Index to Locations JuneauEvergreen CemeteryJuneauShrine of St. Therese EvergreenCemetery Juneau, Alaska See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) — also known asAlfred P. Swineford — of Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.; Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.;Sitka,Alaska; Ketchikan,KetchikanGateway Borough, Alaska.Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,September14, 1836.Democrat. Postmaster atAlbertLea, Minn., 1857-58;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1872;mayorof Marquette, Mich., 1874-75; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1878;Governorof Alaska District, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alaska Territory,1904(HonoraryVice-President); candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1906.Died inJuneau,Alaska,October26, 1909 (age73 years, 42days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery; cenotaph atParkCemetery, Marquette, Mich. | | George Alexander Parks (1883-1984) — ofJuneau,Alaska.Born inDenver,Colo.,May 29,1883.Miningengineer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First NationalBank ofJuneau.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died inJuneau,Alaska,May 11,1984 (age100 years,348 days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery; memorial monument atNewcombPark, Wasilla, Alaska. | | Waino Edward Hendrickson (1896-1983) — also known asWaino E. Hendrickson — ofJuneau,Alaska.Born inJuneau,Alaska,June 18,1896.Republican.Mayor ofJuneau, Alaska, 1946-53; member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1951-54;Governorof Alaska Territory, 1957, 1958-59; Republican PresidentialElector for Alaska,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Finnishancestry.Died inJuneau,Alaska,June 22,1983 (age87 years, 4days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Morrell Lewis MacSpadden (1903-1961) — also known asMorrell L. MacSpadden;MollyMacSpadden —ofJuneau,Alaska.Born in Garrison,PowellCounty, Mont.,January24, 1903.Republican. Member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1953-54;mayor ofJuneau, Alaska, 1955-59.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died inJuneau,Alaska,November2, 1961 (age58 years, 282days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | John Fraser Pugh (1876-1918) — also known asJohn F. Pugh — ofJuneau,Alaska.Born inJeffersonCounty, Wash.,December25, 1876.Democrat.U.S.Collector of Customs at Juneau, Alaska, Alaska, 1914-18; died inoffice 1918.Was a passenger on theSS Princess Sophia, en route fromSkagway to Juneau, which grounded on Vanderbilt Reef in astorm,and ultimately was damaged andsank,drowningall passengers and crew (more than 340), in Lynn Canal,InsidePassage,October25, 1918 (age41 years, 304days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Shrine of St.Therese Juneau, Alaska
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Marcus F. Jensen (1908-2001) — of Douglas (now part ofJuneau),Alaska.Born in Westhope,BottineauCounty, N.Dak.,August8, 1908.Democrat.Mayorof Douglas, Alaska, 1945-47, 1961-64; member ofAlaskaterritorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1949-50;member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 1st District, 1953-56; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1961.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died inJuneau,Alaska,February6, 2001 (age92 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes interred at Shrine of St. Therese.
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