Kenneth Oliver Strunk

Oct 17, 2002 -

Mar 9, 2020

Kenneth Oliver Strunk, 17, passed away on March 9, 2020, in Palmer, Alaska.

Oliver was born on Oct. 17, 2002, in Anchorage, Alaska. He grew up in Wasilla, Alaska, and attended Mat-Su Career Tech High School. Oliver was employed at Settlers Bay Golf Course from May- August 2019, and also worked with Alpine Contracting from June 2019 to March 2020.

He enjoyed playing guitar, and loved being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

His family wrote: "Oliver was a loving, hard-working son, a kind and caring older brother. He brought life and excitement to the family and friends he surrounded himself with. He lived to be outdoors enjoying life to the fullest. Oliver in our hearts forever and always."

Oliver is survived by his parents, Brian and Emalee Strunk of Wasilla; brothers, Zdenik, Alonzo and Vincent Strunk, all of Wasilla; grandpa, Wade Strunk of Wasilla; grandparents, Troy and Billie Crow of Palmer; aunt, Karen Dishneau of Wasilla; aunts and uncles, Lynette and Ben Warhus of Wasilla, Michelle and David Crow of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Whitney and Justin Linde of Wasilla; uncle, Ken Strunk of Wasilla; and uncles and aunts, Troy and Meliah Crow of Chubbuck, Idaho, and Nicholas and Tara Crow of Eagle River, Alaska; 15 cousins; and countless family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his grandma, Collene Strunk.