HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau

Mat Slujo: Bornin Austria on January 15, 1886, died May 15, 1921. He wasreportedly the last person to die at the Treadwell before it closed. He worked at the ReadyBullion mine, the only mine of the Treadwell group of mines not flooded in the 1917 cavein.His widow, Sarka, was the daughter of Anton Krasel,a tailor, who operated a business onSt. Anns Avenue as early as 1910.Eagles CemeteryEstablished 1902AHRS No.: JUN-136CBJNo.: H-9Douglas Aerie, No. 117 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles was organized in July of 1901 witha membership of 120. In October of that same yeara fancy ball was given to raise moneyfor purchasing, clearing and fencing a cemetery tract. In 1902 the areawas enclosed with awhite picket fence and a signwith the Eagles emblem wasplaced above the entrance. InAugust 1904 the tract was formally dedicated with speeches and songs. Part of the speech bythe Grand President, Douglas druggist, Elmer E. Smith read, "For when an Eagle takes hislast homeward flight, here he may rest in peace...."Eagles Cemetery, 1986CBJCollectionPhotograph by Gabrielle LaRocheThe earliest date identified on a marker was that of a child who died in October 1901. Thelatest date was that of G.R "Mex" Isaak who died on JIDle 8, 1988. Records indicate therewere 61 burials in the cemetery although 10 of these were moved in 1980 to the AlaskanMemorial Park due to a road construction project. The survey identified 27 markers withInveruory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 22