Brett Aaron Etherton

Brett Aaron Etherton, 48, died May 7, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.

A memorial service is at 1 p.m., May 22 at Wasilla Bible Church.

Brett was born Dec.11, 1963, in Hayward, Calif. to Gerald Sr. and Alice Etherton. His grade school years were in Fairbanks and he graduated from Susitna Valley High School in Talkeetna.

He then joined the Marines and later worked at various jobs in Alaska and California. He loved the ocean and lived in Santa Cruz, Calif., before moving to San Jose, Calif.

Surviving are his parents; sisters, Sheryl Powell of Fairbanks and Kathy Larsen of Redding, Calif.; brother, Gerald Etherton Jr. of Weatherford, Texas; 14 nieces and nephews; and four grand nieces and nephews.