J. HAROLD MICHAL

Wasilla resident J. Harold Michal, 99, died Nov. 11, 2010, at home.

No services are planned at this time. His cremated remains will be scattered at Fireweed Mountain in the McCarthy-Kennicott Area.

Mr. Michal was born Oct. 16, 1911, in Millers, Nev. He became an Alaska resident in 1963 and resided in Anchorage and Valdez prior to moving to Wasilla. He was employed by the War Department during World War II at the shipyard in Portland, Ore. He was a journeyman machinist from 1942 to 1945, worked for Southern Pacific Railroad from 1945 to 1948 and for Civil Service at Elmendorf AFB as a DOT Rrght-of-way negotiator.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, was a constant student and enjoyed reading and studying.

Surviving are his wife, Carol; sons, Joseph and Norman Michal; daughter and son-in-law, Esther and Tom Smoot; step-children, Steven, Jerry, Sandra, Alan and Randy; 10 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren.

Arrangements are with Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel and Crematory of Wasilla.