PEARL I. WEILAND

Palmer resident Pearl I. Weiland, 90, died peacefully at home Sept. 21, 2005, of natural causes. She was surrounded by family at the time of her passing. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Palmer. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at St. Michael's, with burial at Valley Memorial Park near the Butte. A reception will follow at St. Michael's.

Mrs. Weiland was born April 2, 1915, in Plummer, Minn., to Adolph and Delima Carpenter. She was the 11th of 18 children.

She married Lawrence P. Weiland on Dec. 31, 1930, in Dorothy, Minn. They moved to Alaska in 1953 and bought their dairy farm in 1956 on Bodenburg Loop from Owen and Pat Moffitt.

Her family wrote, "They retired in 1972 and enjoyed their time between California and Alaska, driving the Alcan Highway a total of 31 times. She enjoyed family and friends and a favorite pastime was crocheting. She made more than 65 afghans to share with family and friends."

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Ray Perkins of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Darlene and Bart Eisner of Anchorage; sons and daughter-in-law, Lawrence Jr. of Palmer and Terence and Teresa Weiland of Palmer; sister, Anna Lawrence of Wenatchee, Wash.; Willy Carpenter of Wenatchee, Wash., and Homer (Shorty) Carpenter of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; son, Lowell, and grandchildren, Paula and Terence Weiland Jr.