All Obituaries

Martin M. Herzog, Jr. died in Fairbanks on Tuesday morning, June 18, 2019. He packed a lot of life in his 90 ½ years. He represented the American melting pot when he was born in Stockton, California on October 8, 1928 to a Hungarian-immigrant father and a California pioneer mother. Martin, or Marty, grew up with three brothers and four sisters in a neighborhood made up of first-generation Americans. He apprenticed to an auto-mechanic at an early age and went on to repair, own, and...

Thomas ‘Tom’ Nanney, age 69, passed away at home in Fairbanks on June 19th, 2019.  There will be a Celebration of Life held at Blanchard Family Funeral Home on July 25th at 3 pm. A full obituary will follow at a later date on Blanchard Family Funeral Home’s website

Michael Lee DeLorme was born February 4th, 1946 to George & Ann DeLorme near Rochester, NY. The family moved to Barrington, NJ, then returned to Rochester where Michael attended Catholic and public schools, serving as an alter boy while at Scotia, NY. Mike developed a strong interest in his Catholic faith during high school and college years, working at a religious book store and serving as a eucharistic minister for nine years at St. Thomas Moore Parish in Rochester. He...

Barb was born in Santa Barbara, California. She moved to Fairbanks in 1959 and continued her college education at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. She met David McCaleb at UAF and they married in 1961 at Immaculate Conception Church. She received her master’s in library science from the University of California, Berkeley. Barb loved books and was the school librarian and computer teacher at Immaculate Conception School for many years. Barb loved family dinners and having...

Lucille Elaine Reese, born Sept 9, 1927 in Glencross, SD to George and Ione Dahlke. A child of the Depression she worked on a ranch and helped raise 5 of her siblings. While working as a waitress and babysitting in Darby, Montana, Lucille met Jack Reese. Jack Reese went to Fairbanks in ’48. Lucille was sent a round trip ticket with the understanding that if she liked it here, they’d be married. If not she’d take her wedding dress and go back to Montana. They were married...

Martin M. Herzog, age 90 of Fairbanks, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. A full obituary with service information will be announced at a later date.

Theodore Alfred Potter Sr.                                                                                                                              August 2, 1939 –March...

Jennifer Lynn Bratten, 33, unexpectedly joined her grandfather Richard Geraghty and aunt Judy (Doodle) Geraghty in heaven on May 21, 2019.  Jennifer was born October 3, 1985 in Fairbanks, Alaska to longtime residents Jeannine Geraghty-Cantil and Michael Bratten.  She attended Nordale Elementary, Ladd Elementary, Tanana Middle School and graduated from Lathrop High School.  Jennifer prided herself on being a model student, determined to remain on the honor roll.  She grew...

On Friday, June 7th, 2019, Mary Jane Vickery, beloved Mother and Wife, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 in North Pole. Mary Jane was born as Mary Jane Dotson in Mapleton, IA, on September 6th, 1929. At the age of 19, Mary Jane joined the Army and worked in the Army Hospital making sure everything ran smoothly for patients and doctor’s alike in Tokyo, Japan. While she was enlisted, she met her soon to be husband, best friend and partner, James, who was in the Army as well....

Christine Engelhard Upton, age 70 of Fairbanks, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at her home. A full obituary will be announced at a later date.