Alma Frey

Varmints and ne’er-do-wells might rest a little easier knowing Alma Lucille Towner Frey hung up her spurs on February 18th, 2024, at the distinguished age of 93.

Always one for adventure, Lucille began her traveling early by moving to Alaska in 1955 with her two brothers and sister from New Mexico, even though she’d been recently widowed with a young daughter. She forged a new home for herself in a log house built by her second husband, Albert Frey, who she eventually “dragged” to Australia for a vacation where he had a great time and she “avoided an international incident” by declining to eat witchetty grubs.

She graduated college the same year as her son from the Mat-Su Community College, after years of taking any and all classes she could find time for. Her “Freying Pan” newsletter kept the Mat Su Borough on its toes for more than a dozen years. She also had several articles, books, and photographs published throughout her lifetime, gracing the community with her whip-smart insight. After Al’s passing, she revisited the Outback in ‘01, rode an elephant on her 76th birthday in India in ‘07, and fended off “thieving Scotsmen” in ‘09. She also enjoyed many trips to Hawaii to sample the Mai Tais.

Thankfully her legacy for adventure and fighting for what’s right is upheld by those who knew and loved her, including her two children Lana Moralli and Bill Frey, her grandchildren Bobby Jordan, Danielle Dahrens, Brent Krebs, Kluonie Frey, and Devin Frey, and her great-grandchildren Kayla, Ethan, Lucas, Emmett, and Evie.

Although she once said, “Alaska allowed me to be who I am,” it is hard to imagine her ever needing anyone’s permission to be precisely who she was. Those of us left behind can only aspire to her level of tenacity and unapologetic self-assurance. Her constant support, fierce care, and unwavering pride in her family is sorely missed. Her ashes will be scattered in the Horn Mountains to join her husband Al. Many thanks to Paulette and the staff at Sunset Manor for their excellent care. Memorial to be announced.