Leslie Sewell
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Services have been scheduled for Leslie Earl Sewell, a Pioneers Home resident who died Feb. 8.
Sitka Christian Center will hold a memorial service 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16, at the Sitka Pioneers Home chapel.
Les was born on April 12, 1936, in Prattville, Ala. Right after Alaska became a state, in 1959, he and his brother Frederick went to Fairbanks, where they had a printing business, with government contracts at Ft. Wainwright and Elmendorf Air Force bases.
Les moved his wife and four children from Alabama to Fairbanks to make their home, later settling on Badger Road in North Pole.
Les was a great fly fisherman, upholsterer, gardener and woodworker, carving such pieces as walking canes from diamond willow, his family said. “He truly made his own kind of music under the Midnight Sun,”
Les joined the Sitka Pioneers Home family on March 21, 2002.
Family connections were important to Les and he kept in touch with family members by phone and mail, sharing his counsel, advice and love.
He was also very connected with his Sitka Christian Center “family” and really enjoyed going to church mid-week and Sunday.
He was an active member of the Pioneers of Alaska.
He highly respected children and never wanted to hear people calling them “kids,” which he deemed disrespectful.
Les was gracious to others and appreciative of what others did for him. He enjoyed taking trips to the White Elephant Shop, in addition to roaming the Pioneers Home in his electric wheelchair and socializing with other residents.
“His artistic creations, generous spirit, friendly smile and genteel attitude will be missed by everyone who knew him,” friends at the home said.
Les was preceded in death by his loving wife Jackie and a son, Stephen.
He is survived by his daughters, Valerie Cugini, of Denver, Colo., and Nita Armstrong of Fairbanks; son Clarence (Ellen) Sewell of Purcell, Okla.; grandchildren Steve, April, Kent, Josh, Tamara, Jackie and Kelsey; and five great-grandchildren.
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 8-17-22)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 12:15 pm Wednesday, August 17.
New cases as of Wednesday: 1,444
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 277,007
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,296
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 3,843
Case Rate per 100,000 – 198.11
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "High.'' Case statistics are as of Wednesday.
Case Rate per 100,000 – 211.20
Cases in last 7 days – 18
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,022
Hospitalizations (to date) – 29
Deceased (cumulative) – 7
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
August 2002
Sitka Trail Works Cross Mountain hike will be held Aug. 17. Hikers should meet at the Herring Cove gate for the six- to eight-hour bushwhack adventure hike that ascends 3,500 feet and is rated difficult. Contact Charles or Chris Horan for further information.
50 YEARS AGO
August 1972
From Sitka Seine: Delightful is the only word for the floating sensation you get driving around the Maksoutoff Street side of St. Michael’s Cathedral now that the bottomless pits have been filled and paved over.
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