Timothy Jay Olmstead
Timothy Jay Olmstead passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, with his wife Louise by his side, at Sitka Community Hospital. He was 59.
A celebration of his life will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Sitka Elks Lodge.
Those wishing to take a dish are asked to contact Elaine Steinbach at 747-8504.
Tim was born May 24, 1957, to John and Sara (Brisk) Olmstead in Grafton, N.D., and raised in Forest River, N.D.
He moved to Sitka in 1983, where he met and married Louise Dennard Sept. 27, 1985, during low tide at Totem Park.
In Sitka, he was employed at Ed Martin Construction, Sitka Northern Sales (Mike Elerding), Alaska Pulp Corp., Sitka Community Hospital and Avis Rent a Car. In North Dakota he was involved in farming and custom combining and worked at Steiger Tractor Factory.
Tim enjoyed fishing, hunting, gun collecting and motorcycles, and Christmas was his favorite holiday.
Tim dearly loved his family, near and far. And they loved him.
“I’m glad I got to know Uncle Tim – he could put a smile on anyone’s face,” his nephew Tyler said.
Another nephew, Travis, said “Tim was always my favorite uncle and I miss him already,” and Todd said “the time that we spent with Uncle Tim was memorable – some of the best summers were when he came to visit.”
In 2015, his niece and nephew, Renae and Tyler Anderson, took him in while he underwent cancer treatment, and he became very close to Renae, Tyler, Jessica and family while he was in Washington state.
Tim was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Patricia Vold; his brothers, Henry Olmstead and Robert Olmstead; niece Jacki Vold; nephew David Olmstead; great-nephew Joshua Stocks; his parents-in-law Argyll and Louise Dennard; and his four-legged buddy Quin.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, and brother-in-law Robert Dennard, both of Sitka; his furry child Duke and furry nephew Rosco; sister and brother-in-law Alice and Orvin Johnson of Lake Park, Minn.; brother Larry Olmstead of North Dakota; and many, many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requesdts donations be made to the Sitka Animal Shelter, 2098 Jarvis Street, or the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department, 209 Lake St.
