ALASKAN FLAVOR – Young dancers Eloise Branch, Ella Haley Colliver, Maddox Dozier, Molly Hames, Maddy McDevitt, Aurora Phillips and Annie White emerge from the skirt of Mother Ginger, played by Jill Kisaka, during a rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday. The Alaska-themed ballet opens 7 p.m. tonight at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale at fineartscamp.org/shows and at the door. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Edith Jean Moulton
Edith Jean Moulton (Aunt Jean) passed away Jan. 31 after a sudden illness, surrounded by her niece Valerie and great friends.
The longtime Sitka teacher was 84.
She was born in Rutland, Vt., the second daughter of Ernest Edwin and Edith Marie (Johnson) Carlson. She lived in several small towns, West Rutland and Barrie, Vt.
She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1950 with a teaching degree in elementary education. The tuition was paid by the school on condition she taught four years in Vermont, and she did that in Burlington.
An uncle of hers had spent time in Alaska and it became a dream of hers to do the same. So after fulfilling her four-year requirement, she headed for Alaska, making a brief teaching stop in Washington state.
Her first stop in Alaska was Ketchikan where she met the love of her life Jack Moulton. They were married for 46 years before his death in 2004.
After moving to Sitka in 1958 she taught fourth grade all through her career and thought of her students as her children. She thought fourth grade was the best time of wonderment in their lives.
“Aunt Jean never got over her loss and would give ‘Jack the business,’ as she said, when she would visit him everyday at the Sitka National Cemetery, except in the last year when her dementia caught up with he,” her family said.
Aunt Jean was active in Delta Kappa Gamma, charter member of the United Methodist Church where she was very active; and volunteered for many years at the White Elephant Shop.
She enjoyed all forms of knitting dating back to high school and college when she would knit socks for a current boyfriend.
Crossword puzzle, puzzles and Tai Chi were other favorite pastimes.
“Aunt Jean always was upbeat and didn’t complain much,” said her family. “As she said, ‘complaining isn’t going to change it.’”
She loved Sitka and all her dear friends, but would get off the rock every year to visit family back east and friends all over the country.
“She will be missed very much – we loved her,” her family said.
She is survived by her sister Ruth’s children, Valerie, Ernie, Sheryl and Michael; cousins Judy Cregeur, Lynn Bourne, Paul Johnson and their families; and her beloved cat Rachel.
A memorial service is planned 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the United Methodist Church. Friends are invited to join in a celebration of her life, and are encouraged by the family to share a memory with them. A reception will be at the Elks Lodge from 4 to 6 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to a charity “close to your heart.”
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 9-12-2023)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, September 12.
New cases as of Tuesday: 278
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 301,513
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,485
Case Rate per 100,000 – 38.14
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "Low.'' Case statistics are as of Tuesday.
Case Rate/100,000 – 152.50
Cases in last 7 days – 13
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,575
Deceased (cumulative) – 10
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2003
Sitka’s new city engineer, Dan Jones, 51, says his nearly 30 years in the field has given him qualifications for all aspects of his new post. ... He replaces Milt Ludington, who has moved to a different position in the city public works department.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1973
One of the most active organizations around town this fall has been the Sitka High Drill Team, the Wolverettes. A spaghetti feed Saturday is the latest project.