Curtis “Tone” Jackson Curtis “Tone” Jackson was born November 15, 1953, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and died on January 10, 2025, from complications related to recent heart surgery. Tone …
Wayne Alan Wrenn Jr. Wayne Alan Wrenn Jr., of Marion, Kentucky, died unexpectedly January 15 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, Kentucky. He was 66 years old. Wayne was born October 3, 1958, at Mt. …
Wayne Byron Brown holds his 79-pound king salmon. (Photo provided) Wayne Byron Brown, a Sitka resident since 1979, died January 20, at the age of 84. He was born Nov. 24, 1940, in Philadelphia, …
Elizabeth Joan (Betty Jo) Yaw Potter Elizabeth Joan (Betty Jo) Yaw Potter, 93, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024, in State College, Pennsylvania. Betty Jo was born in Sitka on November …
Timothy D. Gillette It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Timothy D. Gillette on Jan. 12, 2025. He was born June 11, 1972. His sense of humor and free spirit will be missed by …
Services for Henry Sam Jr. will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Michael’s Cathedral. Henry died Dec. 25, 2024, while in in Seattle for medical treatment. He was 73. He …
Tad J. Fujioka was born on August 31, 1974, in Tacoma, Washington, to Carol and Jeff Fujioka, and died October 30, 2024, in Sitka. Shortly after Tad was born, the family moved to …
Christine Alvanez Morgan Christine Alvanez Morgan, born Dec. 5, 1959, in Winterhaven, California, died Jan. 7, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was …
Darrell Eugene “Gene” Newcomb Darrell Eugene “Gene” Newcomb passed away on November 5, 2024, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, with his wife of 53 years by his side. Carole had …
T (Theron) Cole T (Theron) Cole, longtime Sitka resident, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2024, in Seattle Washington. He was surrounded by family at the time T was born in Sitka on …
Dorinda Lee (Petraborg) Ray Dorinda Lee (Petraborg) Ray passed away peacefully December 29, 2024, with family by her side at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington, following …
Stuart Otis Denslow Stuart Otis Denslow, who served as Sitka city manager and a vice president of Sheldon Jackson College, died July 3 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He would have turned 90 on …
Jack C. Fredrickson Jack C. Fredrickson was born Nov. 25, 1931, in Ketchikan, the youngest of five children of Alpha and Ed Fredrickson. In 1942, the family moved to Seattle, Washington, where …
Erik A. Davenport Erik A. Davenport, who was a home builder in Sitka for nearly 30 years, died Dec. 16 in Placerville, California, at the age of 74. He was born in San Jose, California, …
William “Bill” Louis Smith III William “Bill” Louis Smith III, a beloved figure hailing from Cortland, N.Y., formerly of Aberdeen, Md., and Sitka, passed away suddenly and, as one might …
David R. Knapp Jr. David R. Knapp Jr., born Jan. 18, 1972, in Anchorage to parents David and Marilyn Knapp, lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully surrounded by family in …
Bernice Lorraine (Espeseth) Stedman Bernice Lorraine (Espeseth) Stedman passed away on March 17, 2023, in Sitka at the age of 93. She had spent the last several years residing at the Sitka …
Myrna Lang Services have been scheduled for Myrna Lang, a lifelong Sitka resident who died in Sitka on Nov. 20. The service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Alaska Raptor Center. …
Lucas Spencer Williams Lucas Spencer Williams, a life-long Sitkan, passed away Monday morning on November 18, 2024, in his home. He was 35. Lucas was born April 25, 1989, in Sitka, to Dale and …
Stephen Brian Petro Stephen Brian Petro, a former Sitka resident, passed away on November 12, 2024, in Port Orchard, Washington. He was 74. Steve was born on a warm, sunny day in Seattle, …