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Leslie Ann Gray died on Sept. 28, 2021, in her West Tisbury home, with her husband at her side. She lived bravely with metastatic breast cancer for nearly six years, determined to make the most of each day, continuing many hobbies and visits with friends. She was 72. Leslie was loved and admired for her […]
People identified in rediscovered Alaska photos from 60 years ago CNN 2/23/2021 Story by Francesca Street, CNN. Video by Sofia Couceiro, CNN. Graphics by Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Gabrielle Smith, CNN © Courtesy of Jennifer Skupin It was an ordinary Friday for Susanna Stevens-Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, and checked her Facebook account. An old school friend had posted a link to a just-published CNN Travel article showcasing beautiful color photos from mid-20th century Alaska under the headline: "Do you know the mystery beh...
Mystery of 60-year-old Alaska tourist photos is solved MGN It was an ordinary Friday for Susanna Stevens-Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, and checked her Facebook account. An old school friend had posted a link to a just-published CNN Travel article showcasing beautiful color photos from mid-20th century Alaska under the headline: “Do you know the mystery behind these Alaska travel photos?” A Yup’ik Alaskan who grew up in and around Mountain Village, Stevens-Johnson was intrigued. She clicked the link and read how German creative director Jen...
Nun at the prayer vigil for consecrated life in St. Peter's Basilica, Jan. 28, 2016. (Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA) This Feast of the Lord’s Presentation in the Temple has been observed for many years now as an occasion to acknowledge the contributions of Religious to the life of the Church. That day was chosen by Pope John Paul II precisely because on that day the Infant Christ is proclaimed as a “light for the nations” and the late Holy Father – along with the whole Church – saw Religious as particularly responsible for bearing that light of Christ to the Church and to the world, ...
SERAFIN Joseph Serafin, of Philippi, died on Jan. 18, 2021, at his home with his wife and daughters by his bedside. He was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Bayard, Grant County. He was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Augustine Serafin. Joe married Lois Ann Bachtel on June 28, 1952, at Red House, Maryland. They had been married for 68 and a half years. Surviving are two daughters, Juliana Serafin (husband, Albert Liu) of Charleston, and Priscilla Serafin (husband, Timothy R. Young) of Rowley, Massachusetts. Grandchildren are Rebecca S. Young, Ethan B. Young, Isaac J. Liu and Elena G. Liu. Joe was t...