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
Palmer resident Michael J. Helmick, 61, died at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center on Feb. 4, 2006, due to a
Born and raised Alaska resident Michael James Edward Anthony, 22, died Feb. 5, 2006, at the University of Washington Medical
Margaret Anna Kilongak Mesaq Wisecarver died at her daughter Vera's home in Wasilla on Feb. 5, 2006, after
William “Bill” Tracy Hampton, 50, died at his Big Lake cabin on Feb. 4, 2006, in the loving embrace
Wasilla resident William Keays, 55, died Jan. 30, 2006, at home, from leukemia, which was diagnosed in May 2002. No
Willow resident Amyee Lynn Skarda-Bell, 26, died Jan. 26, 2006, from injuries in a motor-vehicle accident near Mile
Sarah G. Edenfield, 74, died Nov. 24, 2005, at her home in Wasilla. Visitation took place Thursday at Valley Funeral
Wasilla resident Richard Melvin Howes Jr., 70, died at his home Sept. 30, 2005, after a lengthy illness. A memorial
James Adams Tapscott, 86, died at his Anchorage home on Oct. 8, 2005. Services will be held at 2 p.
Chelsea Rae Davis, 15, died Aug. 11, 2005, of a cardiac arrest, due to complications from lymphoma, at Providence Alaska
Lifelong Alaskan and resident of Wasilla, Gail Bjornstad, 52, died August 27, 2005, from heart failure at Providence Alaska Medical
Longtime Alaska resident John Bozinoff, 82, died at his home in Wasilla on September 6, 2005. Born in Jackson Michigan,