Obituaries
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John Edward Tillman, 48, died at home in Homer on July 10, 2015. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Bishops Beach Pavilion in Homer. Rev. Lisa Talbott will officiate. His ashes will be scattered in Kachemak Bay. John, or Ed as he liked to be called, was born N...
Thu, 07/16/2015 - 10:03am -
Longtime Homer resident Robert Turkington, 92, passed away on July 13, 2015, at home with family at his side. He leaves behind a rich legacy and a lot of family and friends. A full obituary and memorial announcement will follow next week. ...
Thu, 07/16/2015 - 9:55am -
Longtime Anchor Point homesteader, Mr. Lee Roy Glover, 84, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer. Memorial services were held 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Anchor Point Church of the Nazarene, 32710 Augusta Lane – Anchor Point, AK 99556. ...
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:11am -
Walter Johnson, a pioneering Alaska physician known to many as the father of the Community Health Aide Program, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, surrounded by family at his son’s home in Anchorage. He was 92. ...
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:07am -
David “Digger’’ Lee Guetschow, 70, died June 22, 2015. “He passed on to the realm which awaits every one of us, sooner or later. He would be touched by the tears shed for him, but would rather that he were an inspiration to us to live our lives to the fullest, to enjoy each and every moment ...
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:06am -
Edna Bernice Fisk of Homer, 94, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Edna was born in Melita, which is now Sterling, Mich., in 1920. As a young woman, Edna was swept off her feet by a serviceman, Toras Fisk, and they were wed in 1943. Toras was the love of her life and they began a ...
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 10:01am -
Merle Walter Johnson, M.D., pioneer Alaska physician known to many as the father of the Community Health Aide Program, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, surrounded by family at his son’s home in Anchorage. He was 92. Gatherings to remember Walter will be held during the third week of July in Homer and...
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 9:58am -
On Father’s Day, June 21, 2015, Debra “Debbie” Beth Eayrs, 64, died. “Loving wife, best friend, mother and grandmother, she was called home to her heavenly father,” her family said. Debbie had suffered from a lung disease for many years, the last 10 of which had become increasingly d...
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 9:57am -
Homer resident Mr. Zachery J. Hinsberger, 24, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Homer. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. ...
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 9:54am -
Edna Farsdahl, also known as “Grandma” to many, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in her own home surrounded by her family. She lived to be 102 years old. Born in 1913 in Makoti, N.D., Edna grew up on a farm with five brothers and sister. Each day began with milking eight cows....
Thu, 07/02/2015 - 9:50am
