Hickerson Memorial Cemetery, Homer, Alaska - Row by Row Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project Archives by The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogy Society totemtracers@hotmail.com. ******************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ********************************************************************* The following description is transcribed from page 1 of "Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions." **************************************************************************** This cemetery is located one mile east of the Sterling Highway on Diamond Ridge Road, which overlooks Kachemak Bay. It is surrounded by a chain link fence and is well cared for. "It is so beautiful here you almost feel like you are flying." That was the comment of Glen H. "Tex" HICKERSON, Alaskan bush pilot, when he first visited this lovely place overlooking the Cook Inlet with his friend Jiggs TICE. Tex also mentioned that he would like to be buried in a place like this, so, when his plane crashed on take-off from Seldovia, Jiggs TICE and his wife donated the land as a burial place for their friend. Tex was survived by his wife, Jackie, and sons Scott and Kenny. **************************************************************************** Use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser for specific name searches. SECTION 1 Row 1 Carl BAIER Mar 23, 1901 - May 4, 1976 "In Memory of Uncle Carl Be Happy and Frolic Today You May Not Be Here Tomorrow" Uncle of Charlie BAIER, expert electrician & gardener. Oscar Smith WOODMAN "Dad" In Loving Memory 1890-1956 Husband of Mamie; father of Stanley and Alice. Row 2 Clinton E. (Tex) SHARP "Father" Dec 10, 1913 - Apr 30, 1980 BPOE; Known as "Tex"; father of Mike, Pat and Peggy; owned and operated the "Waterfront" Bar and Restaurant. Unmarked Henry K. MIDDLETON 1899 - 1978 Henry Sr. Husband of Lou; father of Jane King; electrician by trade; Quaker by faith; homesteaded in the early 1950's. (other half of above marker) Donald FRANKLIN 1906 - 1979 Marian G. FRANKLIN 1914 --- Floris K. RHODE 1913 - 1971 Edwena Dawson WHITNEY Mary 22, 1880 - Jun 16, 1967 Wife of Fredric. Tillman C. THOMPSON Jan 29, 1927 - May 21, 1978 "A Man who loved the adventures of live, whose spirit will live forevermore." -picture of small bi-plane at bottom of stone. Was a pilot; killed in mid-air collision while spotting herring across Cook Inlet. Darlene Ann HATFIELD 1950 - 1967 Daughter of Velva and Floyd; died of Cancer; talented musician. Lloyd D. MAXWELL Feb 11,1923 - Jun 24, 1980 Vaya Con Dios (Cremated) Born in Ranger, Texas; died of cancer; wife Lee; father of Coni, Tommy, Carmen, Tamara and Terril; owned and operated Maxwell Construction Company in the 1950's. Row 3: Henry Eugene GROW A2C US Air Force 1957 - 1978 Frederic WHITNEY 1879 - 1978 Paso Por Aqui Professional License #12 (Insignia of a pair of wings with "QB" inside them) Beatrice WATSON 1914 - 1976 Wife of Hugh; mother of Jack, Billie and Myrtle; daughter of Jim and Lydia FAULK; died of cancer. Unmarked Glen H. HICKERSON Oklahoma, Lt. JG USNR, WWII Mar 19, 1923 - Aug 27, 1951 Row 4: Unmarked Patric A. GILLEN ASUS Navy Mar 19, 1911 - May 23, 1974 James E. GRAHAM May 22, 1962 - Aug 19, 1981 Ben A. BELLAMY III 1948 - 1968 Beloved Son and Brother Son of Alice WOODMAN and Ben BELLAMY; brother of Donald, Ray, Judy and Kenneth. Steven L. GREGORY 1956 - 1976 Row 5: Unmarked Unmarked Harold H. HUSSEY Sgt. US Army, WWII, Korea Apr 22, 1921 - Jan 27, 1978 Sophia Roehl PENMAS b. Oct 7, 1905 Hallerville, OK d. Feb 28, 1976 Ancorage, AK Erma Taylor GILLIN Dec 11, 1912 - Feb 15, 1976 Milton