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Category: Obituaries

Obituaries and death notices, some we’ve written and some written by others, to keep you informed about people of the Chilkat Valley who have died.

Posted inObituaries

June Haas remembered as schoolteacher, adventurer, longtime Haines resident

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

A memorial service and dessert reception for June Haas will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at Haines Presbyterian Church. A longtime schoolteacher and adventurer who climbed mountains and earned her pilot’s license here in the 1950s, June died Jan. 30, 2025, in Savage, Minnesota, at the age of 90. Her 58 years in […]

Posted inObituaries

Ramona Holmes dies at 82

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
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Former Haines postmaster remembered as friendly outdoorsman

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
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Longtime laborer, former Haines resident dies in Anchorage

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
Tom McGuire sits with a young boy. A lake is in the background and mountains in the distance.
Posted inObituaries

Author Tom McGuire leaves legacy of love of family and the North

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
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Joanne Beckwith dies in Montana

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News October 25, 2024November 17, 2024
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Erik Holmes dies at 45

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News October 3, 2024November 17, 2024
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Former music teacher and principal Gary Matthews dies in Pennsylvania

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News October 3, 2024November 17, 2024
Ransom Uliah Russell
Posted inObituaries

‘Free-spirited,’ and ‘gentle’ Ransom Russell dies at 47

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News September 17, 2024November 17, 2024
Sam Wright, of Haines. (Courtesy/Annette Smith)
Posted inLocal News, Obituaries

Haines pilot a kind soul who was ‘a lot of fun to fly with’

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News August 1, 2024August 2, 2024

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