Lola Goucher

Nov 27, 1972 -

Sep 11, 2025

Lola Ann Goucher, 52, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 11, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Lola had battled cancer courageously for four years prior to her death.

Lola was born on Nov. 27, 1972, in Everett, Wash., to Richard Warren Spromberg and Roxie Irene Tibbatts. Lola had an active and carefree childhood in Ketchikan, Alaska, where her father worked on the Alaska Marine Highway.

Lola graduated from Ketchikan High School in 1990, and went to work in the burgeoning Ketchikan hospitality industry for several years. While working at Annabelles' and The Landing Hotel and Restaurant in Ketchikan, Lola was known for her kind and outgoing personality and made lasting friendships with her coworkers, regular patrons and cruise ship tourists, treating them all like family.

In 2001, Lola met her future spouse, Dr. Ben Massey Jr. Immediately inseparable, they soon moved to Anchorage and spent the next 24 years raising their family in Alaska and Georgia.

Lola's true passions were traveling and spending time with family. Her love for youth baseball allowed her to do both. Her summers were spent cheering on the Mariners at Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League in Anchorage, as well as attending Alaska Drillers tournaments across the Western U.S. She loved the camaraderie amongst the players and parents of both organizations and cultivated many deep friendships that she cherished for the rest of her life. Other travels that Lola enjoyed included visiting her in-laws on the Georgia coast and several family trips to Hawaii.

Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Renee.

She is survived by her husband, Ben; children, Dylan Goucher of Ketchikan, Teagan Thomas of Anchorage, Jim (age 16) and Jack (age 13); sisters, Vela (Dane) Mattson, Roxie Duckworth and Bonnie Bromley; and brother, Otto Spromberg.

A memorial service will be held at the Fox Hollow Chalet in Anchorage on Nov. 22, 2025.