Naghel, Annetta Theresa
Annetta Naghel was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxilary No. 6.
Annetta Theresa Johnson was born on August 28, 1877 in San Francisco, California to Annie T. McClary and Alexander Johnson.
She met her husband, Charles Edward Nagel, in Sitka in 1904. At the time he was a Marine stationed there and she was working as a musician on the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. S.S. Spokane.
He proposed during the 1905 tour season and they planned to marry at the end of the next year's tour season. However she "jumped ship" in Juneau and they were was married there on August 6, 1906.
Annetta and Charles had three children, Edward Quesnel "Pat" Nagel born in Juneau on February 10, 1908, Grace Emette born in Juneau on October 28, 1909 and Gladys Agnes born in Juneau on October 10, 1911.
She died in Alameda, California on July 11, 1957. Annetta was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on July 22, 1957.
1910/1920/1930 U.S. Federal Census Juneau, Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol 2, p.-265-277; Alaska Marriage Record; California Death Index
Monagle, Mary Monica
Mary Monagle was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo Auxilary No. 6.
Mary Monica Hudson was born on April 30 1879 in Irwin Station, Pennsylvania to Edward James Hudson and Margret Mclaughlin Hudson.
She arrived in Juneau in 1896.
She married James Monagle at the Cathedral of the Nativity in Juneau on January 25, 1899. He worked for Treadwell and Juneau gold mines and they operated Monagle's Variety Store for many years.
They had nine children, Mary Monica born on December 25, 1900 in Juneau, Michael Edward born on November 21, 1902 in Seattle, James William born September 26, 1903, John Parker born September 9, 1906, Francis P. born 1911 in Washington, Margaret Ellen Rose "Dolly'' on November 13, 1913 in Pierce County Washington, Rosellen M. born 1916 in Washington, Joseph Earl born April 24, 1918 in Juneau and Merritt Gerald born September 24, 1926 in Washington.
Mary died on December 15, 1966 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
1880 Federal Census Irwin Station Pennsylvania; 1900 Federal Census Juneau; 1910 Federal Census Pierce County, WA; 1920/1930/1940 Federal Census Juneau; Gastineau Channel Memories, Vol. 1. P. 347
LeFevre, Emma Cooper
Emma LeFevre was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxilary No. 6
Emma Cooper Beall was born on December 23, 1835 in Howard, Wisconsin. She was the
daughter of Colonel Samuel Wooten. Beall and Elizabeth Fenimore Cooper. Colonel Beall was the
commander of a garrison at Fort Howard, Wisconsin and later acting governor of the Territory of
Wisconsin when his daughter was born.
Emma was the grand niece of James Fenimore Cooper and great granddaughter of Lewis Morris who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
She grew to womanhood in the West although given the educational advantages of the East.
Her husband, George Lefevre, to whom she was married on September 13,18SS, was a noted
plainsman and scout and for a time they made their home in Denver, Colorado when it was a mere trading post. The plainsman and scout later became a judge in Colorado.
It was there they were living in 1867 when Mrs. Lefevre became ill and her husband sent her with their son and only child, Henry Belfield to Berne, Switzerland for treatment at the famous baths.
Judge Lefevre died on July 30, 1871 and his wife and son returned to America, settling in Oregon.
While essentially a woman of the frontier, Mrs. Lefevre was a writer of more than ordinary ability and at the same time a ravenous reader. She always manifested a keen interest in political
affairs and even during her later years she had a thorough knowledge of what was going on not
only in political circles but in social affairs generally.
From Oregon she came to Skagway, Alaska in 1898 and the north was thereafter her home. She
moved to Juneau in 1913.
Emma Lefevre died in Juneau, Alaska on June 30, 1926. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers; Vol. 3; p 193; Ed Ferrell; Alaska Daily Empire 6-20-1926; Alaska Daily Empire 6-30-1926; 1910 U.S. Federal Census Skagway, Find a Grave Website
Laughlin, Alice Adele
Alice Laughlin was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo Auxilary No. 6 and President in 1922.
Alice Adele Sprague was born in Iowa on July, 25 1865, to Horace Edward and Nancy Emily Torrey-Sprague.
She came to Alaska with her husband, Matthew M. Laughlin, in 1891. The Laughlins had
three daughters, Addie Virginia born in North Dakota on July 10, 1887, Luella Irene born on April
19,1891 in Tacoma, Washington, Garnet born on January 10, 1896 in Juneau, and a son Frederick Sprague born in Juneau on August 3, 1898.
Mr. Laughlin, a master mechanic for the Treadwell Mining Company, was killed in a mining accident on February 28, 1901.
Alice worked as a bookkeeper for Reliable Transfer Company. Alice was active in civic and club work in the community. She was a charter member of the Perseverance Rebekah Lodge, I.O.O.F. and Past Noble Grand Club.
She died in Seattle on August 1, 1937 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
1900 US Federal Census Juneau, Alaska Daily Empire 8-12-1937
Kashevaroff, Nadia
Nadja Catherine Kashevaroff was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo Women's Auxilary No. 6.
She was born in Sitka on February 6, 1902. Her parents were Andrew Peter Kashevaroff and Martha E. Kashevaroff.
Nadja married LeRoy Vestal in 1922. Their son Leroy G. was born 1924 in Washington. She was widowed In 1933.
Nadja remarried to James Holly Triplett in 1939 in Juneau.
