Rice, Robert Gordon

Biography

Robert Gordon Rice was born on October 13, 1908, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Helen Benedict Rice and Charles Rice.

He was a member of an Alaska pioneer family whose history is documented in regional records of early settlers and their descendants.

Sources

• Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, pp. 272–273, Ed Ferrell

Rice, Jackson Benedict

Biography

Jackson Benedict Rice was born on June 15, 1907, in Fairbanks, Alaska, the son of Helen Benedict Rice and Charles Rice.

He was part of one of the early Alaska pioneer families whose lives were documented in regional historical records of the territory’s settlement and development.

Sources

• Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, pp. 272–273, Ed Ferrell

Niemi, Marjorie Lucille “Marjy” Fleek

Biography

Marjorie Lucille “Marjy” Fleek Niemi was born August 22, 1915 in Douglas, Alaska.

She lived in the Juneau-Douglas community throughout her life.

Marjorie Lucille Niemi died on June 1, 1960, in Douglas, Alaska, and is buried in the Douglas Eagles Cemetery.

Sources

• Find-A-Grave

Riedi, George

Biography

George Riedi lived in Douglas, Alaska, where he operated a restaurant with his brother, Joseph Riedi, and sister-in-law, Madeline Riedi.

Riedi was a well-known baker in Douglas and had been engaged in the business there since 1898, serving the residents of the growing mining community.

Sources

• Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries

Riedi, Madeline

Biography

Madeline Riedi was born on July 16, 1885, in Alsace-Lorraine, then part of Germany.

She and her husband, Joseph Riedi, Sr., arrived in Douglas, Alaska, around 1907. The couple had a son, Joseph L. Riedi, Jr.

The Riedi family operated several businesses in Douglas, including a grocery store, a bakery, and, later, a restaurant in partnership with Joseph’s brother, George Riedi. Through these enterprises, they became part of the commercial life of the Douglas mining community.

Madeline Riedi died on October 1, 1947, at the age of sixty-three and was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

• Find-A-Grave
• Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries

McCormick, Walter

Biography

Walter McCormick was born in 1907.

He died in 1945 at approximately thirty-seven years of age.

Walter McCormick was buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery on Douglas Island, Alaska.

Sources

• Find-A-Grave

Primary Name: Dalton, James W.
Filed as: dalton_james
Also known as: James “Jim” W. Dalton, Jim Dalton
Occupation / Association:
Born: 1913
Died:
Parents: Jack Dalton
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Alaska; Seattle, Washington
Keywords: James W Dalton, Jim Dalton, Dalton family Alaska

Biography

James “Jim” W. Dalton was the son of Jack Dalton and the brother of Margaret Dalton.

Sources

Family references; Alaska Mining Hall of Fame materials related to the Dalton family

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Parents: Elmer J. “Stroller” White and Josephine Keys

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Los Angeles, California

Biography

Born to Elmer J. “Stroller” White and Josephine Keys. The family moved to Douglas, Alaska, in 1916.

When Josephine retired in 1950, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to live with her daughter. She died in Los Angeles on May 26, 1956.

Sources

• Family and genealogical records

Rieck, Marie “Mary” Ann

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Marie “Mary” Ann Rieck was a charter member of Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

She was born June 20, 1867, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1875.

On October 3, 1888, she married John Reck in Strawberry Point, Iowa. The couple had five children: Dorothy Julia, born March 9, 1890, in Tacoma, Washington; William John, born April 1, 1893, in Roy, Washington; Marie G., born December 29, 1894, in Washington; Mamie G., born in 1895; and Sidonia Elizabeth, born February 10, 1900, in Juneau, Alaska.

The family moved from Tacoma, Washington, to Juneau, Alaska, in March 1898, becoming part of the early community that developed during the region’s mining boom.

Mary Ann Rieck Reck died in Juneau on December 5, 1940.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska
• Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, p. 269
• Washington Birth Record, 1890