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Howard Phillips, 55, dies in Juneau

A memorial service for former resident Howard Kenneth Phillips will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Haines ANB Hall, followed by graveside services at...

 

Roberta Lane was 'quiet, strong, solid'

Friends and family attended a memorial service at the Covenant Life Center Tabernacle Monday night for longtime resident Roberta Lane who died at her...

 

Thompson: Hoops prowess, humor were hallmarks

Family and friends held a traditional, all-night vigil Aug.17 for John "Stubby" Thompson, who died Aug. 11 in Hoonah of liver cancer. He...

 

Baker: Army veteran, bookkeeper maintained humor

Friends and children of Denise Baker are planning a potluck memorial Saturday afternoon, said sister Barb Stigen. Baker, 51, died of respiratory...

 

Carlson traveled and worked throughout Alaska

Dale Carlson’s Mosquito Lake neighbors will miss his hospitality. "As soon as you walked in the door, he’d say, ‘Sit down and g...

 

Albecker a war hero who sang to customers at his bar

Friends and family will remember Larry Albecker for his heroism in battle, fishing skill and social ways. Albecker died Aug. 7 at the Alaska Native...

 

Lifelong resident Lapham: Fireman, foreman and family man

By Heather Lende A firefighter’s sendoff would have pleased lifelong resident Pete Lapham. Lapham would have served 40 years in the Haines...

 

Tree planter Joe Leivermann was rooted in Haines

Joe Leivermann died Thursday, July 21 in an Anchorage hospital after suffering a heart attack on a Soldotna fishing trip where he caught three salmon,...

 

Loyal and easy-going Strunk "was a guy you had to love"

"There was so much good in Kevery, I want people to remember him for that," Kevery Strunk’s partner Vicky Cox said this week as the...

 

Victor M. Palmer Jr. found gold, God in Haines

There will be a memorial service for long-time resident Victor Palmer on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Palmer died July 14, two days...

 

Former Haines auto body specialist dies in Nevada

Carl Lee Stoddard died from a heart attack after having lunch with his companion Cherryl Chambers in Winnemucca, Nev., on May 24. He was 59 and had...

 

von Stauffenberg led notable life in Haines

Erich von Stauffenberg died June 15 in Bartlett Hospital of liver cancer. He was 78 years old and had lived in Haines about 35 years. In the 1980s he...

 
 By Heather Lende    News    June 23, 2011

Norman Blank led the 'quintessential' Haines life

Longtime resident Norman Blank died Sunday, June 12, at home from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 80 and had been active up until the...

 

Aronson brought Alaska Native languages into print

Resident Bill Aronson, whose career included helping bring Alaska Native languages into print, died May 16 at the Alaska Regional Hospital in...

 

Millhand, charter skipper Hart was outdoorsman

Friends and family said goodbye to sport fishing guide Richard Hart Tuesday at a memorial service in the Salvation Army. Hart, 69, died at home Saturd...

 

Lee captained state ferries, lived at Fort Seward

Robert E. Lee, a state ferry captain who lived at Fort Seward, died April 7 of lung disease. Lee lived in Haines about a decade, into the 1990s. He wa...

 

Borders made mark with library patrons

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on April 9 for Haines librarian Ellen Borders, whose cheerful nature and wide knowledge of books made her a...

 

Burrows was teacher, restaurateur

Diann and Roc Ahrens attended a funeral for her mother, Helen Larson Burrows in Seaside, Ore. on March 3. Burrows, 95, died Feb. 26 following a...

 

Longshoreman Potter was kind, calm, arts supporter

A memorial service is scheduled 10:30 a.m. Saturday for longtime resident Roger Potter, who died Sunday in Anchorage of renal failure. He was 60. Pott...

 

Entrepreneur Miles remembered for energy, humor

Dennis Miles, a colorful and energetic businessman who made friends of customers at his Main Street furniture store, died Sunday of an apparent heart...

 

Rose: Quiet, caring 'Office Mom'

Longtime resident and business manager Corlene Rose died Sunday, Nov. 7 in Anchorage at the Alaska Regional Hospital, of complications from lung cance...

 

Ramey remembered as independent, caring

  Holly Jackson Ramey last visited her hometown in July, for the Haines High class of 1981 reunion and a memorial service for her uncle, Tom...

 

Walker remembered for energy, advocacy of healthy diet

Debbie Lynn Walker, formerly of Haines, died Sept. 27 of brain cancer that began as melanoma, at her home in Marshall, Texas. She was 52. "She...

 

Kelly remembered for good will, humor

Dan Kelly says his wife Barbara never lost her kindness and humor despite being ill and nearly housebound many years. "She was pretty fun...

 

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