Charles William Delaney

Wasilla resident Charles William Delaney, 54, died July 16, 2006, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Known as &#8220Delaney” to his wife Kelly and friends and &#8220Chuck” to his family, Mr. Delaney was born in Anchorage on December 31, 1951, to Delbert and Olivia Delaney. He graduated from West High and was employed by the Municipality of Anchorage, Solid Waste Services, for 30 years.

Services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday July 20, 2006, at the Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla. Rev. Richard Gay will officiate. After services, his ashes will be scattered in the Little Susitna River, per his instructions.

Mr. Delaney was an avid fisherman throughout Alaska and loved to share his smoked salmon with friends and family. He was also a sharp pool player and played on several Wasilla teams, which included Las Vegas competition. He was also a lover of all sports.

The family said, &#8220Delaney truly was a person who lived up to the story of ‘he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.' Close friends say he was the most happy-go-lucky person they had ever met. He was a very generous and caring man with an ever-ready smile.”

He was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Olivia Delaney, and his daughter, Miranda Delaney.

His is survived by his wife, Kelly; son and daughter-in-law, Levi and Kimberly Delaney of Chico, Calif.; grandchildren, Jeffery Delaney of Chico, Calif.; Destinee and Daniel Delaney-Cucullu, and their parents Chuck and Linda Cucullu and brother, Ryan and Cale of Wasilla, sister and brother-in-law, Dory and Frank Carrol of Anchorage; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Robin Delaney of Santa Rosa, Calif.; sister, Jerri Logue and companion Sonny Landrum of Reno, Nev., aunt, Annabelle Parcels of Sun City, Ariz., and aunt and uncle Paul and Teddy Miller of Owasso, Okla.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, local chapter.

Arrangements were made with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory.

Jerrol David

Rutledge

Jerrol David Rutledge, 90, died on July 15, 2006, at his home in Wasilla due to a stroke. A private family viewing was held on Monday, July 17, 2006, at the Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla.

Mr. Rutledge was born on October 23, 1915, in San Angelo, Texas. He was in the U.S. Army and served in the World War II and Aleutians Islamos.

He moved to Wasilla in July 2005.

Mr. Rutledge was the president of Home Builders Association in San Angelo, Texas. He retired from McKee Corporation in Palo Alto, Calif.

He was a Christian and donated his time as a guest speaker and a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Rutledge organized political campaign dinners for Lyndon B. Johnson in San Angelo, Texas, when Johnson ran for Texas state senator.

Some of his hobbies included designing gold jewelry.

His family said, &#8220Loving husband of Jean L. Rutledge for 66 years. Cherished father of three. Compassionate grandfather of nine, caring great-grandfather of 22 and great-great grandfather of seven.”

Mr. Rutledge is survived by his wife, Jean L. Rutledge of Wasilla; daughters, Geraldine Kelso of Arlington, Texas, Sherry Rouff of Urbana, Ohio, and Sue Perrilloux of Sunnyvale, Calif.

Arrangements were made with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory.

Jedadiah &#8220Jed” Paul Simac

Jedadiah Paul Simac, 26, died in Palmer, on July 11, 2006.

He was born Sept. 17, 1979, in Woodruff, Wisc. He was a resident of Anchorage for 14 months. He was a graduate of Northland Pines High School. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Services were July 17, 11 a.m., at St. Mary of the Snows Anglican Church. Visitation was July 16, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home, Eagle River, Wisc., and Monday July 17, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Snows Anglican Church. Father Lawrance Glenn officiated. Cremation followed, with a burial in St. Peter Cemetery, Eagle River, Wisc.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Meghan; grandfather, Tom Simac; aunts Deborah Sauer and Marge Smith. He is further survived by many other relatives and friends.

He is survived by his father, Butch (Kim) Simac of Eagle River, Wisc.; mother, Cyndie (Jim) Maillette of Eagle River, Wisc.; paternal grandmother, Mary Simac of Eagle River, Wisc.; paternal grandmother, Susan Perreau, of Eagle River, Wisc.; maternal grandfather, Gerald Konrath of Hudson, Fla.; maternal grandmother, Therese (Sonny) Konrath-Major of Crestwood, Ill.; brothers Vince Simac of Wasilla, and James (Dara) Maillette, Luke Maillette, Tom Maillette and Ted Maillette, all of Eagle River, Wisc.; sisters Amie Simac, Juliana (Brent) Martin and Theresa Maillette, all of Eagle River, Wisc.

Arrangements by Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River, Wisc.

Kristin Marie Wilkins

Kristin Marie Wilkins was born in Anchorage on April 8, 1985. She left us on July 7, 2006.

