Anchorage Daily News

The world is a little different today. A great and amazing man, Darrell J. Buckmeier, known as "Buck" to his family and friends, has left us to be with our Father in heaven. Darrell J. Buckmeier, 82, of The Villages and Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on September 25, 2020. Buck is survived by his wife, Ann Egemo Buckmeier; five children: Todd Buckmeier, Rod Buckmeier, Tom Buckmeier, Tim Buckmeier and Kim Buckmeier; two step-children: Joe Egemo and Jo Ann Wallace; thirteen grandchildren: TJ, Josh, Travis, Trevor, Carley, Rachel, Reka, Ryan, Chase, Jessica, Taylor, Kinley and Maleah; and a legacy of great grandchildren. We could not have asked for a better husband, father, grandfather, great...

Seward resident, Mr. Brian Keith Sprinkle, 51, died Monday, Sept. 7th, 2020 at his friends' home in Seward. No services will be held. Brian was born Sept. 20, 1968 in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from Piner High School. He joined the U.S. Marines and was honorable dishonored after serving. He has lived in Alaska from birth to high school. As an adult he moved to Seward where he was living currently. The family wrote, "Brain passed away peacefully in Alaska, The State that has always held a special place in his heart. He was born in Anchorage and returned to his home state after leaving the Marines. He was a free spirit and very independent man. Brian never shied away from a...

Earl Martin Miller, 80, of St. Mary's, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 surrounded by his loving family after fighting a courageous battle with cancer in the past year of his life. Earl was born in Anaconda, Montana on September 27, 1939 to Alvin and Mary (Myers) Miller. He and his family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1947. He graduated from the Fairbanks school system in 1957 and went on to attend the University of Alaska. Years later he graduated from the Brown University Graduate School of Savings Banking in Providence, Rhode Island in 1971. In 1960, he married his wife Barbara (Bobbi). Earl worked as a teller and then was promoted to Branch Manager for...

Charles R. Ingerson, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife Lillian VaRue; parents, Harold and Katherine; sisters Joyce Ann Gravely and Ernistine Ross; brother Joe Harold Ingerson; and grandsons Charles Patrick Sanders and Johnny Ray Tudor. He is survived by his children Krista (Jimmy) Tallant, Shamrock, TX; Kathy Sutton, Kenai, AK; Charles Jr. (Kathy) of Lynchburg, VA; Koletta Ingerson, Mexia, TX; Carl Ingerson, Hawkins, TX; LaDeana Gibson, Valdez, AK; Kevin Ingerson, Anchorage, AK; his brother, Don Ingerson, Hobbs, NM; grand-children, great-grand-children and his beloved companion dog, Lucy...

Lifelong Alaskan resident Misty M. Garner, 41, died July 10, 2020 in Anchorage Alaska.A service will be held at St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral located at 401 Turpin St., Anchorageat 1:00 pm and burial at Angelus Memorial Park at 3:00 pm on July 21, 2020. Misty was born December 18, 1978 in Anchorage, AK, to Kathryn and Arnold Garner. She graduated from West High School in 1997 in Anchorage, Ak. Misty also graduated from UAA with an Associate of Arts. Misty has resided in Alaska for 41 years, both in Kodiak and Anchorage, Ak. Mistys' previous employment included Southcentral Foundation, Afognak and Koniag. In Misty's extra time, she enjoyed spending it with her nieces and...

Frederick Marion Cook, Jr. Homer, Alaska - Fred M. Cook, Jr., 75, died after a short illness in South Peninsula Hospital on April 24th, 2020. Mr. Cook was a native of Moorhead, MS and a longtime resident of Homer. He migrated to Alaska in the 1970's from Jackson, MS where he was employed by the United Postal Service and prior to that Jackson Safe and Lock. Mr. Cook worked as a local hunting guide in the South Peninsula area for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Frederick M. Cook, Sr. formerly of Clarksdale, MS and his mother Virginia (nee Church) Cook Hughes, also a native of Moorhead, MS and at her death a resident of Port Arthur, TX. He is survived by a daughter,...

Michael V. Bezdon, 67, died suddenly on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his residence in Dunnellon, FL. Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, FL

Bernard R Swoboda was born in Kinsey Montana, during the family move from Wisconsin to Washington State, on October 27, 1925 to Charles G Swoboda and Ida E (Engels) Swoboda. Bernard passed on January 30, 2020 at his home in Anchorage with family and caregivers present. Bernard lived in Bellingham, WA until moving with his mom in late summer of 1936. They traveled by steamship to Seward and train to Palmer AK. to join his father who was working as a carpenter building colony homes and buildings in down town Palmer. The family was later accepted as alternate colonist and started farming a colony plot on Fishhook Rd. He was drafted out of high school into the Army Air Corp. His first duty...

Kathleen A. Kingston Kathleen Ann Kingston, 66 years old, passed away peacefully in Orlando Florida on January 30, 2020. She was born to Winifred and William Kingston on October 19, 1953 in Montclair, New Jersey. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020 from 1-4 PM at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kingston Fund, a donor-advised fund of the Cape Code Foundation, created by Kathy in 2006 in loving memory of her parents William and Winifred Kingston. Her nephew and seven nieces, the Board of Advisors study proposals and make annual grant recommendations to fund nonprofit, educational and...

