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Brian Lawrence Halvarson
Lifelong Alaskan Brian Lawrence Halvarson died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at his Anchorage apartment following an epileptic seizure. He was 27.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E St. in Anchorage.
Mr. Halvarson was born March 31, 1976, in Anchorage and raised in Soldotna. He moved to Anchorage in 1997. A high school graduate, he attended three years of college courses and had been working as a brew master at Glacier Brewhouse.
He enjoyed playing his tuba, fishing, hiking, bicycling and bowling.
"His family will always remember Brian's friendly manner, willingness to help others and easygoing nature. His tuba playing was enjoyed by many friends and co-workers. Brian always loved playing and singing for various audiences throughout his musical career. He will be loved and missed by all privileged to know him, " his family said.
He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Lillian Halvarson and Evelyn Byrne; and grandfathers, Fred Halvarson and Vincent Byrne.
Mr. Halvarson is survived by his parents, Barbara and Larry Halvarson of Soldotna; brother, Scott Halvarson of Anchorage; uncles, John Byrne, Tom Byrne of California, Jim Fleming of Wasilla, Royce Kayton of Anchorage and Will Stephenson of Roy, Wash.; aunts, Patricia Fleming of Wasilla, Rosemary Whelan of Minnesota, Linda Peterson of Washington, Viola Kayton of Anchorage, Lila Powell of Tacoma, Wash., and Donna Stephenson of Roy; and cousins, Norman Kayton and Brenda Fowler of Anchorage, Rhonda Hozey of Washington. D.C., and Christopher Reyes of Juneau.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Epilepsy Foundation.
Arrangements were made by Evergreen Memorial Chapel.
Scott Cunningham
Homer resident Scott Cunningham died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, following an accident. He was 43.
A memorial service will be held at St. Johns Catholic Church in Homer at 3 p.m. Saturday, followed by a life celebration gathering at the Cunningham residence.
Mr. Cunningham was born in Teaneck, N.J., on Feb. 14, 1960. His early years were marked by a strong interest in theater, photography and a passion for motorcycles that carried throughout his life. He traveled all around the country but eventually settled in Vermont, where he graduated from Brattleboro Union High School and later attended Marlboro College.
After careers that included the culinary arts and motorcycle mechanics, Mr. Cunningham became interested in emergency medicine. It was during his time volunteering for Rescue Inc. in Brattleboro, Vt., that he met his future wife, Samantha, who also was a volunteer medic. Together, they attended the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and became paramedics. The couple worked as paramedics in Richmond, Va., during which time they helped countless people, including Frank Sinatra after he collapsed on stage during a concert.
The Cunninghams moved to Alaska in 1994 and instantly fell in love with the scenery and community of Homer. In 1998, Mr. Cunningham partnered with Claire McCann and Cliff and Diana Jeska to open Smokey Bay Air. Scott served more than eight years as a paramedic for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department and was chair of the board and fire chief of the Kachemak Emergency Service Area, where he helped secure more than a $1 million in grants for equipment as well as a fire station in McNeil Canyon.
"Family and friends remember Scott not only for his generous nature but also his quick wit and tall-tale-telling talent. Though he had many endearing qualities, the one that shone brightest was his love for his children and his wife. Those who met him usually found themselves laughing at his constant stream of jokes and wise cracks, for Scott was someone who enjoyed life and liked to help others do the same, willing or not, " his family said.
"A gregarious personality, he made friends everywhere he went. Scott's exuberant energy, quick quips and love of life will be greatly missed, and we will all try to emulate that energy in his honor."
Mr. Cunningham was preceded in death by his father, Robert Bruce Cunningham.
He is survived by his wife, Samantha Cunningham; children, Thane and Rowyn, ages 6 and 4; mother, Alma Cunningham of Virginia; brothers, Andrew Cunningham of Massachusetts and Storm Cunningham of Washington, D.C.; mother- and father-in-law, Suzy and Charley Restino of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; sisters-in-law, Maria McKnight of Washington, D.C., and Carey James of Homer; brother-in-law, Matthew James of Homer; and nephews, Trevor and Christopher Cunningham of Massachusetts.
Memorial donations for Thane and Rowyn may be made to the Scott Cunningham fund at the Wells Fargo Bank. For more information, call Carey James at (907) 235-6637.
