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Note: Obituary - Longtime Alaska resident Elvin I. Dickinson, 79, died of lung cancer Nov. 14 at his Wasilla home. A service was at Denali Bible Chapel in Fairbanks. Pallbearers were Colin MacDonald, Howard Marlin, Michael Weatter, Michael Jones, Rick Marlin and Robert Heringshaw. Burial was at the Northern Lights Cemetery in Fairbanks. A celebration of life was in Wasilla later in the month. Mr. Dickinson was born Feb. 27, 1914, in Flint, Mich. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 87th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion from August 1943 until Nov. 30, 1945. Mr. Dickinson lived in Fairbanks from August 1947 to September 1980, in Big Lake from September 1980 to June 1981, and in Wasilla since June 1981. He was a ranch hand in Montana during the early 1930s. He worked for General Motors, Buick Motor Division, from the late 1930s until 1947, excluding the time he was in the military. He worked at Ladd Field, now Fort Wainwright, from 1947 to 1950. He worked at numerous construction sites in and around Fairbanks, 1950-54. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in maintenance from 1954 to 1957. Mr. Dickinson owned and operated a janitorial and maintenance business in Fairbanks from 1960 to 1980, when he retired. Mr. Dickinson was a member of Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 4 in Fairbanks. He received the EAME Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, and the Victory Medal for serving in World War II. He enjoyed animals, Alaska and the outdoors. Mr. Dickinson is survived by his wife, Elvira of Wasilla; sister, Alice Rodden of Clio, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews in Alaska and Michigan. His family said, "Mr. Dickinson, known affectionately as "Uncle Dick" to his many friends and relatives, was a lively, witty man who loved to visit with people. He especially loved 'his girls' at Carrs in Wasilla." Published: Anchorage Daily News 17 November 1993
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