Obituaries

Isaac Raymond Oxereok
Isaac Raymond Oxereok was born to Charles and Agnes Oxereok on October 10, 1943 in Wales, Alaska. He went to be with the Lord on August 6, 2016. Isaac attended Mt. Edgecumbe High School and graduated...
Elsie Kay (Karmun) McConnell Umailaaq
Elsie Kay (Karmun) McConnell was born on October 21, 1953, in Deering, Alaska to Dan and Ethel Karmun.  Elsie loved her family immensely. She loved to oonga her grandkids, nieces and nephews whether...
Kermit J. Ivanoff Sr.
Kermit Sr. pasaed away at home in Unalakleet with his family present, from prostate/metastic bone cancer. Born in Golovin, Alaska, to Molly Curran, Stephan Ivanoff. Kermit Sr. graduated from Mt....
John “Qipqina” Schaeffer Jr. passed on Aug. 25, 2016. He was born in Kotzebue on March 30, 1939. He enlisted in the Alaska Army National Guard in 1957 when he joined the Eskimo Scouts. He became the...
Roberta Louise “Bun” Nanouk Rodin
Roberta Louise “Nanouk” Apok was born to Robert “Anamaiq” Apok Sr. and Martha “Achugruaq” (Walker) Apok on May 17, 1943 at the Maynard McDougall Memorial Hospital in Nome. Her father proudly named...
Jonathan Kenneth Sarren
Johnny (“Ikayuaq”— Person Who Helps Others) Sarren passed away in his home on August 27, 2016 with family by his side. He was born in Nome to Flora Dalilak (Adams) and adopted by Eugene (Qanaiyak)...
Ethel Sarah “Aloonaq” Lucas
Ethel Sarah Lucas was born on April 2, 1946 her biological parents Lewis and Lizzie Nakarak.  When she was three days old they dog teamed Ethel to her adoptive parents Enoch and Judith Moses in Elim...
Gilmore “Yungnuuk” Asitonia
Gilmore “Yungnuuk” Asitonia, 87,  was born at Port Clarence on August 25, 1928 to Melvin Asitonia of Wales and Bertha “Eketuq” Cahill of Candle. “Gil” passed away at his home in Nome, early in the...
John OlaGanna Penetac Jr.
John OlaGanna Penetac Jr. was born on November 12, 1964 to Theresa and John Penetac Sr. at King Island. He attended school in Nome and Mt. Edgecumbe and graduated from Nome-Beltz High School. John...
Ben Esch
Ben Esch, retired Alaska Superior Court Judge in Nome, died on April 25, 2016 in Seattle, Washington while battling a rare form of leukemia. He was 71. Judge Esch was born January 4, 1945 to Robert...

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