Francis “Frank” Philip Cashen

Francis “Frank” Philip Cashen died Nov. 13, 2011 in Juneau. He was 87.

Cashen and his identical twin brother Harry were born Sept. 5, 1924 to Thomas and Sadie (King) Cashen, and were raised in Douglas with older siblings Frances, Tom, Cece, John, Bill and Gerald.

Frank and Harry attended Douglas High School, graduating in 1942. They joined the U.S. Army and were stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. They then attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Ralph Knudson Sr.

Ralph Knudson Sr. died Nov. 1, 2011. He was 80.

He attended the Wrangell Institute and Mt. Edgecumbe High School. He worked as a commercial fisherman and as a foreman for Bureau of Indian Affairs road construction.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years Harriet Knudson, eight children and many other family members.

Services are scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall at the Andrew Hope Building, 320 West Willoughby Ave.

Stephen L. Ahlgren

Stephen L. Ahlgren died Oct. 8, 2011. He was 62.

Ahlgren graduated from Berkeley (Calif.) High School and attended Bemidji (Minn.) State University. He worked for Juneau’s Norther Sales and also on the trans-Alaska pipeline as a member of Teamsters Local No. 959. He retired in 1990.

Charlene Kay Hixon

Charlene Kay Hixon died Aug. 2, 2011. She was 53.

Hixon was born Aug. 13, 1957 and was raised in Kodiak. She raised her family in Yakutat and Juneau.

Hixon’s brothers Charles, Pat, Mike, John; and her sister Susan preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister Kathleen Johnson, brother Tom Hixon, daughter Rose Kay and son Monti.

A memorial service will be held in Anchorage at a later date. Those wishing to remember her are encouraged to make a donation to a local animal shelter in her honor.