Lorraine Patterson
Obituary
Juneau resident Lorraine (Johnnie) Patterson died Sept. 5, 2002, in Juneau.
She was born on Feb. 20, 1942, in Hoonah. She was a member of the T'ak Dein Taan Clan (Sea Pigeon), Sockeye House, Raven Tribe of the Tlingit Nation. Her Tlingit name was Dux-k-xic-kla.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph B. Gillis, husband Joseph W. Patterson, and parents and grandparents.
She is survived by her uncles Amos Wallace and John Martin Sr.; aunts Elizabeth Sumdum and Jessie Johnnie; children Patricia Walker, Charles Johnnie, Sarah Gillis, Cassandra Gillis and Inez Patterson; sisters Christine Soriano, Ernestine Grimm, and Anna Faye Jewell; brother Walter Jewell; grandchildren Sherrie Raber, Ryan Walker, Wayne Johnnie, Justin Benboe, Jeremy Hall and Steven Woodbury; and many nephews, nieces and cousins.
A viewing service will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Alaskan Memorial Park & Mortuary. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at the ANB Hall in Hoonah. A funeral service will be held in Hoonah on Sept. 10, at a time to be announced.