Oct. 20, 2006

Pearly E. Johnson

Emmonak resident Pearly E. Johnson, 84, died Oct. 15, 2006, at Anchorage Native Medical Center in Anchorage.

A visitation and rosary is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, at the Witzleben Bragaw Chapel, 1707 S. Bragaw, Anchorage. The Rev. Fred Bugarin will officiate.

A burial mass in Emmonak will be announced at a later date. Pallbearers will be Martin Moore Jr., Joe Johnson, Jacob Johnson Jr., Donald A. Johnson, Henry Johnson, Alexander Peterson, Christopher Johnson and Brian Moore.

She was born July 14, 1922, in Old Hamilton. She was a midwife and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years.

During the tuberculosis epidemic, she was appointed by the state of Alaska as the point of contact for the Yukon area. In honor of her name for her volunteer services for the Yukon area, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. named the Pearly E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic in Emmonak after her. She also received the Honorary Elders Award from the Emmo Corp.

She enjoyed photography, sewing, videography and coin collecting. Her family wrote, &#8220Pearly built a foundation for her family and community, and contributions revealed her true nature. We are thankful for the support of our family, friends and most especially grateful for Dora Christine Sophia Moore, her granddaughter. What the impact of Pearly's life accomplished for the Yukon region will continue to grow well beyond her time.”

She was preceded in death by her husband, Axel C. Johnson.

She was survived by her son, Jacob A. Johnson Sr. of Emmonak; daughters, May D. Moore of Emmonak and Cecilia Sipary of Anchorage; sister, Virginia Kallard of Kaltag; brother, Johnny Shepard of Mt. Village; sisters-in-law, Ruth Johnson of Unalakleet, Mable Katongan of Unalakleet and Agnes Kozevenikoff of Emmonak; granddaughter and constant companion, Dora Christine Sophia Moore of Emmonak; 15 grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Donations can be sent to Jacob A. Johnson Sr., P.O. Box 67, Emmonak, AK 99581.

Vave Ioasa Hunkin

Vave Ioasa Hunkin, 66, died Sept. 28, 2006, at Providence Extended Care Center in Anchorage of natural causes.

A service was Oct. 6, 2006, at Witzleben Funeral Home. Interment was at Ft. Richardson on Oct. 6, 2006. Pallbearers were Pelenasio Graf, Maika Graf, Nuuese Talamoni, Talalelei Talamoni, Alielu Isaako and Deney Isaako.

Vave was born May 1, 1940, in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He joined the U.S. Army in 1974 and was honorably discharged in 1985.

He began his Alaska residency when he moved to Anchorage in March of 2001. Before he moved to Alaska, he lived in Hawaii on the island of Oahu since 1985. He retired from the Civil Service in Hawaii in 2000.

Vave enjoyed tennis and stayed fit by going to the gym.

His family wrote, &#8220We will miss his wonderful smile. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.”

He is survived by his wife, Siupolu Hunkin; daughter, Renitta Hunkin; and grandchildren, Trina Graf, Maika Graf, Little Vave Graf, Kristin Graf and Geena Graf.

Natalia Agnes Smith

Natalia Agnes Smith, 92, died Oct. 14, 2006, at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.

A memorial service will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Catholic church in Hooper Bay. Interment will be in Hooper Bay Cemetery.

She was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Hooper Bay. She lived in Alaska since birth and was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, weaving baskets, making Eskimo dolls, making kuspoks, grass backpacks, Eskimo dancing, subsistence, tundra greens, salmonberries, blueberries and blackberries.

Her family wrote, &#8220She was everything to us: our leader, teacher, mother and friend. She would sing gospel songs every holiday before programs would start, and she will be missed by family and friends. She liked to be a peacemaker.”

She is survived by her daughters, Bernice Tall and Betty Atchak of Hooper Bay; sons, Nathan Fisher of Hooper Bay, Johnny Smith of Quinhagak and Amos Smith of Hooper Bay; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Neva Rivers and Helen Smith of Hooper Bay; and many nieces and nephews.

