey Freeman, Rhea Romero and Linsdsay Smithberg.
Memorial Mass will be at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Holy Rosary School Endowment Fund in West Seattle.
Kathleen Brandt
Former Juneau and Ketchikan resident Kathleen (Wilson) Brandt died Jan. 24, 2007, in Walla Walla, Wash. She was 86.
She was born March 31, 1920, in Seattle and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1938. She and her husband, Larry Brandt, and their children moved to Petersburg in 1950.
They lived all over Southeast and South Central Alaska until 1976. Larry built many schools, hospitals and other public buildings, such as the Pioneer Home in Sitka; the high school, District Court House and Bartlett Hospital in Juneau; and the hospital in Ketchikan.
She ran the Alaska Crippled Children's "White Elephant Shop" in Sitka for many years in the 1950s and enjoyed embroidery and needle work.
Most of all, she enjoyed her family, they said. The family was active in Resurrection Lutheran Church in Juneau. She hosted a breakfast for Sen. Ted Stevens on his first election to the Senate from Alaska.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; all of her siblings; and two aunts, Nettie Hanson and Alma Wick, both of Ketchikan.
She is survived by her three children: Jack Brandt of Juneau, Thomas Brandt of Hillsboro, Ore., and Patricia Mitchell of Walla Walla; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Cremation will be in Walla Walla. She will be interred with her husband at Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland, Ore.
Roman Lee Hudson
Former Juneau resident Roman Lee Hudson died Jan. 4, 2007, in Wind River, Wyo., following a traffic accident. He was 17.
He was born Feb. 19, 1989, in Sitka to Richard Hudson and Pauline Williams.
He came to Sitka to attend Mt. Edgecumbe High School and moved here with his family in 2004. He attended Sitka High before leaving for Washington in 2006. Although he traveled many places, he always considered Sitka his home and planned to return following his visit to family friends in Wind River.
He participated in sports such as wrestling, for MEHS and SHS, and boxing. He also was a member of the Sitka High football team.
He enjoyed fishing, and from the time he was 12, it was his occupation. He also had a passion for his Blackfoot and Tlingit heritage and hoped to perform his first Sun Dance in 2007.
Family members said he was an extraordinary young man, with many friends and family members, who was liked by the community.
He had a heart of gold and was courteous to everyone, said his family. They said he believed in living life to the fullest and always had confidence in himself. He was always eager to lend a helping hand and was ready to volunteer wherever needed.
"During his short time in Sitka, he left an imprint on the hearts of many people and will be greatly missed.
"He will be remembered for his hard work, outgoing personality and, of course his charming smile," according to the Sitka Daily Sentinel.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, the Rev. Michael and Emily Williams, of Juneau; and niece, Ricki Hudson.
He is survived by his parents; brothers, Royal and Regal Hudson; sisters, Leilani Williams and Raven and Rainy Day Hudson; nephew, Ritchie Hudson; and members of the Williams, Wrenn and Marks families.
Funeral services were held Jan. 17 at St. Michael's Cathedral in Sitka.
Donations for the family may be sent in care to Sabrina Smith, 2020 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, AK, 99835. Her number is (907) 747-3042. She resides in Sitka with her family.
Tom Leslie
Former Juneau resident Tom Leslie died Jan. 19, 2007, in Port Angeles, Wash. He was 78.
He was born May 28, 1928, in Napa Valley, Calif. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army as a radioman.
He moved from California to Juneau in 1976 and lived here until retiring to Washington in 1986.
According to his family, he loved sailing his boat, tinkering with model trains and doing the "sweeps" on his laptop.
"He was always working on a project around the house and was a masterful jack-of-all-trades," said his daughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Lowena Leslie; first wife, Margaret Elizabeth; second wife, Earlyne Catherine; and son, Tom Leslie Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Leslie; daughters, Mary Leslie and her partner, David Macal, Sandy Nelson and her husband, Bob, and Peggy Leslie; brother, John Leslie and his wife, Sylvia; stepchildren, Beri Morris, Rick Boyce and his wife, Barb, Dale Ross and his wife, Lisa, Steve Boyce, Cindi Dudley and her husband, Clint, and Amy Osaki and her husband, John; and grandchildren, Tyler Ross, Heidi Osaki and Amanda Leslie.
No services will be held at this time. The family will gather for a memorial in the spring and scatter his ashes over the water at that time.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.
