HISTORIC CEMETERIES - City and Borough of Juneau

One person buried in this cemetery is:
T,.Ywnene:.No specific dates of birth or death are known, He may have been the Japanese
steward killed in a shooting at the Mexican Boarding house. Many Japanese were employed
at. the Treadwell boarding houses as cooks and stewards.
Russian Orthodox Cemetery
Established ca. 1916
AHRS No.: JUN-686
CBJ No.: H-123
This cemetery was thought to be a part of the Catholic Cemetery however two oral history
sources claim that it was a separate cemetery for the Russian Orthodox. There was no
specific establishment date found but the earliest marker was 1916. The majority of the
burials were between 1926 to 1957.
There are approximately 40 burial sites in the cemetery with 14 identifiable markers. Some
of the burial sites have low concrete walls surrounding the plot. Most markers are seriously
deteriorated.
Some of the prominent persons buried in the Russian Orthodox Cemetery are:
Thomas J. Bowman: Born in Douglas on December 17, 1887, died on May 3,
1957. He was a carpenter by trade andwas a charter member of the Douglas Camp of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood and served as president for nine years. He was a veteran of the
Battle ofKiska during World War II. He andhis wife Sarah owned a house in the Douglas
Native Village on Sandy Beach.
Thomas Shorty: Born in 1894, died on September 9, 1926. He was a well known
fisherman and said to be one of the most honorable and well liked natives on Douglas Island.
He was reportedly of the Raven clan. His wife, Susie, was Wooshkeetaan of the Eagle clan.
Jack Marshall: Born in the Taku River area, died on June 24, 1945. He was a
fisherman and a respected member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood.
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