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Richard David Kay Mills
Kake resident Richard David Kay Mills, 14, died in a boating accident, along with his father, Rick, and a close family friend.
He was born April 6, 1989, in Petersburg to Judith Joanne Woods Mills and Richard "Rick" David Mills. He was adopted into the Kaachiadi Clan (Was'eeneidi yadi) and was given his Tlingit name, Lahaash, by Ruth Demmert.
Little brother of Rae Anne and big brother of Johnny and Chelsea, he lived in Kake all his life. His early affinity for computers was one of the many interests he shared with his father. A freshman this year, he joined the basketball, cross-country and wrestling teams. He took sixth in regionals for his weight class in wrestling. A new passion in his life was learning to drive, and he enjoyed cruising the roads of Kake. He was active in the church and went with the Presbyterian youth group to Hawaii last summer.
"He always needed a morning hug from his mom to start the day, " said family members. "He could often be found at his dad's elbow, learning about mechanics, carpentry, fishing or hunting. In addition, David shared a love of all sports with his dad, whether he was a participant or a spectator. In fact, no sport was safe for David's enthusiasm. He cheered with equal fervor for the Demolition Derby, NASCAR races, a 'grand salami' or a well-executed cannon ball.
"He loved to listen to music and knew all the words to the oldies on 97.3 KBSG. He had a passion for video games; his current favorites were Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed and Gran Turismo 3.
"His other loves included his pet turtle, Sapphire, spending summers in the swimming pool and tormenting his younger brother and the girls in his class. David was always thinking; one of his great inventions was duct tape pants. (He was still working on the fine details.)"
He was survived by his mother, Judith; siblings, Patricia RaeAnne, Jonathan Hauoli and Chelsea Jo; grandmother and grandfather, "Grammy" Bonnie and "Poppa" Richard Woods; aunts, Patty Kay Mills, Pamela Jo Lopez, Cheryl (Tony) Tabor and Becky (Larry) Lamb and Peggy (Myron) Igtanloc; uncles, Mark (Linda) Mills, Elmo Kay Mills Jr., Robert Dell (Isabel) Mills and Ronald Dell Mills; and numerous cousins. Special people in his life were his uncle, Reggie; "Aunt" Susan; Kathy and Eric Gebhart; best friends, Michael DeBell and Tony Mach; and his classmates, wrestling buddies from Southeast, girlfriend Kristine Blossum and other friends too numerous to name.
A Juneau memorial service was held Jan. 5 at Chapel by the Lake. A Kake memorial service was held Jan. 6. Funeral services and a thank you dinner for Gery Davies and Rick and David Mills were held Jan. 7 in Kake.
Clark Milliken Hoffpauer
Clark Milliken Hoffpauer, 73, died Jan. 4 in Crowley, La., after bouts with cancer.
He was born Oct. 20, 1930, to Dorothy Milliken Hoffpauer and Sterling Clark Hoffpauer.
He is a graduate of Crowley High School and obtained his master's of science in wildlife management from Louisiana State University in 1960. His military service included stints in the Navy and the Air Force, where he was an instructor in survival escape and evasion and a munitions specialist.
He was a lifelong pilot, adventurer and avid sportsman. He retired seasonally to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot at numerous lodges throughout the state. His last project, which he enjoyed with his family and friends, was building his dream home in Homer. It was completed this past summer.
His appreciation for gourmet excellence led to his opening of the popular Crawfish House Restaurant at the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, La.. It relocated to Bourbon Street at the close of the fair.
He was the former director of the State of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, where he started as a biologist in 1950 and became the director for the entire state. He was responsible for the procurement of five game management areas and received the Louisiana Conservation of the Year Award in 1972.
He also served as president for the Southeastern Game and Fish Commissioners Association. He was instrumental in the return of the endangered brown pelican, changing legislation for alligator management and many other innovative studies and practices that are in place today. The environmental impact study business that he founded conducted spill emergency plans for Louisiana refineries.
He was preceded in death by his father, Sterling; mother, Dorothy; and brother, Jack Hoffpauer.
