Henriette Odell
Henriette Golberg Odell, a longtime resident of Pelican and Sitka, died Oct. 29 at the Sitka Pioneers Home. She was 95.
Her ashes will be laid to rest at Sitka National Cemetery, with her husband, William Odell. At her request no service will be held except for a private family gathering at the cemetery, 2 p.m. Nov. 10.
Henriette was born July 23, 1921, in Horace, N.D. She and her husband Bill moved to Pelican in 1956 where they fished commercially. She also worked at Pelican Cold Storage, and later was the U.S. Customs Agent in Pelican.
The Odells also owned and operated Pelican Wet Goods and Steam Bath.
She liked to picnic with friends on Martini Beach near Pelican, and had many good years in Pelican. The oldtimers in Pelican remember her as a wonderful hostess and terrific cook.
When Bill’s health declined, the Odells moved to Sitka, in 1990.
Among her pleasures were her annual trips to Hawaii.
Henriette was preceded in death by her husband, William Odell, and a son, Claude Odell.
She is survived by a son, Allen (Becky) Odell; grandchildren Kim, Shayne, Amy and Scott and their spouses; and great-grandchildren Tyne, Dylan, Calista, Chadam, Clara, Josie and Mollie.
She will be missed by the many whose lives she touched, her family said.