She is survived by her sister, Meghan Elisabeth Wilkins, her father, Neil M. Wilkins, her mother, Darliss O'Donnell, her stepfather, William A. Reynolds, her maternal grandmother, Shirley O'Donnell, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Kristin was a gifted writer, talented artist, loving sister, beloved daughter and cherished friend. Loved by many, her illness took her from us too soon.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Crossroads Community Church, 7010 E. Bogard Rd., Wasilla. The service will be held in the building set back farthest from the road

In lieu of flowers, we request that contributions in her name be sent to: F.J.C. / The Icarus Project; 520 8th Ave., 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018. 1-888-448-3352. www.theicarusproject.net

Dick L. Wilson

Valley resident Dick L.

Wilson died July 6, 2006. He was 71.

Dick was born Feb. 27, 1935, to Cecil and Wilma Wilson, in Lance Creek, Wyo. His family came to Alaska in 1945 and settled in the Mat-Su Valley.

He was a road construction superintendent at the age of 25, having worked for M.B. Construction for 25 years and 40 years in Local 302-Operators Union.

Dick was instrumental in pioneering the Alaska road system as well as having master-minded and constructed numerous projects throughout Alaska. He covered areas from the northern and central regions, the North Slope, Mukluk Island in the Beaufort Sea, all the way to the Aleutian chain. Friend Philip Plack called him &#8220the best damn dirt-man that ever walked the face of the Earth.”

Friends and family said, &#8220Dick was admired, respected and loved. He worked hard, played hard, never regretted it and loved every minute of it. He was a construction-stiff, a pilot, a boat-captain and a hunter. A gentleman, extensively traveled, and one mean son-of-a-gun. He was a hell of a good dancer, and he lived like there was no tomorrow. In spite of it all, we walked away with pride in knowing him and having been part of what he built and who he was. We will dearly miss him.”

He is survived by a lot of family, friends and loved ones who have many a story to tell, including: His first wife, Patti Plack-Wilson, who is the mother of his five children; Pete Wilson, Deborah Yancey, Patti-Ann Wilson, Larkin Wilson and Dana Wilson; two grandchildren, Atlantis Hyde and Jenny Wilson; one great-grandchild, Isabella Hyde; his sister, Carol Carney, husband Ed, and family now in Clarkston, Wash.; his brother, Vaughan Wilson, and family of Longview, Wash.; and his sister Phyllis Wilson in Wasilla.

A private family ceremony will be held at Hatcher Pass.

E-mailed condolences

can be sent to dick26p@

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Bertha ‘Babe' Barnes

Talkeetna resident Bertha &#8220Babe” Barnes, 93, died peacefully July 12, 2006, at home. At her request, no services will be held.

Babe was born January 19, 1913, in Portland, Ore., to Clara Ida and Emil Gustafson. She transferred to Anchorage in 1963 from Coos Bay, Ore., to be closer to her family and to set up and manage the warehouse for J. C. Penney Co. when they opened a new store in Anchorage.

Babe was the first woman in the J. C. Penney chain to manage a warehouse.

She also organized the warehouse in Fairbanks for the company. When she left Penney's, she bought into a partnership with her daughter at The Fairview Inn in Talkeetna.

Babe had just received her 30-year pen from the Talkeetna VFW Ladies Auxiliary along with the VFW Black Shroud is flying to honor her.

Babe lived a varied and full life, from felling timber to sell for firewood, driving logging trucks, buses to racing stock cars.

She was a welder in the shipyards and worked in the lumber mills in Eureka, Calif., during World War II. She loved to go boating, fishing and hunting with her second husband, Frank Barnes.

She enjoyed time spent

at her cabin on Mama Bear Lake that she and a friend built.

Her hobbies were word puzzles, astronomy and reading. She also loved to travel around Alaska.

Babe did not care for a shirker, but she did quietly help many people that were down on their luck. She was an honest, hardworking woman and she will be truly missed by family and the many friends she made in her 93 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Riley Gosnell, and her second husband, Frank Barnes.

She is survived by her son Gene Gosnell and wife Shirley; daughter Carol Stevens Young and husband Bob; grandchildren James Stevens Jr. and wife Jane Steer, Jerry Stevens and wife Mary Mccrum and Michelle Stevens, all of Talkeetna, Coralea Gosnell of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Chris Gosnell of Hobart, Wash.; and several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

At her request, there will be a private family ceremony to scatter her ashes on the Talkeetna River.

For memorial tributes, Babe suggested that you have a drink for her and everyone enjoy life to the fullest.

Arrangements were made with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory.