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
Wasilla resident Allen Andrew Woellmer, 5, died Feb. 27 at Ronald McDonald House in Seattle, following a lengthy battle with
Alaska pioneer and former Matanuska Colony Project worker Vivian Stoddard Laurie, 93, died Feb. 14 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
Former Palmer resident Phillip Lazenby, 85, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 28 in Bellevue, Wash. Mr. Lazenby
Long-time Alaskan and Wasilla resident Jack Alfred Cowan, 81, died peacefully with family members by his side, Dec. 15.
Christopher “Chris” Alan Henderson, 37, of Wasilla, and a former resident of St. Paul and North Branch, Minn., passed away
George Cornell Schwaderer, 85, died peacefully at home Dec. 21, 2008, surrounded by his family. No funeral service is planned.
Former Anchorage resident William “Bill” Hibbs Currin, 88, died Dec. 5 at his assisted living residence in Palmer. Bill was
Eagle River resident Kenneth John Roderick, 58, died on Dec. 9 in Palmer. There will be no services at this
Wasilla resident Marlene L. Strange, 75, died Nov. 1, 2008 of acute leukemia at her home. Strange was born July
Lifelong Alaskan Robert Dean Hartley died Nov. 3, 2008 surrounded by his family at his home on Finger Lake. He
Funeral services for long-time Chugiak resident Sidney Ray Reed Jr., 80, will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22
Lorene Marie Jondahl, 83, passed away June 23, 2008, at Mat-Su Regional Hospital due to lung cancer. A celebration