18-FEB-1985XXII593\\11lrt,+4IiiPortrait,Portrait'------------------February1618,1985TundraTimesPageThreThree.LL.-RussianRussian'LanguageRussianLanguage'LanguageLanauaaeHelpedinANCSAbyMikeRostadKatllenneRostadKatlJenneRostadRostadKatharineKatharineKatlJenneKatllenneChichenoffChlchenoffIsamucmuchmuchloved!)lovedsandlovedlovedIisandand:inspectedqspectedrespectedladyInKodiallinInKodiakKodiakKodiallwho,adoreschildrenclIdren!);;makeskullchkulich((breadbread)forahostoffriendsofoffriendsfriendsandfamilyatEaster;;attendsatattendsat-at¬--tendsOrthodoxChurchserviceswheneverservicesserviceswheneverwheneversheisable;andenjoystellingenjoysenjoystellingtellingstories,,KatherineKatherine'9Katherine9Katherine'sKatherines',petpelname,,""KabaKaba"Kaba\"KabaKaba"Kaba'lKabal"Kabawas'"\,,waspinnedpinnedononherbyonebybyoneoneofher30plusgrandchildrengrandchildrenTheThechildwasWS$notabletopronouncepropro-pronouncepro-pro¬-nounce""babykababyka,"theIheRuRussianRussianwordslanslanwordwordforfot"""grandmothergrandmother,,"andcameandandcamecameup'withthealternativeTheThewordThewordwordstuck,,KathenneKatherinesays\latherKatherine\CatherIneCatherInesaysKatherinesaysCatherInesayslatherne,,whorecentlyturnedturnturneded87,*Clearly4leariyIearlyremembersinincidentsin-in¬"-cidentscldentsthatappearinformatdocumentsformatformatdocumentsdocumentsinAlaAlaskaAlaska'sAlaskaska',%archivalcentersarchivalarchivalcenterscenterscentersSheSheremembersthemeameaslemeasleepidemtcleleepidemicepidemicepidemicIepidemtcIof1914,,theflufluepidemicfluepidemicepidemic<elfOff1918,,andtheashfallwhichashfailwhichashfullashfailashfallwhichfollowedtheMountKatmaiKatmalKatmalKat-Kat-malmaieruptlbneruptioneruptionin1912Rcflectiqg101219121012Reflecting1912Rcf1ectiRcf1ectiReflectingRcflectiqggoveralong,,fulfilledfulfilledfulfillfulfill-¬--edlifehfe,,Kabarecallsrecailsponderingtheponderingponderingtheuntimelydeaththepossibilityofanuntimelydeath.attheageofUIIMany,,youngyoungyoungandandoldalike,,weresuccumbingsuccumbingsucsuc-¬--cumbingtbIdtotheIheragingmeasleepidemicmeaslemeasleepidemicepidemic.Sweeping.weeplngweeplngthecountrycountryYoungcountryYoungYoungKatherineferventlyprayedferventlyferventlyprayedprayed,""PleaPlea"PleasePleaseGod,letlctmelivelive'till'mlive'til''tiltil'till'mtillm'I'mIm''30..""Sittingonhercouch,,glancingglancmgatadisplayofbirthdaycardsbirthdaybirthdaycardscardsshereceivedforherrecentrecentbuthdayrecentbirthdaybirthdaybuthday,Katherinelaughs,""I'mIm"I'malmost"I'malmost'almostthreetimes30now"KatherinewasborninKodiak.toKodiak..totoGabnelGabrielandAgnpmaAgrlpmaAgripinaEgoroff.,''WhenWhenKatherinaKatherine'wadKatherinewadKatherine'WksKatherineWks''whdhwhdh>'ttrtttrct'ltttrctltttrct'lhtltYceg<:fc,5htyfc5hty,,'hh66notherh66-h66J"*-?1tIotherdledmothernotherdied,,.SlIlIeSinceSmceCabrH:<:Gabrielbbrlc\brlcbrlcsea\.a*.seaotter>sea*lterotterotterhunter,,wasoftenawayfromhomefromfromhomehome,hebehadnochoicebuttoentrustenentrusten-en¬-trusthischildrenchtldrenInthecareofofothenofothersothersothenHissonwassentsenltotheRussianthetheRussianRussianmissionforfotboys..KatherineKathenne,tooyoungto10besentsenttosenttototheRussianmissionforgirls,,wasplacedinthecustodyofwomanofaofaaawomanwomanwhoturnedoutbe"verymean""veryvery"verymeanmean,,""saysKatherineKathermeKatherme"IKatherine"I""II1nevergottoeatatthetabletablewithtablewithwiththerestofthem.IateonaboxaaboxboxIneversleptinabed,,butinbutbutminmthekitchenkllchenonamatmal"OnceinawhileGabrielEgoroffwouldEgoroffEgoroffwouldwouldstopatthehousewherehishisdaughterhisdaughterdaughterlivedhved,,bringingbnngingbungingapouchfullpouchpouchfullfullofgolddollarsinpaymentfortheforforthetheservicesrenderedbythelady..WhenKatherinewasseven,shewasoldenoughtoliveatthemissionthethemissionmission.SheSe!)spent1I111)yearsyeanthere.,""ThoseThosewerethebestbeatyearsyeanpfIIfofmmyyoungmyyounglifehfe,,"shebeams..ladyfromTheheadofthemission,aladyladyrom(fromromRussia,tooklOOkanaffectionatelikingaffectionatelikingaffectionatelikingtoKatherine..*""SheShe''SheShewantedtowantedto10takemetoRussiawithher.Butit'sButButititit'sits',agoodthing1JIdidn'tdidntdidn'ttdidntt''go.,IwouldIrrwouldwouldhavegottenkilled,"sheshesaysshesayssays,alludingtothe1917RevolutionRevolulionRevoluRevolu-¬-tionlionwhichwhkhprecipitatedanprecipitatedaneraofofviolenceofviolenceviolenceandpersecution..,TherewerebetterthingsInInstoreInstorestoreforKatherine.WhenWhenKatherineWhenKatherineKatherinewas18years,old,!apriestaapriestpriestarrangedal1'8ngedal18nged'forhertomarryPetermarrymarryPetetPeterPetet'ChichenoffChlchenofT,whohailedformhailedhailedfonnformfonnAfognakIslandtothenorthofnorthnorthofof)KodmkKodiak..Sheagreedtomarriagemarmar-marrrlager-r¬-riagerlage,"""sightsightUnseen,""shesays.AccordingtoKaba'sKabas'fondfondrecollectionsfondrecollectionsrecollections,""LoveLoveatfirstsightfirslsighlfirstfirslsightsighl,"wouldnotnolbybeanexaggerationexaggerationexagexag--¬-gerationdescribingherhetfirstfinlencounterencounteren-enen-IenIenIcounler--<+countercounlerwithherhusband-to-behusbandtobelIusba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