OBITUARIES
"H"
Louis Raymond Harrison, Jr.
A public visitation for Louis R. Harrison Jr., 30, will be held from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Kehl's Palmer Mortuary. He died Nov. 23 in
California.
Born July 26, 1955 in Alaska, he left Alaska for California seven years
ago and worked as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the
Operating Engineers No. 302 and the California local also.
He is survived by his wife, Diane of Hacienda Hts., Calif.; one son,
Brandon of California; two daughters, Clara of Chickaloon, Alaska, and
Crystle of California; his mother, Rita Hubbard of Fairbanks; four
brothers, Tim and Gary of Chickaloon, David of Anchorage and Bruce of
Moose Pass; his half-brother, Donald of Portland, Ore; two
stepbrothers, Mike and Steve Smith of Wasilla; also one sister, Penny
Harrison of Anchorage.
Burial will be in the Chickaloon Cemetery.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - December 4, 1985
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
Mildred P. Hayes
Services for Mildred P. Hayes, 91, will be held at a later date in
Whittier, Calif. She died Dec. 2 at her home in Point MacKenzie. Born
Oct. 30, 1894 in Salem, W. Va., she came to Alaska in April 1985.
She is survived by two sons, Robert and James Hayes of Anchorage; three
daughters, Ruth Richardson of Kenai, Anne Montgomery of Sierra Madre,
Calif., and Jean Rogers of Wasilla; two sisters, Mary Stone of Griffin,
Ga., and Lucile Bailey of Richmond, Wash.; 18 grandchildren, 20 great
grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Burial will be at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. Arrangements by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - December 4, 1985
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
Vincent C. Hite
Alaska resident Vincent "Moose" Claude Hite, 69, a telephone installer,
died Sept. 8 at his Wasilla residence after a lengthy illness. A
private family service was held Saturday at Kehl's Palmer Mortuary.
Mr. Hite was born Feb. 22, 1920, in Idaho. He came to Alaska in 1951
and homesteaded at Peters Creek. In 1954, he and his wife moved to
Anchorage where they stayed until 1983. Mr. Hite retired from Anchorage
Telephone Utility in 1983 after 32 years of service. He and his wife
then moved to Ruidoso, N.M. where they lived until December 1985. After
his wife's death, he returned to Alaska and resided in Wasilla until
his death.
Mr. Hite was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 1547 in Anchorage. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Mr. Hite is survived by his son, Tom, of Palmer; his daughter, Janet,
of Texas; and five grandchildren. Burial will be at a later date next
to his wife in Ruidoso.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - September 10, 1989
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
Kathleen A. Hole
Memorial services for Kathy Hole, 29, will be held today at 6 p.m. at
Kehl's Palmer Mortuary. She died Oct. 17 at Valley Hospital.
Born June 19, 1956 in Wyoming, she came to Alaska 22 years ago and
worked for Alaska Mutual Bank as a loan supervisor for three years.
She is survived by her husband, Jan; two sons, Joshua Demille and Jake
Hole; her daughter, Christina Demille, all of Wasilla; her parents,
William and Dorothy Neil; one brother, Buster Neil; and her sister, Joy
Tuttle, all of Anchorage; one niece and one nephew. Memorial
contributions may be directed to Prevention of Child Abuse, 400 Gambell
St., Suite 201, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - October 21, 1985
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
William Hoskins
Memorial services for William "Bill" Hoskins, an Alaska pioneer and
farmer, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Palmer Elks Lodge No. 1842. The
Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 31 and the Northland Pioneer Grange No. 1
will officiate. Mr. Hoskins, 78, died Wednesday, March 23, at
Providence Hospital following a long bout with cancer.
