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- Bio: Anchorage Daily News July 25, 2007
- Palmer resident and lifelong Alaskan Joe Stanley Chmiel, 64, died July 24, 2007, at home with his wife, Patti, and family at his side. Services were at Lazy Mountain Bible Church in Palmer. Burial was afterward at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery.
- Mr. Chmiel was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Kanakanak to Stanley and Gladys Chmiel. He moved to Anchorage and attended local schools. He served in the U.S. Navy from October 1959 to September 1961. Hunting and guiding, trapping and commercial fishing in Bristol Bay kept Mr. Chmiel busy in his early years. His favorite boat was the Artic Eagle. He retired from the Anchorage School District in 2002 after 20 years of service. Mr. Chmiel was married to Rosa Escontrias from June 1970 until her death in January 2003. He left Alaska for a brief time and lived in Susanville, Calif., with his son Fred and returned to Alaska in fall 2003. On Dec. 20, 2003, he married Pattie Russell, and they lived in the Palmer area until his death. Mr. Chmiel enjoyed fly-tying, carving wood, playing cards, bingo, playing cribbage with his son Fred and going to the grandkids' and family activities. Their dog, Angel, was a very special individual in his life, his family wrote.
- He survived by his wife, Patti of Palmer; children, Fred Chmiel and his fiancee, Julie Kratt, of Philadelphia, Annette and Richard Willis of Eagle River, Michelle and William Booth of Palmer, and Chad and Julie Russell of Anchorage; sisters and brothers-in-law, Alice and Bud Dial of Wasilla, Ruth and Guy McPherren of Anchorage, and Carol and Charles Abalama of Egegik; brothers, William Dixson of Anchorage, Richard Dixson of Chugiak and Morgan Chmiel of Anchorage; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Mr. Chmiel was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys Dixson; father, Stanley Chmiel; stepfather, Maurice Dixson; and brothers, Donald and Kenney Chmiel. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Mat-Su, 950 E. Bogard Road, Suite 111, Wasilla 99654. Arrangements were by Kehl's Palmer Mortuary. Visit the online memorial at legacy.com
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