Obituary

Age 75 died May 29th, 2018 in Puyallup,
Washington.
He was born on December 6th, 1942 in
Ketchikan, Alaska to J. Peter and Opal King
Amundson. He attended his first years of
school on Annette Island. After the war, he
and his family moved back to the Amundson
Homestead at Mile 9 North Tongass.
He graduated from Ketchikan High School
in 1962. On April 25th, 1964 he married Diana
Croy in Ketchikan. They were able to share 52 years of marriage.
Pete was a longtime member of the North Tongass Community
Club, Moose Club, and Pioneers of Alaska. His trades in life were
many, but his biggest was Tow Boating. After many years of working
on different Tugs and with great Captains, such as Clyde Cowan on
the Amak, and Andy Thompson on the Sharon H. Pete skippered
the Mary Catherine H for many years. Also the E.W. Borgen & the
Skookum Logger during the Mill years.
After Pete learned to be the best he could be on the water, he wanted
to be his own Captain, so he and Diana began their new adventure
of running their business known as A.K. Tug and Barge. Their Tug
was the Norton Bay. His life on the waters of Southeast Alaska was
a huge part, always serving his customers with a smile and a few
jokes. He once wrote "the most fun he had was to deliver Christmas
trees to the logging camps all over Southeast Alaska." He retired at
the age of 65.
In 2010, Pete and Diana moved to Puyallup, Washington. He was
preceded in death by his son, Eric Amundson.
Pete is survived by his wife Diana of Puyallup, WA; sons Kirk
(Barb) Amundson of Ketchikan, AK; Lei£ Amuundson of Kent, WA;
Jason Amundson of Tacoma, WA; and numerous grandchildren;
his sisters Helen (Terry) Arnold of Cusick, WA; Linda (Larry) Geise
of Haines, AK; Theresa (Paul) Hamilton of Ketchikan, AK; and
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends near and far.
Viking Send Off is scheduled for Saturday, September 1st, 2018 at
the North Tongass Community Club at 1:00 p.m. Please bring a dish
of choice and a story to share.