Wrangell Sentinel -

Stephani Ann Ruks, 77, died on August 16, 2019, in Wrangell, Alaska.

Ann was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved with her family to Wrangell when she was young. She graduated from Wrangell High School in 1961 and worked in Nome and Anchorage and the Alaska Pipeline in Valdez. She lived 18 years in Arizona before returning home to Wrangell where she worked at Wrangell Medical Center until her retirement. Ann was a member of the hospital auxiliary and served in hospice for many years. She was also a member of the Elks and the Pioneers of Alaska, Women's Igloo No. 15.

She was pre...