He was born Nov. 20, 1909, on a farm in Brady, Wash. He moved to Alaska
in 1931 and purchased 150 acres from a homesteader near the current
Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer. While clearing the land for his
farm, he also worked for a variety of employers including the Alaska
Railroad, the Premier Coal Mine, a Hatcher Pass gold mine, the
Territorial Road Commission and the University of Alaska experimental
station at Palmer. He also handdug water wells for the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation for the Colonists in 1935. He retired from
the experimental farm in 1975. His love was farming and he always had a
beautiful garden with huge vegetables that until recently was a stop
for the tourist buses in the Valley.
He was instrumental in establishing many organizations and held charter
memberships in Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 31, Palmer Moose Lodge No.
793 and Northland Pioneer Grange No. 1. He was one of the original
organizers of the Snider Park Commission and the Alaska State Fair, of
which he was a board member. When the fairground was moved to its
present location adjacent to the Hoskins homestead, a building which
houses the artsandcrafts and baked and cannedgoods displays, was named
in his honor. Hoskins was the first checkpoint person at the top of
Lazy Mountain for the Alaska State FairLazy Mountain Marathon. In
addition to his own farm, Hoskins helped build the Valley Hospital, the
high school (which is now Palmer Junior High) and the Eklutna Power
Plant.
In his leisure time, he enjoyed making canes and walking sticks out of
diamond willow, and helping the historical society establish a museum
in the basement of the Log Cabin Visitors Center in Palmer.
He leaves his wife of 50 years, Marjorie, and his son, Jerry, both of
the original homestead in Palmer; his son, Roy, of Palmer; his
daughters, Ida Wooten, of Blountville, Tenn., and Lila Gilmer, of
Pelzer, S.C.; six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.
In accordance with his wishes, his ashes will be scattered over the
land that he loved, his farm. Memorials may be sent to Northland
Pioneer Grange No. 1, P.O. Box 2304, Palmer 99645. The fund will be
used for scholarships for agricultural students. Service arrangements
were by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - April 5, 1988
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
James C. Hunsicker
James Carl Hunsicker, 57, director of operations and maintenance for
MatSu schools, died Aug. 30 at the Valley Hospital in Palmer. A funeral
service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Wasilla Stake Center,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, on Bogard Road with the
Bishop Merelyn Shreeve officiating. A visitation will be held from 5 to
8 p.m. today at the church.
Mr. Hunsicker was born May 28, 1931, in Arbor, N.J. He moved to Alaska
in 1969, and lived in Willow the past 10 years. He retired from the
U.S. Air Force in 1972 as a chief master sergeant after 21 years of
service with the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron. Mr. Hunsicker then
worked as a civilian employee in Galena for a short while before
working as facility plant manager at Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital.
In 1979 he went to work for the MatanuskaSusitna Borough School
District as director of operations and maintenance. He was also the
MatSu Valley agent for Fred's Bail Bonding.
Mr. Hunsicker was an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday
Saints, where he was active in the primary organization. He enjoyed
spending time with his children and grandchildren, and for the past 20
years he was active with the Boy Scouts of America cubbing program. He
was active in the Willow Area Civil Organization and was a member of
the Ancient Scottish Rite of Masons and the Paws and Laws Square Dance
Club.
He leaves his wife, Patricia, of Willow; his son, Carl, of Kansas City,
Mo.; his daughters, Gretchen Glick, of Anchorage, Richelleand Michelle,
of Willow, and Deanna Schachle, of Big Lake; his brothers, George, of
New Jersey, and Lloyd, in the Lower 48.
A private graveside service with full military honors will be held next
week at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Pallbearers will include
James Tracy, Guy Derry, Jeff Wadman, Forrest Richey, Neal Sullivan, Bev
Morris, Alan Cook and Robb Schachle. Memorials may be sent to the Bear
Paw District of the Western Alaska Boy Scout Council. Service
arrangements were by Evergreen Memorial Chapel.
Source: Anchorage Daily News - September 1, 1988
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
Back to Matanuska-Susitna Home
Copyright © Genealogy
Trails 2012
All
data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights
reserved for original submitters.
|
