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
Laura Ellen “Awk” Rush, 74, of Wasilla, died Aug. 26, 2011, at her residence. A memorial service is at 11
Mabel Louise Nelson, 86, died Sept. 6, 2011, at home in Willow. A service is at 2 p.m., Saturday
Lifelong Alaska resident Ross Loren Ripple, 23, died Sept. 5, 2011, in a car accident in Wasilla. Ross was born
Emery George Jadack, 83, died peacefully Aug. 14, 2011, at his home surrounded by family after a short battle with
Pioneer Alaskan Alvin A. Benson, 81, died Aug. 7, 2011, at the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home in Palmer. Visitation
Longtime Alaskan and Wasilla resident Shane Jonathan Mahar, 39, died at his home July 29, 2011. Memorial services in honor
Lifelong Alaska resident Edward Lawrence Turpin, 64, died at home Friday June 24, 2011. Edward was born in Anchorage on
Anchorage resident Elmer Roland Soule, 86, died July 4, 2011, at the Providence Extended Care Center in Anchorage. A celebration
John H. Osgood, 71, died on June 7, 2011, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, after a very long
The memorial service for Kenneth John Kroeker, 51, is at 2 p.m., June 20, at Eagle River Grace Church,
Houston resident Joseph Robert Kent Kornegay, 71, died peacefully at his home with his family and friends at his side
Wasilla resident Jean Marie Leader, 86, died May 1, 2011, at Heidi’s Care Adult Assisted Living in Wasilla. A