Alaska Obituaries

Volunteers make up the primary resource for helping to lookup Alaska death notices from regions within that state. Through them, you can receive help locating the appropriate county for the search, hunt for the record online, and even allow you to request the document so that they can find it for you and send it to you.

Featuring news from the Chugiak-Eagle River community, the Alaska Star has been providing local and statewide coverage for 35 years. On their homepage, a “Community” section is located at the top. A drop-down menu allows visitors to access obituaries. Pictures and biographical and service information are provided by date, going back several months.

The Arctic Sounder reports on news from the Northwest Arctic and North Slope of Alaska and is issued each Thursday. Local death notices can be found by going to the Sounder’s homepage and selecting the “Birth/Obituaries” option from the menu on the left. Current birth announcements and obituaries are listed.

The communities of Dillingham, King Salmon, and Naknek receive local and state news from the Bristol Bay Times, a weekly publication owned by Alaska Newspapers, Inc. Obituaries can be found by going to the Times’s homepage and selecting the “Birth/Obits” option on the menu. Organized by date, obituaries follow the birth announcements.

The Cordova Times is the oldest newspaper in Prince William Sound, located in the Gulf of Alaska. A menu, located on the left of Cordova Times’s homepage, provides several options. Select “Births/Obits” to be directed to death notices. Obituaries contain biographical information, including the decedent’s connection to Prince William Sound, and service information.

Aleutians and Pribilof Island communities in Southeastern Alaska are served by the Dutch Harbor Fisherman, a weekly publication featuring local and state news. Readers can access obituaries by visiting the Fisherman’s homepage and selecting the “Birth/Obits” option on the left side of the screen. Notices include detailed biographical sketches of the decedents and funeral information.

Local newspapers are a good source for obituaries because they typically contain more detailed information than statewide or national papers. For deaths occurring in Homer, consult the Homer News. Obituaries can be found under the “Town Crier” section of the News’s homepage. Several months’ worth of notices are accompanied by photos and information.

When researching a death, local newspapers are valuable resources because they provide more information than do national publications. Deaths in Juneau are reported by the Juneau Empire, which covers Alaska’s capital. Obituaries can be found by clicking on the link at the top of the Empire’s homepage. Photos and in-depth biographical information are provided.

The Nome Nugget is the oldest newspaper in Alaska. Founded in 1900, the weekly publication covers local, regional, and statewide news. Under the front page photo on the Nugget’s homepage is a table of contents where you can find Obituaries. Organized by date, the notices provide a great deal of biographical information.

The Peninsula Clarion has been covering news for the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska since 1970. For deaths of residents of the Peninsula and surrounding region, locate the Obituaries – found under the “News” section on the Clarion’s homepage. In addition to funeral or memorial service information, biographical details and photos are provided.