Kenai Peninsula Borough AK Archives Cemetery ..... Tyonek Cemetery in Tyonek, Alaska ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogy Society totemtracers@hotmail.com. ************************************************ Use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser for specific name searches. ************************************************ TYONEK CEMETERY Tyonek, Alaska The Tyonek Cemetery is located in the Native Village of Tyonek, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The Tyonek Cemetery is located on an open hillside south of the village. An old cemetery is located near the old village down by the lumber mill. It is located near a gravel pad at the beginning of the road paralleling the beach that goes to the old village. It is on the right hand side between the road and the bluff. It is marked by 4 stakes with red tape. One large Russian Orthodox Cross, which was used to mark the cemetery, has fallen. Only one Russian Orthodox cross grave marker was found. It is still standing. The current Tyonek cemetery was begun when the village moved from the beach location to its present location in the early 1930s. It is owned and maintained by the village and is distinctive because nearly every grave is covered with a spirit house. This cemetery was read June 21, 2002. Updated information was provided October 15, 2002. 349 ROW 1 1. In Memory of Alfard Stephan Sep 7, 1939 - Apr 2, 1996 (White spirit house) 2. In Loving Memory George Constantine Aug 21, 1942 - Jul 28, 1997 (Blue spirit house) ROW 2 1. Russian Orthodox cross Outlined burial plot 2. In Loving Memory Helen Baker Jan 29, 1955 - Oct 14, 1997 (Blue spirit house) 3. In Loving Memory Frederick Theodore Bismark, Jr. Baptized Theodore/Feodore Apr 6, 1923 - Jan 10, 2000 ROW 3 1. Adam W. Kroto (White spirit house Russian Orthodox cross) 2. In Loving Memory Viola Lynn Kroto Aug 10, 1972 - Oct 22, 1988 (White spirit house Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Doris Ann Nickanorka Nov 10, 1902 - Mar 11, 1979 (Fenced plot, pale yellow spirit house, Russian Orthodox cross) 4. Archie Sunrise US Army World War II Nov 28, 1921 - Dec 6, 1983 ROW 4 1. White spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 2. Green spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 3. White spirit house Broken Russian Orthodox cross 4. Nick Nickol US Army Oct 1, 1935 - Aug 8, 1982 (Blue spirit house broken Russian Orthodox cross) ROW 5 1. Unpainted spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 2. John T. Nickolai Apr 22, 1902 - Sep 7, 1975 3. Alexey Peter Jun 20, 1882 - Jan 6, 1980 4. Broken Russian Orthodox cross ROW 6 1. Nick Chickaloon Jun 15, 1915 - Dec 20, 1971 2. Marina Mishakoff 1940 - 1973 3. Small white spirit house trimmed in pink. Latin cross 4. White spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 5. R. L. Constantine, Sr. SP4 US Army Vietnam Dec 19, 1944 - Apr 29, 1982 6. In Loving Memory of "Auntie Annie" Anne S. Hynds Apr 20, 1925 - Jan 2, 1987 350 7. Elsie Alice Standifer Shane Oct 16, 1928 - Oct 22, 1998 Beloved mother & church leader ROW 7 1. Small unpainted Russian Orthodox cross 2. Unpainted Russian Orthodox cross 3. Unpainted Latin cross ROW 8 1. White spirit house, pink Russian Orthodox cross 2. Unpainted spirit house and fallen Russian Orthodox cross 3. White spirit house and fallen Russian Orthodox cross 4. Charles G. Kaloa Sep 8, 1962 - Apr 4, 1973 (Pink spirit house Russian Orthodox cross) 5. Albert Kaloa, III (Pink spirit house) 6. Lloyd Edwin Brown, Jr. (Pink spirit house) 7. Unpainted spirit house Cream Russian Orthodox cross ROW 9 1. Edward Kroto Mar 16, 1930 - Jun 11, 1971 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Charley Kroto 1900 - Apr 3, 1959 (Hard to read death date. Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Collapsed pink spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 4. Broken fence 5. Pink spirit house 6. Albert Solomon Kaloa Jul 3, 1936 - Aug 12, 1966 (Pink spirit house and pink Russian Orthodox cross) 7. Keith Waldo Trenton Apr 20, 1967 Age 21 days (Mortuary marker. Small brown spirit house. Small white Russian Orthodox cross) ROW 10 1. Katherine Florence Chickalusion Oct 2, 1973 - Sep 5, 1989 2. Natalia Stephan Chickalusion Nov 21, 1920 - Mar 16, 1986 Beloved wife & mom Memory Eternal 3. Pink cross Unpainted spirit house 4. Alexandria Goozmer Stephan (Identified by Peter Merryman. Unpainted cross and spirit house The top of the house has carved stars and moons.) ROW 11 1. Shirley R. Ekstrom May 11, 1924 - Nov 17, 1999 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. White spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross 3. Blue spirit house and large blue Russian Orthodox cross 4. Blue spirit house and blue Russian Orthodox cross 351 ROW 12 1. Pedro Goozmer Jun 5, 1893 - May 29, 1970 (Turquioise spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Unpainted spirit house Russian Orthodox cross 3. Unpainted spirit house Russian Orthodox cross ROW 13 1. In Loving Memory of Thomas S. Allowan Jul 24, 1917 - Oct 18, 1996 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Unpainted spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross ROW 14 1. Nick Goozmer Dec 5, 1922 - Jul 28, 1969 (Turquoise spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Herman Chickalusion May 20, 1952 3. Marion Chickalusion Jul 21, 1956 4. Bernice Chickalusion Apr 10, 1958 5. Dorothy Chickalusion Mar 22, 1959 (Herman, Marion, Bernice and Dorothy Chickalusion are on one marker with the words "Perished Apr 15, 1966. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.") 6. White spirit house and small narrow Russian Orthodox cross 7. Here lies Jenny Carz Jan 6, 1923 - Jan 5, 1950 (Unpainted spirit house and broken cross) 8. Carl Emil Nelson Age 26 Oct 7, 1971 9. Charles A. Bartels Dec 21, 1957 - Nov 13, 2001 "Sonny" ROW 15 1. Moses Allowan Sep 12, 1938 - Jun 7, 1982 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Kate Evelyn Standifer Jan 5, 1944 Holikachuk, Alaska Oct 21, 1985 Anchorage, Alaska The love we share is forever (On the star attached to the spirit house) Kathrine Standifer Beloved wife of Daniel Standifer, Sr. & family Born Jan 5, 1944 Passed on Oct 21, 1985 3. Beloved James Stephan Apr 26, 1961 - May 5, 1976 (Blue spirit house large blue Russian Orthodox cross) 4. Aggie King Apr 15, 1940 - Jun 30, 1979 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 5. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 6. John Bartels, Jr. 1918 - Jan 20, 1969 Age 51 (Mortuary marker. Blue spirit house and blue Russian Orthodox cross) 352 7. My Beloved Wife Minnie Nelson (Dates unreadable. Died in the 60s. Given name Tuxanna. Married first to John Bartels and then Mr. Nelson) 8. Lee Bartels, Sr. Nov 1925 - Apr 1969 Beloved Father 9. Lee Bartels, Jr Jan 5, 1959 - Sep 5, 1985 "Dinker" ROW 16 1. Herman Standifer Mar 24, 1952 - Aug 26, 1967 (Birth date hard to read. White spirit house with star. White Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Mary Lou Standifer Dec 19, 1949 - Oct 8, 1979 RIP (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Katherine Standifer Apr 8, 1970 - Oct 8, 1973 RIP (White spirit house with star and Russian Orthodox cross) 4. Unpainted spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross 5. Christine Retirer Mar 21, 1935 - Mar 30, 1974 6. White spirit house and large white Russian Orthodox cross 7. In Loving Memory Joyce M. Constantine Nov 8, 1956 - Aug 10, 1981 (Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) ROW 17 1. White spirit house and large white Russian Orthodox cross 2. Theodore Chickalusion Feb 28, 1923 - Nov 25, 1969 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Frank Standifer, Sr. (Blue spirit house, fenced grave, Unpainted cross) 4. Unpainted spirit house 5. Small unpainted spirit house 6. Unpainted spirit house Broken Russian Orthodox cross 7. Unpainted spirit house Unpainted Russian Orthodox cross 8. Blue spirit house and broken blue Russian Orthodox cross 9. White spirit house and broken white