G. ALM Oct 6, 1904 - Sep 8, 1967 In Loving Memory Husband of Helen; father to Barbara and Marilyn; died of heart attack; lived at Livengood; was mechanic and fisherman. Ray P. HARRIS Feb 18, 1888 - Sep 29, 1956 Came to Homer with wife and lived on old Sterling Highway in a low house they built; was killed when his son-in-law shot a moose and the bullet ricocheted off the moose horn. Row 6: Thomas H. TICE Capt US Army, WWII Jul 14, 1921 - Feb 3, 1979 Known as "Jiggs;" husband of Mac and father of Jimmy. William Lee KELLER d. Jun 13, 1978 Unmarked Unmarked James Harlin McINTIRE Apr 9, 1883 - Jun 17, 1981 Inga HANSEN 1917 - 1955 HANSON, Inga: Wife of Bert; mother of Gerald, Lorene and Gilbert; came to Alaska to teach at Ninilchik in 1928; to Homer in 1930. [Transcriber note: Both spellings were used on the original copy.} Row 7: Eugene C. ROBINSON Cpl US Army, WWII Nov 4, 1923 - Mar 26, 1979 Worked for Department of Aviation. Clarence William MITCHELL Apr 16, 1915 - May 23, 1974 "This Man Loved, Was Loved, and was Loved and Will be Loved for all Eternity -- Carole" Husband of Carole; well-known contractor and heavy equipment operator. Unmarked Mina NIEMINEN 1876 - 1959 Mother of Mrs. Lilly WALLI; came from Seattle in 1909 and lived at Stariski River many years. Row 8: Harry E. VICK Sgt US Army May 10, 1916 - Sep 5, 1979 Reid FLYNN 1921 - 1978 Sgt US Army WWII In Loving Memory Eleanor C. DONAHUE 1901 - 1978 Teddy Lee WYTHE Cpl US Army Korea Mar 14, 1928 - Nov 24, 1977 Husband of Eileen; father of Chris and John; son of Clyde. Sidalia H. TAYLOR Pvt Women's Army Corp Apr 12, 1918 - Jul 24, 1975 Sidelia Hutchinson TAYLOR: Black lady who lived on the old Sterling Highway; killed in auto accident. John E. REYNOLDSON US Army Sep 15, 1917 - Oct 30, 1980 Husband of Alice; father of Lois and Bonnie. David Edward FISHER Pvt US Army Nov 20, 1929 - Nov 23, 1978 A very talented artist; killed in car accident. Mabel G. WENNERSTEN Feb 2, 1910 - Aug 11, 1973 "In Loving Memory, Wife and Mother" Known as "Ma"; wife of Paul; came from Oregon. Curt H. EVERN 1882 - 1959 Ernest R. EVERN 1931 - 1955 Beloved Son "BABE" Son of Alice and Charles; was killed when the tractor he was operating to extend the Ancorage airport was hit by a plane. Row 9: Margaret M. WIRZ Oct 17, 1898 - Jan 31, 1979 Jesse TEMPLETON Jan 31, 1938 - Mar 31, 1977 Farewell to Jesse Beloved Son of Sid and Beth "As the wind kept whistling, never still beneath a cloud filled sky and the snow was driven o'er the hill, We came to say goodbye; it was his kind of day we knew, wind blowing round each tree; Thus off his lonely spirit flew at last from troubles free." Dennis Lee GILLHAM Mar 17, 1959 - Jun 22, 1975 Our Beloved son and brother Son of Jay and Jannis. Carl G. ANDERSON Aug, 1903 - Jul, 1978 Unmarked Unmarked Richard HELGENS d. Nov 1980 Longtime Homer resident; came from Nevada. Row 10: Shawna A. OLIVER Oct 27, 1976 - Dec 3, 1976 Unmarked Vega PRATT Burt L. VAHLBUSCH d. Sep 17, 1977 age 58 yr. Husband of Loretta; master mechanic and engineer on boats. Betty Marteeny HOFFER 1928 - 1955 Row 11: Delcie M. RICHARDSON May 3, 1934 - Aug 21, 1976 Beloved Mother Delcie May. Daughter of Gladys and Jack DIETZ; sister of Jack, Jr., Ray, Allen, Dempsy, Natalie and Buddy. Joyce Lee FARNEN Mar 19, 1933 - Nov 15, 1981 Unmarked Unmarked Mona Ann BABCOCK d. Oct 26, 1974 Eve Cathryn BABCOCK Oct 26, 1974 - Nov 6, 1974 Unmarked Samuel Leon PRATT 1889 - 1974 His Winning Smile and Noble Deeds Will Never be Forgotten Husband of Vega; founder of the Pratt Museum. Benjamin O. WALTERS Sr. d. Aug 21, 1978 age 55 yr. Husband of Val; father of Ben Jr. and Buddy. Earnst D. (Shorty) TAYLOR 