Obituary - Alice M. Roberts Castillo

Sunday, April 1, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Longtime Juneau resident Alice M. Roberts Castillo died March 30, 2001, in Anchorage. A full obituary and notice of services will follow.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
Alice M. Roberts Castillo

Juneau resident Alice Castillo died March 30, 2001, at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. She was 67.

Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Tlingit and Haida Community Center, 3525 Hospital Dr. A private funeral service will be held April 28.

She was born July 5, 1933, in Klawock to Lillian (Anniskette) Roberts and Henry Roberts Sr. She was the granddaughter of David Roberts. She was a member of the Taku River Tribe, Yanyeidi Wolf Clan. Her Tlingit name was Kosteen.

She enjoyed crocheting, making quilts, gathering and preserving Native foods, nature walks, participating in her Native culture, traveling, arts and crafts and being with her family. Her family wrote that she was a very loving and generous soul who impacted all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband Benito L. Castillo, her parents and sister Estabeth Roberts, nephews Terry and Alvin "Butch" Kahklen; Charlie, David and Craig Heizman and uncle Alfred Anniskette.

She is survived by her sons Al, Joseph, Peter and John Castillo of Juneau; daughters Gloria Castillo, Christina (and Raymond) Bradley, Susan (and Wesley) Oliva, Lillian Lundy, and Theodora (and Dale) Bontraeger all of Juneau; Esther Castillo of Eagle River; sisters Priscilla "Sue" V. Kahklen and Annabelle Roberts of Juneau; brother Henry Roberts Jr. of Klawock; many aunts, uncles and cousins, 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and other relatives.

Any correspondence my be addressed to Al B. Castillo, PO Box 22397, Juneau, AK 99802 or call (907) 780-6532.

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