His ashes will be scattered along with his wife’s ashes, Pat who died in 2003, in the summer of 2007. No formal services will be held per his wishes.
Mr. Severe was born Dec. 17, 1927, in Neuilly Sur Sein, France. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany, where he was in charge of German shepherd guard dogs. He had lived in South America, Mexico and Florida. Mr. Severe had an electrical engineering degree from the University of Iowa. He was always precise in his work.
He moved to Alaska in 1958, and worked as a helicopter mechanic for Carl Brady. He also worked for several oil companies before his love of the water and boats drew him to the sport fishing business. Along with his wife, Pat, he captained charter boats for Billy Thompson and the M/V “The Lady Pat” out of Homer and Seward with he and his wife’s charter business, Lady Pat Charters.
His hobbies included model boat building and making halibut harpoons that he sold in his wife’s shop, “The Patchwork Mouse,” which Sharon and Randy Morre helped Pat run and helped John with odd jobs.
Mr. Severe was preceded in death by his parents, Mac L. and DeVeda Alice M. Severe and a brother, Donald.
He is survived by his sister, Nancy Severe of Iowa; and his Alaska family, Johnny and Betty Bea, and Warren, Laurie and Audrey Johnson of Kenai.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.
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