May Brandon, aged 86, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on January 29, 2020 at ANMC after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born to Percy and Mae Blatchford on May 18, 1933 in Teller, Alaska. Her family later moved to Nome, Sitka, and Seward for her mother's treatment of tuberculosis. May moved to Anchorage in the early 1950s. She worked at the ANS hospital before meeting and marrying Arthur Brandon on June 4, 1954, after knowing each other only 3 months. They had 4 children, Dolores, Theresa, Wanda, and Arthur II. Art and May made their home in Anchorage. May loved to fish and pick berries. She and Art would go to Seward yearly for the Seward Silver Salmon...

Kirk Douglas Watson, 58, passed away at Providence Alaska Medical Center on January 22, 2020 at 8:25 pm surrounded by his loving family and friends. Kirk was born on June 14, 1962, a native from Redding, California. During his high school years, Kirk developed an interest in aviation. After graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with a bachelor of science degree Kirk earned all his commercial ratings at Spartan College of Aeronautics in Oklahoma. He was able to combine two of his earliest passions, flying for a Doctor out to ranches while tending to and riding horses. After building his hours and flight instructing in Los Angeles, California Kirk moved to Alaska in 1993...

Joanna Marilouise Hollier, 94, of Kenai passed away peacefully January 21, 2020 at Central Peninsula Hospital. Joanna was surrounded by her loving family. Joanna was born in Woodside, Pennsylvania on January 28, 1925 to John and Eva Bahnub. She was the oldest of seven children, raised on a dairy farm in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Hard work, "going to the barn" to milk the cows, attending Pine Grove School and little Norway Lutheran Church were huge parts of her life. Growing up, whenever her and her sisters and brothers would see an airplane in the sky they would scream, 'Give me a Ride." After graduating from high school in 1943 she worked various jobs to save the $200 for tuition needed...

Saapsis ilpilp (Red Moccasin Tops) also known as Alexius Michael Pinkham, Jr. moved forward on his journey while at home surrounded by family on January 20, 2020. He was born December 23, 1924 at Stites, ID on the Nez Perce Reservation. His parents are the late Alexius M. Pinkham, Sr. and the late Annette Blackeagle. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 25, 1943 to March 9, 1946 as a gunner assigned to the Armed Guard Center Pacific. He was tasked with protecting both military and merchant vessels delivering troops and supplies primarily in the Pacific. He was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, American Area Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal. The Navy provided his...

It's with great sadness that we say goodbye to Lloyd K. McIntyre who passed away on 1/20/2020 at the young age of 89 years old. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 for over 65 years. He also was the owner of Mcwil Inc. and Big M Corp. Both were Pipeline Contracting companies in Anchorage, Alaska which built most of the pipelines for Enstar Gas Co. and most of the pipelines on the Kenai Peninsula. Lloyd was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan Canada on June 11, 1930. Lloyd moved to Alaska in 1960 and worked for Preston Locker until her started his own businesses in 1973. He is leaving behind his beloved wife Mary McIntyre, two sons Wesley G. McIntyre and...

Her and I (David Chapman) were married 7/17/1976 in Anchorage. We had four beautiful children, Trena, Christina, Brian and Steven. They gave us many grandchildren and one great grandchild and another on the way. Our eldest son (Brian) passed away 6/8/2016. Sandy was a great mother, wife and person. She had the biggest heart. Her passing has left a great void in all who knew her. She passed very quickly from complications from ongoing chemotherapy treatments. She will suffer no more. Our son Steve wrote: She was a loving, kind, helpful caring mother, wife and friend. She was that way to a lot of people, family and friends. She is now with her loved ones in Heaven. So long till we meet...

Long time Anchorage and Willow resident, Roger DeLongchamp, 66, passed away January 18th, 2020 while responding to a fire call. A public service will be held February 9th, 2020 at the Willow Community Center Mile 69 of the Parks Highway at 1:00 pm with a procession to Legacy Funeral home in Wasilla, Alaska to follow. There will be live streaming of the service at Willow Elementary. Roger will be buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery on February 10th after a private Interment with full Military Honors. Mr. DeLongchamp was born November 12th, 1953 in Ishpeming, Michigan to Joyce and Joseph DeLongchamp. He then served in the Air National Guard for 12 years. After his retirement, he was...

Katherine (Fred) Dickson passed away on January 17th from pancreatic cancer in her Eagle River home surrounded by immediate family and a very special friend. Kathy was born October 17, 1940 to Willy Fred and Stephanita Kalmikoff in Kanatak, an Alaskan coastal village across Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island. Kathy also spent time living in Kodiak, Wrangell Institute boarding school, Anchorage, Seattle, Kenai and Eagle River. She was a 1959 graduate of Anchorage High School and married her high school sweetheart, Alan Dickson in 1960. They were together for 60 of her happiest years and raised 3 wonderful children. She was a key punch data processor for Boeing and upon...

Bonita Jo Hickman, a longtime resident of Anchorage, AK, died Thursday the 16th of January at the home of her loving daughter to ovarian cancer. She was born on September 23, 1946, in El Dorado, Arkansas. She spent her childhood in Houston, Texas where she would meet her husband Larry Hickman, married September 3rd, 1965. They later divorced but remained life long friends. Her pride and joy were the two kids they shared, Kevin Hickman and Teri Reed. Along with being a loving mother, dedicated Airforce wife, and the BEST grandma, Bonita worked at The Army & Airforce Exchange Service for over thirty years. She was loved by co-workers and customers who would become life long friends....