Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Walter L. Greaves
Walter L. Greaves died Oct. 10, 2001, in Salt Lake City, Utah, of a cerebral aneurysm. He was vacationing with his family.
Greaves was born Nov. 29, 1939, to Walter Lester and Estelle (Judge) Greaves in Providence, R.I.
After a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, Greaves moved to Juneau in 1972 to work for Livingston Copters. He worked as a commercial helicopter pilot for more than 28 years and was designated a distinguished pilot after having logged 25,000 hours of continuous safe flight time. He also received many national, state and local awards in 1993 for an emergency rescue he performed off the coast of Nome in the Bering Sea.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and he enjoyed woodcarving, photography and watercolor painting.
Greaves was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his brother Warren Greaves and his wife Marilyn, Mackinaw, Ill.; aunt Claire Taylor, Rancho Bernardo, Calif.; niece Whitney Kelly and her husband James, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; niece Michelle Rathbun and her husband Michael of Hopedale, Ill.
A military memorial service will be held Nov. 2 in San Diego, Calif. A memorial service will be held in Juneau at 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Era Aviation heliport on North Douglas Highway.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New York Police and Fire Widow and Children's Benefit Fund, P.O. Box 3713, Grand Central Station, New York, NY, 10163.
Calvin Alfred Nelson
Juneau resident Calvin Alfred Nelson died Aug. 1, 1998, while in Arizona. Services will be held Thursday in Peoria, Ariz. Juneau services will be held at a later date.
Nelson was born in 1930 in Murray, Utah. He graduated from Bingham High School in Utah and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1951 through 1954 in Juneau. He worked as a chef for the State of Alaska at Lemon Creek Correctional Center, and later for the Alaska Marine Highway.
He was preceded in death by his son Calvin E. Nelson.
He is survived by his wife July Nelson of Juneau; daughters Brenda (Jim) O'Donnell of Juneau; Terry (Deon) Mendenhal of Utah; Kim (Greg) Brun of Phoenix, Ariz; Colleen (Lane) Tamura; and Cathy Nelson of Kauai, Hawaii; sister Marian N. Gibson; brothers D. Frank Nelson and Russell K. Nelson all of Arizona; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Herbert Mercer
Memorial services for Herbert Mercer have been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at ANB Hall, not noon as originally announced. Mercer died July 31, 1998, in Juneau.
Edith May Mead
Longtime Juneau resident Edith May Mead died Dec. 21, 1998, at the Juneau Pioneers Home.
She was born Jan. 15, 1912, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Austin and Jennie Needham. She graduated in 1933 from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Household Science. She continued her education at Vancouver General with a post-graduate degree in dietetics, and continued on at the Oregon State University where she met her husband Henry Mead. They were married Sept. 18, 1940, in Vancouver. B.C., and then moved to Juneau.
During World War II, they worked in Sitka, where she taught school. In the early 1950s they cleared land and built their home on Montana Creek Road. They also operated the Glacier Ice Company, getting ice from Mendenhall Lake and delivering it to local restaurants and bars.
She worked at the Auke Bay Post Office for many years and retired when she was 70. She loved to garden, read, play bridge and sew. Her grandchildren affectionately called her "Granny Goose," and her great grandchildren as "Great."
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1968 and her daughter Catherine in 1988.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Linda and Denny Wahto, grandchildren Cheryl Dilg of Juneau, Erik Dilg and wife Staci of Olympia, Wash., Myiia Whistler and husband Geoff, and Tami Wahto, all of Juneau; great grand-children Bryan and Aaron Baker, Mathew Whistler and Connor Dilg. She is also survived by her sisters Alice Henry of Nanaimo, B.C., Maxine Street of Victoria, B.C., Shirley Johnson of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., and her brother, Leonard Needham of Summerland B.C.
At her request, there will be no funeral services. Donations may be made in her name to the Juneau Pioneers Home resident Council, 4675 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801.
Larry Dan Hotch Sr.
Larry Dan Hotch Sr. died Nov. 1, 2001, in Haines.
He was born April 16, 1952, in Juneau and raised in Klukwan. He graduated from Mount Edgecumbe High School. He returned to Juneau in 1981 and lived here until he died.
Hotch was a longshoreman, a father, and an avid basketball player. He was a member of Klukwan Gold Medal teams.
He was preceded in death by his father Dick Hotch; brother Roy Hotch Sr.; sister Harriett Hotch; and nephew Roy Hotch Jr.
He is survived by his mother, Virginia Rose Hotch, Juneau; sisters Johanna Hotch and Trudy Erhardt and her husband Fritz, both of Juneau; brothers Cliff, Ron and Richard Hotch, Juneau, and Jeff Klanott, Klukwan; sons Larry Jr. and Levi Hotch, Juneau; daughter Jackie Marquart, Oregon; nephews Jason, Travis and Mike Hotch, and Daniel and Jeff Klanott; nieces Charis Erhardt, Crickett Neusom and Harriett Hotch; special friend Mary Sturgis; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Juneau Christian Center at 11 a.m. Nov. 5. Visitation will be at the Alaskan Mortuary at 1-4 p.m. Nov. 4.
Louis E. Anderson
Louis E. Anderson died Oct. 27, 2001, at his home in West Juneau.
He was born May 23, 1917, in Rockford, Ill., to Anna (Peterson) Anderson and Emil Ludwig Anderson. In 1939 he enlisted in the National Guard, and was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroism and achievement during World War II.
In 1954 Anderson began working for Alaska Coastal Airlines. He continued to work for the airline and its successors Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines and Alaska Airlines until he retired in 1990. He was presented the Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" award by the Federal Aviation Agency in 1997.
He married Ruth (Brooks) Anderson on Sept. 7, 1955, and the couple moved into a house built mostly by Anderson himself in West Juneau. The couple hosted many exchange students over the years.
He was an active member of the Northern Light United Church and its predecessors. In addition to serving as an elder and a deacon for these churches, he was on the advisory board for the local Salvation Army and a member of the Sons of Norway and the Pioneers of Alaska.
Anderson was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Walter Anderson, and his wife Ruth.
He is survived by brother Carl Anderson and his wife Ruth, Addison, Ill.; brother Howard Anderson and his wife Mary, Poplar Grove, Ill.; sister-in-law Beatrice Anderson, Clinton, Wis.; brother-in-law James Brooks and his wife Jean, River Forest, Ill; and 12 nieces and nephews, all in Illinois.
Visitation hours will be from noon-3 p.m. at the Alaskan Memorial Park on Monday, Nov. 5. A funeral service will be held at Northern Light United Church at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Native Ministries Program at Northern Light United Church, 400 W. 11th Street, Juneau, 99801, or the Hospice and Home Care of Juneau, 3200 Hospital Drive, Room 100, Juneau, 99801.
