Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Jada Sievenpiper-Booth
Jada Faith BrendaLynn Sievenpiper-Booth died Jan. 15, 2007, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. She was 15 days old.
Born Jan. 1, 2007, at Barlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, she is survived by her mother, Cami Sievenpiper; father, Roger Booth; sisters, Sarah and Briana Sievenpiper, and Harley Sievenpiper-Booth; grandfather, Doug Conway; grandmother, Diane Sievenpiper-Conway; grandparents, Scott and Louis Wickward, of Haines; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Juneau Church of the Nazarene.
Honorary pallbearers will be Diane Toth, Sgt. Harley R. Sievenpiper, Brenda English, Doug Conway, Joy Conway and Cara and John Moraitis.
The family was able to donate some of her heart valves in order that other children might live.
Kip Dali
Former Juneau resident Kip Reginald Dali, 52, died Jan. 31, 2007, due to heart failure.
He was born Feb. 4, 1954, to Mario and Betty Dali, of Modesto, Calif. He attended Modesto City Schools: Fremont Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and Grace M. Davis High School.
He was an owner of M&B Enterprises and served as a consultant for many walnut processing plants throughout the Central California Valley. His time in Juneau was spent working with North Star Trekking.
Family members said he was an avid fisherman and enjoyed all water sports, traveling, camping, barbecuing and most of all, spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Coldeen Greable, a longtime resident of Juneau who worked as a purser for Alaska Marine Highway Systems; two children, Kip and Katy Dali; grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Nathan Dali; and two sisters, Becky Stadtlander and Debi Kochel, who both reside in Las Vegas.
A memorial service was held Feb. 2 at Salas Brothers Funeral home in Modesto. Remembrances can be made in his name to your favorite charity.
James Edward Donner Jr.
Gustavus resident James Edward Donner Jr., 60, died peacefully Jan. 21, 2007, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage surrounded by his family.
He was born on Oct. 17, 1946, in Spokane, Wash. He graduated from high school in Spokane in 1964, and while attending college at Eastern Washington University, he met his wife of 36 years, Jo. He and his family moved to Juneau in 1974.
He did many things during his life: He was a fireman, fisherman, logger, chef, correctional officer, bartender, store clerk, real estate agent and union laborer. Upon retirement, he and his wife enjoyed spending time in Gustavus, moving there permanently in 1998.
According to family members, he loved to travel and found Fiji to be a beloved destination. He was very social and engaging, preferring to be surrounded by friends and family, they said. He enjoyed simple pleasures such as cooking, fishing, a family drive or just some leisure time. He was known for his generosity to friends and strangers alike.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward Donner Sr.; and mother-in-law, Eleanore Stewart.
He is survived by his wife, Jo Donner, of Gustavus; mother, Laura Ullrich, of Idaho; sister, Cathy Malzahn and her husband, Tom, of Idaho; brother, Bill Donner and his wife, Nancy, of Sterling; daughter, Kelly Shattuck, and her husband, Rick, of Juneau; son, James Donner and his wife, Heather, of Anchorage; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Alex Donner, of Anchorage, and Ryan Shattuck, of Juneau; father-in-law, Norman Stewart, of Yuma, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Becky Esposito and her husband, John, of Colorado; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and their families.
Family members said he loved Gustavus dearly. As his health declined in later years, the local clinic allowed him to remain in his favorite small community. In lieu of sending flowers, his family asks that donations be made to the Gustavus Community Clinic, P.O. Box 399, Gustavus, AK, 99826, in the name of Jim Donner.
At this time, no services are scheduled. The family may be contacted at P.O. Box 165, Gustavus, AK 99826.
Thomas Elbert Smalley Jr.
Lifelong resident Thomas Elbert Smalley Jr. died Feb. 4, 2007, in Juneau. He was 31.
He was born Dec. 17, 1975, in Juneau.
"Thom enjoyed being with his family. He was very close to his parents, and growing up he was inseparable from his younger sister, Monica," said Tina Jacobson.