Stanley B. Porter
Former Alaska resident Stanley B. Porter died Friday, June 20, 2003, at his daughter's home in Watertown, N.Y. He was 66.
No services are planned. His body will be donated to science.
Mr. Porter was born Nov. 28, 1936 in Wendell, Idaho, the son of Don and Winona Gilmore Porter. He graduated from Fairbanks High School and received a bachelor's degree in business from Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage.
He served in the Marines from Aug. 26, 1958 to Aug. 25, 1961. He received the good conduct medal and was honorably discharged as a lance corporal.
Mr. Porter married Patricia E. Cummings on June 23, 1963 in Fairbanks.
He worked as an air traffic controller for 20 years, retiring in 1993 from the Federal Aviation Administration in Homer. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and was a bush pilot.
Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Patricia E. Porter of Kenai, two daughters and sons-in-law, Larrisa Cummings and Patrick Carney of Anchorage and T. Lynn and Del Porter of Watertown; four grandchildren; one brother, Don. G. Porter of Honolulu, Hawaii; one sister, Marilyn Bell and her husband Ken of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; one aunt; one uncle; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements were made by Cummings Funeral Service of Watertown, N.Y.
Robert G. Tice Sr.
Kenai resident Robert G. Tice Sr. died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at Heritage Place in Soldotna. He was 64.
Memorial graveside services will be at noon Monday at Fort Richardson National Cemetery at Fort Richard-son.
Mr. Tice was born July 14, 1938, in Waco, Texas. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1957 and was honorably discharged in 1964. While in the Air Force he was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base from 1959 to 1963. He later lived in Anchorage from 1971 to 1999. He then moved to the Kenai-Soldotna area, residing there until his death. He had worked as a laborer for the government and other jobs over the years.
"His greatest pleasure in life was his children and grandchildren, " his family said.
Mr. Tice was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Tice; sisters, Joy Gentry, Margaret Ann Williams and Barbara Lou Sharpe; and a brother, Larry Tice.
He is survived his sons, Robert Tice Jr. and his wife Brenda of Lake Havasu, Ariz., Kenneth Tice and his wife Lori of Palmer, and Steven Tice of Port Aransas, Texas; daughter, Nancy Tice of Kenai; and grandchildren, Jesse, Ehrin, Damien, Tiphany, Bec Bec, and Tanner.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.
Ingibjork (Inga) Jona Thordarson
Twenty-year Homer resident Ingibjork (Inga) Jona Thordarson died Sunday, June 22, 2003, of medical complications and sarcoidosis at her home in Homer. She was 40.
Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, commencing at Bishop's Beach and will be followed by a celebration of life at Duggan's Waterfront Pub.
Ms. Thordarson was born May 28, 1963, in Pennsylvania. She was an accomplished chef and cooked in several of Homer's restaurants. She cooked for the last eight years at the Homer Senior Citizens Center. Although she had little money, she was extremely generous, often cooking huge quantities for her friends and their families.
"If she could have, she would have fed the world. Inga had a great sense of humor, still laughing, despite the challenges life threw at her. She was a devoted mother and partner, creating a warm, loving home, " her family said.
Ms. Thordarson is survived by her partner, Mike Stehman; sons, Dylan, 8, and David, 5; and her Icelandic family and friends.
Donations for the children may be made to Wells Fargo, account No. 3898335009, 88 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK 99603.
Arrangements were made by the Homer Funeral Home.
Joseph G. Widman
Former Sterling educator and commercial fisher Joseph G. Widman, died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Providence Alaska Medical Center after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. He was 76.
The Rite of Christian Burial and graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at Angelus Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Scott Fuller of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will officiate.
A memorial service will be held at Fairbanks Lutheran Church at a later date.
Local arrangements were made with Evergreen Memorial Chapel.
Virginia Darline Hill
Anchorage and Anchor Point resident Virginia Darline Hill died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Third Medical Group Hospital on Elmendorf Air Force Base from complications of chronic ailments. She was 76.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Anchorage Pioneers Home, 923 W. 11th Ave., on the fifth floor. Additional memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. June 15 at the VFW Hall in Anchor Point.
Mrs. Hill's cremated remains will be interred at Anchor Point Cemetery and scattered in Stariski Creek.
Mrs. Hill was born June 11, 1926, in Souix City, Iowa. She served honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1943 until 1948. After moving to Alaska in November 1965, she worked for the state of Alaska.
