KENAI CITY CEMETERY -WEST SECTION: Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska 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. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb ********************************************************************* This information is transcribed from "Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Death Records and Cemetery Inscriptions" compiled by Kenai Totem Tracers copyright 1983 page 32 - 41. This cemetery is located in Kenai on 1st Avenue at the end of Coral Street. It consists of 11.3 A. of which only a portion is fenced and contains the graves listed here. The land was originally Federal land belonging to the Bureau of Land Management. They attempted to convey ownership to the State of Alaska in 1959 when statehood was attained. Legal paperwork kept it from being final and during the Native Land Claim disputes the BLM could take no action. In June, 1982, ownership of Tract B, as it is registered, was officially conveyed to the City of Kenai. Under a contract between the city and Tim WISNIEWSKI, a local funeral home director, the cemetery is maintained and kept attractive. The summer of 1982 saw improvement projects such as replacement of missing markers and crosses, as well as clearing of brush from overgrown gravesites, all under Tim's supervision. WEST SECTION 1. Vern Jay SYLVESTER II Apr 3, 1953 - May 3, 1982 2. Franklin D. M. SWEARINGEN SP 2 US Army 1935 - 1981 3. Unmarked 4. Vernon J. PETTERSON PFC US Army Jun 9, 1936 - May 14, 1977 5. Male infant, 1959 6. - 9 Unmarked 10. Lawrence J. STRAUSS PFC US Army, WWI Jan 25, 1919 - Oct 9, 1980 11. August J. BASTIEN * Alaska, Cox US Navy, WWI Oct 20, 1923 - Mar 27, 1963 12. Nadine H. BASTIEN* Jun 21, 1928 - Mar 27, 1963 * August and Nadine BASTIEN were drowned in Kachemak Bay; related to Edith SEELEY. 13. Ann L. HANSEN 1916 - 1965 14. Victor Lionel TYLER Alaska, SFC 308 Repair Unit MTC, WWII Jan 31, 1899 - Jan 5, 1963 15. Dennis David GREEN Alaska. USNR, WWII Feb 3, 1909 - Sep 25, 1962 16. Robert Lee INNES Sep 12, 1943 - May 28, 1980 17. Sandra L. THATCHER Dec 28, 1934 - Jul 29, 1980 18. Charles M. SCOTT PFC US Army, WWII Oct 23, 1908 - Mar 29, 1981 19. Rebecca Anne KEELER Dec 16, 1962 - Mar 30, 1963 "Gone to be an Angel" 20. Steven Miller Frommer JENSEN Apr 18, 1979 (infant) 21. Infant DIKES Nov 20, 1981 09 22.-25. Unmarked 26. Brian John DORE Feb 18, 1981 - Mar 3, 1981 27.-30. Unmarked 31. Charles J. BRADY* Jul 21, 1921 - Jun 28, 1958 * Charles BRADY drowned with Neil MADSEN when their skiff overturned. 32. James W. BAXTER Jan 8, 1907 - Aug 16, 1965 33.