"O Lord God, listen favorably to our prayers, and by your grace bless these boats," Island of Faith Lutheran Church Pastor Sue Bahleda said as she led the blessing of the fleet at the Wrangell Mariners' Memorial on Sunday, May 19.
The community gathered at the Wrangell Mariners' Memorial on Sunday, May 19, for the annual blessing of the fleet and to add 14 names to the waterfront memorial at Heritage Harbor.
Added to the memorial this year were Kenneth Olson, Curly Rathbone, Mickey Prescott, Wes Allen, Helen Allen, Cappy Bakke, Randall Churchill Jr., Sam Privett, Dave Hartung, Marion Goodrich, Otto Florschutz III, James Smith, Doyle Sarff and Harold Snoddy.
Jenn Miller-Yancey, Jeff Jabusch, Gig Decker, John Yeager and John Martin read the names aloud.
In keeping with a maritime tradition, Jabusch rang a bell eight times...
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