Mrs. Hill enjoyed fishing, camping, painting, pottery and reading.
"Mother to a few. Grandmother to many, " her family said.
She is survived by sons, Mike Hill of Lafayette, La., Darrell Hill of Anchorage, and Eric Hill and Laurence Hill of Anchor Point; daughters, Pam Golob of Albuquerque, N.M., and SueLyn VanBrunt of Anchorage; 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made with Alaska Cremation Center in Anchorage.
Robert 'Bob' William Honeysett
Longtime Soldotna resident Robert "Bob" William Honeysett died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at his home in Soldotna after a long illness. He was 75.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Peninsula Memorial Chapel, 5839 Kenai Spur Highway. Pastor Alan Humphries will officiate. Burial will follow services at the Spruce Grove Memorial Park in Kasilof.
Mr. Honeysett was born March 11, 1928, to James and Irene Honeysett in Powell, Wyo. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy and received his honorable discharge Jan. 7, 1948. He married Norma Jean Fetzer in 1948 and they had four children. Before arriving in Alaska, he traveled around the world drilling for oil in the North Sea and Iran.
Mr. Honeysett moved to Alaska in 1964 to work the oil fields. He spent his life drilling oil from the North Slope to Cook Inlet to Cold Bay. He had worked for various oil field companies and retired in 1989.
He enjoyed all sports, especially basketball.
"Bob's legacy was that he was the hardest working man in Alaska, working in the oil fields was his life. He led his sons into the oil fields with the same work ethic, and they are all legends. Chances are they will meet on 'the Rig.' Bob and his sons will be loved and missed by all, " his family said.
Mr. Honeysett is preceded in death by his parents, James and Irene Honeysett; brothers, James E. and Richard S. Honeysett; and sons, William Robert and Robert Edward Honeysett.
He is survived by his daughter, Marilyn Honeysett of Anchorage; daughter and son in-law, Karen and Michael Munger of Soldotna; granddaughter, Michelle Morris and her husband Greg of Anchorage; grandson, Robert Edward Honeysett Jr. of Anchorage; grandson Chauncey Jacob McMillian in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Braggs, N.C., his wife Brigitte and their daughter, Emily Michelle McMillan; grandson, Peter J. Honeysett and his daughter, Morgan, of Soldotna; grandson, William R. Honeysett of Soldotna; grandson, Patrick Carver of Eugene, Ore.; grandson, Douglas Honeysett of Henderson, Nev.; grandson, Joshua Honeysett of Colorado; granddaughters, Erin Carver of Soldotna and Sheila Rose Honeysett of Oregon; and many good friends.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.
Gordon Samuel Hermansen
Lifelong Alaska resident Gordon Samuel Hermansen died at his home in Anchorage on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, from complications resulting from a stroke. He was 74.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Chapel at 737 E. St. in Anchorage.
Born July 4, 1928, in Kenai to Martin and Theodora Hermansen, Mr. Hermansen grew up in Kenai. The house in which the family lived on the bluff overlooking the Kenai River is listed on the Kenai Historical Register as the Hermansen-Miller house and now is a bed and breakfast.
After moving to Anchorage in 1939, the Hermansen family lived on the edge of town, which then was the Park Strip, in a house that Martin Hermansen Sr. refurbished. It now is on the Anchorage Historical Register and a is a bed and breakfast, called the Oscar Gill House.
Mr. Hermansen trained as a plumber and was a member of the Local 367, Plumbers and Steamfitters Union for more than 50 years. He worked for Hasco Inc. for a number of years before starting his own commercial and residential plumbing service business, Hermansen Plumbing and Heating. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He married Frances B. LeDoux in 1951 and spent the winters in Anchorage and the summers in Cohoe commercial setnet fishing. In 1956 they homesteaded in Cohoe and Mr. Hermansen still maintained a summer home and commercial fishing business in that area on the Kenai Peninsula. In later years, he was a co-owner of Alaska Display and Retail Supply in Anchorage.
Mr. Hermansen was preceded in death by his wife, Fran, in 1994; his parents, Martin and Theodora; and his brothers, Martin and Alfred Hermansen.
He is survived by his daughter, Laura Hermansen of Anchorage; son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Karin Hermansen of Anchorage; sisters, Marie Shepard and Ella Secora of Anchorage; brother, Herman Hermansen of Cohoe; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements were made by Evergreen Memorial Chapel in Anchorage.
