Alvin's first wife was Annie Agnes Smith (born abt 1863 in Roseburg, Oregon). They were married in Tacoma, WA on July 11, 1890.
Nome's First Cafe Owner Dies in Seattle at 93
SEATTLE, Nov. 5, —Alvin Raynor, 93, a Seattle and Alaska pioneer, died Tuesday in a nursing home.
Mr. Raynor, born in San Francisco, came here 70 years ago. He was a dining-room steward at the old Butler hotel. He went to Alaska during the gold rush and operated the first cafe in Nome.
Raynor formerly was a dining room steward at the Arctic club and the Seattle Yacht club. He also operated a food service here.
Raynor was a member of the Royal Order of the Moose and the Pioneers of Alaska. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Armorel Fabian, Seattle, and a brother, Herbert H. Schmitz, San Francisco.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday in the Butterworth chapel. Burial will be in Washelli.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska
05 Nov 1953, Thu • Page 8
Alvin's first wife was Annie Agnes Smith (born abt 1863 in Roseburg, Oregon). They were married in Tacoma, WA on July 11, 1890.
Nome's First Cafe Owner Dies in Seattle at 93
SEATTLE, Nov. 5, —Alvin Raynor, 93, a Seattle and Alaska pioneer, died Tuesday in a nursing home.
Mr. Raynor, born in San Francisco, came here 70 years ago. He was a dining-room steward at the old Butler hotel. He went to Alaska during the gold rush and operated the first cafe in Nome.
Raynor formerly was a dining room steward at the Arctic club and the Seattle Yacht club. He also operated a food service here.
Raynor was a member of the Royal Order of the Moose and the Pioneers of Alaska. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Armorel Fabian, Seattle, and a brother, Herbert H. Schmitz, San Francisco.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday in the Butterworth chapel. Burial will be in Washelli.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska
05 Nov 1953, Thu • Page 8
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