Anchorage Daily News October 24, 2006
Anchorage resident Helen Gertrude Kee Hartley, 86, died of natural causes Oct. 19, 2006, at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home. A visitation was at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, with services. Burial followed at Angelus Memorial Park.
Ms. Hartley was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Tanana. Her family wrote: "Upon graduating from the Eklutna village government Indian school in 1936, Helen was a young woman who had vision for the future. She opted to not return to her home village of Tanana. At the outbreak of World War II and the Japanese occupation at Attu and Kiska, she found employment as a clerk during the building of Fort Richardson base. That was where she met her husband, Daniel N. Hartley, in 1942. Together, they raised a family of three, she becoming a stay-at-home mom living a rural existence." When her children were old enough, she began her career. She taught herself to type and learned shorthand. She became a secretary for the Federal Aviation Administration and eventually retired from the FAA personnel department. After a brief retirement, she worked as a secretary for the Division of Youth and Family Services, then transferred to the Division of Oil and Gas and retired from the state of Alaska. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, berry picking, hiking, traveling, bowling, pinochle, cribbage, knitting and sewing. Ms. Hartley was also active in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Prospectors Club, the Alaska Federation of Natives, senior center and many other organizations. She and her husband were among the founding members of Arctic Valley Ski Club. "To those lives that she had touched, she was known to be a kind, gentle and generous person," her family said. "She was a friend and mentor to those around her, and she will long be remembered by everyone who knew her." She was also a CIRI shareholder.
Survivors include her sons, Jimmie Hartley and John Hartley; daughter and her family, Roberta Williams and David and Marie; sister, Pauline Waisanen; four grandchildren; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, Anchorage 99508, or Alzheimer's Disease Resource Agency of Alaska, 1750 Abbott Road, Anchorage 99507. Arrangements were with Evergreen Memorial Chapel downtown.
Anchorage resident Helen Gertrude Kee Hartley, 86, died of natural causes Oct. 19, 2006, at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home. A visitation was at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, with services. Burial followed at Angelus Memorial Park.
Ms. Hartley was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Tanana. Her family wrote: "Upon graduating from the Eklutna village government Indian school in 1936, Helen was a young woman who had vision for the future. She opted to not return to her home village of Tanana. At the outbreak of World War II and the Japanese occupation at Attu and Kiska, she found employment as a clerk during the building of Fort Richardson base. That was where she met her husband, Daniel N. Hartley, in 1942. Together, they raised a family of three, she becoming a stay-at-home mom living a rural existence." When her children were old enough, she began her career. She taught herself to type and learned shorthand. She became a secretary for the Federal Aviation Administration and eventually retired from the FAA personnel department. After a brief retirement, she worked as a secretary for the Division of Youth and Family Services, then transferred to the Division of Oil and Gas and retired from the state of Alaska. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, berry picking, hiking, traveling, bowling, pinochle, cribbage, knitting and sewing. Ms. Hartley was also active in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Prospectors Club, the Alaska Federation of Natives, senior center and many other organizations. She and her husband were among the founding members of Arctic Valley Ski Club. "To those lives that she had touched, she was known to be a kind, gentle and generous person," her family said. "She was a friend and mentor to those around her, and she will long be remembered by everyone who knew her." She was also a CIRI shareholder.
Survivors include her sons, Jimmie Hartley and John Hartley; daughter and her family, Roberta Williams and David and Marie; sister, Pauline Waisanen; four grandchildren; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, Anchorage 99508, or Alzheimer's Disease Resource Agency of Alaska, 1750 Abbott Road, Anchorage 99507. Arrangements were with Evergreen Memorial Chapel downtown.
Anchorage Daily News October 24, 2006
Anchorage resident Helen Gertrude Kee Hartley, 86, died of natural causes Oct. 19, 2006, at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home. A visitation was at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, with services. Burial followed at Angelus Memorial Park.
Ms. Hartley was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Tanana. Her family wrote: "Upon graduating from the Eklutna village government Indian school in 1936, Helen was a young woman who had vision for the future. She opted to not return to her home village of Tanana. At the outbreak of World War II and the Japanese occupation at Attu and Kiska, she found employment as a clerk during the building of Fort Richardson base. That was where she met her husband, Daniel N. Hartley, in 1942. Together, they raised a family of three, she becoming a stay-at-home mom living a rural existence." When her children were old enough, she began her career. She taught herself to type and learned shorthand. She became a secretary for the Federal Aviation Administration and eventually retired from the FAA personnel department. After a brief retirement, she worked as a secretary for the Division of Youth and Family Services, then transferred to the Division of Oil and Gas and retired from the state of Alaska. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, berry picking, hiking, traveling, bowling, pinochle, cribbage, knitting and sewing. Ms. Hartley was also active in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Prospectors Club, the Alaska Federation of Natives, senior center and many other organizations. She and her husband were among the founding members of Arctic Valley Ski Club. "To those lives that she had touched, she was known to be a kind, gentle and generous person," her family said. "She was a friend and mentor to those around her, and she will long be remembered by everyone who knew her." She was also a CIRI shareholder.
Survivors include her sons, Jimmie Hartley and John Hartley; daughter and her family, Roberta Williams and David and Marie; sister, Pauline Waisanen; four grandchildren; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, Anchorage 99508, or Alzheimer's Disease Resource Agency of Alaska, 1750 Abbott Road, Anchorage 99507. Arrangements were with Evergreen Memorial Chapel downtown.
Anchorage resident Helen Gertrude Kee Hartley, 86, died of natural causes Oct. 19, 2006, at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home. A visitation was at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, with services. Burial followed at Angelus Memorial Park.
Ms. Hartley was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Tanana. Her family wrote: "Upon graduating from the Eklutna village government Indian school in 1936, Helen was a young woman who had vision for the future. She opted to not return to her home village of Tanana. At the outbreak of World War II and the Japanese occupation at Attu and Kiska, she found employment as a clerk during the building of Fort Richardson base. That was where she met her husband, Daniel N. Hartley, in 1942. Together, they raised a family of three, she becoming a stay-at-home mom living a rural existence." When her children were old enough, she began her career. She taught herself to type and learned shorthand. She became a secretary for the Federal Aviation Administration and eventually retired from the FAA personnel department. After a brief retirement, she worked as a secretary for the Division of Youth and Family Services, then transferred to the Division of Oil and Gas and retired from the state of Alaska. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, berry picking, hiking, traveling, bowling, pinochle, cribbage, knitting and sewing. Ms. Hartley was also active in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Prospectors Club, the Alaska Federation of Natives, senior center and many other organizations. She and her husband were among the founding members of Arctic Valley Ski Club. "To those lives that she had touched, she was known to be a kind, gentle and generous person," her family said. "She was a friend and mentor to those around her, and she will long be remembered by everyone who knew her." She was also a CIRI shareholder.
Survivors include her sons, Jimmie Hartley and John Hartley; daughter and her family, Roberta Williams and David and Marie; sister, Pauline Waisanen; four grandchildren; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1057 W. Fireweed Lane, Anchorage 99508, or Alzheimer's Disease Resource Agency of Alaska, 1750 Abbott Road, Anchorage 99507. Arrangements were with Evergreen Memorial Chapel downtown.
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