Kyle Mark Hemmesch

Apr 13, 1966 -

Dec 30, 2025

Kyle Mark Hemmesch passed away in Anchorage, Alaska, on Dec. 30, 2025.

A lifelong Anchorage resident, he was born on April 13, 1966, to James Robert and Frances Marie Hemmesch. Kyle graduated from East High School in 1984. He then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science in aviation in May 1990.

He worked as an airline pilot with both Pen Air and Northwest Airlines before becoming a police officer in November 2005.

It was in April 1996, while working at Pen Air as a pilot, that Kyle met a flight attendant named Katherine and they have been together ever since. They married in Anchorage on July 6, 2009.

Kyle is survived by his wife, Katherine; daughters, Eden Alyse Cowan and Jessikah Don-Mare Hemmesch; son, Nikolas Mark Hemmesch; brother, James Robert Hemmesch II; and granddaughter, Olivia Rose.

A public visitation will be held in honor of Kyle on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, from 4-6 p.m., at Janssen's Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street in Anchorage, followed by a service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at 4 p.m., at Kaleo Church, 1301 West 100th Avenue in Anchorage. Kyle will be laid to rest in Spartanburg, S.C.