All Obituaries

January 8th, 1945 Jan Linne Lindh was born in Missoula, MT.  He was born in a wild place and among men who threw long shadows and were true to their word.  They opened doors for ladies and took issue with those who didn’t.  Jan was well suited to the place and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the men of the time and learned to cast his own shadow.  1:30 AM on August 10th, 2018 Jan died as he had lived, unobtrusively, and left his friends and family to mourn...

June Siegrist, age 87 of Fairbanks, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. There will be a Celebration of Life at Raven Landing Community Center on Tuesday, October 2nd at 3 p.m. 

Michael John Egan, age 69 of Fairbanks, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. A full obituary will be announced at a later date. The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Hospice in Michael's name.

Dan Carson passed away at the age of 45 on September 3rd, 2018 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Dan was a wonderful man who loved his family. As the only son of 5 children, he always took the lead in taking care of his family. Born in North Pole, Alaska on June 15th, 1973, his family moved out of state when he was 3, living in Wyoming and then later New Mexico. At the age of 17, he returned to Alaska to complete his senior year, graduating from Lathrop High School in 1991. He married his wife Joianna...

Ryan T. Harley “Ry-Guy”, age 31 of Fairbanks, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Seattle from natural causes. Ryan was born on August 22, 1987 in Philipsburg, PA to Thomas and Sandra Harley. He spent his early childhood in the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania snake hunting and bike riding. He moved to Fairbanks in 2000 and attended high school at Monroe Catholic. He was involved with Joel’s Place, loved skateboarding and BMX/ Flat Land bike riding. He was an...

Marlene Gayle Bell, age 84 of Fairbanks, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. A full obituary will be announced at a later date. 

Ricky Joseph Billotti, age 58 of Fairbanks, passed away unexpectedly while working in Hawaii. Ricky was born on May 29th, 1960 in Rochester, NY. Ricky served his country honorable in the United States Navy which took him on many adventures all around the world. One of which he received a Navy Expeditionary Medal of honor for his part in the Iran Hostage Crisis while on tour with the USS Nimitz. Currently he was a Senior Information Systems Technician for Textron, a job he loved and felt...

Our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, Agnes "Sue" Susan Samuelson left us sadly, on August 15, 2018. She passed away unexpectantly at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Sue was born December 30, 1964 in Fairbanks to Ruth and Moses Samuelson, where she remained the rest of her life. Sue always smiled and welcomed all with open arms. Her genuine love and sincerity was felt by family and friends. She was thoughtful and caring, never...

Alzamona Whitworth, age 77 of North Pole, loved so deeply by all had passed away from complications from pneumonia and cancer. She was born in Detroit on the 22nd of November 1940. Alzamona was a wonderful Barber for over 30 years. She was both a member of The Word of Faith in Detroit and sang in the choir before she moved to Alaska in 2010 and then became involved with the Worship Center of North Pole. “To know her, she would direct you to the word of God and had such a contagious...

Stewart (Steve) Caldwell Stephens Jr., 88, of Fairbanks, passed away at home Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Greenville, Mississippi. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Fairbanks Lutheran Church. A reception will be held in the Borealis Room at Wedgewood after the service. Steve arrived in Fairbanks in March 1952 with his cousin, who had been working in Alaska for a year and convinced him to drive up...