JOSEPH WARREN TESTER

Joseph Warren Tester, 80, passed away Dec. 6, 2009, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Born Feb. 3, 1929, in Brinsmade, N.D., Joe came to Alaska with his family from Oregon in 1974 to fulfill his dreams of living in The Last Frontier.

Joe was an avid hunter who enjoyed an occasional trip back to Oregon to bird hunt with family and friends. He was a glazier by trade and retired from IUPAT No. 1959 in 1982. He was also a member of Western Glaziers Union No. 740 in Oregon. His family will remember him lovingly and hold him dear to their hearts.

Joe is survived by Dolores, his wife of 61 years; his four children, Linda, Rocky and Matt, all of Oregon, and Becky from Wasilla; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His request was to be cremated with no services at this time.

Cremation arrangements by Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel & Crematory, Wasilla Chapel, www.akheritage.com.