Barbara E. Robus died May 25, 2014, at the age of 93.

Robus graduated from Tenafly High School in New Jersey in 1938 and obtained elementary school teaching credentials at the Ann Reno School in New York City. She taught preschool and elementary classes at the Dalton School in Manhattan, N.Y., and moved to Alaska in 2001 to be closer with her children. She entered the Juneau Pioneer Home in 2005.

Patricia L. Wheaton, born Oct. 3, 1958, in Buffalo, N.Y., died May 26, 2014, in Juneau.

A celebration will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 29 at the Gruening Park Rec Center.

A full obituary will follow at a later date.

Charles Mike DeWitt, born Nov. 15, 1931 in Kake, died May 15, 2014 at the age of 82.

DeWitt was a Salvation Army soldier who served in Saxman, Kake, Angoon and Haines, where he built the Salvation Army church in 1967-68.

Mary (Squarebriggs) Clements died March 20 at age 96.

Clements came to Alaska around 1918 and lived the life of Bush Alaskans. She was an artist, playing the piano and accordion and started a band called Over the Hillbillies. She owned the only grand piano on the Kenai Peninsula. She spent her final days performing at the Juneau Pioneers Home.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law Deborah Woodruff. Her husband Chuck Clements and son Charlie Clements preceded her in death.