Anchorage-Southeast Fairbanks County AK Archives Obituaries.....Lisbourne, Iva Naomi Bolt October 7, 2009
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Anchorage Daily News, 10 October 2001, page A9
Well-known Inupiaq doll artist Iva Naomi Bolt Lisbourne, 72, of Tok died Oct. 
7, 2009, at Providence Extended Care in Anchorage.

A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints Muldoon Chapel, 8000 E. 36th Ave., with a potluck celebrating her 
life to be held afterward. A visitation will be from noon until service time. 
A funeral will be held Oct. 17 in Barrow at the Presbyterian Church. The time 
will be announced. Burial will be at Barrow Cemetery.

Iva was born March 12, 1937, in Wainwright, the youngest of 15 children, to 
Richard Argasinya Bolt of Point Hope and Annie Kullaluk Aimaq of Nuvuk.

Once she decided to make Inupiaq dolls, she was blessed and became well-known. 
She felt that this was a gift from the Lord. She loved reading the Bible and 
the Book of Mormon. One of her favorite sayings was "Pray always." 

Along with her husband, she loved Alaska's great outdoors. She loved camping, 
fishing, berry picking, traveling and seeing all her family and friends. 

She loved to hear Inupiat stories and listen and dance to Inupiat music. She 
taught her children the ways of Inupiaq life, the stories, how to dance and 
speak Inupiat. She instilled in her children a love for their heritage, and 
this has been passed down to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

She is survived by her husband, Ken Lisbourne of Tok; and her children, Benny 
Spencer of Barrow, Cindy Van Wye of Colorado, Corinne McDonnell of Birchwood, 
Joseph Spencer of Anchorage, Vera Kasyulie of Bethel, Michael Stotts of 
Barrow, Theo (Alvin) Spencer Jr. of Birchwood, Flossie Spencer of Birchwood, 
Phillis Spencer of Anchorage, Clara Lisbourne of Anchorage, and special family 
friend Nadine Estes of Anchorage; her grandchildren, Dora and Crystal Spencer, 
Kacey Spurlock, Cory Spurlock, Jessi Spurlock, Kristen Kasayulie, Brandon 
Kasayulie, Scott Kasayulie, Chelsie Kasayulie, Brienna Stotts, Noami Stotts, 
Stephine Stotts, Michael Stotts Jr., Anthony Stotts, Evelyn Stotts, Joyce 
Stotts, Gabrial Stotts, Josie Coffman, Sara McDonnell, Bobby Joe Spencer, 
Jasmyn Spencer, Amanda Spencer, Celena Spencer, Sydney Belz, Alexander 
Lisbourne and Alyssa Ramos; and many great-grandchildren.



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