1932 - 1979 Row 12: Lyle A. BOWMAN Nov 1910 - Mar 19, 1958 Our Beloved -- At Rest Construction worker; died of pneumonia; left wife and 2 sons. Row 13: Several unmarked graves Row 14: Eugene H. LAWRENCE 1918 - 1958 Alaska Bush Pilot Pilot who established Lawrence Aircraft; husband of Lois; father of Judy and Mike. Marlin McDonald MYERS Dec 25, 1891 - Oct 18, 1968 WWI Row 15: Peter Vanden EYNDE C W O W 4 US Army, Korea, Vietnam 1928 - 1980 Section 2: Row 1: Vernon S. MUTCH Feb 1, 1904 - Nov 24, 1981 In Honor of the Life of Bernadine MUTCH Elizabeth MOOREHEAD 1886 - 1975 Leroy WYTHE 1900 - 1973 Husband of Vivian, father of Ted and Nelda; came from Indiana; owner of Wythe and Son Building Supply; died of heart attack. Row 2: Ray Edwin MARTIN Alaska, WO US Army, Vietnam May 14, 1947 - Apr 30, 1977 Son of Nadine and Ed; brother of Lee and Todd; was a pilot; crashed in Kastina Bay. Lloyd W. SABOE Jun 13, 1903 - Aug 8, 1971 Came to Homer after WWII; homesteaded on Sterling Highway; was a bachelor. Pansy A. Danby RICHARDSON 1946 - 1971 Died in Anchorage; wife of Billy and mother of three. Row 3: THOMPSON Robert S. 1885 - 1970 Sylvia K. ---- Row 4: Baby boy DEITZ, b & d Jul 17, 1961 son of Mr. & Mrs. Allen DEITZ Unmarked Albert J. SCHENCK Alaska, PVT US Army, WWI Apr 12, 1896 - Jan 13, 1974 Row 5: HAUPT JONES Erin Rose McCARTY Mar 4, 1965 - Nov 19, 1968 For Love is Strong as Death Unmarked Unmarked Evelyn J. LOFGREN 1906 - 1973 Gust B. LOFGREN 1893 - 1979 Row 6: Baby boy BACHMAN Son of Bert and Helen BACHMAN Jan 31, 1963 - Feb 2, 1963 Frank Earl HOLLIS Feb 25, 1900 - Oct 27, 1966 age 66 yr. Husband of Dorothy; father of Billie, Doreen and Johnny. Clara E. TSCHACHER 1890 - 1967 Glen W. SMITH 1926 -- Apr 18, 1966 Robert A. LOFGREN 1st LT, US Army May 21, 1936 - Jun 10, 1979 William Phillip DEES Apr 27, 1911 - Feb 23, 1966 Row 7: Richard Wilson EDENS 1906 - 1963 "Dad" Husband of Helen; father of Dickie, Brandtley and Gwen; came from Sequim, Wash., in 1939; commercial fisherman, died of heart attack. Lloyd SELLE 1912 - 1965 Lloyd and Lucille: Husband an wife killed in auto accident. Lucille SELLE 1912 - 1965 In Loving Memory Charles MECKEL Aug 6, 1898 - May 31, 1965 Row 8: Guy Jacob WADDELL Oregon, Pvt, Co Cl3 Amo Train, WWI Nov 10, 1891 - Feb 5, 1963 Husband of Budig; father of Billie and Enid; was big game guide and long time Alaskan; killed in car accident. Edwin A. BACKLUND 1900 - 1969 Shirley L. CONNERS 1927 - 1968 Unmarked In Loving Memroy Marie Geschwill BERGSAGEL Aug 15, 1909 - Mar 13, 1967 Wife of Pete, they owned Bayside Bar. Row 9: Fred COWGILL PFC HQ 85 Infantry, WWI Aug 30, 1895 - Apr 4, 1962 Husband of Wilma; was guide and brick layer. Barbara H. ANDERSON Feb 3, 1913 - Aug 24, 1963 Wife of Harry; died in auto accident. Fern Landrum NORDBY May 21, 1900 - May 27, 1964 Juanita Joel CLEMANS 1915 - 1964 Wife of Jimmy; sister of Bill MULLINS; died of cancer. Rene BERTSCHINGER Sep 15, 1937 - Sep 13, 1964 Absent From the Body At Home With the Lord Row 10: Jessie Mae WOLFE Wife of William O. WOLFE Mar 5, 1900 - Dec, 1961 Unmarked Jack DEITZ "The Last of the First" Husband of Gladys, father of Jack Jr., Alan, Ray, Delcie, Natalie, Dempsy and Buddy; was one of Homer's first residents. Number One Son David Michael CLEAVER 1937 - 1964 Son of "Red" Cleaver who raised him alone; his twin brother was raised by their mother; died of carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat in Iliamna Lake. Joseph A. DAGENHART d.Nov, 1963 Jay K. FREDRICKSON Michigan, CPL US Army Sep 10, 1931 - May 13, 1963 Row 11: Harry C. KRUETH Apr 19, 1902 - Jul 5, 1970 Husband of Bertha; lived in Seldovia a long time. Unmarked Dean A. GOULD