Sparkling, Sidonia Elizabeth

Reck, Sidonia Elizabeth

Association: Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6

Role: Charter Member


Biography

Sidonia Elizabeth Reck was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6.

She was born on February 10, 1900, in Juneau, Alaska, to John and Mary A. Reck.

She married Edward Berto Sparling on September 5, 1917. They had a daughter, Corrine, who was born in Juneau in 1922. The marriage later ended in divorce. Sidonia later married Armand Ray Duncan on January 17, 1925, in Juneau.

She worked as a bookkeeper for a coal company and later as a dispatcher for a taxi company.

Sidonia Elizabeth Reck died on February 2, 1981, in Juneau, Alaska. She is buried in Warrenton, Oregon.


Sources

  • 1900, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
  • Alaska Daily Empire, September 6–8, 1917
  • Alaska Daily Empire, January 9, 1925