Robert Samuel Boyd

Robert Samuel Boyd, 64, died Oct. 17, 2006, in his home in Palmer of natural causes.

A funeral service will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at 1 p.m. at the United Protestant Presbyterian Church, 713 S. Denali St. in Palmer. His ashes will be scattered on the Boyd farm.

He was born Feb. 21, 1942, in Sitka. He was the third in a family of six children. He had two older brothers, John and Bill; and three younger sisters, Nancy Owen, Mary Ann Boyd and Margaret Brockman. He graduated from Palmer High School in 1962, and went on to a year of college, followed by Alaska State Trooper training.

He was best known as the owner of Mat-Valley Potato Growers since 1970. He also, however, served as a firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management for several summer fire seasons, as an Alaska State Trooper for two years in Cordova, in airport security for the Palmer Police department as a sergeant, and for the state Division of Corrections. After he retired from corrections in 1990, he worked as the farm technician at Point MacKenzie Correctional Farm.

He loved everything about Alaska. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper. These were outmatched only by his playing of cribbage and the stories he told to anyone who would listen. He loved to farm and belonged to Mat-Su Alaska Farm Bureau, Alaska Potato Seed Growers, and Alaska Farm Union. He never met a stranger, only friends. He believed in more than just second chances and would go out of his way to help those in need.

He is survived by his wife, Dace Boyd; his children, Adam Boyd, Loretta Amouak, Cassandra Amouak and Karma Krogh; his grandchildren, Chevy, Dillon, Zach, Tristan, Brooklyn and Ian; sisters, Nancy Owen, Mary Ann Boyd and Margaret Brockman; nieces and nephews; and family friend, Kimberly Carver.

Charles ‘Chuck' Edward Sauve

Charles &#8220Chuck” Edward Sauve, 65, passed away of lung cancer on Oct. 14, 2006.

He was born to Bertha Theresa Trapp Sauve of the Von Trapp family heritage and Joseph Eustace Sauve on Oct. 3, 1941, in Colfax, Wash. He attended Colton schools and Gonzaga University. In 1963, he moved to Anchorage. He made his home in Anchorage, Eagle River and Wasilla, before moving to Uniontown, Wash., in 2001 with his life partner, Kristina Maccari.

His interests included a love for music, hunting, fishing, farming and being a cowboy. He was active in providing respite care for horses in animal rescue in Eastern Washington. His family wrote that he had faith, which he conferred to his children. He attended Saint Andrews Church in Eagle River, and Saint Boniface Church in Uniontown.

He is survived by daughter, Mary Theresa &#8220Tee” Little and her husband Jack Little of Palmer; Charles Joseph Sauve of Lewiston, Idaho; and stepson, Robert Judell Sauve; grandchildren, Kyle and Nichole Little of Palmer, Sydny Galindo of Anchorage, Alexander Kern of Idaho, and Alicia Grey and Ryan Sauve of Medford, Ore.; siblings David Sauve of Renton, Wash., John Sauve of Anchorage, Mary Carol Sauve of Uniontown and Robert Sauve of Clarkston, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews in Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

Services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 20, 2006, at Saint Boniface Church in Uniontown, and a memorial service and gathering will be at Saint Andrews Church in Eagle River at 7 p.m. Oct. 25, 2006.

Memorials can be sent to Colton High School Scholarship Fund in Colton, Wash., 99113, and Alaska Equine Rescue, P.O. Box 113265, Anchorage, AK 99511.

Margie Ann

Barnett

Margie Ann Barnett, 50, died Oct. 16, 2006, on Old Glenn Hwy. of a car accident.

A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at the Palmer Church of God, across from the Alaska State Fairgrounds.

The Rev. Bob Tornquist will be officiating.

She was born Dec. 13, 1955, in Coos Bay, Ore. She graduated from Ketchikan High School in 1974 and attended Dental College to become a dental assistant.

She arrived in Ketchikan in 1957 at the age of 18 months aboard Pan American airlines, and spent her childhood in Ketchikan.

