Doris A. Sisk, a resident of the Palmer Pioneer Home, died Nov. 9. Doris was born Sept. 8, 1916 in Liberty, Ind., to Hazel Ruth Witt and Rollo G. Doty. She came to Alaska in 1939 and lived in Seward with her first husband, Joseph Doyle, and their two children, Greg and Ava. After the death of Joseph in 1966, she moved to Anchorage and worked for the civil service on Elmendorf AFB and Ft. Richardson Army Base. In January, 1969, she married Kacel Sisk and they resided in Anchorage until 1979 when she retired and they moved to Wasilla.

Doris was a member of First Baptist Church in Wasilla where she enjoyed singing in the choir and playing the piano and organ. Previously she was a member of Grandview Baptist Church in Anchorage. 

She was a faithful follower of her Lord Jesus Christ. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Kacel Sisk and two sisters, Lois Dunlap and Betty Lagle. 

She is survived by her son, Greg Doyle and wife, Cindy of Bothel, Wash., her daughter, Ava Simard of Elk Grove, Calif., several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also is survived by two sisters, Virginia Green and Ruth Lowe, both of Allyn, Wash.

There will be a private graveside service in the spring at the Valley Memorial Park in Palmer.

Arrangements were with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory in Wasilla.