Simeonoff Grandmontagne was born to Daniel Bouchan and Lucy Sagunik at Pitmitalik Reindeer Camp, and raised in St. Michael, Alaska, by loving adoptive parents, Malory and Alexandria Johnson. She married Jacob James Simeonoff Sr. and moved to Old Harbor, Alaska, where she raised five children: June, Cecilia, Viola, Jacob Jr., and La-Verna. Sophia has many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Sophia attended Mt. Edgecombe in Sitka, Alaska, and obtained her teaching certificate from Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. Employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Old Harbor and Akhiok, she was also a health aid for the Public Health Service as well as a Head Start teacher and director at Old Harbor, Akhiok and Kodiak. After the 1964 earthquake, Sophia received a commendation from President Lyndon B. Johnson for excellent performance in saving mail and records from being lost in the tsunami that swept through the village of Old Harbor. Having been raised by Christian parents, Sophia accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and loved ministering to the homeless in Anchorage. She would make sandwiches and cupcakes for them and bring them to a place "under the bridge." Although she owned her own home, some nights Sophia would pack food and a sleeping bag to camp out with them. Sophia never disclosed where that was; she didn't want her children taking her away from her ministry. Sophia loved all people; she was a kind-hearted and sharing person. She loved singing and dancing and also enjoyed picking berries in Alaska's wilderness. She loved her Inupiaq heritage and her adopted Alutiiq culture, language and lifestyle that she loved to share with her children and others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob James Simeonoff Sr.
Excerpts from Alaska Dispatch News on July 2, 2015
Sophia attended Mt. Edgecombe in Sitka, Alaska, and obtained her teaching certificate from Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. Employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Old Harbor and Akhiok, she was also a health aid for the Public Health Service as well as a Head Start teacher and director at Old Harbor, Akhiok and Kodiak. After the 1964 earthquake, Sophia received a commendation from President Lyndon B. Johnson for excellent performance in saving mail and records from being lost in the tsunami that swept through the village of Old Harbor. Having been raised by Christian parents, Sophia accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and loved ministering to the homeless in Anchorage. She would make sandwiches and cupcakes for them and bring them to a place "under the bridge." Although she owned her own home, some nights Sophia would pack food and a sleeping bag to camp out with them. Sophia never disclosed where that was; she didn't want her children taking her away from her ministry. Sophia loved all people; she was a kind-hearted and sharing person. She loved singing and dancing and also enjoyed picking berries in Alaska's wilderness. She loved her Inupiaq heritage and her adopted Alutiiq culture, language and lifestyle that she loved to share with her children and others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob James Simeonoff Sr.
Excerpts from Alaska Dispatch News on July 2, 2015
Simeonoff Grandmontagne was born to Daniel Bouchan and Lucy Sagunik at Pitmitalik Reindeer Camp, and raised in St. Michael, Alaska, by loving adoptive parents, Malory and Alexandria Johnson. She married Jacob James Simeonoff Sr. and moved to Old Harbor, Alaska, where she raised five children: June, Cecilia, Viola, Jacob Jr., and La-Verna. Sophia has many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Sophia attended Mt. Edgecombe in Sitka, Alaska, and obtained her teaching certificate from Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. Employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Old Harbor and Akhiok, she was also a health aid for the Public Health Service as well as a Head Start teacher and director at Old Harbor, Akhiok and Kodiak. After the 1964 earthquake, Sophia received a commendation from President Lyndon B. Johnson for excellent performance in saving mail and records from being lost in the tsunami that swept through the village of Old Harbor. Having been raised by Christian parents, Sophia accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and loved ministering to the homeless in Anchorage. She would make sandwiches and cupcakes for them and bring them to a place "under the bridge." Although she owned her own home, some nights Sophia would pack food and a sleeping bag to camp out with them. Sophia never disclosed where that was; she didn't want her children taking her away from her ministry. Sophia loved all people; she was a kind-hearted and sharing person. She loved singing and dancing and also enjoyed picking berries in Alaska's wilderness. She loved her Inupiaq heritage and her adopted Alutiiq culture, language and lifestyle that she loved to share with her children and others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob James Simeonoff Sr.
Excerpts from Alaska Dispatch News on July 2, 2015
Sophia attended Mt. Edgecombe in Sitka, Alaska, and obtained her teaching certificate from Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. Employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Old Harbor and Akhiok, she was also a health aid for the Public Health Service as well as a Head Start teacher and director at Old Harbor, Akhiok and Kodiak. After the 1964 earthquake, Sophia received a commendation from President Lyndon B. Johnson for excellent performance in saving mail and records from being lost in the tsunami that swept through the village of Old Harbor. Having been raised by Christian parents, Sophia accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and loved ministering to the homeless in Anchorage. She would make sandwiches and cupcakes for them and bring them to a place "under the bridge." Although she owned her own home, some nights Sophia would pack food and a sleeping bag to camp out with them. Sophia never disclosed where that was; she didn't want her children taking her away from her ministry. Sophia loved all people; she was a kind-hearted and sharing person. She loved singing and dancing and also enjoyed picking berries in Alaska's wilderness. She loved her Inupiaq heritage and her adopted Alutiiq culture, language and lifestyle that she loved to share with her children and others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob James Simeonoff Sr.
Excerpts from Alaska Dispatch News on July 2, 2015
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