He is survived by his son, Clark M. Hoffpauer Jr.; daughters, Pamela S. Hoffpauer, Maria G. Hoffpauer, Greta Hoffpauer-Akrass and Faye Hoffpauer; grandchildren, Charles, Benjamin, Otto, David and Olivia; brother, William Hoffpauer; and former wife, Betty Spell Hoffpauer.
Funeral services will be held Jan. 7, at First United Methodist Church in Crowley, La. In lieu of flowers, a scholarship endowment fund has been established in his name for the benefit of wildlife and natural resource studies at LSU.
Donations are being accepted: c/o LSU Foundation, Clark Milliken Hoffpauer Fund, 3838 West Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. For further information, please call Russ Greer, 225-578-3811.
Richard 'Rick' David Mills
Kake resident Richard "Rick" David Mills, 43, died in a boating accident.
A memorial service was held in Juneau at Chapel by the Lake on Jan. 5. Memorial services in Kake were held at 7 p.m. Jan. 6 in the Community Building. Funeral services and a Thank You Dinner for Gery Davies and Rick and David Mills will be held today in Kake on Wat the same location. For more information, contact Jennifer in Juneau at 790-4806 or Isabel in Kake at 785-3299.
He was born Oct. 1, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, to Cecilia Patricia Cavanaugh Mills and Elmo Kay Mills Sr. He was born into the Was'eeneidi Clan and given his Tlingit name, Gaandein, by his aunt, Josephine Paul. The family lived at Fort Lewis in Washington before returning to Kake, where he spent his childhood. He graduated as valedictorian from Kake High School in 1978.
After high school, he attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., for four years. He was very active in wrestling, football and drama. Returning to Kake after his father's death, he worked for Kake Tribal Logging, commercially fished and worked for Kake City Schools as an assistant accountant. He graduated from Pacific in 1985 with a bachelor's in mathematics and returned to the University of Alaska Southeast to fulfill his dream of becoming a teacher in the community he loved.
In 1984, he met and courted Judith Joanne Woods, Kake's kindergarten teacher. He married Judy on Nov. 27, 1985. Together they had four children, Patricia RaeAnne, Richard David Kay, Jonathan Hauoli and Chelsea Jo.
He began teaching at Kake High School in the fall of 1986. In addition to mathematics, he taught native arts, auto mechanics, Alaska history, health, band, drama and computer technology. He was the driving force behind the development of the wrestling program, serving as the high school and junior high school coach for most of the 18 years he taught in the Kake City School District.
This summer, he was completing his master's in school administration from Seattle Pacific University and was due to graduate. He served as an elder in the Tlingit community, often spoke at the Presbyterian Church, was elected to the Kake City Council and was a president of the Kake Education Association. He also coached boys' high school basketball for two years. He was recently named Kake City School Athletic Director.
"Rick was always there, " said family members, "If you needed something done, he was your man. He never said no. ... Family was very important to Rick. He made everyone who entered his home a part of his family."
He was preceded in death by his son, David; mother; father; niece, Brittany Grace Mills; and nephew, Scotty Kay Jackson.
He is survived by his wife, "JJ;" three children, "AnnaRae, " "Donny Boy" and his "Little Red Caboose;" sisters, Patty Kay Mills and Pamela Jo Lopez; brothers, Mark (Linda) Mills, Elmo Kay Mills Jr., Robert (Isabel) Dell Mills and Ronald Dell Mills; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Bonnie and Richard Woods; sisters-in-law, Cheryl (Tony) Tabor, Becky (Larry) Lamb, Peggy (Myron) Igtanloc; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.
Darwin Mears
Lifelong Alaska resident Darwin H. "Bim" Mears, 45, died Dec. 29, 2003, at his family home in Ketchikan, following a year-long battle with cancer.
He was born Dec. 18, 1958, to Audrey and Darwin Mears Sr., in Ketchikan. He graduated from Ketchikan High School in 1977 and attended college in Yakima, Wash., and Rapid City, S.D. Early in his career, he worked in the timber industry as an accountant. Later in his life, he became a youth counselor and worked in construction.
His family said he harbored a passion for sports and outdoor activities, and was a talented baseball player who enjoyed basketball and golfing. He spent a great deal of his free time hunting, fishing and hiking, and he later became an avid scuba diver.