After graduation, she slived in Longview, Wash. She returned to Ketchikan after a couple of years, moved to Anchorage in 1978, and lived in Palmer for the last 25 years.

She worked as a dental assistant in Anchorage. She attended the Palmer Church of God. She enjoyed designing and working on the new nursery at the church, and worked in children's ministries.

She enjoyed sewing, gardening and fishing.

Her family wrote, &#8220Margie's life was love of people. My mom was loved by everyone.”

She was preceded in death by her father, Hubert McFarland of Ketchikan.

She was survived by her husband, Paul R. Barnett of Palmer; mother, Margie McFarland and stepfather JB Henson of Yuma, Ariz.; daughter and son-in-law, Tracee and James Godfrey, and their daughters, Samantha and Morgan of Longview; son, Marc Dunivan of Dallas; son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Darlene Sperry and their daughter, Mattison of Palmer; daughter and son-in-law, Chrystal and Angel Pineda and their sons, Isaac and Caleb of Lake Dallas, Texas; brother, Dean and his wife Kelly McFarland and their children, Brandee and Flynn of North Pole; and brother, Craig and wife Pamela McFarland of Anchorage.

True to her generous nature, Margie gave the gift of life through organ donation .

The family requests donations be made to Children's Ministries of Palmer Church of God, P.O. Box 1271, Palmer, AK 99645.

Gladys Lorraine Dixson

Chugiak resident, Gladys Lorraine Dixson, 84, died Oct. 13, 2006, at Providence Hospital.

She was born Feb. 10, 1922, to Fred and Laura Larson in Koochiching Township, Minn. In 1935, the family traveled to the Matanuska Valley with other colonists on the ship, The St. Mahiel, and they settled as part of Roosevelt's &#8220New Deal.”

She attended Palmer High School, then worked at the dormitory in Palmer and at a Laundromat in Anchorage.

In the 1940s, she worked at a cafe in Dillingham, where she met her first husband, Stanley Chmiel. They lived in Aleknagik for a year, then moved to Anchorage.

In 1950, she and her children moved to International Falls, Minn. She met and married Maurice Dixson.

They moved to the home they built on Birchwood Loop Road in Chugiak.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed country and gospel music, singing and dancing with Maurice at the Sons of Norway. She and Maurice grew potatoes on the family farm and sold them throughout the year.

The family writes, &#8220Mom loved Jesus and rarely missed getting her family to church. She loved Alaska and telling stories of her family's experiences in the early Colony days. Mom loved people and was always ready to make a pot of coffee and have a friendly visit. She was devoted to her family and raised six children while caring for aging parents, being chauffeur or any other assistance.

&#8220In Mom's later years, she enjoyed going for a ride, singing, hymns and visiting. She remained an avid pinochle

player.”

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice; son, Donald Chmiel; sister, Alice Dahl; brothers, Leonard and Laurence Larson; and daughter-in-law, Rosa Chmiel.

Gladys is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Lionel Haakenson of Anchor Point; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Patti Chmiel of Palmer; sons, William Dixson of Anchorage and Richard Dixson of Chugiak; daughters and sons-in-law, Alice and Bud Dial of Wasilla, and Ruth and Guy McPherren of Anchorage; 16 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and long-time friends, Merice Richner and Irina Shupilova.

Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at Chapel by the Sea, and a service will be at 12:30 p.m. The Rev. Denis Horning of Scenic Park Bible Church will officiate. After the service, burial will be at Angelus Memorial Park, 440 E. Klatt Rd.

Pallbearers will be William Dixson, Richard Dixson, Gregory Dixson, Joshua Dixson, Wade Thomas, Darius LaTocha and Andrew Ferguson. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Chmiel, Bud Dial and Guy McPherren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Scenic Park Bible Church, 7145 Madelynne Dr., Anchorage, AK 99504; Chapel by the Sea, 14730 Turnagain Bluffway, Anchorage, AK 99515-4153; or Church of the Wildwood, 16832 Hanson Dr., Eagle River, AK 99577.