Alaska School Yearbooks by County
William Bernardo Giblin
Former Juneau resident William "Willie Boy" Giblin died July 10, 1998, in Las Vegas, Nev. Public viewing will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Alaskan Memorial Park. A memorial service and reception will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Giblin was born on May 14, 1977, in Juneau, to Ron and Emmlyn Giblin. He attended Floyd Dryden Middle School and Juneau-Douglas High School until his family moved to Reno, Nev. in 1995.
He enjoyed the outdoors, football, basketball and working on his 1977 truck. He played for the Juneau Youth Football League.
Giblin will be remembered for his affectionate and loving nature, his family said.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Rita Giblin of Ohio.
Survivors include parents Ron and Emmlyn Giblin of California; brother Mark of California; paternal grandfather William Giblin of Ohio; maternal grandparents Bernardo Carrillo of the Philippines and Mary Carrillo of Nevada; aunts and their spouses, Sol and Galeo Casidsid of Nevada, Linda and Michael Taylor of Juneau, Editha and Fred Harris of Anchorage, Virginie and Wilbert Yap of Oregon, and Mary Kathleen Giblin of Ohio; uncles and their spouses, Nelson and Luz Carrillo, Blas and Becky Carrillo, and William and Nanie Carrillo, all of Juneau, Elmer and Yoly Carrillo of the Philippines, and Gregg Giblin of Ohio; and numerous other aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Pallbearers are Mark Giblin, Ryan Carrillo, Jun-Rey Abella, Laurel Casidsid, Leo Carrillo, Fredrick Harris, Arneil Casidsid, Brent Yap, Ettel Palomada David Fermin, Jared Foster, and Tony Parr. Honorary pallbearers are Gregg Giblin, Galeo Casidsid, Nelson Carrillo, Michael Taylor, Fred Harris, Blas Carrillo, William Carrillo, and Wilbert Yap.
Condolences may be sent to 9015 Tournure St., Juneau, AK 99801.
Waverly Joseph Peterson
Longtime Juneau resident Waverly Joseph Peterson, 68, died Aug. 22, 1999, in Juneau. His Tlingit name was Ka-sha-goon, and he was from the Dei Shu Hit of Angoon and the Dei Shee Taan Clan.
He was born July 15, 1931, in Tyee, Alaska, to Joseph K. and Annie K. Peterson. He worked in canneries from Hood Bay to Pelican and fished on seine boats with his uncles. He also drove cab and worked at Harborview school. He served in the National Guard and worked for many years for Tlingit and Haida at the community center before his retirement.
He was a deeply religious man and was active in several Juneau churches. He loved Christian music, and played guitar and sang. His family wrote that he always had a cheerful smile.
He was a member of Angoon ANB Camp 7, and was a Sealaska and Goldbelt shareholder.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Joseph Raymond Peterson, his step father Raymond Abajar Esmino, his sister Johanna Cropley and his adopted sister Mae Osborne.
He is survived by his sisters Linda Karlson, Dorothy Gregory, Juanita Satterwhite (Boyd), Katherine White, brother Joseph Kahklen Sr., aunts Elsie John, Alice Bennett, all of Juneau; aunts Mary B. Johnson of Angoon and Martha Jackson of Kake, uncles Ronald John Sr., Joe Bennett Sr. and Peter John Sr., all of Juneau, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Funeral and memorial services will be held together at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Tlingit and Haida Community Council Center on Hospital Drive, with a reception following.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Norman Nelson Sr., Mike Schwab, Peter John Jr., Charles Wheaton, Henry James, Walter Bennett Sr., John Watson Jr., Travis See, Eric Karlson III. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald John Sr., Peter John Sr., Al C. Moore Sr., Thomas Gregory, Rev. Boyd Satterwhite, Dale Thomas, Sadow Yria, Jerry Bennett Sr., Judy George, Jenny Jim and Jim Osborne.