He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
"Darwin loved his family and many friends, and he enjoyed giving a helping hand to all who were in need, " said family members. "His big, loving heart and caring ways, along with his warm, gentle smile will be greatly missed, but will be carried in the hearts of his family and friends forever."
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ronald and Hazel Mears and Andrew and Nellie Mather.
He is survived by his parents, Audrey and Darwin Sr.; sisters, Danalee Orcutt of Ketchikan, Belinda (Leo) Barlow of Anchorage, Melanie (Doyle) Canada of Burney, Calif., and Margo (Fred) Ochsner of Sapula, Okla.; aunts, Edna Jackson of Eagle River, Donna Munson of Olympia, Wash., and Laverne Mears of Ketchikan; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A private memorial service was held in Ketchikan on Jan. 2. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1057 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 204, Anchorage, AK 99503.
Elsie Pegues
Lifelong Alaskan Elsie F. Pegues, 79, died Jan. 4, 2003, at the Sitka Pioneers' Home, where she had resided since 1998.
Pegues was born in Juneau on Oct. 23, 1923, to Otto and Flora Schombel. Her father operated Juneau's first commercial radio station, KFIU, and the family were early homesteaders in the Mendenhall Valley. She attended grade school in Juneau and Haines and high school in Haines. In Juneau, she was employed by the Juneau and Douglas Telephone Co., and worked for Dorothy Pegues at the Alaska Sunday Press. She also worked at the Juneau headquarters of the Alaska Road Commission.
She married Don Pegues on March 2, 1949, in Juneau. She was an active member of Emblem Club in Juneau, Ketchikan and Haines and the Alaska Visitors Association. Her family said her husband's job with Pan American World Airways introduced her to travel, and she was an active member of local tourism groups wherever his assignments took them. She was especially proud of her long membership in the Alaska Native Sisterhood and of her many friends in the Native community, her family said. She served several terms as president of Tenakee Springs Camp 76 of the ANS.
She was a life member of Juneau Igloo 6 and Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary. She made her Alaska homes in Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan, Fairbanks and Tenakee Springs, and her family said she leaves many friends throughout the state. She enjoyed gardening, reading and travel.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Lois Schnable of Haines. She is survived by her husband, Don, daughter Barbara, granddaughter Taimane and brother-in-law Bob Pegues, all of Tenakee Springs; daughter Diana and granddaughter Nicole of Vida, Ore.; daughter Margaret of Fairbanks; granddaughter Stephani and great-grandson Jacob of Seattle, Wash.; brother Hank Schombel of Cooktown, Australia; and brothers- and sisters-in-law Rod and Donna Pegues, Dick and Jo Pegues and June Pegues, all of Juneau; and Jim Pegues of Glendale, Calif. She had numerous nieces and nephews throughout Alaska and the country.
She also is survived by sons from a previous marriage, Michael and Clarence Valencia of Oakland, Calif.
At her request, no services are planned. A celebration of life will be held in Tenakee Springs at a later date. Donations may be made in her memory to the Sitka Pioneers' Home Site Council or to a charity of choice.
W.T. 'Buzz' Patrick
Juneau resident W.T. "Buzz" Patrick, 77, died Jan. 7, 2004.
Born April 2, 1926, in La Grande, Ore., to Jesse and Nelly Patrick, he joined the Merchant Marines and then the U.S. Army, fighting in World War II. He married his wife Norma on Dec. 13, 1957. He worked as a telephone lineman across the west and midwest and moved with his family to Juneau in 1962. He worked at ACS/RCA/Alascom from 1962 until he retired in 1988. His real love was his 20 years as a Southeast Alaska commercial gillnetter.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jim and Don Patrick.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Norma; four daughters, Deborah Patrick, Virginia (Jason) Waterhouse, Kelly Windom and Shelly (Andrew) Hohenthaner; eight grandchildren; brothers, Bill Patrick and Delmar Patrick of Springfield, Ore.; sisters, Edith (Patrick) Engebretson of Weippe, Idaho, and Pearl Self of Eugene, Ore.
A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Church For All Nations, 5636 Glacier Hwy.
Edward Frank Hubbard
Longtime Hoonah resident Edward Frank Hubbard, 73, died Feb. 11, 2004, at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital in Sitka.
He was born Sept. 19, 1930, in Juneau, and was raised in Douglas. He was Tlingit, a member of the Raven/Frog Clan.
Funeral services will be held Feb. 17 at the Tlingit and Haida Community Council building in Juneau, 3235 Hospital Drive. Flowers and contributions can be made to Lila Hubbard in care of Alberta Peratrovich, 3333 Nowell Ave., No. 203, Douglas, AK 99824, or by calling (907) 586-3054.
Ruby Linda deLuna
Juneau resident Ruby Linda deLuna, 56, died March 1, 2004, in Juneau.
She was born July 13, 1947, in Juneau. She lived in Juneau from 1947 to 1952, and returned in 1965, living here until her death. She attended Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., the University of Washington and the University of Alaska-Juneau. She was a retired state employee, working for the departments of Revenue, Fish and Game, and Education. She was recently employed by Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL, Inc.).
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Elizabeth (Betty) Lockridge.
She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Janis Lockridge and Hal Folette of Prescott Valley, Ariz.; brother and sister-in-law Mike and Cathie Lockridge; niece, Megan; and nephew, Eugene, all of Juneau.
An open house gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the home of Mike and Cathie Lockridge, 8173 N. Douglas Hwy. A celebration of life dinner will follow at 6 p.m. at the Shrine of St. Therese.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Southeast Alaska Independent Lining Inc./ORCA, 3225 Hospital Drive, Suite 300, Juneau, AK 99801.
Matuska Anna 'Emily' Williams
Juneau resident Matuska Anna "Emily" Williams, 75, died March 21, 2004, in Juneau.
She was born Aug. 10, 1928 in Sitka to Mary and Frank Marks. She attended the Wrangell Institute, and received a GED in Juneau. She was a homemaker, living in Juneau since 1977. She was married to Father Michael Williams, a priest at the Russian Orthodox Church in Juneau.
Her family said she always looked forward to berry picking and sharing that with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
She is survived by daughters, Sue Ann K. Lindoff, Tillie M. James, Pauline D. Hudson, Natasha Williams; sons, Billy J. Williams, James M. Williams, Edward F. Williams, Howard G. Williams, Gordon C. Williams, Kevin A. Williams, Leon C. Williams, Rick Iannalino; sisters, Judy Brakel, Jeannette Tabor, Liz Hill; as well as number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers include Eunice Akagi, Dorothy Wallace, Ruth James, Judy Brackel, Emma Demmert, Judy Hanson and Liz Hill.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at Tlingit and Haida Community Council. Graveside burial services spring 2004 at Alaskan Memorial Mortuary.
Rajesh Kumar Rawal Shrestha
Former Juneau resident Rajesh Kumar Rawal Shrestha, 50, died of a heart attack April 10, 2004, in Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
He was born Oct. 23, 1953, in Kathmandu and spent much of the early 1980s in Juneau.
His family said he will be remembered for his love of music and good food, his snakeskin cowboy boots, his innate sense of humor and fun, and for the generosity he showered upon his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Hira Devi Shrestha, who died in 1995.
He is survived by his children, Mira Rani Shrestha Fielding and Zayn Donovan Shrestha Fielding of Marin County, Calif.; father, Yogesh Bhadur Shrestha; aunt, Gunga Rai Shrestha; brothers, Prakash (Basanti) Shrestha of Kathmandu, Naresh (Lisa) Rawal Shrestha of Juneau, Sanjay Shrestha of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters Gitanjali (Daniel) Shrestha Dawson of Colorado, Vidhea Shrestha of Kathmandu, Nepal, sister Neera (Walter) Shrestha Weidner; nephews Siddhartha (Kavita) Shrestha, Sumiran Shrestha, Janik Shrestha, all of Kathmandu, Nepal; niece, Freya Devi Shrestha of Juneau; great-nephew Arhant Shrestha of Kathmandu; his girlfriend, Tina Rai of Kathmandu; and many friends in Juneau, the Seattle area and Kathmandu, where he lived for the past eight years.
Cremation and funeral services were held on April 10 in Kathmandu.
