Harold Louis Criger was the son of the famous baseball catcher, Lou Criger and his wife, Belle Louise Wolhaupter Criger. Harold is a twin to his sister, Ruth Violet Criger. He and Ruth were born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1899. Their father Lou was playing baseball there for the St. Louis Perfectos, a National League team and the family was living there during 1899. He was an adventurous man and lived for a while in Wyoming before he moved to Alaska. He met his wife Martha Raaen, born September 11, 1893, who came from Bergen, Norway, and they were married August 13, 1938, when he was almost 39 years old. He served in the Navy during World War Two. He lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for 44 years. In 1970, he and his wife Martha sold their home in Fairbanks, Alaska and moved to Prescott, Arizona. They were there about 5 weeks - Harold woke up one morning and Martha had died in her sleep, on March 25, 1970. They did not have any children, but Martha had one daughter from a previous marriage.
He married again to Wilma Winternitz and lived in Sedona, Arizona. He never smoked or drank alcohol and was very health conscious. In about 1987 or 1988 he was diagnosed with a bad heart valve and no doctor would risk operating on him at his age to replace the defective valve. This curtailed his daily walks and he could not accept the fact that he was getting old and became very depressed. He died May 7, 1989 in Sedona. Harold Louis Criger was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the "Coffee Pot" Mountains.
He had visited Tucson, where his brothers Robert and Walter Criger lived. He talked about his life in Alaska and showed a picture of him in winter gear, standing in a snow-blanketed landscape. He was also featured on the cover of a 1934 magazine called "The American Rifleman." He was a hunter and outdoorsman and while his life in Alaska made visits with family few and far between, he was a caring son and brother.
He married again to Wilma Winternitz and lived in Sedona, Arizona. He never smoked or drank alcohol and was very health conscious. In about 1987 or 1988 he was diagnosed with a bad heart valve and no doctor would risk operating on him at his age to replace the defective valve. This curtailed his daily walks and he could not accept the fact that he was getting old and became very depressed. He died May 7, 1989 in Sedona. Harold Louis Criger was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the "Coffee Pot" Mountains.
He had visited Tucson, where his brothers Robert and Walter Criger lived. He talked about his life in Alaska and showed a picture of him in winter gear, standing in a snow-blanketed landscape. He was also featured on the cover of a 1934 magazine called "The American Rifleman." He was a hunter and outdoorsman and while his life in Alaska made visits with family few and far between, he was a caring son and brother.
Harold Louis Criger was the son of the famous baseball catcher, Lou Criger and his wife, Belle Louise Wolhaupter Criger. Harold is a twin to his sister, Ruth Violet Criger. He and Ruth were born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 26, 1899. Their father Lou was playing baseball there for the St. Louis Perfectos, a National League team and the family was living there during 1899. He was an adventurous man and lived for a while in Wyoming before he moved to Alaska. He met his wife Martha Raaen, born September 11, 1893, who came from Bergen, Norway, and they were married August 13, 1938, when he was almost 39 years old. He served in the Navy during World War Two. He lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for 44 years. In 1970, he and his wife Martha sold their home in Fairbanks, Alaska and moved to Prescott, Arizona. They were there about 5 weeks - Harold woke up one morning and Martha had died in her sleep, on March 25, 1970. They did not have any children, but Martha had one daughter from a previous marriage.
He married again to Wilma Winternitz and lived in Sedona, Arizona. He never smoked or drank alcohol and was very health conscious. In about 1987 or 1988 he was diagnosed with a bad heart valve and no doctor would risk operating on him at his age to replace the defective valve. This curtailed his daily walks and he could not accept the fact that he was getting old and became very depressed. He died May 7, 1989 in Sedona. Harold Louis Criger was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the "Coffee Pot" Mountains.
He had visited Tucson, where his brothers Robert and Walter Criger lived. He talked about his life in Alaska and showed a picture of him in winter gear, standing in a snow-blanketed landscape. He was also featured on the cover of a 1934 magazine called "The American Rifleman." He was a hunter and outdoorsman and while his life in Alaska made visits with family few and far between, he was a caring son and brother.
He married again to Wilma Winternitz and lived in Sedona, Arizona. He never smoked or drank alcohol and was very health conscious. In about 1987 or 1988 he was diagnosed with a bad heart valve and no doctor would risk operating on him at his age to replace the defective valve. This curtailed his daily walks and he could not accept the fact that he was getting old and became very depressed. He died May 7, 1989 in Sedona. Harold Louis Criger was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the "Coffee Pot" Mountains.
He had visited Tucson, where his brothers Robert and Walter Criger lived. He talked about his life in Alaska and showed a picture of him in winter gear, standing in a snow-blanketed landscape. He was also featured on the cover of a 1934 magazine called "The American Rifleman." He was a hunter and outdoorsman and while his life in Alaska made visits with family few and far between, he was a caring son and brother.
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