-34. Unmarked 35. Sigrid A. CLOS Jun 15, 1941 - Oct 30, 1965 "Born in Kenai" 36. Ernst Albert LINDENAU 1887 - 1936 37. Martin HERMANSEN 1881 - 1964 "Norway" 38. Unmarked 39. Louise JULIUSSEN Jul 20, 1910 - Oct 22, 1958 "Born in Kenai" 40. In Memory of Helen PETTERSON Nov 7, 1910 - Sep 19, 1958 41. Annie M. JULIUSSEN Dec 27, 1895 - Jan 13, 1963 "Born in Kenai, Alaska Sunset and Evening Star and One Clear Call for Me" 42. Jens S. JULIUSSEN Mar 23, 1882 - Aug 20, 1960 "Born in Norway" 43. Julius JULIUSSEN 1913 - 1969 44. Edward D. MEDCOFF, Jr. SP4 US Army Dec 24, 1956 - Apr 7, 1977 45. Unmarked 46. Gary Kenneth THINGWOLD d. Jul 2, 1976 47. Mary Ruth WOLVERTON Jun 20, 1977 - July 8, 1978 48. Marva KOOLY * Nov 19, 1907 - Apr 18, 1974 * Marva KOOLY was wife of Odman H. KOOLY. 49. Richard Harold KOOLY Oct 11, 1946 - Oct 16, 1961 50. Odman H. KOOLY 1934 - 1951 51. Odman M. KOOLY 1927 - 1932 52. Unmarked 53. Rufus PETTERSON May 9, 1906 - Aug 9, 1936 "Born in Kenai" 54. Carl A. PETTERSON 1871 - 1937 "Father" 55. John C. JOHANSEN * Alaska PFC 903 903 Ord HAM Co. WWII Nov 18, 1925 - Nov 1, 1952 * John JOHANSON was brother to Grace COLE, Tony JOHANSON, Ike JOHANSON, and Dorothy HERMANSON. (The marker is "sen". The notes in the 1983 transcript are "son" - 1999 Internet Transcriber) 56. Matrona PETTERSON * 1887 - 1978 "Mother" * Matrona PETTERSON was sister to Ralph PETTERSON of Kenai. 57. Andrew R. NESS Sep 13, 1928 - Jun 28, 1958 "A Friend to All" 58. Neil C. MADSEN * Alaska, PFC US Marine Corp Res Mar 10, 1936 - Jun 28, 1958 * Neil MADSEN: see note on Charles BRADY # 31 58a. Gust Ness 1883 - 1937 "Father" (Internet transcriber addition from 1999 marker) 59. Mary NESS 1895 - 1962 "Mother" 60. August NESS Alaska, Tec 4 28 Steve Plat TC WWII Dec 3, 1926 - Aug 14, 1967 61. Harold Roy MORRISON ETN2 US Coast Guard Sep 21, 1952 - Dec 26, 1975 62. - 68. Unmarked 69. H. G. SINGER (carved on rock) 70. Unmarked 71. R.I.P. In Memory of Gilberto KABERIK d. May 13, 1928 "Remembrance of his Beloved Friends" 72. Unmarked 73. I. JOHNSON d Mar 6, 1919 Age 68 yr. 74. Unmarked 75. W. A. BIGELOW 1858 (b. ?) 76 - 78 Unmarked 79. Wilma S. HACKNEY Mar 28, 1919 - Sep 13, 1977 80. Charles W. TAKE Aug 1, 1912 - Jun 23, 1980 Age 68 81. Unmarked 82. Alice E. GRIFFITHS Aug 16, 1920 - Jul 8, 1974 83. Jack E. GRIFFITHS Alaska, Cpl Army Air Force WWII Nov 7, 1922 - Oct, 1961 84. John D. BALL May 29, 1931 - Nov 1, 1958 85. Unmarked 86. Donald C. CAMERON * Alaska, RM 2 US Navy Jul 6, 1906 - Oct 2, 1958 * Donald CAMERON was an electrician; husband of Mae Egner CAMERON; died of a heart attack. 87. Alec NEKEFIROFF MSGT, US Army, WWII 1920 - 1980 88. Mabel E. MARLATT Jan 21, 1885 - Jan 10, 1978 89. Ola L. TAYLOR Jul 4, 1913 - Feb 23, 1978 90. - 93 Unmarked 94. Dan Allen WHELAN US Army, WWII Mar 22, 1928 - Oct 4, 1979 95. John MANN 1871 - 1937 96. George Norman HUNTER, Sr. CPL US Marine Corps May 6, 1936 - Aug 6, 1980 97. Nadia SHOWALTER * Oct 26, 1906 - Apr 21, 1975 * Nadia SHOWALTER was mother of Jay, Chester and Hilma. 