2000-2009, AK, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
, AK, Transcribed by Jim @
Blankenshipweb.com
Blankenship, Betty A. 41,
23Jan1960 - 02May2001, (72), AK-574-22-8799
Fairbanks
North Star
Fairbanks North
Star Co., SSDI,
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Lorna B. 82-83,
27Apr1925 - 11Apr2008, Fairbanks,
Fairbanks North Star, AK, OH-283-20-3040
Juneau
2002, Juneau, Juneau Borough, AK, Obituary,
Juneau resident Robert
V. Blankenship died Sunday,
Oct. 27, 2002, in Juneau. He was born in Sitka on Sept. 15, 1953. Most of his
life was spent in Sitka until he moved to Juneau in 1999. He was a commercial
fisherman and a heavy-equipment operator.
He is survived by four children, Paul of Sitka;
Laura and Cecilia of Juneau; Jessica and her husband Ira of Ramstein,
Germany; grandson Andrew; parents Vaughn and Marian Blankenship of Sitka; grandmother Rose Marvin of
Sitka; brother and sister-in-law Brian and Annette Blankenship of Sitka; sister and brother-in-law Rose and Al Risley of Juneau; and several
aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A prayer service was held at onNov. 2, at the Cathedral of the
Nativity.
Funeral services will take
place in Sitka at a later date.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Juneau Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Robert
V. 49, 15Sep1953 - 27Oct2002, Juneau,
Juneau, AK, AK-574-26-5040
Kenai
Peninsula
2001, Moose Pass, Kenai
Peninsula Co., AK, Obituary,
The Juneau
Empire, May 6, 2001
Betty Ann Blankenship, 41, died May 2 at her home in Moose Pass. She was born Jan. 23,
1960 in Haines and lived in Juneau, Angoon, Sitka and North Carolina before
settling in Moose Pass. She is predeceased by Carolyn E. Nease
and sister Cindy Johnson; and grandparents Dave and
Betty Nease, and Curly and Ethel Powell.
She is survived by her husband Robert Blankenship
of Moose Pass; sons Brian and Robbie of Moose
Pass; daughters Lexi and Nicole of Moose Pass; father Peter Nease Sr.
and stepmother Lilly of Juneau; brothers Clifford of Las Vegas, Steve Johnson
of Washington, Peter Nease Jr. of Juneau, Mark Nease of Anchorage and John Nease
of Juneau; sister Colleen Nease of Juneau; aunt and
uncle Dave and Trisha Nease of Oregon; and in-laws Bob and Laura
Blankenship of North Carolina.
A private service is scheduled at the Blankenship home on Tuesday, May 8. Visitors are welcome throughout the
day.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Matanuska Susitna
Matanuska Susitna Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Frances
N. 75, 11Feb1928 - 18Mar2003, Willow,
Matanuska Susitna, AK, FL-265-32-7441
Blankenship, Jack
L. 79, 12Sep1921 - 24Jun2001, Wasilla,
Matanuska Susitna, AK, CA-551-36-6219
Sitka
2006, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK, Obituary,
Former Juneau resident Bessie Laverne (Naawaan
Tlaa) Kitka, 82, of Sitka,
died Jan. 1, 2006, at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. She was
born to Pete and Mary Kanosh on March 16, 1923, in Auke
Bay. She was a grandchild of Kaawa.ee (Kowee) and a
member of the Aak'waan L'eeneidi,
Dog Salmon House. Her father, Pete Kanosh (Tleeyaa Keet, Gusht'eiheen), was of the Dakl'aweidi Keet Hit, Killer
Whale House, in Angoon. Peter's mother was Yaxlahaat,
the daughter of Killisnoo Jake. She was Gax'. Peter's father was Dick Kanosh of the Ganax.adi from Tuxekan. Dick
Kanosh's father was Yaanyeidi.
Bessie was one of the last fluent speakers of the Tlingit language
for the Auke Bay tribe. All of her children and
grandchildren received a Tlingit name. She attended Wrangell Institute. She
worked at various canneries and was a self-trained dietitian, retiring from Mt.
Edgecumbe Hospital. She was a member of the Village
Planning Commission in the early 1970s. She was a lifetime member of the Sitka
Alaska Native Sisterhood, Sitka Sportsman's Association and American Legion
Auxiliary. She was enrolled in the Sitka Tribe, Tlingit & Haida, Shee Atika
Inc., Sealaska and Kootznoowoo.
She enjoyed fishing, crocheting, and knitting sweaters and
blankets. She flew to Juneau once a month to visit and shop with her
granddaughter. She collected music boxes, angels, toasters and coffee pots.
Three years ago, she traveled with her granddaughter, Roxanne, to Seattle to
take a five-generation family photo.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Castro, Hazel
Bennett, Sophie Peck and Fannie John; her brothers, John Fred, Matthew Fred and
Joe Kanosh; her first husband, Jacob Sam and second husband, Andrew Kitka; her grandson, Steven David Payenna;
and great-great-grandson, Andrew Jacob Williams.
She is survived by her children, Wilma Smathers
and her husband Charlie of Everett, Wash., Barbara Keener and her husband Eric Borgen of Sitka, Brenda Sam of Sitka, John Sam of
Sunnyvale, Calif., David Sam and his wife Chris of Anchorage, Fred Sam and his
wife Tina of Anchorage, Bob Sam of Sitka, Marie Young and her husband George of
Sitka, Christine Paul and her husband John of Sitka, and Evelyn Schenk and her
husband Tom of Sitka; 24 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall.
Russian Orthodox services were at St. Michael's Cathedral with a reception at
Swan Lake Senior Center. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary
pallbearers are Frank Sam, Tommy Sam, Allen and John Blankenship, Harold Kitka,
Ben Didrickson, Ben Cornell, Richard Marvin Jr.,
Ernie Hillman, Richard Marvin Sr., Ed Young, William Kanosh, Kim Hansen, Joe
Murray, Joe Thomas and Stan Filler.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Northwest Arctic
Northwest Arctic Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Robinson
M. 81, 10Dec1919 - 21Oct2001, Kiana,
Northwest Arctic, AK, NC-239-05-0344