Bruce George Petrie, 69, died July 13, 2011, at his home in Wasilla. Bruce gave the gift of sight by being a donor for Life Alaska.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Wasilla Bible Church, with Pastor Jim Ellers officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check Street. Inurnment will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery, next to his father.
Bruce was born March 28, 1942, in Anchorage, the youngest of three children of Charles William and Endid Petrie.
He lived in Oregon, Washington and Alaska during his school years. In 1984, at age 42, he completed his GED and received his high school diploma.
He trained and worked with the IUOE Local 302 in Alaska as a heavy equipment mechanic, and worked in the Fairbanks, Prudhoe, Wasilla, Anchorage, Valdez, Adak and Dutch Harbor. He received his 35 year pin when he retired in 1995. He also worked as a logger in Oregon and Idaho with his father and cousins.
In 1970, he met and married Cathryn Andrews of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. On July 18, 2011, they would have celebrated their 41st anniversary.
Bruce enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a Seattle Mariners fan when football season wasn't in progress.
He took pleasure in watching his grandchildren grow, and would play "Gotcha" in order to hear them laugh. He good naturedly grumbled when his wife fertilized the lawn, because it meant he would have to mow it more often. When he bought a package of fresh strawberries, it meant he wanted his daughter-in-law to bake him a strawberry-rhubarb pie. His firm belief was that the Lord's Prayer is the best prayer and the words "Thy will be done," is the perfect prayer.
His roots run deep in Alaska. His parents and several aunts and uncles were residents in the early 1930s and 40s. His father hunted, trapped and had gold mining claims in the Fairbanks and Southcentral areas.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Cathryn; son and daughter-in-law, Chad Petrie and Melissa Mallett; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Petrie and Danielle Garrett; granddaughters, Kristen, Vanessa, and Marissa Petrie, all of Wasilla; brother, Charles of Brookings, Oregon; sister, Grace of Show Low, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Scholarship Fund at MVFCU for Bruce's granddaughters. Arrangements are entrusted to Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel. www.akheritage.com. Published in Daily News-Miner on July 17, 2011
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Wasilla Bible Church, with Pastor Jim Ellers officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check Street. Inurnment will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery, next to his father.
Bruce was born March 28, 1942, in Anchorage, the youngest of three children of Charles William and Endid Petrie.
He lived in Oregon, Washington and Alaska during his school years. In 1984, at age 42, he completed his GED and received his high school diploma.
He trained and worked with the IUOE Local 302 in Alaska as a heavy equipment mechanic, and worked in the Fairbanks, Prudhoe, Wasilla, Anchorage, Valdez, Adak and Dutch Harbor. He received his 35 year pin when he retired in 1995. He also worked as a logger in Oregon and Idaho with his father and cousins.
In 1970, he met and married Cathryn Andrews of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. On July 18, 2011, they would have celebrated their 41st anniversary.
Bruce enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a Seattle Mariners fan when football season wasn't in progress.
He took pleasure in watching his grandchildren grow, and would play "Gotcha" in order to hear them laugh. He good naturedly grumbled when his wife fertilized the lawn, because it meant he would have to mow it more often. When he bought a package of fresh strawberries, it meant he wanted his daughter-in-law to bake him a strawberry-rhubarb pie. His firm belief was that the Lord's Prayer is the best prayer and the words "Thy will be done," is the perfect prayer.
His roots run deep in Alaska. His parents and several aunts and uncles were residents in the early 1930s and 40s. His father hunted, trapped and had gold mining claims in the Fairbanks and Southcentral areas.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Cathryn; son and daughter-in-law, Chad Petrie and Melissa Mallett; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Petrie and Danielle Garrett; granddaughters, Kristen, Vanessa, and Marissa Petrie, all of Wasilla; brother, Charles of Brookings, Oregon; sister, Grace of Show Low, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Scholarship Fund at MVFCU for Bruce's granddaughters. Arrangements are entrusted to Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel. www.akheritage.com. Published in Daily News-Miner on July 17, 2011
Bruce George Petrie, 69, died July 13, 2011, at his home in Wasilla. Bruce gave the gift of sight by being a donor for Life Alaska.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Wasilla Bible Church, with Pastor Jim Ellers officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check Street. Inurnment will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery, next to his father.