98. Jay William SHOWALTER Alaska, CPL 241 Port Co. TC July 21, 1929 - Jun 19, 1961 99. Gary Kenyon KODYSZ Sep 2, 1941 - Jul 4, 1965 100 - 102 Unmarked 103. Harold C. CARLSON Tec 4 US Army WWII Aug 23, 1924 - Jul 9, 1975 104. Unmarked 105. "Our Beloved Son" Clinton A. GILMORE Dec 9, 1962 - Mar 23, 1969 106. Terry Scott CRABAUGH Feb 9, 1969 107. - 108. Unmarked 109. Rudolf C. CARLSON Alaska, PFC 1853 Inc Comd Unit WWII May 5, 1909 - Dec 3, 1966 110. Terry L. CARR Mar 11, 1949 - May 12, 1982 111. Robert F. BOUTILIER * Alaska, SP H CE USAR Jun 23, 1943 - Oct 23, 1966 112. Carolyn Irene CARR Apr 15, 1944 - Mar 18, 1981 113. William A. BOUTILIER * Alaska, Oct 11, 1937 - Oct 23, 1966 * Robert and William BOUTILIER were brothers who died in an airplane crash near Tyonek. 114. Clifton Cecil CARR Michigan, TSGT USAF Ret WWII Sep 9, 1924 - Jul 9, 1969 115. Dora Pearl CARR Jun 6, 1925 - Jul, 1969 116. Unmarked 117. Christian A. GARLICK 1962 - 1966 118. Sherman C. RENECKET Apr 13, 1892 - Jan 30, 1966 119. Margret A. DUKE 1918 - 1965 120. Seth Phillip GALEY D Jun 10, 1981 12 yr, 4 m, 29 d 121. Tiffany LeeAnn BAYLISS Oct 2, 1980 Oct 3, 1980 (Dates from 1999 marker. Internet Transcriber addition) 122. Infant boy ANDERSON Nov 8, 1976 age 2 hr. 123. Infant son of Allen and Deanna RENCHER Apr 23, 1976 124. Girl JOHNSON Apr 6, 1976 125. "Our Special Angel" Jamie Christine HANEY Apr 6, 1973 - Aug 3, 1974 126. Diane Christine WHITAKER 127. Melissa Denise WHITAKER D. 1974 Infant daughters of William and Julie WHITAKER 128. MAHAN twins Apr 29, 1974 129. Unmarked 130. Shane KING Apr 19, 1973 - Apr 27, 1973 131. Unmarked 132. George DUDLEY 133. James F. ASTON 1904 - 1967 134. George C. ARNESS * Washington, TSGT, US Army, WWII Jun 7, 1920 - Aug 11, 1967 * George C. ARNESS was brother to Jim ARNESS of North Kenai; died of heart attack. 135. Waino HAKKINEN * Sep 1, 1918 - Sep 18, 1967 * Waino HAKKINEN was husband of Lillian HAKKINEN, father of David, Brian and Danny. 136. David Graham BELL* Kansas, CPL Inf WWII PH Nov 5, 1925 - Sep 11, 1967 * David G. BELL was husband of Daisy of North Kenai; was fisherman who died when he became tangled in his net at fishing site at Pt. Possession. 137. Unmarked 138. Dennis Allan MAPES* Alaska, PM 3 US Navy Jun 7, 1947 - Apr 8, 1968 * Dennis MAPES was son of Norman and Margie; died in auto accident. 139. - 141 Unmarked 142. John A PARKS Dec 25, 1900 - Nov 1, 1973 "May He Rest in Peace" 143. "Beloved Son at Peace With God" Michael Paul HARAGAN Jul 17, 1951 - Aug 24, 1968 144. Paul E. HARAGAN Oregon, TEC3 US Army, WWII Sep 5, 1921 - Jan 6, 1970 145. - 146 Unmarked 147. Perry E. ROUSWELL Jan 14, 1962 - Jun 30, 1979 "I'll Meet You in the Morning by Bright Riverside" 148. Calvin T. JOHNSON Illinois, Lt JG US Navy, WWII Feb 15, 1924 - Jun 12, 1970 149. Charles J. DOSER Alaska, SGT 24 Base Hq & AB Sq AAF WWII Apr 20, 1913 - Nov 9, 1969