Obituaries
Lucy Panik Obruk was born on August 9, 1949 to Verne and Eleanor Eutuk. Her mother Eleanor passed away while she was an infant. Sergie and Esther Obruk were blessed to have and raise her. They raised and loved her as their own. Throughout her life, Lucy was always healthy until her battle with cancer. Even then, she surpassed her doctor’s expectations and handled chemo/radiation treatments and emergency surgery better than expected. She passed on October 28, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends.
Lucy first attended high school at Mt. Edgecumbe and graduated from Nome-Beltz.
Over the years, she worked many different positions including: Firefighter, sandbagger, translator of Eskimo stories, bilingual teacher substitute, bingo attendant, election judge for the State of Alaska and all the local entities, pull-tab attendant for the Shishmaref Emergency Services and then for the I.R.A. Gaming Department.
In her younger years, Lucy would often check fishnets with a scow. She enjoyed camping and loved to pick salmon and black berries. She took great care of her parents Sergie and Esther until their passing. She kept both their houses clean and made sure that they had a cooked meal daily.
During the Christmas week she always got gifts for all of her family and friends that raced. She made sure not to leave anyone out; she even gave gifts to the grandchildren of her friends. Lucy enjoyed participating in the racing events and nightly Eskimo games. She would foot race,