Services for Elmo Kay Mills Jr. will be held 2 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. A potluck will follow. Elmo was well-known around Sitka, watching construction projects around town take shape, showing up for all the local...
Warren C. Pellet Jr. was born to Warren C. Pellet Sir, and Anna Louise Peller on May 29, 1950. He passed on April 16, 2016, from a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), a progressive nuerodegenerative disease, at a Veteran’s Home in New...
Bethany Grace Uriah Austin (Kheel Geis') is Takdeintaan and child of Was'eeneidi. She was born on November 16,1990, in Sitka, Alaska to Diana Renee Williams and Gary Wayne Austin Sr. Bethany spent the first two years of her life surrounded by...
Gary Downie Sr., 76, a longtime resident of Sitka, Alaska, a Vietnam veteran, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on October 24 at his daughter’s home in Lubbock, Texas, after a determined and courageous medical...
With great sadness her family announces that Judy Puckett passed away on April 27, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, kindness, and deep devotion to those she cherished most from complications from...
Robert Duane Cockrum, a Sitka resident since 1983, died May 3 in Sitka. He was 62. He was born Dec. 23, 1963, in Redding, California, the son of Sharon Ward and James Cockrum. He moved to Sitka on June 6, 1983, and has made Sitka his home ever...
Services for Nancy Carol Thomas, a Sitka resident who died June 4, will be Thursday, June 11. A viewing will be 5-7 p.m. at Prewitt Funeral Home, 1004 Halibut Point Road, followed by a reception 7-8 p.m. at Sitka United Pentecostal Church, 101...
Georgia Rogers Obituary In December 2025, Georgia Rogers passed away and joined her husband Frank Rogers, Sr. Georgia was born in May 1937 in Canada before moving to Washington as a child. Her and her parents and siblings lived in Shelton...
On May 21, 2026 Christine Daisy Littlefield passed away on the day of the Orthodox Feast of Ascension. Christine was a loving and generous mother, daughter, auntie, sister, and wife. Born on December 5, 1931 to Agnes Dubke and Bernhardt Albert...
Judson Roy Thomas passed into heaven in Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center in, Sitka, Alaska, on May 4, 2026, following a long battle of illness. Judson, Daak-kwill-Saak, Kaagwaantan Tlingit from the Royal Box House Kook Hit, was born January 8, 1941....
Norma Jean Perkins, 71, left us on November 24, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Norma lived a full life of Faith, Family and a professional career in health care. Norma Jean was the first child of Raymond and Rosalie Perkins, born on Alaska Day,...
Shirley Nadine Littlefield, a lifelong Sitkan, passed away at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center on April 16, 2026, with her family by her side. Shirley was born March 11, 1961, in Sitka to Katherine Mary Lott Hope and Fred Howard Hope. A Raven,...
Robert Busey, of Anchorage, died May 2 in the arms of his wife, Jessica Cherry, and his sister-in-law, Rachel Yung. The former Sitka resident was 49. Besides Jessie and Rachel, Bob is survived by his beloved dog Jack; his parents, Dave and Jane...
Karen A. Buchholz, 82, of Pullman, Washington, passed away April 13, 2026, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Karen was born February 16, 1944, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Marvin and Helen (Strand) Ingman. She grew up in western North Dakota...
Katie Miyasato, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin and friend to many throughout Alaska, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2026, in Sitka, surrounded by family. Katie was born in Kwigillingok (Kuigilnguq) on October...
Daniel Robert Evans, a photographer, adventurer and good friend to many, passed away April 16 in Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. He was 64. A celebration of his life will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Harrigan Centennial...
Roberta (Robbie) Louise Modrell passed away April 11, 2026 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. Her son Josh was by her side. She was 77. She was born May 18, 1948 in Seattle to Robert and Donna Ruth Modrell. While she was an infant the...
The following information was submitted to the obituary form on the website: sitka-sitka-sentinel.creativecircleforms.com deceased name: Gerald Everett Blood obituary: JERRY’S OBITUARY Gerald “Jerry” Everett Blood, beloved husband of Barbara...
Former Sitka resident Richard Sigmund passed away on Sunday, April 5, in Phoenix Arizona. He was 67. He was born May 16, 1958, in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, to Richard H. and Catherine Sigmund. He graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1976 and...
Nancy G. Davis, a beloved mother, trailblazer, and longtime Sitka resident, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, in the early hours of March 13, 2026. She was 79. Born October 8, 1946, in West Seattle, Nancy’s early years were...