Finding owners

[Suzy Thompson]

Hi, 

I found a vacant home in Anchorage, AK, looked up the owner in the tax records but am not sure how to proceed from here as it appears there is a possibility the homeowner is either ill or deceased. The property appraisal shows the owner is receiving a senior citizen discount. The taxes were not paid for 2015 or 2016 and the only address listed is in the tax records is the homes physical address. I did an obituary search but came up with multiple people with the same name who  passed in 2015.  None were listed for Anchorage though but if this is an elderly person they could have been receiving treatment out of state.  I have thought about knocking on the doors of the neighbors to see if they know who the owner is.  Has anyone tried this or have any other suggestions?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thank you!