Russian Orthodox cross 10. Sergie Californsky Aug 10, 1912 - Nov 21, 1984 (Blue spirit house and blue Russian Orthodox cross) ROW 18 1. Kathrine Standifer Born in Polly Creek Mar 16, 1923 - Sep 25, 1954 Age 31 (Dates hard to read. White spirit house white Russian Orthodox cross) 2. William Standifer, Sr Apr 11, 1920 - Oct 8, 1979 RIP (White spirit house, star, Russian Orthodox cross) 3. White spirit house, large white Russian Orthodox cross 353 4. Judith S. (Small blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 5. Unpainted, broken spirit house and small Russian Orthodox cross 6. Small Latin cross with Russian Orthodox cross lying on the grave ROW 19 1. Here lies Annie Stephan Jun 10, 1925 - Jan 19, 1951 (Unpainted spirit house, star, broken cross) 2. Unpainted spirit house and broken cross 3. Spirit house 4. Unpainted spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 5. Collapsed spirit house, broken Latin cross 6. Unpainted Latin cross 7. David Carl Allowan Aug 30, 1954 - Nov 2, 1972 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 8. Martin M. Alex Died Apr 15, 1974 82 yrs. 8 months 0 days (Mortuary marker. Middle name unreadable. AKA "Mike". White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 9. Leona Bartels Sep 29, 1989 - Jun 4, 1993 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 10. Edward Francis Deck Pvt US Army Vietnam Nov 22, 1942 - Sep 16, 1999 ROW 20 1. Sava Stephan, Jr. Alaska PFC US Army Vietnam Nov 8, 1912 - Feb 1, 1974 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Unpainted spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross 3. Unpainted spirit house, fenced and broken Russian Orthodox cross 4. Unpainted spirit house 5. Jacob E. Stephan Nov 6, 1908 - Jun 23, 1972 ROW 21 1. Unpainted spirit house 2. Unpainted spirit house 3. Unpainted spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross 4. In Remembrance Helen Chickaloon Apr - Apr 2_, 19 (Broken spirit house in a bush with a very hard to read inscription on the star attached to the house) 5. Cross 6. Unpainted spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 7. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross ROW 22 1. Unpainted spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross 2. Broken Russian Orthodox cross ROW 23 1. Broken spirit house 354 2. Broken spirit house ROW 24 1. Spirit house with peaked roof 2. White spirit house with Russian Orthodox cross 3. Unpainted spirit house ROW 25 1. In Memory of Norman McCord Jun 25, 1955 - May 22, 1996 (Blue spirit house with Russian Orthodox cross) 2. White spirit house with Russian Orthodox cross 3. White spirit house with trefoil tipped cross 4. Small broken spirit house 5. Unpainted spirit house with broken cross ROW 26 1. In Loving Memory of Willard McCord, Sr. Dec 12, 1926 - Sep 21, 1992 Memory Eternal 2. Small white spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 3. Marilyn Rae McCord 1957 - 1961 (Mortuary marker. Small white spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 4. Small white spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 5. Small white spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 6. Nick McCord Passed away Aug 15, 19__ (Unreadable year) 7. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 8. Unpainted spirit house 9. Unpainted spirit house and white Russian Orthodox cross 10. Unpainted spirit house 11. Steven Stephan 1900 - 1947 (Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 12. Wesley T. Stephan Beloved son, brother, nephew, uncle & friend Mar 15, 1964 - Oct 27, 1990 ROW 27 1. Eddie Sandstol (Peter Merryman believes this might be Eddie Sandstol, Irene's husband from Norway. Died before Irene. "An outsider" Blue Latin cross) 2. In Memory of Irene McCord Sandstol Aug 15, 1948 - Jan 2, 1988 Memory Eternal 3. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 4. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 5. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 6. Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 7. Terry Elia Stephan Dec 9, 1912 - Jun 14, 1980 (Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 355 8. Walter Stephan SPC US Army Vietnam Sep 21, 1948 - Feb 8, 1986 (Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 9. Geoffrey Joseph Rider-Sorden Dec 6, 1994 - Jul 10, 2001 (Unmarked grave. This is Peter Merryman's grandson. Turquoise spirit house with a carved train on top) ROW 28 1. Loving Father and Grandfather Emil McCord, Sr. May 14, 1933 - Dec 20, 1991 His courage, his smile, his grace, gladdened the hearts of those who have the privilege of loving him (Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Carl R. McCord Jan 28, 1959 - Apr 8, 1974 (Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Lavender spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 4. Harry Trenton (White spirit house and cross) 5. Feona Trenton Apr 5, 1916 - Aug 11, 1946 (White spirit house with broken star) 6. Collapsed spirit house with broken star 7. Unpainted spirit house 8. Broken cross leaning against a spirit house 9. Unpainted spirit house with cross leaning against it ROW 29 1. In Loving Memory of Britany McCord Dec 7, 1987 - Dec 7, 1987 (Small fenced, lavender marker) 2. Leo Trenton Apr 22, 1908 - Jun 30, 1979 (White spirit house) 3. Jerry Peter Apr 15, 1922 - May 21, 1969 4. Unpainted spirit house, broken cross 5. Collapsed unpainted spirit house ROW 30 1. Louise Longcarp Serrano Sep 6, 1933 - Sep 4, 1986 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Bonnie J. McCord Feb 25, 1936 - May 23, 2000 Whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life 3. June Evans Dec 21, 1958 - Jun 21, 1980 (White spirit house) 4. In Memory of Andy Peter Oct 31, 1963 - Jan 21, 1987 5. Mike Peter Blue spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross ROW 31 1. Richard Peter (Known as Richie. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Blue Russian Orthodox cross 3. Unpainted spirit house 356 4. Unpainted spirit house 5. In Loving Memory Ralph Stephan Jul 3, 1946 - Feb 15, 1987 6. Jefferson Trenton (Unmarked grave. Identified by Harry Bartels. Jefferson was Leo Trenton's son. Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross ROW 32 1. Reka Peter (Only the first name is on the grave. Surname provided by Peter Merryman. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Paul Standifer, Sr. (Unnamed grave. Identified by Peter Merryman. Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 3. Patricia Lynn Standifer Nov 13, 1969 (Lavender spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 4. Robert Frank Standifer Aug 1, 1921 - Oct 19, 1989 Our beloved father, uncle, grandpa, friend (Blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) Robert F. Standifer, Sr. US Army Aug 1, 1921 - Oct 19, 1989 (Second marker for Robert) 5. Jane Standifer Died Apr 2, 1968 (Unnamed grave. Identified by Peter Merryman. Lavender spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 6. Paul Chuitt (Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross. Plastic flowers spelling Grandpa 7. Agnes Chuitt Oct 24, 1942 - Feb 20, 1971 8. Beloved Mother & Grandmother Allie Chuitt May 6, 1907 - Aug 3, 1987 (Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 9. Elliot 1995 ROW 33 1. Nester Chuitt (Unnamed grave. Identified by Peter Merryman. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Steven Chuitt (Unnamed grave. Identified by Peter Merryman. Pale blue spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 3. Shirey Chuitt Jul 30, 1961 - Oct 3, 1975 (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) ROW 34 1. Louise Chuitt Slawson/Standifer (White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross) 2. Pamela Paelom (Unnamed grave. Identified by Peter Merryman. Louise's daughter. White spirit house and Russian Orthodox cross 3. Steven T. Slawson (White spirit house and broken Russian Orthodox cross) 357 Burials Since Cemetery Was Read 1. Alec Constantine Sept 2002 2. Mike Constantine Oct 2002 Lost at Sea 1. Daniel Standifer, Jr. Oct 2002