Aunts

My father had six sisters:

Katherine (Katy) Ekatrina, born 5 May 1906 in Unga; died 1998.
Edna Justiniia, born 12 August 1908 in White Salmon, Washington; died 12 April 1976, Arroyo Grande, California.
Mae Marii Anna (May), born 1 April 1912 in Trout Lake, Washington; died 31 December 1993, Pismo Beach.
Mable, who died after birth.
Mary, born about 1919; died age 12 and is buried in Unga.
Hazel Irene, born 23 June 1914 in Unga; died 1920 of influenza.

Katherine Fox Vinberg Kashevarof

My great aunt Katherine was the oldest child of Thomas Fox and Emma Gardner. Katherine married Ernest Ferdinand Vinberg in 1924; he was a salmon fisherman in Bristol Bay. Vinberg had one daughter Mae and stepdaughters Ivy and Alice Clark. From 1948 to 1950, she owned and operated Kate’s Kozy Kitchen, a restaurant and bakery in Unalaska. In 1951, the family moved to Seldovia, where she clerked in Morris’s General Store and worked in Wakefield Seafoods crab plant.

Gray-haired woman in wheelchair, men standing beside her, including a priest with pendant, etc. — Aunt Katy with High Russian Priest.

The children of Katherine and Ernest Ferdinand Vinberg:

Esther Emma, born 13 April 1924, Unga, and died 14 November 2012.
Ernest Thomas, born 20 October 1925, Unga, and died 28 February 2016, Harve, Montana.
Hubert William, born 21 August 1927, Seldovia.
Emil Fox, born 20 May 1929, Seldovia, and died 3 May 2016, Cebu City, Philippines.
Donald John, born 12 September 1930, died April 1995, in Unalaska.

Katherine divorced Vinberg in 1932, and in 1934 married Andrew T. Kashevaroff. Katy and Andrew’s children:

Andrew Walter, born 29 June 1935, Unalaska, and died 14 September 1988.
Norman Dale, born April 1937.
William Frank, born March 1942.
Diane Helena, born 30 September 1943; died 20 October 1959, Anchorage.
Georjean Marie, born 1946.

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Gray-haired woman with a small boy on her lap. — Aunt Katy with her great grandson Scotty.

Esther married Carl Eugene Roudybush (1920-1989) on 14 October 1941.

Esther married James William (Jim) Drouillard on 9 November 1946. Esther and Jim’s children:

Carla J., born about 1943.
James (Jim) Jr., born 31 August 1947.

Esther married Shady Utah Phillips (1917-2001) on 11 September 1980.

Emil married Eleanor Joy Ursin on 30 September 1956. Emil and Eleanor’s children:

Tamara
Emil
Gregory

On 28 September 1956, Ernest married Victoria (Vickie) Paluck (1934-1997). Ernest and Vickie’s children:

Thomas Lee, born 2 March 1957, Havre, Montana, and died 9 July 2010.
Wanda Jean, born 3 June 1958, Havre, Montana. Married Steven Leroy McIntosh (born 12 February 1960) on 24 May 1980.

Ernest married Mary Elizabeth Totemoff (1927-1952). Ernest and Mary’s child:

Sharon Louise Miller Totemoff, born 11 November 1942, Kodiak, and died 5 July 2007, Elkton, Maryland.

Hubert William Sr. married Martha Faye Andrewvitch (born 8 July 1935; died 25 June 1989) on 3 October 1956, Kodiak. Hubert and Martha’s child:

Hubert William, born 25 September 1957.

Hubert William Jr. married Barbara Maria Martens Kubiki (born 3 April 1949, England) on 8 August 1985. This was his second marriage.

Donald John Vinberg married Edna Marie Bent Reft (2 September 1929 - 7 July 2005). Donald and Edna’s children:

Donald John Jr., born about 1960
Dermmala
Donna Kay, born 27 November 1962

Andrew Walter Kashevaroff married Marie Edith Collins on 22 January 1958.

Norman Dale Sr. married Darlene Sorenson on 21 January 1957 in Seward. Norman and Darlene’s children:

Kimberly Sue, born September 1957.
Crystal Diane.
Norman Dale Jr., born 30 January 1961.
Donald Glee, born December 1963.

Ernest Ferdinand Vinberg Sr. married Eva Franatof Barnes Clarke (born 4 November 1907) on 25 Dec 1938, Seldovia; Ernest and Eva’s children:

Ivy M. Clarke (Eva’s daughter), born 27 November 1926, Anchorage; died 9 August 2011, Seattle.
Alice Clarke (Eva’s daughter), born October 1928
Janette, born about 1935
Mae, born about 1937

Ernest Vinberg Sr. died 6 November 1970, Seattle.

Janette married Jack Diamond and had two boys.

