Obituary - Stephen Zeckser

Sunday, March 11, 2001
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Juneau resident Stephen Zeckser died Dec. 27, 2000, in Juneau. He was 51.

He was born Dec. 20, 1949, in Alma, Kan., to Wanda and August Zeckser, and grew up on his family's farm in Kansas. He earned a degree with honors in business administration In 1971 from Kansas State University.

He married Georgie L. Smith Nov. 10, 1973 in Spokane, Wash., and they moved to Okinawa, Japan.

As an employee of the federal civil service he served as a procurement agent and construction contract administrator for the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kadina Air Force Base.

In 1979 he and his family moved to Juneau. He began working with the U.S. Forest Service in 1979, where he worked for 21 years. He was the director of acquisition management at the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Georgie, his daughters Mikki, Ingrid and Jennifer, and son Minho (and Natalie) Zeckser, all of Juneau.

He was preceded in death by his son Mathew.

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