Tyler Graham Kershner

Tyler Graham Kershner, 4 months, died on Jan. 24, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.

He was born Sept. 21, 2011, in Lake St. Louis, Mo., to Steven and Destini Kershner.

A visitation for family and friends is from 5 to 7 p.m., Jan. 27, at Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check St., Wasilla. A celebration of life is at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 28 at the funeral home and burial will follow at Wasilla Aurora Cemetery.

"Tyler brought great joy and many smiles with his bright eyes and his smile from the day God blessed us with his presence," his family said. "He brought joy and shared his resilience and happiness throughout his short life. He was a happy baby with bright eyes that really lit up the room. His loving innocence and brightness will forever live in our hearts."

Surviving are his parents, Steven Kershner of Wasilla and Destini Kershner of Royston, Ga.; grandparents Ray and Tabitha Kershner of Wasilla, John and Karen Damjanovich of Remer, Minn., and Roger and Kathi Hopkins of Royston, Ga.; great-grandmother, Margaret Strickland of Emily, Minn.; great-great-grandfather, E. Fred Wooldridge of Graham, Texas; and aunt and uncle, Stephani and Ryan Johnson of Wasilla.

Preceding him in death was his great-great-grandmother, Betty Wooldridge.

Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel Wasilla cared for the family.