Condolences

Gladys Adkison, 68
Gladys Adkison died July 16, at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Ms. Adkison was born July 3, 1937, in Nome, Alaska. She is survived by her husband, Harlan Adkison; daughters, Beverly Burkhalter, Cynthia Sears and husband, David; sons, Gregg Baldwin, Michael and wife, Denise Drake, and Ronald and wife, Sandra Drake; grandchildren, Aaron, Amanda, Erica, Jason, Lauren, Matthew, Ryan, Stephanie, and Willie; great-grandchildren Alexandria, Brooke, and Zacharias; and brother, Thomas Drake.

Nicholas Anthony Atkinson, 54
Nicholas Anthony Atkinson died July 3, in Gainesville, Fla. Mr. Atkinson was born Oct. 7, 1950, in San Francisco, Calif. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Atkinson; and sons, Cory A. Atkinson and Daniel M. Atkinson.

Frances (a.k.a. Frankie) Eliza Doulin, 62
Frances Eliza Doulin died June 18, at home in Anchorage. Ms. Doulin was born Dec. 11, 1942, in Mekoryuk, Alaska. She is survived by her fiancé, Daniel James; dog, Tuffy; and many friends in the Anchorage community.

Ted Smith Kroto Jr., 25
Ted Smith Kroto Jr. died Aug. 3, at home in Soldotna. Mr. Kroto was born Aug. 20, 1979, in Anchorage. He is survived by his wife, Gina Cole-Kroto; daughter, Lillian Kroto; son, Brandon Kroto; father, Ted S. Kroto Sr.; sisters, Jessica Grimaldi, Vanessa Kroto, Dyann Leuret, and Ivory Trenton; brothers, David Kroto and Justin Trenton; and grandparents, Adam and Violet Kroto and David and Virginia Trenton.

Sally Marie Murillo, 79
Sally Marie Murillo died June 16, in Redmond, Wash. Ms. Murillo was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Kenai. She is survived by her son, Duniel Murillo.

Joseph Gregory Oskolkoff, 86
Joseph Gregory Oskolkoff died May 2, at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Mr. Oskolkoff was born Oct. 3, 1918, in Ninilchik, Alaska. He is survived by his daughters, Melanya Berg, Masha Hughton, Beverly Oskolkoff, Selma Oskolkoff-Simon, Lenora Shaffer, and Carol Smith; and sons, Kenton Oskolkoff and Robert Oskolkoff.

Walter "Emuk" Outwater Sr., 85
Walter "Emuk" Outwater Sr. was born in Noorvik on Nov. 24, 1919, to Ruby Outwater and Murphy Johnson. He was raised as a loving son to Ruby and Clay Outwater. Said Walter of his wife, Ruth, "I trusted her in everything. In the early times of our marriage, I knew that she would be okay, knowing that the home and our children would be taken care of." They were married on Sept. 22, 1938 in Candle. Walter became a pastoral student at the Evangelical Covenant Church and was dedicated at the Wales yearly conference in 1960. He received his Pastor's Certificate and a congratulatory recognition from Gov. William Egan. Walter moved his family to Anchorage in 1969 where he worked for the Anchorage School District at West High School as a maintenance technician. While working there he started and faithfully served as pastor for the Anchorage Friends Church until he retired from his pastorship. While fishing on the Yukon River, he heard a message on KICY that he was elected to be Superintendent of the Alaska Yearly meeting at Kotzebue in 1983. After accepting the position, he served as Superintendent for four years, went to pastor at Deering and Nome, and re-retired in 1992.


Condolences

Harold Miles Brandon, 80
Mary Mae Dushkin, 38
Joyce Elizabeth Roberts, 68

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