Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Janet Ann Jack Graham
Janet Ann Jack Graham died Nov. 18, 2001, at the Alaska Native Medical Hospital in Anchorage.
Born Nov. 27, 1934, to Eddie Jack Sr. and Edna Jack in Tenakee, Graham lived most of her life in Angoon. She was employed with the Chatham School District as a cook for many years and worked during the summer months at the Chatham Cannery.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, her husband Donald Graham, daughter Lina Jacobs and grandson Brandon Royal Jackson.
She is survived by brother Edward Jack and his wife Elaine, Angoon; sister Theresa Howard and her husband John, Angoon; sister Evangeline Davis and her husband Tom, Seattle; sister Lillian Jamestown and her husband Eli, Angoon; sister Delores Starr and her husband Dennis, Angoon; cousins Charles Jack Jr., Thomas Jack and Ernest Jack, Hoonah; James Jack, Juneau, Fred Jack, Anchorage; Mary Jack Wycoff, California; and 13 nieces and nephews.
Celia Elizabeth Wellington
Longtime Alaska resident Celia Elizabeth Wellington died Dec. 8, 2001, at the Juneau Pioneers' Home.
She was born Feb. 3, 1909, in Anoka, Minn., to George M. and Edith Tuttle. She was raised in Washington state, graduated from college in Cheney, Wash., and came to Alaska in 1929 to teach school in Ketchikan, where she met and married Jim Wellington.
In her 72 years in Alaska, Wellington lived in Ketchikan, Anchorage, Douglas, Seward, Fairbanks and Juneau. She retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Juneau. Her interests included reading, traveling, stamp collecting and making quilts and afghans for her family and friends. She was an avid spots fan. She was a member of Eastern Star and the Pioneers of Alaska. Her family says she will be especially missed for her wonderful hugs.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, a great-granddaughter and her husband of 49 years.
She is survived by her daughter Edie Bonnett and her husband Lou, Juneau; son Pat Wellington and his wife Dottie, Anchorage; grandchildren: Pat Wellington Jr. and his wife Lucy, Boston; Mike Wellington and his wife Jane, Anchorage; Doug Wellington and his wife Dawn, Vancouver, Wash.; Paula Money and her husband Eric, Vancouver, Wash.; Karen Petersen and her husband Mark, Juneau; Craig Bonnett and his wife Dawn, Juneau; and 11 great-grandchildren.
At her request, no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Residents Council of the Juneau Pioneers Home, 4675 Glacier Highway, Juneau, 99801.
Agnes 'Peggy' Parsons
Former Juneau resident Agnes "Peggy" Parsons died Dec. 2, 2001, in Mesquite, Texas. She was born in Illinois on May 22, 1934. She lived in Juneau from 1976 to 1987.
Family and friends remember her as being a kind and strong woman who was always first to offer a helping hand. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and experiencing new things.
She is survived by her son, Dean Stewart, his wife Brenda, her three children and his children Patrick and Rochelle, Little Elm, Texas; daughter Barbara Morgan, her husband Mike and their children Kourtnee and Seth, Mesquite, Texas; daughter Debi Lynch and her children Rob and Tracy, Ketchikan; and Kelly Parsons and her son, Chase, Juneau. She is also survived by one great-grandchild.
A service will be held in Parsons' memory at Faith Lutheran Church in Juneau, 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10. Her ashes will be buried with those of her second husband, Gene Richardson, in the hills above Lake Chelan, Wash. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
James T. Phillips
Longtime Juneau resident James T. Phillips died Jan. 30, 2002, at the Juneau Pioneers' Home.
Yvonne Michelle Earl
Juneau resident Yvonne Michelle Earl, 35, died Jan. 28, 2002, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle of an aneurysm.
Her family members said she will be most remembered for being an exceptional loving mother to her five children. They said she was compassionate to anyone who came to her for help.