She worked for many years for both the state and federal governments and retired from the Department of Health and
Welfare in 1967.
Nadja died on December 6, 1972 in Juneau and is buried in
the Pioneers section of Evergreen Cemetery.
1910 U.S. Federal Census Sitka; 1920/1930/1940 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire 9-22-1922, Alaska Daily Empire 3-13-1923; Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application; U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1920 Juneau Douglas High School Yearbook
Kashevaroff, Legia
Legia Lydia Kashevaroff was a Charter Member of the Juneau Igloo Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in Sitka on June 27, 1904. Her parents were Andrew Peter Kashevaroff and Martha E. Bolshanin-Kashevaroff.
She married Glen E Brewer on June 11, 1925 and they lived in Seattle. Their daughter, Patricia Lee Brewer, was born on June 30, 1926 in Washington. Legia and Glen Brewer were divorced.
She remarried to John G. Olson May 11, 1929 in Juneau. She worked as an accounting clerk for the Department of Revenue.
Legia died in Juneau on April 8, 1960 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in the Pioneer section.
1910 U.S. Federal Census Sitka; 1920/1930/1940 U.S. Census Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire 6-2-1925; Alaska Daily Empire 6-3-1926; Alaska Daily Empire 5-11-1929; Alaska Daily Empire 5-20-1935; 1922 Juneau Douglas High School Yearbook
Franks, Catherine Mary
Catherine Mary Cashen Franks was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo Auxilary No. 6.
She was born on March 29, 1872 in Stoneville, Michigan. Katherine was the daughter of Michael and Mary "O Connor" Cashen. The family came to Douglas on January 28, 1895.
She was married to John Joseph Penglase in 1882 in Ishpeming, Michigan. They had five children born in Michigan; Frances Theresa on July 3, 1882, Lillian on February 28, 1885 in Upper Peninsula, Michigan, John Francis on September 17,1887, Rose Emma on January 25, 1890, Claude Thomas on June 14, 1892 in Republic, Michigan.
The family moved to Douglas, Alaska in June of 1894. Daughter Anna Catherine was born there on June 6, 1896. John died on August 21, 1919 in Douglas.
Catherine married William Henry Franks on February 12, 1920.
Catherine died in Juneau on May 16, 1943 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
1900/1910/1920 U.S. Federal Census Douglas; 1920/1930/1940 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; Alaska Daily Empire 2-13-1920; Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records. Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application
Conner, Fannie
Louisa M. Fannie Gibson was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born in Aledo, Illinois in September 7, 1869 to Lawson and Louia P. "Worden" Gibson.
She married H. William McCoy in 1896. They had two children, Maria Katherine Louisa "Mary" born on February 12, 1898 and John in September 1899 both born in Everett, Washington. John died on July 7, 1901.
She re-married to James E. Connor on June 19, 1902 in Snohomish, Washington. Their son Emmett was born on October 13, 1903 in Seattle. The family moved to Juneau in 1907. She was widowed on August 9, 1929.
Fannie was working as a nurse in Juneau in 1930.
Fanny died on June 23, 1954 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Washington Marriage Record, Washington Birth Record; Alaska Daily Empire 8-9-1929; 1900 U.S. Federal Census Snohomish, Washington; 1920/1930 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; Pioneers of Alaska Auxiliary No. 6 Membership Application
Alstrom, Augusta Bernardina
Augusta Bernardina Anderson was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born on October 7, 1859 in Sweden. She immigrated to the United States in 1895 and was naturalized in 1913.
Augusta married Frank Ludwig Alstrom on November 26, 1919 in Juneau.
She died on July 17,1935 in Juneau and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
1920 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; Douglas Island Weekly News 11-28-1919; Alaska Marriage Certificate; Alaska Daily Empire 7-18-35; Evergreen Cemetery Burial Records
White, Inez May
Inez May Parker was a Charter Member of Juneau Igloo No. 6.
She was born in Portland, Oregon on October 10, 1895 to Abraham Lincoln Parker and Edith Armenthia Haynes Parker. The family moved to Skagway, Alaska in June of 1899 on their way to Atlin and to Juneau in April 1913.
She married William Charles White on September 2, 1916 in Douglas. They had nine children, Henrietta May White born on December 19, 1917 in Juneau, Alaska, Charles Benjamin White born on December 17, 1918 in California, Gloria Edith born on August 27, 1921 in Seattle, Washington, Dorothy Annabelle on March 19, 1923 in Juneau, Alaska, Genevieve Williamina on May 9, 1924 in Juneau, Alaska, Anna Louise about 1928 in Alaska, Glen Edward White on June 13, 1929 in Juneau, Alaska, Alice G. about 1933 in Alaska, and William L. White Jr. about 1935 in Alaska.
In the early 1940's she and her husband established the Riverside Lodge at Gustavus which is now the Gustavus Inn. She was divorced William White in about 1945.
She married Archie M. Chase on February 29, 1948 in Gustavus. Children Eugene Sylvester Chase born June 10, 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska was from a previous marriage between Archie and Mildred Lightfoot.
Inez died on January 13, 1977 in Snohomish, Waslhington. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
1910 U.S. Federal Census Skagway; 1920 U.S. Federal Census Oakland, California; 1930/1940 U.S. Federal Census Juneau; Gastineau Channel Memories 1880-1959. p 390; Pioneers of Alaska Membership Application; U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index.
