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LAWRENCE W. HERSHMAN
Lawrence W. Hershman Jr., 65, of Morgantown, W.V., died April 19, 2000, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
He was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Mountain Lake Park, Md., a son of the late Lawrence W. and Josephine Swerigen Hershman Sr.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict on the U.S.S. Quincy, and was a member of Westover VFW Post #9916 and a Baptist by faith. He was a glass blower for Davis & Lynch and a retired custodian at WVU.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia L. Phillips Hershman; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Lawrence W. and Alice Hershman III, and Terry Hershman, all of Palmer; one brother, Ronald E. Hershman, of Morgantown; one sister, Beverly Ann Schaffer, of Morgantown; six grandchildren, Lisa Hershman, of Columbia, Md., Lawrence W. Hershman IV, Tammy Faye Webb, Rachael Lynn Hershman, Rebekah Alice Hershman, and Darren Hershman, all of Palmer; four great-grandchildren, Lawrence W. Hershman V, Haley Mae Hershman, Boen Webb, and Kaley Lou Webb, all of Palmer.
Services were held April 22, with the Rev. Dr. Stacy L. Groscup officiating at the ceremony. Burial followed at the Beverly Hills Cemetery.
DON E. FRIDLEY
Don Emerson Fridley, 90, died March 25, 2000, at his home in Anchorage. Services were held April 22, at the first United Methodist Church in Anchorage.
The Rev. Richard Gilbert and the Venerable Norman H. V. Elliott officiated. A celebration of life was held at the First United Methodist Church Multiple Activity Center following the service. Burial was at Angelus Memorial Park Cemetery.
Born Jan. 20, 1910, in Nesbro Rapids, Kan., Mr. Fridley was raised on a Kansas farm, moving later to southern Idaho. He was the only child of parents who were educators and farmers. He was proud of his roots and all that he learned from that experience. It served him well all through life.
He began his college studies at Idaho State University, studying education and playing basketball and football. He loved those sports and followed them all his life. He continued his studies at the University of Idaho and graduated in 1933 with a bachelors degree in education. He immediately began work on his masters, which was completed in 1935.
He began his career in Orofino, Idaho, as a high school principal, teacher and coach in 1934 and continued until 1941 when he became the president of the Idaho Education Association and moved to Boise. He returned to Orofino in 1943 as the Clearwater County superintendent of schools.
In 1953 he packed up the family and drove the Alcan to Anchorage, where he began his work as the associate superintendent of schools in charge of business, finance and transportation. During his tenure, he was the project manager for building 22 schools in the Anchorage area. He retired from the school district in July 1, 1972. In 1965 he began teaching school administration, school law and school finance at AMU, then UAA, and for several years traveled in the Interior to bring those studies to a number of Alaska villages. His courses were required for the masters education program for school administration. He retired from UAA in 1990.
Mr. Fridley held many civic responsibilities. He was first involved in the Territory and then State of Alaska Civil Defense program, working closely with military leaders for the Civil Defense of Anchorage. He was a traffic commissioner for three terms during the 1960s, and was a member of the Alaska Education Association and the Boy Scouts of America.
He was a life member of the Lions Club International. He served in every office and task and achieved the most prestigious honor in Lions, the Melvin Jones Fellowship award. The Lions Club was his extended family. He was also a life member of the Elks Club and Phi Delta Kappa International.
Mr. Fridley enjoyed his cabin on the lake.
His family said, He was a lifelong educator. He had a special way of encouraging and drawing out the best qualities and performance of those around him. He was especially revered, respected and beloved by his family. The meaning of life to him was caring for others at home, within the community and throughout the world.
He was a life member of the Lions Club, service for the betterment of humanity. It is that attribute that was at the very heart of this man. His legacy will live on.
