Mitchell Murvin “Mike” Stelling, 53, died March 7, 2014. He was born Feb. 9, 1961, in Redwood City, Calif. Stelling has family and many friends in Homer. A memorial service and potluck will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Russian Jack Springs Chalet in Anchorage. Guests are invited to visit the Botanical Gardens and aviary near the Chalet until 3 p.m. There will be a service in Valdez this summer to spread his ashes. The family requests donations to Bean’s Café or Brother Francis Shelter in lieu of flowers, as Mike would have wished.

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