A FAREWELL TO JOHN MONFOR
CONDOLENCES
The CIRI Board of Directors and staff extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the following shareholders who have passed away:
Joseph S. "Little Joe" Carlough, Jr., 43
Joseph S. Carlough, Jr., died Aug. 17, 2000 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. Mr. Carlough was born in Seldovia, Alaska on Nov. 14, 1957. He is survived by his wife Janine; daughters Jessica and Kristi; son Owen Gruber, stepsons Jason and Luke Carlough and Josh and Travis Werba; father and stepmother, Joseph S. and Barbara Carlough Sr.; mother Mae Bergstrum; brothers Scott and Billy Carlough and many other family members.
Joseph Kaylon Cleveland, Jr., 28
Joseph K. Cleveland, Jr., died Feb. 2, 2000 at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Cleveland was born in Selawik, Alaska on Dec. 11, 1971. He is survived by his mother Violet Cleveland; brothers Harry, Fred, Roscoe and Lancer Cleveland, Davie Starbuck; sisters Cheryl Cleveland and Ruth Baker.
Grace Johansen Cole, 84
Grace J. Cole died July 8, 2000 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Kenai, Alaska. Mrs. Cole was born in Kenai, Alaska on Feb. 24, 1916. She is survived by her son Daniel F. Madsen; daughter and son-in-law Mary Ellen and Jimmie Gibson; sisters Alice LaFountain and Irene Wilcox and brother
Edward Ness.
Norman Keith Franzen, 43
Norman K. Franzen died May 7, 2000 at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Franzen was born in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 21, 1957. He is survived by his daughters Mary Elizabeth Snyder and Michele Carlina Snyder; brothers Gary, Rodney and Dennis Franzen.
Everett Palmer George, 56
Everett P. George died July 29, 2000 at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. George was born in Yakutat, Alaska on Dec. 3, 1943. He is survived by Virginia Graham, Zenith Williams Jr., Lillian Outwater, Teddy, David and Tawni Williams, Dorothy Smith, and Elsie Stewart.
Della Marie McFarlin Brown, 33
Della M. McFarlin Brown died Sept. 2, 2000 in Anchorage, Alaska. Ms. Brown was born in Anchorage, Alaska on April 25, 1967. She is survived by her grandparents Henry and Idella Brown; mother and husband Daisy and Kirk Piggot; son Robert Brown; daughter Nora Iyatunuk; brothers and sister-in-law James, Arron and John Olie; sisters Mary Montgomery and Gloria Britton, and Gloria's fiance Don; and their two sons Ezekel and Elijah.
Leonard Joseph Norman, 53
Leonard J. Norman died Aug. 22, 2000 at home in Nikiski, Alaska. Mr. Norman was born in Anchorage, Alaska on Feb. 25, 1947. He is survived by his daughter Dana M. Norman; grandson Chris; mother Betty Johnson; sister Carol F. Joy; brother Bucko Norman and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Alice B. Theodore, 78
Alice B. Theodore died Aug. 16, 2000 at Valley Hospital in Palmer, Alaska. Mrs. Theodore was born in Knik, Alaska on April 15, 1922. She is survived by daughters Rosie Choquette, Patsy Garcia and Martha Stephan; sons Sam, Arthur, Paul, Ronnie, Raymond, Randolph and Larry and many other grandchildren and great-grand-children.
Condolences
Frank Ryan, 40, Wasilla, Ak
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CIRI shareholder and former CIRI vice president John Monfor passed away at his home in Seattle, Wash. on Sept. 28 at the age of 56. Mr. Monfor is remembered as someone who cared deeply about people and working for the betterment of Alaska's Native community.
"John was a warm and caring person with a wonderful sense of humor. He served CIRI shareholders for many years and was also instrumental in the development and growth of CIRI's non-profit organizations," shares Barbara Donatelli, executive vice president of CIRI.
For 10 years, Mr. Monfor served as CIRI's vice president and special assistant to the president. During this time, he worked closely with the non-profit organizations and paid close attention to the services they provided to shareholders. Committed to the shareholders, he was often between the Anchorage and Kenai offices visiting with shareholders one on one.
Throughout his
career, he also served as a youth counselor and had been executive director
of the Kenai Native Association.
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And, said John's family, "He was a successful, loyal and dependable man with a heart of gold and a gift for mentoring and caring for others. He was a quiet man that did what needed to be done and never expected any recognition in return." John Monfor was born Sept. 10, 1944, and raised in Kenai, Alaska. He graduated from the old Kenai school and went on to earn a degree in industrial development from the University of Oklahoma. In 1973 he married Chris deForest at the Kenai Russian Orthodox Church.
In addition to his wife Chris, he is survived by his children Stephanie Matheny, Michelle Monfor Fitzhenry, and Christopher John Monfor; his grandchildren Lauren, Alex, Christopher, Jr., and a grandchild to be born in March 2001; his brothers Fred and Robert Mamaloff and sisters Edna Linderman, Virginia Trenton, and Marjorie Jordan. Other family members include his aunt, Fiocla Wilson, and the Ross, Engelsted, Lorenzo, and Sacaloff families, as well as numerous nieces
and nephews.
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John
Monfor with wife Chris. 
Volume 25
Number 10
October 2000
© CIRI, 2000 * Allison Knox, Editor * Design, Northwest Strategies