Mr. Fridley is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Don Knapp, of Eagle, Idaho, Janice and Chris Blanchard, of Anchorage; son and daughter in-law, David and Joan Paal Fridley, of Big Lake, and Duane Fridley and his companion, Diane Ingle, of Anchorage; grandchildren, Lise Longwell and husband, Jay, of Eagle, Idaho, Chris Blanchard, of Anchorage, Randy Blanchard, of Anchorage, Ren Akre and husband, Brian, of Ann Arbor, Mich., Frank Knapp and wife, Vivian, of Ketchikan, Meghan Fridley, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Vanessa Fridley, of Big Lake; great-grandchildren, Erika Longwell, of Eagle, Idaho, Jesse Hugli Blanchard, of Wasilla, Don Knapp III, of Ketchikan, Kaitlan Knapp, of Ketchikan, and Hailey Nicole Akre, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Mr. Fridleys companion, Bettye McCarney, of Anchorage.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Glodie Ione Fleiger Fridley, and his second wife, Mary Patton Fridley.
The family requests memorial donations be sent to District 49A Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 212062, Anchorage, AK 99521; or to the charity of the donors choice.
Arrangements were made by Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E. Street, Anchorage.
MARTHA JANE BRADSTREET
Martha Jane Bradstreet, 59, of Sutton, a resident homemaker for 21 years, died of cancer on April 14, 2000, at Alaska Regional Hospital.
She was born in Presque Isle, Maine, on Aug. 23, 1940. She married her high school sweetheart, Arlo, in 1959. They started their family in Maine on a potato farm, lived in Michigan for a little while, then in 1974 packed up and moved to Alaska.
They were married for 41 years.
Her family wrote: She lived a full life, with lots of friends and loved ones who miss her very much. She was the best mom in the whole world. She is remembered as a loving, happy, compassionate mother, wife, sister, and grandmother who always put the family and loved ones first.
She loved Subarus, taking walks, us (of course), the horses, the dogs (her other children), the birds, playing games (especially Monopoly), and playing practical jokes on us kids. She made life fun!
She is survived by her husband, Arlo Bradstreet, of Sutton; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Phillip Woansky, of Eagle River; son and daughter-in-law, Torrey and Tennille Bradstreet, of Wasilla; sisters, Mona York, of Mars Hill, Maine, Linda Bartlett, of Falmouth, Maine, Cora Lee Bates, of Mays Landing, N.J., Charlotte Doak, of Caribou, Maine; grandchildren, Arlo II and Sammi Bradstreet, of Wasilla, Holly Bradstreet, of Wasilla, and another grandchild on the way.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mitchell; daughter, Shelly; mother and father, Clara and Walter Rand; and brother, Frankie Rand.
In accordance with her wishes, there will be no services.
MARK ALAN WATSON
Wasilla and Ninilchik resident Mark Alan Watson, 40, died April 23, 2000, from cancer, at his Wasilla home.
Memorial services are pending. Please call Valley Funeral Home for information regarding date and time. His ashes will be spread in Ninilchik and Dryden, N.Y.
Mr. Watson was born June 14, 1959, in Cortland, N.Y. He graduated from Dryden Central School in 1977, in Dryden, N.Y. He became an Alaska resident in 1993.
His family wrote: Mark was a self-made inspired businessman, who fell in love with Alaska when he was a little boy, and when he was a grown man made his dream of living here a reality. His love of wood and the outdoors led to his interest in the furniture business, both where he grew up in central New York and here to Alaska. His demand for the highest quality in furniture-making brought the Amish people and Mark together, and bringing their quality of work to the Alaskan people was what inspired his furniture business in Anchorage.
His joy in the simple and severe good life made for a perfect match between the Amish culture and the Alaska frontier. When he wasnt working bringing quality furniture to the Alaskan people, he loved the outdoors, fishing, hiking, his dogs and his family. His wit, charm and laughter in every situation was an endearing quality, as was his urgency to have everyone understand and love what he found so majestic and breathtaking of his Alaskan home and friends he made there. He had a boyish quality of innocence that attracted people from all over the country to him. To have met him was to never forget him. His memory lives in many hearts and will be forever missed.
