Ermalee Hickel

Ermalee Hickel
Hickel in 2008
First Lady of Alaska
In role
December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994
GovernorWally Hickel
Preceded byMichael Margaret Stewart
Succeeded bySusan Knowles
In role
December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969
GovernorWally Hickel
Preceded byNeva Egan
Succeeded byDiana Miller
Personal details
Born
Ermalee Strutz

(1925-09-11)September 11, 1925
Anchorage, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 2017(2017-09-14) (aged 92)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1945; died 2010)
Children6

Ermalee Hickel (September 11, 1925 – September 14, 2017) was an American public figure and philanthropist who served as the second and seventh First Lady of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and again from 1990 to 1994.[1][2][3] She was the wife of the former Governor of Alaska Wally Hickel and one of the last members of Alaska's generation of pioneer political families.[1]

  1. ^ a b Downing, Suzanne (2017-09-15). "Ermalee Hickel, 1925-2017". Must Read Alaska. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. ^ Andrews, Laurel (2017-09-15). "Ermalee Hickel, former first lady of Alaska, dies at 92". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. ^ Wohlforth, Charles (2017-09-15). "Ermalee Hickel led Alaska, too". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-11.