Roy Howard Mackie

Roy Howard Mackie, 59, died Oct. 8, 2011, at St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage.

A celebration of life is Oct. 29 at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer with Pastor Jonathon Rockey officiating. An additional service at a later date is planned in Biwabik, Minn., at Lakeside Cemetery, where Roy can also be with his beloved family.

A summer service is planned in Skwentna on July 14, 2012, at Roy’s cabin.

Roy was born March 25, 1952, in Eveleth, Minn. He graduated from Eveleth High School in 1970.

Roy was an avid hockey player and he played for several hockey teams in Alaska — the Texico Chiefs, Anchorage Wolverines and the Vets League to name a few. If he wasn’t playing hockey he was reading about it and never missed a game of his favorite team the Montreal Canadians.

Roy came to Alaska in 1978 to work on the pipeline and lived in Anchorage until he moved to Skwentna in 1985 to pursue his dream of hunting, fishing and trapping. He worked as a fishing guide, taking out celebrities and professional hockey and football players.

Roy is survived by his greatest love, his son, Luc (Nycole) Mackie and his beloved granddaughter Millie Ann Marie, of Palmer; brother, David (Carol) Mackie and family of Gilbert, Minn.; sister, Judy (Barry) Irish; nephew, Eric and niece, Amanda and their families of Iron, Minn.; nephew, Troy Judunich of Scottsdale, Ariz.; uncle, Beste of Virginia, Minn.; and many cousins, friends and loved ones.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Roy T. and Izzy (Tregenza) Mackie; sister, Mary Jane (Tudy) Jagunich; and grandparents, Jim and Pearl Tregenza, Chester and Doris Boyanowski and General Mackie.

Arrangements were with Legacy Kehl’s Palmer Chapel.