Mark was accompanied on his journey to see our Lord by his constant canine companion, Abbott best friends til the end.
Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Anne Watson, in 1992, and his father, Walt Watson in 1997.
Survivors are his wife, Lori Watson; stepchildren, Robbie, Robyn and Cameron; sister and brother-in-law, Maryanne and Vlado Novosel; nephew, Marko Novosel; special longtime friend, Carol Carberry; and many other family and friends, including his beloved K-9 companions.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Mat-Su Unit, P.O. Box 431, Palmer, AK 99645, or Hospice of Mat-Su, 3051 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy., Wasilla, AK 99654.
OLA LOUISE SPAIN
Hatcher Pass homemaker Ola Louise Spain, 67, died of a stroke on April 22, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center.
A visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. tomorrow [April 29], followed by a 2 p.m. service at the First Baptist Church of Willow. Dawson Lynbloom and Ray Nelson will officiate. Joe, James, Jarred, Gary and David Spain will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Spain was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Hale County, Alabama. She had been a resident of Hatcher Pass since 1960.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Willow, and enjoyed gardening and flowers, her church and family.
Her family said: She was very dedicated to her church, family, and friends.
Mrs. Spain is survived by her husband, Joseph Alfred Spain; children, Mike and Michelle, Johnny and Jamie, and David and Charlotte; grandchildren, Joe and Mandy, Tammy and Shane, James, Jarred, Gary, Crissy, Bobbi, David and Billy; great-grandchildren, Cody, Shana, Caylen and William; sisters and brothers, Vermell and Floyde Bamberg, Nellie and Jack Heinemarson, Grace and Robert Mexon, Estelle and Alfred Everat, Martha and Ben Hicks, Coleman and Guin Phillips, and James and Kathy Phillips.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lola, and her father, three brothers, one sister and two sons.
The family requests memorial donations be directed to First Baptist Church of Willow, Willow, AK 99628. Arrangements were made by Kehls Palmer Mortuary.
MARTY PAGE
Marty Page, 76, longtime Alaska resident, passed away April 19, 2000, in Anchorage.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. today [Friday, April 28], at American Legion Post No. 35, Mile 46 Parks Highway, Wasilla.
Mrs. Page was born Aug. 21, 1923, in Newport, Wash., to Henry and Fannie Rice, and was later adopted by Earl and Viola Cook of Clarkston, Wash. She graduated from Clarkston High School in 1942, and worked for Pan American Airways at Boeing Field in Seattle.
She married Robert Page, who also worked for Pan Am, in 1944. The family moved to Annette Island in 1957. She managed the Pan Am Coffee Shop at Annette Island Airport and owned Marty Pages Gifts in Metlakatla. She also wrote a column for the Ketchikan Daily News. She moved to Ketchikan in 1974 and had her gift shop in the Marine View Hotel. In 1984 she moved to Anchorage, Houston and Wasilla.
She was Alaska State vice president of the Alaska Crippled Childrens Association, member of the Emblem and Eagles in Ketchikan, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Wasilla. She attended the Houston Bible Baptist Church in Houston.
Ms. Page loved acting and was in numerous plays at Annette Island, Ketchikan, Anchorage and Palmer. Bingo and slot machines were her other passion. She enjoyed having her garden and spending time with her family.
Her family said: Mom will miss her many friends throughout Alaska. She will especially miss the great times she had with Agnes Sund, Elsie OBryan, Bertha Bousley and Virginia Simonds. Mother was a kind and giving person all her life. We will miss her smile and generous heart.
Survivors include her three daughters and their husbands, Marion and Gabby Markey, of Wasilla, Marit Page, of Enumclaw, Wash., and Maggie and Wayne Bolduc, of Wasilla; two grandsons, Robert Hoffman and his wife, Yolandia, of Wasilla, and Chai Cabasag, of Anchorage; sisters, Viola Northrup, of Lewiston, Idaho, and Sarah Keen, of Oklahoma; brother, Carl Engram, of Clarkston, Wash.; half-brother, Everett Eaton, of Texas; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, August Rice and George Rice of Lewiston, Idaho, and her beloved dog, Cherokee.