Harry Dee Owens
Longtime Southeast Alaska resident Harry Dee Owens died Aug. 28, 1999, in Juneau.
He was born Oct. 3, 1928, in Petersburg, to Harry and Flora Smalley Owens, and attended schools in Petersburg. He worked as an electrician and as a commercial fisherman, living most of his life in Juneau and Pelican. After his retirement he became a telephone repairman in Pelican.
He is survived by his sister Ivy Dorothy Pearson of Montana, daughters Rosemary Lee Tinacci of Missouri, Julie Ann St. Clair of Washington, Dorthea Lynn Blake of Juneau, Sandra Dee Raster of Montana, son Harry Alexander Owens of Washington, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at Alaska Mortuary Chapel, 3839 Riverside Dr.
Mike Strange
Former Juneau resident Mike Strange died Aug. 16, 1999 in Ketchikan, following a short bout with cancer.
He was born March 21, 1949 in Olympia, Wash., to Roy and Tessie Strange. The family moved from Washington to Juneau in 1961 aboard the vessel Golden Mist.
He attended schools in Juneau, graduating from Juneau-Douglas High School. Along with other "partners in crime," he kidnapped Mac, the Crimson Bear mascot, and left it at the Governor's Mansion, starting a long-lived tradition.
He had a successful career in commercial fishing in Alaska. As well as being well-known in the commercial fishing community, he was a journeyman bricklayer and stone mason.
He was predeceased by his mother Tessie Strange. Survivors include his wife Laura, father Roy Strange of Juneau, brother Don Strange (Beth) of Olympia, Wash., sisters Betty Abel (Jim) and Val Lind (Ron) of Juneau, as well as numerous aunts, uncles nieces, nephews and cousins in Washington and Alaska.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Craig Church of God, in Craig. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Craig Church of God to support the Community Service Program, P.O. Box 667, Craig, AK 99921.
Margaret Kerr 'Betty' Heumann
Margaret Kerr "Betty" Heumann died of cancer on March 30, 1999, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau.
She was born Aug 17, 1922, to Marjorie and Albert Kerr in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Shortly after graduating from National Park College in Forest Glen, Md., she met her future husband Chapin. They were married in Sewickley, Pa., on Nov. 22, 1947.
During their 51 years of marriage they raised five children in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Lake Bluff, Ill., and retired to Juneau in 1985 to be near three of their children and their families.
Always an active participant in life, she was a highly successful real estate agent, a member of the Junior League and a civic volunteer in Chicago. In Juneau, she attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Church where she founded the Mustard Seed Gift Shop, served as a volunteer and employee of the Friends of the Alaska State Museum, and was a member of P.E.O. She volunteered with Kids Voting, Friends of the Library, and the Iris Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
As buyer for the Mustard Seed, she was an early arrival at local garage sales and was known as an astute discoverer of antiques and specialty items. She enjoyed reading, gourmet cooking, touring old houses, shopping, talking, gardening, decorating, playing bridge and participating in book clubs, which allowed her to enjoy friendship with women of all ages. She stayed in close touch with and was a source of support to extended family and friends all across the U.S.
She is survived by her husband Chapin of Juneau; sister Janet Leedy of Virginia; sons Michael Heumann of California, William and James Heumann of Juneau, Andrew Heumann of Illinois; and daughter Jane Skyler of Portland, Oregon. She also leaves daughters-in-law Nina Heumann of California, Marjorie Menzi and Katharine Heumann of Juneau and Elizabeth Heumann of Illinois; and grandchildren Michael Chapin, Andrew and Christina of California, Michael Paul, Laura, Alex and Lindsey of Juneau and Stephen Heumann of Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her sister Judith Eaton of Pennsylvania.
Services will be held on 3 p.m. Saturday, April 3, 1999, at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, with Father Herb McMurtry presiding.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) 703-524-7600, 200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1015, Arlington, VA 22203.
