Obituaries

Tasha Lee Prus, age 57, passed to her eternal life, peacefully surrounded by loving family on January 9th, 2023, after a long illness. Tasha leaves behind her soulmate, best friend, and husband of 22 years Joseph Prus, her children Sebastian Fisher (Elizabeth Amanecer), Adam (Camrin) Fisher, Indigo (Will) Hanahan, Asia VanEttinger, Josie (Eduardo) Preciado and foster son Kenneth (Theressa) Berkley, and their children Damon, Trent, and Evie. She is also survived by her parents Jerry and Jerrie Lee. She leaves her beloved grandchildren Wyatt Thomassen, Christian and Theodore Hanahan, Eloise Preciado, and Isabella Tarquino, Traezja, Ellia, and Future. She will be missed by siblings Melodie (Rex) Head, Michelle (Richard) Hirst, Andrea (Deric) Masten, Mark (Leah) Lee and her many nieces, nephews, in-laws, and countless friends and family.

Tasha was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 3 rd , 1965, and her childhood sparked her love of travel, as a member of a military family they moved many times. After college she worked on a fish processing barge in Alaska that stopped on Mitkoff Island, and she fell in love with the small fishing village of Petersburg. She made her vision of living there come true where she later met her husband, and they raised their family of 5 for 32 years.

Tasha worked numerous jobs until she found her cherished spot at the Petersburg Pilot where she
started with typesetting, helped run the press and eventually held the prestigious position of press
operator. Her professional roles were just an extension of what was truly important to her, her family. Not only did Tasha provide a loving home for her family but almost always fostered others, she had a green thumb and kept a houseful of plants. She made the best homemade bread and many of her enviable recipes have been shared throughout her lifetime.

Tasha was an incredibly generous person and service to others was instrumental in her everyday values. She was inspired by the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and lived a life of faith. She had a contagious laugh and inspired others with her wisdom. Despite living with a chronic disease, Tasha lived a beautiful life of great service to others and caring for herself and her family. She will be incomprehensibly missed.

The family is incredibly grateful to the staff of Petersburg Medical Center, the Medevac team, and the
staff of UW Medical Center for the excellent care of our dear Tasha.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Tasha’s memory to Petersburg Medical Center
Foundation for the Emergency Medevac Fund: shorturl.at/hsuS3. Services will be held at a later date.