Alfred Gordon
Services for Alfred Eli Gordon Jr. will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi, with graveside services to follow at 1 p.m. at Sitka National Cemetery.
Mr. Gordon died Nov. 15 at SEARHC Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, at the age of 93.
He was born Feb. 19, 1923, in Sitka, the son of Mary Marshall and Alfred Eli Gordon. He returned to Sitka in 1975 and had lived here ever since.
While living in Wrangell, he walked every plank of wood up a steep hill where by himself he built a house for his family.
He served in the U.S. Army, and over the years worked as a fisherman, cook, janitor, sawmill worker and a carver. After retiring from fishing, he volunteered at the Swan Lake Senior Center.
He is survived by his former wife, Margarette Gordon; sons Alfred Gordon III, Leslie Gordon, Terry Travors, Thomas A. Gordon and Ted Gordon; daughters Alfreda Gordon, Emily Anselm, Maria Gordon, Fawn Gordon and Bernadette Allen; son Dustin Eugene Gordon; daughter Deanna Brown; grandchildren Dorothy Gordon, Marcia Gordon, Bernadette Kibby, Jonathan Gordon, Jim Bradley, T.J. Gordon and Daniel Gordon; and numerous other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Emily Anselm, 1311 Sawmill Creek Road No. 21, Sitka.
