Luke Padberg
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Luke Padberg, a former Sitka resident, died Feb. 12 at his home in Heppner, Ore. He was 57.
Services were held Feb. 16 at the Heppner Episcopal Church.
Luke was born Sept. 16, 1955, in Heppner, and graduated from high school there. Afterward, he lived in Lewiston, Idaho, where he worked as a carpenter and house painter.
In 1993, he came to Sitka, where he continued his work as a carpenter and builder, and installed satellite dishes. He also was a tender on the Windsong, owned by Glen Wilbur.
Along with fishing, he also loved hunting.
He left Sitka in 2007 to return to Heppner to be near his mother.
He is survived by his mother, Colleen Kitch; and by three brothers, Dick and Gene Wallace of Heppner, and Wade Padberg.
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20 YEARS AGO
January 2005
In a year with high oil prices boosting state revenues, Sitka’s legislators say a major challenge this session will be holding back on spending. “It will be a Katie-bar-the-door year,” said Sen. Bert Stedman, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee. “The Legislature needs to keep in mind the prices can go down just as fast as they go up.”
50 YEARS AGO
January 1975
Three persons were treated for minor injuries Saturday when the two-story house at Seward and Cathedral Way caught fire. The house, owned by Sitka Telephone Co., was considered a total loss. Its assessed value is $10,500. On Sunday, a troller belonging to Neland Haavig caught fire in Crescent Harbor. The cabin and most of the deck area were destroyed. The loss was put at $25,000.
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