LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Services Scheduled Nov. 30 For Magdalena J. Sapinoro
Magdalena J. Sapinoro
Services for Magdalena Julian Sapinoro will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church.
A viewing will be held on Friday, Nov. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Prewitt’s Funeral Home.
Following interment Saturday, a reception will be held at the church’s Corrigan Hall from 1 to 3 p.m.
Magdalena Julian Sapinoro was born on June 8, 1931, to Diego Julian and Honoria Asencio in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. She passed from this life on Nov. 21, 2019, at home with her family in Austin, Texas. She was 88.
She was the youngest and last surviving of her eleven siblings, who were all raised in the Philippine countryside.
Magdalena was married to Mariano Sapinoro. She is survived by her son Ray and daughter-in-law Tatum Sapinoro of Austin, Texas; her stepson Mert Sapinoro of Seattle, Washington; and grandchildren Jaedyn, Hailey, Colton and Jeffrey.
Magdalena came to Alaska in the early 1960s to work with her brother Eddie in the restaurant and seafood industry in Kodiak. She then moved to Sitka where she worked at Sitka Community Hospital and eventually retired from her career working for the Sitka Pioneers Home.
Magdalena, a long-time resident of Sitka, has spent the last four years living with her son and family in Austin, Texas.
Magdalena was very outgoing and loved to meet new friends anywhere she traveled. She enjoyed being outdoors and traveling the world. She loved watching all sporting events (favorites were baseball, basketball and soccer), gardening and crossword puzzles. She also had big passion for cooking her native Filipino food.
She will be missed by her family and friends across the world.
Her nephews are Emy (Tammy) Sumauang, of Sitka; Ron (Isabel) Nicolas, of Sitka; Dan (Suzy) Nicolas, Sitka; Eduardo (Remy) Nicolas, Anchorage; Joel Nicolas of Washington; Edwin (Celia) Dumag of Sitka; Junior (Kathy) Dumag, Sitka; Edward (Joy) Dumag, Sitka; and Edmund (Adora) Dumag, Sitka.
Her nieces are Jennet (Darius) Calugay of Seattle; Anita (Phil) Ellison of Washington; Lily (Mike) Nalam, Dutch Harbor; Catalina (Darrel) Thomas, of Florida; Lisa (Jacob) Hodges of Sitka and Mary (Willy) Schmidt of Germany; and numerous other nieces and nephews worldwide.
Pallbearers will be Emy Sumauang, Junior Dumag, Salvador Agne, Brody Sumauang, Ron Nicolas, Edwin Dumag.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.