Obituaries in Homer, AK

Pastor James (Jim) Kenneth Pearson, 96, is at home with the Lord he faithfully served as a Lutheran pastor for 65 years. Pastor Jim entered eternal rest on January 19, 2026, at Heritage Place in Soldotna, Alaska with family by his side. He was born October 28, 1929, in Finlayson, Minnesota, to dairy...

Homer resident, William D. “Bill” Schlegelmilch, passed away in Homer on February 3, 2026, after a two-year battle with a rare, serious illness.Bill was born Dec. 4, 1945 to Donald E. and Sophia K. (Podulka) Schlegelmilch and raised in Flint, Michigan, where he met and married his wife of 56 and a h...

Roy Peter Beaver, age 55, of Soldotna, Alaska, passed away on January 26, 2026, at his home on Funny River Road.Roy was a member of Funny River Bible Church, where his service will be held on February 21 at 1:00 p.m., officiated by Pastor Benny Holly.Roy was born on December 5, 1970, in Koyuk, Alask...

James "Jim" Richard Kass, age 77, of Kenai, AK, passed away at his residence on January 29, 2026. He was born on June 28, 1948, in Watertown, SD.He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1969. Jim received his AS degree in Refrigeration / Air Conditioning at NDSSS and also his BS degree in Engineering at...

Elaine Cessnun, 85., died Sunday, February 1st, 2026, at the Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.  Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, February 6th in Kenai at the Star of the North Lutheran Church on Forest Drive with Scott Shields, pastor of Star of the North Lutheran C...

Philip (Phil) Nelson Nash passed away in his sleep January 26, 2026, at the age of 84, after a brief illness. He had been living at Sterling Silver Assisted Living in Sterling, Alaska.Phil was born June 6, 1941, in Lovell, Wyoming. He attended Casper College and obtained his undergraduate degree f...

Billy Bob Capers, 86, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away at Providence Alaska Medical Center on January 13, 2026.Bill was born to John H. and Lucile (Rushing) Capers in Paris, Texas, on January 17, 1939.    He graduated high school in June 1957 and enlisted in the US Army.Bill spent three d...

Kathy Lea Gardner, 77, passed away on January 28, 2026, at Central Peninsula Hospital. She was born on May 16, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Frankie Virginia Nordmeyer and August Henry Nordmeyer. She was the second of two children.Growing up, Kathy loved spending time around her family’s horses and...

Bob passed away January 10, 2026 in Anchorage. He was the son of Milton T. Haneline and Barbara Haneline Gavin, bornin San Diego, California June 7, 1940. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, graduated from high school in Tacoma, Washington in 1958. He attended the University of Washington, was in...

Kenai resident Mary “Elaine” Diehl, 76, passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.A celebration of her life will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai. Frank Alioto will officiate.Elaine was born July 7, 1949 in Grapevine, Texas....

Longtime Anchor Point, Alaska, resident Duane “Slim” Miller Harvey Jr., 83, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, following a lengthy illness.Duane was born August 18, 1942, in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Duane Miller Harvey Sr. (“Pinky”) and Evelyn Priscilla Miller. Raised in Klamath Falls, he ...

Sharon Kay McKenzie died in Anchorage on January 24, 2026. Sharon was born on October 20, 1937, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Alexander and Mable Trembley. Sharon was the third of nine children.As a child Sharon lived in Austin MN, Tracy MN, Hammond IN, and Minneapolis MN. She graduated from South...