Former Juneau resident Merton Fleming died after a brief illness in Los Angeles Cedars of Sinai Hospital on Dec. 15, 2007.
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He was born in Juneau in 1943 to Merle and Reuel Fleming and graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1961.
He served in the National Guard, during which time he was involved in the recovery from the Anchorage "Good Friday" earthquake. From the late 1960s on, he worked for Raytheon throughout the Middle East; spending the last several years in Cairo, Egypt.
He is survived by his wife, Ragia; and his sister, Ronde Fleming Winkler.
Ronde can be contacted at 13110 Seaview Lane, Apt. 245-G, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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