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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...
Graham was friend to many, brought fun and humor to life
Known to family and friends as a jovial guy with a bushy beard and big heart, Jonathan Michael Graham died July 4, 2011 in a single-vehicle accident...
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...
Truax had colorful past, quiet life in Haines
Michael Truax, a New York City native who once worked as the private cook for notorious heiress Leona Helmsley, died May 26. He was 62 and had been...
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...
Seamstress Craig dies in Oregon at 70
Former resident Beverly Craig died May 1 at a Bend, Ore. hospital after a long illness. Craig,70, had been on kidney dialysis since 1992, and had...
Immigrant Olsson held to Norwegian roots
Ingeborg Olsson, a hardworking fisherwoman who helped her Swedish in-laws at the Halsingland Hotel, died April 16 at a Sequim, Wash. assisted living...
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...
Church-builder Hebert dies at 93
L. Hansel “Hans” Hebert, a self-taught construction engineer, mechanic and surveyor who built the Presbyterian Church here in 1969 and...
After surviving World War II tank wreck, Armour came North
Longtime resident Bill Armour died of natural causes at son Mike Armour’s home here on March 28. William Armour was born Aug. 21, 1924 in...
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...
Bender: Trucker, gillnetter dies at 85
Oliver U. Bender, 85, former resident of Haines, died in his sleep Friday Feb. 18 in Kamiah, Idaho. He was born in Wickes, Ark. on Oct. 13, 1925 to...
Town's 1st state trooper dies at 86 in California
The first state trooper stationed in Haines, who later rose to the position of deputy commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety, died...
Woods grew up here, died in Oregon at 87
Former resident Rosalyn Francis Woods, remembered as a talented cook and pastel artist, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 15 in Waldport, Ore....
Former resident Bromagen dies at 62
Former Haines resident Francis M. Bromagen, died unexpectedly Feb. 9 at his home in Union City, Ind. He was 62. Bromagen lived in Haines in the early...
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...