Alaska, Co E, 157 Inf, WWII PH Jun 30, 1915 - Jun 20, 1963 Husband of Lou; known as "Lucky." Henry Herman ROEHL Son of Vera; brother of Bobby, Alan, Esther, Hans, Floyd and Elaine; killed while sledding; his brothers Alan and Bobby had been killed one year before when a charge they were setting from a geophysical boat was set off accidentally. Beloved Son Bruce Arthur McDOWELL b. Jan 16, 1945 Murdered Sep 20, 1962 Only son of Jim and Marie who owned the newspaper. Lee CADDELL 1898 - Dec, 1961 Barthold JACOBSON Aug 24, 1868 - Mar 19, 1961 Veteran WWI Unmarked Row 12: Henry ANDERSON 1910 - 1971 and Unmarked Came to Homer from Minnesota as a cook for Stock and Grove when they built the airport in 1941; part owner of "Ya Sure" Club; died of cancer. Grover C. PRICE Dec 24, 1884 - Oct 2, 1962 Husband of Mary; known as "Shorty" as he was only 5 feet tall; hauled coal for many ears with a team and wagon; drove a truck for Stock and Grove at the airport; came from Chicago. John Eskew WATERMAN US Navy, WWI Jul 27, 1899 - May 31, 1979 Lived in Homer from the early 1940's; came from El Paso, Texas; worked for the Red Mountain Chromite mine. Edith Janet WATERMAN Wife of J.E. WATERMAN 1893 - Oct 3, 1959 Wife of John; came to Homer to be with her husband and loved Alaska; kept a guest book which is on display at Pratt Museum. Row 13: Mary G. BJORNSGARD 1915 - 1960 and Unmarked Wife of Wes, established Homer Cleaners. Lydia M. FAULK 1894 --- Mother James N. FAULK 1886 - 1959 Father Came to Homer in 1941; husband of Lydia; father of Jimmy, Lois, Alice, Evelyn, Louie and Beatrice. Ann HATFIELD 1923 - 1972 Beloved Wife of "Fred" Wife of Fred; mother of Patty, Nancy and Sharon. Lorenzo Franklin CAMPBELL ELC (R) USN (Uss Santa Paula) WWI Mar 26, 1900 - Nov 26, 1958 The following notes are provided as information but place of burial is unknown: CARLSON, Charley: Came from the coast of Washington; WWII veteran; husband of Thelma; had 2 daughters by previous marriages, both named Cathy. CARLSON, Ernest: Came to Homer in early 1950's; worked many years for FFA; husband of Eva; father of Ernest Jr., Claire and Billie. CARLSON, Thelma: Wife of Charley; known as "Boots"; her father was an Indian who played in movies. She also played bit parts in movies. Died of an intense headache that lasted 3 years; doctors unable to explain. EVERN, Charles: Longtime Alaskan; carpenter with FAA; husband of Alice from Candle, Alaska, who was daughter of a whaling captain and Eskimo mother; moved to Homer in late 1940's and bought old Svedlund homestead; father of Buddy, Helena, Alice, Erma, Ernie and Kathy. FLYUM, Michael: Father of Alex; spent many years at Iliamna Lake; once had his stomach ripped open by a brown bear and repaired it with baling wire until he could get help. HALLSTEAD, Earl: Husband of Opal; father of Wanda, Juanita, Toughie and Tootie; long time resident; artist. HOGAN, Thomas D.: Came to Homer alone; lived in a tiny house 8x8; always wore WWI army hat. KOCH, Darrel: Husband of Doris; homesteaded on Old Sterling Highway; enjoyed racing his dog team; killed in car accident. KNODEL, Laquita: Wife of Ivan; mother of Doug and Kaylean; held many trophies in Powder Puff section of the local hot rod association of ice races; died of heart failure. SEVERSON, Martin: Son of Cathryn and Hans; husband of Adele; father of Sandra and Sonja; born in Nondalton; pilot and commercial fisherman; killed when boat he was working on fell on him. For another listing of the Hickerson Memorial Cemetery, with some additional names, but without the expanded information details, return to the Kenia Peninsula Table of Contents and click on the file name .