Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Annie Loraine McCorkle, 67, died at 8:05 a.m., Nov. 22, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage,
Bonnie Ellen McNab-Davis, 54, died Nov. 6, 2004, at the Life Care Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Soldotna resident Jeffrey Alan Ring, 30, died Nov. 9, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center, of a brain aneurysm. A
Katherine Sue Erickson, 58, died Nov. 3, 2004, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. A small service was held Nov. 5,
Carma Louise Schiefer, 71, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, after fighting a battle with lung cancer. A memorial service and
Longtime Sunshine resident James Edward "Jim" Shade, 79, died at his home Oct. 21, 2004, surrounded by his
Margery Anne Balhiser Cannon, 89, longtime resident of Anchorage and Wasilla, died at home in Wasilla on Oct. 26, 2004.
Carol Elaine Staats, 73, passed away Oct. 19, 2004, at her home in Wasilla. A memorial service for Mrs. Staats
Longtime Alaskan Waldo Ray Reed, 68, died unexpectedly on Oct. 13, 2004. A celebration of life was held at Gospel
Onabel Bridgewater, 89, of Estacada, Ore., died peacefully Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, with her eldest granddaughter by her side. On
Palmer resident Paula Lanette Griffeth, 52, died Sept. 16, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Funeral services will
Wasilla resident Chester Green Anderson, 63, died peacefully Sept. 14, 2004, from prostate cancer, at his home on Cottonwood Lake.