All Obituaries

                Alden Roy Wilbur, Roy (Shorty), was born April 3, 1947,  at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska to Alden Lytton Wilbur, Jr. and Mariel Jean Matsen.  Roy passed away November 21, 2025, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital at the age of 78.           Roy’s school years in Fairbanks included Denali Elementary as a kindergarten student ...

Edward H. Brado, 74, left this world on December 6, 2025, surrounded by his family at home after a valiant fight against cancer. Born in Vanderbilt, Michigan, he was the oldest child of Harold and Beverley Brado. Adventuresome from a young age, Ed dreamed of Alaska, even exploring homestead opportunities as a teenager while wearing out his mother’s North to Alaska album. In 1970 he married Eileen Hilliker, and in 1973 they followed those dreams north with ...

Linda Sue Finkbeiner (1962-2025) Linda Sue Finkbeiner, 63, of Fairbanks, Alaska, passed away at home on December 2,  2025. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, on August 2, 1962 to the late Roger and Sandra (Bluer)  Finkbeiner, Linda spent much of her young adult years showing Basset Hounds. She  was always ready for the next adventure in life. Linda traveled often, made forever  friends in Ohio, attended truck driving school, and moved to Alaska where she learned  to dog mush ...

Barbara Gibson Colette August 7, 1942 – November 19, 2025 Barbara Gibson Colette, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on November 19, 2025. Born on August 7, 1942, Barbara accomplished what no one in her family had before: she became the first to graduate from high school and later the first to graduate from a college nursing program. These achievements were milestones not only for her, but for her entire family, setting a new path through her ...

Gary E. Powell passed away in Fairbanks, Alaska at the age of 82 on September 18, 2025. Gary was born on November 16, 1942, in Oregon City, Oregan. He served in the Navy. And married Janice Nadine Anaya on November 26, 2016. Gary was an amazing man. He grew up in Central Oregon. He farmed, raised sheep and owned a construction business. He moved to Alaska in 1980 and lived here for 45 years. He worked in Prudhoe Bay for a while, then moved to Fairbanks and worked heavy equipment. He ...

Obituary for Jeannine Marie Cantil (Geraghty) September 30, 1962 – November 4, 2025 Jeannine Marie Cantil (Geraghty), age 63, of Fairbanks, Alaska, passed away quickly and peacefully at her home. While her passing was unexpected, her family takes comfort in knowing she was surrounded by the quiet she loved - and that she is now with her beloved daughter Jennifer in heaven, where her heart has longed to be. Jeannine was born on September 30, 1962, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Judy and ...

Longtime local resident James C. Oehring died Sunday, November 2, at age 94. He was born in 1931 to L. Sidney and Marjory Oehring and had an older brother, Thomas, and a younger brother, Gerald, both of whom died before him. Jim’s father worked for General Motors, and the family moved so often that the three brothers were all born in different states. Jim attended five different grade schools before the family finally settled in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago, where he graduated from ...

Lakota Wincincala' (Means Sioux Girl or Pretty Girl in Sioux) Juleen Head went home to her maker Thursday October 2nd . She is sadly missed by her parents Kias T Peter Jr of Arctic Village and Dawn Bostwick of Fort Yukon. She was born Sunday May 13 (Mothers' Day) it was a beautiful sunny morning, and she was virtually a pain free labor and delivery. I called a cab at 5a and she was born at 5:23a at FMH. She was always a sweet easy going little baby and daughter. She was fun, loving, tough ...

Elaine Frances Berrie (Bromley) was born on September 30, 1942, in Norwich, Connecticut to Ethel Louise and Lewis Bromley. She passed peacefully at the age of eighty-two on September 1st, 2025, while in hospice care at her most recent home, Primrose Retirement Community in Wasilla, Alaska. Elaine spent her childhood in Connecticut. Her two older brothers, Wesley Bromley and Herbert Bromley were both serving in the military during WWII at the time of her birth. She came to know them as a ...

Cody Glen Allen, age 39, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 8th, 2025.   Cody was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend. His passing has left a hole in our hearts, but our memories of him are filled with laughter. He leaves behind the love of his life, his beautiful wife of fifteen years, Chloe (Howe) Allen, and their two incredible children, Atigun and Arleigh.   Together, Cody and Chloe embraced all that Alaska had to offer, filling ...