This person was identified by the 1940 BIA village census at Wrangell, AK. She was identified as Sarah Shadasta born in Wrangell, AK.

This person was 1/2 Tlingit.

This person was a resident of Petersburg, AK in 1919 according to the death certificate of Dora Shedesty Rasmussen, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1919.

Her name was given as Sara Rasmussen.

Her place of birth was given as Petersburg, AK by the Wrangell Sentinel, 8 Jun 1956.

Divorce records were reviewed, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1956. Joseph Kuntz and Sara Kuntz were married on 2 Nov 1940 in Wrangell, AK. The divorced on 29 Oct 1956 at Ketchikan, AK.

Three minor children were affected by the divorce.

Sara Kuntz and William Gross were married by the US commission in Wrangell, AK according to the Wrangell Sentinel, 7 Dec 1956.

The family name was spelled Shadesty according to the Wrangell Sentinel, 2 Jun 1961.

She was married to William Gross at the time of her death in as house fire on Church Street in Wrangell, AK. The fire was believed to have been caused by a faulty flue on the stove in the kitchen. The house was totally destroyed.

She was identified as the granddaughter of Walter Shadesty.

This source indicated that she was born in Petersburg, Ak rather than in Wrangell.

She had lived most of her life in Wrangell, AK.

Her death certificate was reviewed, Alaska Vital Statistics, 1961.

She was a cannery worker in Wrangell, AK.

She and her family lived on St. Michael Street.

She was 5' 9" tall and weighed 135 pounds.

Her social security number was 574 01 0372.

She died of smoke inhalation.

This person was identified by the Wrangell Sentinel, 16 Jun 2005 as Mrs. Sara Gross.

She was deceased at that time.

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• Divorced: Y
• Married: 2 Nov 1940 in Wrangell, Terr.of Alaska, USA

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• Married: 24 Nov 1956 in Wrangell, Terr. of Alaska, USA

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