Alaska School Yearbooks by County
Stanley Ray Miller
Longtime Juneau resident Stanley Ray Miller, 77, died Jan. 20, 2005, in Juneau.
A viewing will take place between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., with a Rosary at 7 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 21, at St. Paul's Catholic Church. The funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Ann Marie Doogan
Ann Marie Doogan, Sister of Saint Ann, 85, died Feb. 6, 2005 at St. Ann's Residence in Victoria, British Columbia.
She was born Sept. 18, 1919, to Theodore and Mary Doogan of Juneau. She received her early education in Douglas.
In July 1937, she entered the Novitiate of The Sisters of St. Ann and took her first vows Feb. 11, 1939.
Until 1985, Sister Ann Marie served in roles of community service in teaching in Skagway and Juneau, Washington, and in missions of British Columbia, Nanaimo, Vancouver, New Westminster, Oliver, Kamloops, Penticton, Prince George and Victoria. From 2001, she resided at St. Ann's Residence, devoting herself to community service and prayer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by Sister Theresa; SSA; brothers John, (Dolores), and Hugh (Erma); numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, members of her religious community and friends.
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m., Feb. 10, at St. Ann's Residence in Victoria, B.C. A mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Feb. 11, at St. Ann's Residence. Following the service, interment will take place at Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood.
Roy R. Greening, M.D.
Roy Richard Greening, M.D., 85, died Feb. 5, 2005, in Juneau.
He was born April 7, 1919, in Chicago. He graduated from Schurz High School. He majored in zoology and English at Northwestern University and received his Doctor of Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School. He entered the Navy directly after medical school.
He did some "real country practice" in western Kansas, followed by a radiology residency in Philadelphia. He then did a second tour with the Navy during the Korean War.
His academic positions included Professor of Radiology at University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical College, and University of Washington.
Greening was a licensed physician in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, California and Alaska. Throughout his life, he worked as the director of radiology at Lankenau Hospital and Harborview Hospital in Seattle, visiting radiologist at St. Ann's Hospital in Juneau, clinical professor at University of Washington, and in a private practice group at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.
He retired at the age of 65 and sailed with his wife, Barbara, to Juneau to live. He began working part-time at Bartlett Hospital and retired again in 1998. His research included lymphangiography and angiography.
His family wrote that he lived his life to the fullest and was a mentor, an admired friend and family hero. He enjoyed the outdoors, having climbed Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier. He was a golfer and one of the four originators of the Pewter Cup.
He was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Greening.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his brother, Dick of Anacortes, Wash.; his first wife of 33 years, Janice Greening of Weld, Maine; his son, Daniel Greening, Ph.D..; his grandchildren, Patrick Magee of N.J., Gabrielle and Gwendalyn Greening of Yelm, Wash.; great-granddaughter, Marley Magee; nephew and niece, Gary and Gae of Chico, Calif.; niece, Claudia of Gerber, Calif.; and niece, Leslie Sadler of Anacortes.
His memorial will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 12 at the Greening home. Memorial contributions can be made to any Alzheimer's association, the Bridge Adult Day Program or Care-A-Van.
Ruth M. Kenworthy
Juneau resident Ruth Kenworthy died Feb. 25, 2005, at Bartlett Memorial Hospital.
She was born to Stella and Thomas Elwood Kenworthy on January 31, 1920, in Lynn, Ind. She was married to John Gurth in October 1945. With the intent to be missionaries, the couple moved to Alaska in 1950. Her Alaska journey began as she hunted and watched the Northern Lights with her family. She assisted a midwife, traveled miles via dog sled and hauled drinking water and blocks of ice from the Yukon River.
She moved with her family in 1965 to Juneau. She worked for the Department of Labor. Upon her retirement, she traveled to Israel, Mexico, Boston, Florida and Washington, D.C.
She served as president and secretary on the Mountain View Senior Center Board. She was a longtime member of Juneau Christian Center. Her friends and family say she was a soft and gentle woman who was easy to love.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John, and her sons, Robert and David.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki; her husband, Chuck; daughter-in-law, Donna; grandchildren, Jerri, Michael, Martin and Sheri Gurth, Sarah Gurth, Tammy, Tony, Tina and Tonya.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. March 2, at Mountain View Senior Center. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Juneau Christian Center building fund.
Donald Bennett
Former Juneau resident Donald Patrick Bennett, 43, died Feb. 27, 2005, in Oakland Park, Fla.
Donald was born October 29, 1961, in Juneau. He earned a bachelor's degree in music and performance from the University of Missouri, a bachelor of science in business administration and a bachelor of arts in accounting from Columbia University. He also had a masters in business administration from William Woods University. He lived in New York, California and Missouri with his family, until moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1997.
While studying at the University of Missouri, he performed with The University Singers and toured Europe in the 1980s. He also performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Recently he was a member of the Fort Lauderdale Master Chorale and a member and soloist with the Sunshine Cathedral Choir.
Donald was a Kaagwaantaan Clan member and a shareholder of Huna Totem and Sealaska Corporations.
His family says he was loved and admired for the way he loved people, practiced his profession and his passion for music.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Greenewald Jr., and his uncle, Sidney Greenewald.
He is survived by his father and mother, Joseph and Roberta Bennett; his brothers, Robert, Joseph and William; his sisters, Victoria, Katharine and Elizabeth; his grandmother, Jessie J. Jennings; his aunts, Jessica Brooks and Beverley Cagas; great-aunts, Pauline Hinchman, Marlene Johnson, Hilda See and Freda Borchick; great-uncles, Adam and Karl Greenewald; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives in Alabama and Missouri.
Services will be held in Florida and in New Haven, Mo. His ashes will be brought to Alaska next summer. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to a national cancer research center of choice or to the Greenewald Family Scholarship Fund, Huna Heritage Foundation, 9301 Glacier Highway, Juneau, 99801.
