Obituaries for November 24, 2000PENNY STRICKLAND

Wasilla resident Penny Louise Strickland, 49, died Nov. 18, 2000, at Valley Hospital in Palmer, after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer.

Memorial services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla, followed by a gathering of family and friends for a potluck dinner at The Roadside Inn, Mile 49.5 Parks Hwy.

Ms. Strickland was born Dec. 4, 1950, in Palmer, to Strick and Eileen Strickland. She was a lifetime resident of Alaska, and was the owner and operator of Backwoods Country Store.

Her family said: "She so loved to fish in her streams and rivers in Alaska. She will be remembered for her kind heart and her understanding of others. She will be missed by all who had the honor of having their lives touched by her love."

She is survived by her daughter, Juanita Ehresman; two grandchildren of Rainier, Wash.; father, Strick Strickland of Wasilla; mother, Eileen Nelson of Deer Lodge, Mont.; brother, Mike Quant of Vian, Okla.; and sister, Tanya Holeman-Pillars of Newport, Wash., and Katherine Hartley of Palmer.