PAUL QUARTLY

Paul Quartly, 66, died Aug. 1, 2010, in a plane crash in Denali National Park. A celebration of life will be held on at 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Wolf Lake Airport in Wasilla.

Paul was born Nov. 20, 1943, in Bakersfield, Calif., and raised at Lake Tahoe. He later moved to Washington, where he worked in the timber industry.

In 1975, he moved to Alaska, where he worked for many years on the North Slope and on numerous construction projects throughout the state.

He first lived in Eagle River, then moved to Soldotna and finally settled in Wasilla. He loved his work, as well as tinkering in his ship, traveling to faraway places and watching his beloved Alaska Aces. He knew many people from one end of Alaska to the other and was a friend to many.

He is survived by his wife, Rose of Wasilla; son, J.D., daughter-in-law Jenya and granddaughter Alyson, all of Kenai; brother, Warren Quartly and his family of Longview, Wash.; step-children Donnie and Libbie Lozier of Spanaway, Wash., and Billi Mingo of Hawaii; as well as numerous step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are entrusted to Legacy Funeral Homes & Cremation Services — Kehl’s Palmer Chapel, legacyalaska.com.