Sully, H.V.
Primary Name: Sully, H. V.
Filed as: Sully, H. V.
Also known as: H. V. Sully
Occupation / Association: Undertaker; cabinet shop owner; charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: H.V. Sully, Sully family Douglas Alaska, Douglas undertakers, Douglas funeral directors, cabinet makers Douglas Alaska, Douglas undertaking parlors, Pioneers of Alaska charter members, Juneau Douglas businesses
Biography
H. V. Sully was associated with the undertaking and furniture trade in Douglas, Alaska, during the territorial period and was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo.
In the early communities of Southeast Alaska, there were no morticians as the profession is known today. Cabinet shops often produced furniture as well as coffins and caskets, and the owners of these shops commonly served as undertakers for the community.
Advertisements in the Douglas Island News described such businesses as “Undertaking … Manufacturers of Furniture, Carpentering, Jobbing, Store and Office Fixtures.” Other advertisements referred to the “Douglas Undertaking Parlors, Funeral Directors and Embalmers.”
Among those associated with undertaking services in Douglas were H. V. Sully, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo charter member John A. McKanna, T. P. Sheldon, L. G. Thomas, and Merle Thomas.
These early undertakers provided essential services for the growing mining community and its surrounding settlements during the development of Douglas and the Juneau area.
Sources
Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries.
Warmanen, J.H.
Primary Name: J.H. Warmanen
Filed as: Warmanen, J.H.
Also known as: J. H. Warmanen
Occupation / Association: Reverend
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Douglas clergy, Douglas cemetery, Alaska church history, Juneau-Douglas pioneers
Biography
J.H. Warmanen lived in Douglas, Alaska, where he worked as a reverend.
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Hendriksan, August E.
Primary Name: Hendricksen, August Emil
Filed as: hendriksan_august_emil
Also known as: August Emil Hendricksen; August Emil Hendriksan; August Emil Hendrickson
Occupation / Association:
Born: July 18, 1873, Finland
Died: May 20, 1905, Treadwell City, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Anna Alma Louisa Hallonquist Hendricksen
Children: Lans Edvin Hendricksen; Alma Ideal Hendricksen Wildes
Associated places: Finland; Treadwell City, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: August Emil Hendricksen, August Hendriksan, August Hendrickson, Anna Alma Louisa Hallonquist Hendricksen, Lans Edvin Hendricksen, Alma Ideal Hendricksen Wildes, Treadwell City residents
Biography
August Emil Hendricksen was born on July 18, 1873, in Finland.
He married Anna Alma Louisa Hallonquist Hendricksen. The couple had two children, Lans Edvin Hendricksen and Alma Ideal Hendricksen Wildes. The family lived in Treadwell City.
Hendricksen died on May 20, 1905, at the age of 31. Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church with the Rev. J. A. Levin officiating. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Tags: August Emil Hendricksen, August Hendriksan, August Hendrickson, Anna Alma Louisa Hallonquist Hendricksen, Lans Edvin Hendricksen, Alma Ideal Hendricksen Wildes, Treadwell City, Douglas City Cemetery
Hayes, Vivian May
Vivian May Hayes was born on June 24, 1915 in Alaska to John Wesley Hayes of Union City, Pennsylvania, and Ethel Eva Hamilton-Hayes of Crawford Country, Pennsylvania.
She died on December 23, 1915 at age 5 months of petussis. G.F. Midford served as undertaker. She was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Haho, John Albert Junior
John Albert Haho, Junior was born in Douglas on September 4, 1907 to John Albert Haho, Senior.
He died on December 21, 1918 at age 11 from influenza at St. Ann's Hospital, funeral by Sully Undertaking Services, and was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Hagevik, William
Primary Name: Hagevik, William A.
Filed as: hagevik_william_a
Also known as: Bill Hagevik; William Hagevig
Occupation / Association: Fire service instructor; Captain, Ketchikan Fire Department; State of Alaska Director of Fire Service Training
Born: January 17, 1930, Ketchikan, Alaska
Died: October 23, 1991, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Rosemary Wagoner (m. 1962)
Children: Bill Hagevik; Barbara Hagevik-Doucet; Beth Hagevik; Ann Bogge; Karen Hagevik (d. infancy)
Associated places: Ketchikan, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Santa Cruz, California; Everett, Washington
Keywords: William A Hagevik, Bill Hagevik, William Hagevig, Ketchikan Fire Department captain, Alaska fire service training director, Southeast Fire Training Center Juneau, Alaska State Firefighter of the Year
Biography
William A. Hagevik was born on January 17, 1930 in Ketchikan, Alaska.
He graduated from Ketchikan High School and attended both the University of Washington and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
In 1962 he married Rosemary Wagoner. They had five children: Bill Hagevik; Barbara Hagevik-Doucet; Beth Hagevik of Santa Cruz, California; Ann Bogge of Everett, Washington; and Karen, who died as an infant. Barbara later married Bill Doucet of Lake Stevens, Washington and had a daughter, Danielle Doucet.
