Robert James Morrison

Jan 2, 1936 -

Sep 5, 2025

Robert James Morrison died on Sept. 5, 2025, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.

A wake will be at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Eagle River, on Sept. 19, 2025, from 2-4 p.m., and again Sept. 20, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Andrew Catholic Church on Sept. 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be served after Mass. His ashes will be interred later at St. Patrick's Columbarium Cemetery in Anchorage. Arrangements are entrusted to Kehl's Wasilla Mortuary.

Robert was born in Tacoma, Wash., on Jan. 2, 1936. In 1957, he graduated from Seattle University with a B.A. in electrical engineering. While in college, he spent summers interning in Alaska with the CAA, which later became the FAA. He took a job with the CAA in 1958 until his retirement from the then FAA in 1990. On Feb. 15, 1958, he married Mildred Yvonne Kerkof in Seattle, Wash. They soon moved to Alaska and purchased land in Chugiak under the Small Tract Act. They built a home and raised nine children: Edward, Charlotte, Angela, Andrew, Matthew, David, Sylvia, Remi and Christine. They shared a love of the outdoors hunting, fishing and gardening. He also enjoyed maintaining the house and vehicles. On April 23, 1996, Mildred died of cancer. On April 11, 1999, he married Frances Forest with whom he lived happily until her death on Oct. 21, 2019. As he was beginning to suffer from Alzheimer's-related dementia and needed increasing assistance with day to day activities, it was decided that one of his children would have to live with him. For about a year Christine took care of him, then Andrew took on his daily care until his death.

His priorities were always God, his Catholic faith, family and country.

He is survived by eight of his children, Edward Morrison (Sue), Sr. Charlotte Robert a Daughter of St. Paul, Matthew Morrison (Dianne), David Morrison (Carolyn), Sylvia Morrison, Remi Morrison (Shelley) and Christine Morrison; as well as many grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Andrew Parish, 16300 Domain Lane, Eagle River, AK 99567, with the memo "in memory of Robert Morrison."