David Schacht

David W. Schacht, 74, died of cancer Dec. 21, 2007 at home in Meadow Lakes, with family at his side. Services will be in the spring.

He was born March 10, 1933 in Elgin, Minn. After graduating from high school, he obtained his Six Pack license and attended fiber optics school there. He was a crane operator in the Army as well.

Schacht came to Alaska in the fall of 1965, living in Anchorage before settling in Meadow Lakes. Working for Lynden Transport in Anchorage, he drove the Haines run for many years before retiring in 1974.

His community activities included membership on the Meadow Lakes Community Council and serving as the road advisory supervisor and was also in charge of gaming, and did a fine job of it.

He bought his sailboat “The Daylight” and sailed the San Juans and Mexico for many years. He worked the oil spill and did two years of commercial fishing. Then he met his wife, Toni, and they bought their property in Meadow Lakes and started to build their dream home.

His family wrote David was very active in his community, he was involved in building senior housing and developing a community center for Meadow Lakes. He and his wife, Toni, had spent 13 years building their home. He enjoyed traveling the western states in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s until they bought their property in Meadow Lakes and started building.

He is survived by his wife Toni Kleewein-Schacht; children and spouses, Wes Schacht of Homer, Ken and Carol Schacht of Anchorage, Fritz Schacht of Sheana and Phoenix, Connie and Jeff Roehl of Anchorage, Cindi and Klaranz Wear of Delta Junction, Vicki and Don Hodge of Homer, Kevin and Sharla Stamm of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; grandchildren Dylan, Desmond, Ian and Joe Schacht of Anchorage, Josh Mesch, Jake and Zach Stamm, Marin Alexander and husband, Tony, Ryan and Justin Johannes, Noah Roehl, Jolaine Schacht, all of Anchorage, Chelsea Hodge and Jasmine Storm; great-grandchildren David and Annalisa Johannes of Anchorage, Belle and Wren Stamm; best friend Dick Brewster; and one special beloved friend “Molly,” who misses him every morning at paper time.

He is also survived by too many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews to mention

Valley Funeral Homes and Crematory of Wasilla and Palmer assisted the family