Hagevik served as a captain in the Ketchikan Fire Department. In 1969 he moved to Douglas, Alaska and later worked for the State of Alaska as Director of Fire Service Training, retiring in 1985.
He created the first marine firefighting training center designed to simulate firefighting aboard a ship. The Southeast Fire Training Center in Juneau was later named in his honor. Hagevik was twice named Alaska State Firefighter of the Year, in 1966 and 1984, and in 1990 he was recognized nationally as Volunteer Firefighter of the Year. He was also an honorary member of several fire departments throughout Alaska.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, studying history, and learning about the operation of masted sailing ships.
William A. Hagevik died at his home in Douglas, Alaska on October 23, 1991 from complications of diabetes at the age of 61. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery. Funeral services were held at the Cathedral of the Nativity.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for William A. Hagevik
Tags: William A Hagevik, Bill Hagevik, William Hagevig, Ketchikan Fire Department, Alaska fire service training, Southeast Fire Training Center Juneau, Douglas Alaska residents
Gustafson, Roy Elvin
Primary Name: Gustafson, Roy Elvin
Filed as: roy_elvin_gustafson
Also known as: Roy Gustafson
Occupation / Association:
Born: August 19, 1898
Died: September 19, 1901
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Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Roy Elvin Gustafson, Roy Gustafson, Gustafson Roy Elvin, Douglas City Cemetery
Biography
Roy Elvin Gustafson was born on August 19, 1898. He died on September 19, 1901, at the age of three and was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Roy Elvin Gustafson
Tags: Roy Elvin Gustafson, Gustafson Roy Elvin, Roy Gustafson, Douglas City Cemetery, Douglas Alaska residents
Gustafson, John Elmer
Primary Name: Gustafson, John Elmer
Filed as: gustafson_john_elmer
Also known as: John Elmer Gustafson
Occupation / Association:
Born: August 21, 1896
Died: September 8, 1901
Parents: G. Gustafson
Spouse:
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: John Elmer Gustafson, Gustafson John Elmer, Douglas City Cemetery burials, Gustafson family Douglas
Biography
John Elmer Gustafson was born on August 21, 1896, the son of G. Gustafson.
He died on September 8, 1901, at the age of five. His funeral was held at the Methodist Church before burial in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Tags: John Elmer Gustafson, Gustafson John Elmer, Douglas City Cemetery, Gustafson family Douglas
Gustafson, Anna Sophia
Primary Name: Gustafson, Anna Sophia
Filed as: gustafson_anna_sophia
Also known as: Anna Sophia Gustafson
Occupation / Association: Community member; associated with the Swedish Lutheran Church
Born:
Died: August 10, 1912
Parents:
Spouse:
Children: Olaf Gustafson; Magnus Gustafson; Gerda Gustafson
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Tacoma, Washington
Keywords: Anna Sophia Gustafson, Gustafson Anna Sophia, Olaf Gustafson mother, Magnus Gustafson mother, Gerda Gustafson mother, Swedish Lutheran Church Douglas Alaska
Biography
Anna Sophia Gustafson was the mother of Olaf Gustafson, Magnus Gustafson, and Gerda Gustafson.
Members of her family, including Olaf Gustafson, Magnus Gustafson, and Mrs. Gerda Gustafson, arrived aboard the steamship State of California to attend her funeral. Many members of the Odd Fellows Lodge were also present.
Anna Sophia Gustafson died on August 10, 1912. Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran Church, and she was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery. Her final interment was planned for Tacoma, Washington.
Sources
Tags: Anna Sophia Gustafson, Gustafson Anna Sophia, Olaf Gustafson family, Magnus Gustafson family, Gerda Gustafson family, Douglas City Cemetery
Gribble, Richard
Primary Name: Gribble, Richard
Filed as: gribble_richard
Also known as: Richard Gribble
Occupation / Association: Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.), Butte Lodge
Born: May 21, 1857, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Died: October 21, 1904, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse:
Children: Three sons; three daughters
Associated places: Redruth, Cornwall, England; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Colorado; Montana; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Richard Gribble, Gribble Richard, Douglas Alaska residents, AOUW Butte Lodge, Douglas City Cemetery
Biography
Richard Gribble was born on May 21, 1857, in Redruth, Cornwall, England. He immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen and lived in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, and Montana before coming to Alaska.
Gribble lived in Juneau for six years before moving to Douglas, where he and his family made their home on North Third Street. He had a wife, three sons, and three daughters.
He was a member of the Butte Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.).
Richard Gribble died of consumption on October 21, 1904, at the age of forty-seven. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Reverend L. H. Pedersen officiating. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Gribble