Arrangements were made by Valley Funeral Home & Crematory of Wasilla.
JOHN MILTON HODSON
John Milton Hodson, 84, passed away April 24, 2000, at his home in Wasilla.
He was born on Feb. 1, 1916, in Hardesty, Alberta, Canada to Zella Z. and William F. Hodson. He was raised in Spokane, Wash.
On June 16, 1940, he married Mildred E. Hebard in Roseburg, Ore. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II and received the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
He owned and operated the Red & White grocery store in Roseburg until he sold it and moved to Grants Pass, Ore., where he resided for 35 years. He worked at Byrds grocery store for more than 20 years.
His family wrote: John enjoyed hunting and fishing in eastern Oregon and Alaska. He had a great sense of humor and could lift the spirits of those around him with his jokes and puns. He always faced the world with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye. He enjoyed spending time with his family and was an inspiration to others through his faith and obedience to the Lord.
He was a member of the Roseburg Masonic Lodge as a 32nd degree mason, Scottish Rite, and the Order of the Eastern Star of Oregon. He was also a member of the Wasilla Christian Church.
John was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill and Charlie Hodson.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Hodson; daughter, Judy Brazil, of Palmer; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Linda Hodson, of Fairbanks; brothers, Ernie Hodson of Paradise, Calif., and Frank Hodson, of Grants Pass, Ore.; sisters, June Williams, of Grants Pass, Ore., and Alma Cutts, of Cottage Grove, Ore.; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Wasilla Christian Church on April 27. A graveside service will be held in the Coles Valley Cemetery in Umpqua, Ore.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that contributions be made to the Wasilla Christian Church building fund, at P.O. Box 870221, Wasilla, AK 99687.
GEORGE HOWARD GARNES
Wasilla resident George Howard Garnes, 72, died of complications from diabetes on April 27, 2000, at Providence Alaska Medical Center.
A visitation was held from 5-8 p.m., Monday, May 1, with a wake at 7 p.m. at Kehls Forest Lawn Chapel, with the Knights of Columbus officiating. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wasilla, with Father Stanley J. Allie officiating.
Further services will be held Friday at Woodlawn Funeral Home, Norfolk, Va. Burial will be Saturday, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk.
Mr. Garnes was born July 27, 1927, in Akron, Ohio. He had served in the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, earning several commendations including the Purple Heart.
He had been a resident of Alaska since April 1983, living in Eagle River from 1983 to 1993, and Wasilla since 1993.
He had worked as the manager of Alaska Industrial Hardware in Eagle River from 1983 until his retirement in 1993.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wasilla, the Knights of Columbus in Eagle River, the VFW in Cradock-Portsmouth, Va., and held the honorary degree VFW Cooties in Cradock-Portsmouth.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, travel, garage sales, photography, and hiking.
The family said, George will always be remembered by his many friends and extended family for his happy disposition and witty jokes. He fought a tremendous fight against the effects of diabetes and now he rests in his heavenly home. He was an inspiration for all of us and will be deeply missed.
Mr. Garnes was the beloved spouse of 49 years of Florence Dudzik Garnes, of Wasilla; beloved father of Maryann Downing, of Virginia Beach, Va.; beloved father of Gary H. Garnes, of Chesapeake, Va.; beloved brother of Richard McClure, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; beloved brother-in-law of Anne Durham, of Anchorage; beloved brother-in-law of Marie Gibson, of Alexandria, Ark.; beloved uncle to three nieces and one nephew; and beloved brother-in-law of Joan Hornsby, of Baltimore, Md.
The family requests memorial donations be directed to the Sacred Heart Building Fund, 1201 Bogard Road, Wasilla, AK 99654-6523.
Local arrangements were made by Kehls Forest Lawn Mortuary & Crematory.