"Thom was very proud of his son and looked forward to watching him grow up. The only son, Thom brought many years of smiles and laughs to his family and will be loved and missed very much."
He is survived by his parents, Mary and Thomas E. Smalley Sr., of Juneau; son, Thomas E. Smalley III, of Anchorage; sister, Tina Jacobsen and her husband, John, and their children, Dustin and Miranda Morris, of Keller, Texas; sister, Rose Earwood and her husband, Frank, and their children, Valerie Unger, Noah Earwood and Emelia Earwood; sister, Monica Whitehead and her husband, Lynn, and their children, Royce, Trenton and Kiel, of Juneau; two great nephews, of Anchorage; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
A viewing for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 7 at the Alaskan Memorial Park, 3839 Riverside Drive. Private services for family will be on an undisclosed date.
A graveside service for lifelong Juneau resident Thomas Elbert Smalley Jr., who died Feb. 4, 2007, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2007 at the Alaskan Memorial Park.
Kathleen Moore
Former Juneau resident Kathleen Denise Moore died Jan. 24, 2007, in Mount Vernon, Wash., after a long battle with illness. She was 50.
She was born Sept. 8, 1956, in Denver. According to her parents, she was always a fun child who loved her sisters, Vicki, Karen and Crystal, dearly.
She had dreams of being a singer, photographer, ballet dancer and counselor. Those dreams, however, never came to pass due to her illness.
She married Gus Garcia in 1978 and had a baby boy, Siloam Sabian Kahler, and a baby girl, Selena Ryan Garcia. She always played music and sang to her children. As a result of this, her children got into the music business. She later divorced Gus and went to Juneau, where she worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Tourism and the Attorney General's Office.
Later she married James Moore, who the family called the love of her life. They had a very special spiritual love together, relatives said.
She was a member of the Bahai Faith and the Red Hat Society of Sedro Woolley, and a student of A.A. and a course in Miracles.
According to family members, she loved going boating with her parents to watch whales, seals and sea lions, and she loved watching the northern lights in Juneau.
"We mourn her passing, but celebrate her life," her parents said in a prepared statement.
"She leaves us with a special legacy of unconditional love, boundless empathy and a continued hope in the face of great adversity. She was our hero. Kathy taught us how to love, sing, dance and fight for life. She has touched so very many lives in Denver, Juneau, Mount Vernon and Anacortes, Wash. Wherever she went she would light up a room with her beautiful blue eyes, her tender touch, her beautiful smile and of course her special love."
She was preceded in death by her biological father, Albert Kahler; stepfather, Richard Zoller; and father, Clair Sathern, who taught her to play golf and to fish.
She is survived by her mother, Trudi Sathern; children, Siloam Sabian Kahler and Selena Ryan Garcia; sisters, Vicki Zoller of Kenmore, Karen Kahler and her husband, Rick Danielson of Anacortes, and Crystal and Stennar Thorson of Mount Vernon; estranged husband James Moore of Burlington, Wash.; aunt, Jaye French; uncle, Doug Gallagher; grandmother, Hazel Avery of Denver; cousins in Denver; nephews, Zachary Klinefelter and his wife, Lacey of Bellingham, Wash., Joshua Cooper and his wife, Serena of Anacortes, and Jesse Cooper of Anacortes; niece, Chenoah Torgerson and her husband, Jaye of Beaverton, Ore.; and special friend, Billie Wilson, of Juneau.
Graveside service was Jan. 29 at Hawthorne Memorial Park in Mount Vernon. A celebration of life was held directly following the service at Christ the King Church in Mount Vernon. Burial arrangements were entrusted to Affordable Burial and Cremation Services of Mount Vernon.
Memorial contributions can be made at any Peoples Bank, in care of Kathy Moore's memorial Fund. Cards can be sent to Trudi Sathern, 1410 Mallard View Drive No. 5, Mt. Vernon, WA 98274.