Wednesday, March 25, 1998
KATHERINE FOX KASHEVAROF
Lifelong Alaskan Katherine Fox Kashevarof, 91, died March 22, 1998, at her Anchorage home.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Seldovia at Seldovia Bible College. The Rev. Tim Volstad will officiate.
She was born May 6, 1906, in Unga.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Anchorage at Cook Inlet Housing’s Community Room, 9131 Centennial Drive.
She married Ernest Vinberg in 1924 and had five children: Esther, Ernest, Hubert, Emil and Don Vinberg.
In 1934, she married Andrew Kashevarof and had five children: Andrew, Norman, Frank, Georjean and Diane.
She and her family lived in Unalaska during World War II. On June 3, 1942, the Japanese bombed their home in Unalaska. The family, along with the other villagers, were evacuated to White Salmon, Wash., until 1944. When they returned to Unalaska, they found their home in a shambles.
Her husband died in 1945. From 1948-50, Mrs. Kashevarof owned and operated Kate’s Kozy Kitchen, a restaurant and bakery in Unalaska.
The family moved to Seldovia in 1951, and Katherine clerked in Morris’s General Store, and worked in Wakefield Seafoods crab plant. In 1975, a new 108-foot crab fishing vessel owned by Parks & Ringstad was christened the “Katie K.” in her honor.
She had lived in Anchorage in the Robert Rude Center for the past 12 years. In 1996, she was named CITC’s Elder of the Year and a large 90th birthday party was held in her honor. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren attended the party.
Mrs. Kashevarof was predeceased by three of her children, Don Vinberg, Andrew Kashevarof Jr. and Diane Kashevarof.
She is survived by her children, Ernest Vinberg, Hubert Vinberg, Esther Phillips, Emil Vinberg, Norman Kashevarof Sr., Frank Kashevarof Sr. and Georjean Scott; 80 grand-, great-grand- and great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Lung Association of Alaska, 1057 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 201 Anchorage 99503, or the charity of the donor’s choice.
She will be buried in Seldovia Cemetery, next to her daughter, Diane Helena Kashevarof. — Lifelong Alaskan Katherine Fox Kashevarof, 91, died March 22, 1998, at her Anchorage home.

From Aunt Katy’s children, I received the following:

Andrew was a jack of all trades. He worked for the Northern Commercial Company at Unalaska, first as a clerk and bookkeeper, then Fur Buyer. He was the proud owner of a famed violin. This violin originally came from Czechoslovakia with his forbearers, and had been in the family for generations. On the inside you can barely see (in faded writing on an old piece of paper) “Nicolous Amataus ticit in Cremona 1636” (or 1656).
In the encyclopedia you can see that Nicolous Amataus (1596-1684) was an Italian violin maker of Cremona and also the teacher of Antonio Stradivarius.
On 3 June 1942 the Japanese planes bombed the family home in Unalaska. The family ran for the hills. Then again on the 4th of June the planes came back bombing the village. The family, along with the other villagers was evacuated to White Salmon, Washington until 1944. They were only allowed to take one small suitcase each.
When the family was allowed to return to Unalaska in 1944, their home was in shambles, but the priceless violin was found and rescued out on the wood kindling pile. In Unalaska Aunt Katy owned and operated a restaurant and bakery called “Kate’s Kozy Kitchen” from 1948 through 1950. In 1945 Andrew Sr. went to Seattle for dental work. He became ill and died there. The family moved to Seldovia in 1951.

May (Fox) Koski

Two old aunts, seated, in a living room; photos of boats on the wall. — Aunt May Fox Koski and Aunt Katy Fox Kashavarof.

May married Paul Morton; their children:

Mildred
Hazel (died)

Mildred married Bob Horton. Mildred and Bob’s children:

Maude
Carol
Paula Kay

May married Paul Koski.

Edna (Fox) Torgramsen

Gray-haired woman standing on a porch before an open door. — Aunt Edna.

Edna Justiniia Fox married Paul Torgramsen (born 27 June 1903, Unga; died 1943, West Virginia). Edna and Paul’s children:

Sidney Thomas, born 11 January 1927, Unga; died 10 June 2014.
Emma, born 20 January 1928; died 18 September 1984.
Pauline T., born 18 December 1929, Unga; died 10 July 2003.
Paul Sigward, born about 1931; died 29 September 2011.
Thomas John, born 5 November 1932, Unalaska; died 8 April 1996.
Sigward George, born 20 January 1935, Unalaska; died 22 October 2003.
Charles (Charlie) Theodosia, born 9 May 1937, Unalaska; died 15 September 1993.

Edna’s second marriage was to Enzbrunner.

Pauline married Charles Laverne (Chester) Finney (1922-1978). Chester was a veteran of World War II. Pauline and Chester’s children:

George
Paul William, born 24 January 1955, Alaska; died 13 November 1997, San Luis Obispo.
Chester
Linda R., born 13 November 1953.