Edward Johnson
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Edward Johnson
Edward Jay Johnson, of Anacortes, Wash., a former Sitka resident, died of cancer Aug. 29 in Kirkland, Wash. He was 69.
He was born April 2, 1947, in Tacoma, Wash., the son of Wes and Merna Johnson. The family moved to Ketchikan in 1953, and then to Sitka, where Edward attended schools then went to work at Alaska Pulp Corp. mill. He also worked as a bartender.
In the 1980s he moved to Redding, Calif., where his brother Gary was living. He worked at several jobs there before moving to Madras, Oregon, and then Anacortes.
Edward was preceded in death by one brother, Harry Johnson.
He is survived by two sons, Elvis Johnson and Heath Johnson, both of Helena, Mont.; brothers Gary Johnson of Redding, Larry Johnson of Sitka, Billy Johnson of Lacey, Wash., Richard Johnson of Federal Way, Wash., and Charlie Johnson of Anchorage; and sisters Charlotte Johnson Robinson of Snohomish, Wash., Peggy Johnson Whitney of Anacortes, and Janice Johnson Meabon of Sitka.
Many nieces and nephews also survive.
A private family service will be held in Anacortes.
The family suggests that those wishing to make a memorial donation do so to Sitka Public Library.
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February 2005
Photo caption: S&S General Contractors crew bury conduit along Sawmill Creek Road as part of a sewer line project. They’ve been working only at night, using portable lights to direct traffic. Sitkans living between Shotgun Alley and Indian River Road are asked not to use drains or toilets Thursday as pump stations will be turned off.
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February 1975
Photo caption: Five players selected for the first All Tournament team in the American Legion Southeast Alaska Basketball Tournament hold their trophies. From left are Jeff Klanott, Klukwan ANB; Rick Ludigsen, Ketchikan Webber Air; Al Kookesh, Angoon ANB; Terry Friske, Klukwan ANB; and Mike Erickson, Ketchikan Webber Air.
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