She is survived by her husband Timothy Earl; children Conrad Groseclose, George Fisher, Jesse Earl, Judith Earl and Montana Earl; mother Judy Hanson, Hoonah; brothers Albert Hanson Jr. and John Hanson, Anchorage; aunts Ruth James, Hoonah, Harriet Roberts, Juneau, Bernice Johnson, Martha James, Virginia Mooney; nieces Tashina Hanson, Kettle Falls, Wash., Margery Knudson, Anchorage; nephews John Gallagher, Juneau, Jeremy Hanson, Kettle Falls, Wash., John Hanson Jr., Anchorage; and numerous cousins.
A viewing will be held at the Alaskan Memorial Park Mortuary and Crematory from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the ANB Hall in Hoonah. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the ANB Hall in Hoonah.
Pallbearers include Gerald Meyeda Sr., Frank Lee, Jack Lee, Ralph Knudson Jr., Gary Brown Sr. and Jake White Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Ralph Knudson Sr., Harriet Knudson, Lily White, Mary Rudolph, Jim Osborne, Ernest Hillman Jr. and David Probst.
Jack L. Tinsley
Former Juneau resident Jack L. Tinsley, 80, died Jan. 22, 2002, in Westerville, Ohio.
He was born in Clayton, N.M., on July 21, 1921, to George and Elizabeth Layton Tinsley. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II, and worked for the state of Alaska as director for Veteran's Affairs until he retired in 1979. He was a member of the American Legion in Juneau, the Ketchikan VFW and Toastmasters. He enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, hunting, fishing, sports and spending time with his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters.
He is survived by his wife Bertha "Jan" (Janney) Tinsley, Uma, Ariz.; son James Tinsley, Gahanna, Ohio; daughters, Janice Mason and her husband John, Westerville, Ohio, and Jacquelyn Bailey and her husband Gordon, Fairbanks; eight grandchildren; and brother George Tinsley.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Jan. 26, 2002, in Sunbury, Ohio. Military honors provided by American Legion Post No. 457 will follow the services.
Ann C. Keener
Longtime Juneau resident Ann C. Keener died Jan. 31, 2002, in Juneau after a brief illness.
Ann was born to Fanny and Charles Charles on July 12, 1909, in Hoonah. She lived most of her life in Southeast Alaska. She was of the Kaagwaantaan Clan and the Box House. Her Tlingit names were Kanax wudu.aat and s'eilawux.
She married Henry Johnson at a very young age and had two sons, Joseph and Peter Johnson. In the 1940s she married Joe C. Albayalde and had two children, Irene and Joe Jr. Her next marriage, in the early 1950s, was to Joe Alimorong and they had one daughter, Johanna. She lived in Hoonah in her early years traveling with her family to Excursion Inlet, where they worked in the fishing industry for many years.
Ann lived in Juneau from 1941 to 1964. She left Alaska with her fourth husband, Ernie Keener, and moved to Kansas City, Mo., returning to Alaska to live in Haines from 1979 to 1998. She then lived in Juneau until her death.
She is survived by her son Joseph C. Johnson and his wife, Agnes, of Sitka; her daughter, Irene Albayalde-Robinson and husband Arthur of Soldotna; daughter Johanna Alimorong of Kansas City, Mo., and daughter-in-law Jan Albayalde of Juneau.
She had 33 grandchildren, 78 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Ann was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Phoebe Charles; her husbands Joe Albayalde and Joe Alimorong; sons Peter C. Johnson and Joe Albayalde Jr.; grandchildren Georgianna Chercasen, Cynthia Johnson, Virginia Sam and great-grandson Wilbur C. Johnson.
Ann was a dedicated worker in the nursing field and a life member of the Salvation Army church. She was a member of the Haines ANS Camp 5, and Juneau ANS Camp 2.
She will be remembered by her family and friends as a strong and respected matriarch of a very large family. Her legacy includes her personal strength, knowledge of the Tlingit culture, story-telling, her love of life, her dignity and exceedingly loving nature exhibited to all who knew her.
A memorial service will be held at the ANB Hall on Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow. Funeral services will be held at the Salvation Army church on Feb. 6 at 6:00 p.m. A reception will follow at Salvation Army Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ANB/ANS Hall and the Salvation Army.
