Kristina O'Connor

May 17, 1950 -

Feb 19, 2026

Kristina Margit O'Connor, 75, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Providence Hospital on Feb. 19, 2026.

She was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1950, to John Gooding Falconer and Astrid Theodora Theodorson, and was raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. Kristina attended Ketchikan High School, where she earned a state driving award in 1967. She graduated from Alaska Methodist University. During a university geology trip to Hawaii, she met the love of her life, Frank O'Connor. They were inseparable from that moment on.

Kristina retired from the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources before contributing her talents to companies in the private oil sector. She carried her intelligence, determination and wit into every role she held.

She was a patient and devoted mother, known for her sense of humor and kindness. Kristina was gracious to everyone she met and was well loved wherever she went.

She was preceded in death by her father, John Gooding Falconer; mother, Astrid Theodora Falconer; and brother, John Richard Falconer. She is survived by her beloved husband, Frank O'Connor; son, Richard Martin O'Connor; and sister-in-law, Deanna Newman.