Nellie Rae Roehl

Jul 31, 1984 -

Nov 11, 2021

Born and raised Alaskan Nellie Rae Roehl, 37, passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Wasilla, Alaska.

Nellie was born in Anchorage and raised in Sand Point, Alaska, where she graduated from high school in 2002. She attended college at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Nellie worked with Health Information Technology at Eastern Aleutian Tribes for 11 years, traveling to many different towns and villages in Alaska. She also worked at Alaska Primary Care Association as a clinical applications coordinator, where she got to travel as well. Most recently, she worked as an improvement specialist for Southcentral Foundation.

Nellie loved her hometown of Sand Point, going on boat rides, hanging out at the beach and always loved music and dancing. She loved to travel, experience new places and try new foods. All her time was shared with others.

"Our beloved, Nellie, was a kind, generous person with a heart of gold. She was loved by so many. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and was always taking care of others. Nellie was 'Auntie' to many children who loved her dearly. She was best friend to most of her many, many friends. She was always adventurous. Her joy was contagious. She loved her dog, Olaf. Colleagues spoke kindly of her, saying how she brought happiness to the room. Her friends have said how much they will miss her and her laugh. Nellie was a rock, who so many leaned on. She had ambitious goals. The difference she made in our lives cannot be measured. She will be missed beyond all words."

Nellie was preceded in death by her brothers, Daniel Raymond Roehl and Robert Charles Dushkin III; dad, Robert Dushkin Jr.; aunt, Mary Mae Mack; and grandmother, Nellie Roehl.

She is survived by her mother, Kandace Dushkin of Soldotna; sister, Sandra Simons and husband Josh of Soldotna; grandparents, Raymond Nutt of Sand Point, Geraldine Ackerman of Sterling, and Sandra Yarbor of Seattle, Wash.; niece, Nicole Gundersen of Sand Point; biological father, William Roehl of Palmer; aunts and uncles; and many good friends and their children.