Bruce was born March 28, 1942, in Anchorage, the youngest of three children of Charles William and Endid Petrie.
He lived in Oregon, Washington and Alaska during his school years. In 1984, at age 42, he completed his GED and received his high school diploma.
He trained and worked with the IUOE Local 302 in Alaska as a heavy equipment mechanic, and worked in the Fairbanks, Prudhoe, Wasilla, Anchorage, Valdez, Adak and Dutch Harbor. He received his 35 year pin when he retired in 1995. He also worked as a logger in Oregon and Idaho with his father and cousins.
In 1970, he met and married Cathryn Andrews of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. On July 18, 2011, they would have celebrated their 41st anniversary.
Bruce enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a Seattle Mariners fan when football season wasn't in progress.
He took pleasure in watching his grandchildren grow, and would play "Gotcha" in order to hear them laugh. He good naturedly grumbled when his wife fertilized the lawn, because it meant he would have to mow it more often. When he bought a package of fresh strawberries, it meant he wanted his daughter-in-law to bake him a strawberry-rhubarb pie. His firm belief was that the Lord's Prayer is the best prayer and the words "Thy will be done," is the perfect prayer.
His roots run deep in Alaska. His parents and several aunts and uncles were residents in the early 1930s and 40s. His father hunted, trapped and had gold mining claims in the Fairbanks and Southcentral areas.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Cathryn; son and daughter-in-law, Chad Petrie and Melissa Mallett; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Petrie and Danielle Garrett; granddaughters, Kristen, Vanessa, and Marissa Petrie, all of Wasilla; brother, Charles of Brookings, Oregon; sister, Grace of Show Low, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Scholarship Fund at MVFCU for Bruce's granddaughters. Arrangements are entrusted to Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel. www.akheritage.com. Published in Daily News-Miner on July 17, 2011
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Wasilla Bible Church, with Pastor Jim Ellers officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check Street. Inurnment will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery, next to his father.
Bruce was born March 28, 1942, in Anchorage, the youngest of three children of Charles William and Endid Petrie.
He lived in Oregon, Washington and Alaska during his school years. In 1984, at age 42, he completed his GED and received his high school diploma.
He trained and worked with the IUOE Local 302 in Alaska as a heavy equipment mechanic, and worked in the Fairbanks, Prudhoe, Wasilla, Anchorage, Valdez, Adak and Dutch Harbor. He received his 35 year pin when he retired in 1995. He also worked as a logger in Oregon and Idaho with his father and cousins.
In 1970, he met and married Cathryn Andrews of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. On July 18, 2011, they would have celebrated their 41st anniversary.
Bruce enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a Seattle Mariners fan when football season wasn't in progress.
He took pleasure in watching his grandchildren grow, and would play "Gotcha" in order to hear them laugh. He good naturedly grumbled when his wife fertilized the lawn, because it meant he would have to mow it more often. When he bought a package of fresh strawberries, it meant he wanted his daughter-in-law to bake him a strawberry-rhubarb pie. His firm belief was that the Lord's Prayer is the best prayer and the words "Thy will be done," is the perfect prayer.
His roots run deep in Alaska. His parents and several aunts and uncles were residents in the early 1930s and 40s. His father hunted, trapped and had gold mining claims in the Fairbanks and Southcentral areas.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Cathryn; son and daughter-in-law, Chad Petrie and Melissa Mallett; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Petrie and Danielle Garrett; granddaughters, Kristen, Vanessa, and Marissa Petrie, all of Wasilla; brother, Charles of Brookings, Oregon; sister, Grace of Show Low, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Scholarship Fund at MVFCU for Bruce's granddaughters. Arrangements are entrusted to Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel. www.akheritage.com. Published in Daily News-Miner on July 17, 2011
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