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
Teresa M. Mason, 61, of Wasilla, died Oct. 25, 2015, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Viewing will be held
Beloved Alaskan pioneer, Philip Earl Plack, passed away Oct. 20, 2015, at the Veterans and Pioneer Home in Palmer, Alaska,
Billy Nicoli, 83, of Palmer, died Oct. 18, 2015, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held
David Lee Helms, 75, passed away on Oct. 21, 2015, in Wasilla, Alaska. He was born on July 30, 1940,
Gwendolyn Audrey Best was born Dec. 31, 1924, in Denholm, Saskatchewan, Canada. She went to be with her Lord and
Earl Robert Vrooman, 78, was born June 26, 1937, in Dupree, South Dakota, to Roy Milford and Etta Luella (Lindsay)
Glen C. Topp, 58, passed away in the early morning on Oct. 14, 2015. He was born Aug. 2, 1957,
Stephen James Thornlow passed away on Oct. 10, 2015, in Dibble, Oklahoma. Born on June 16, 1950, to James and
Dr. Gerald Wayne Lizer died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, age 72, in his home in Wasilla, Alaska. Right after he
Renvek Larson, 5, passed away October 16, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. A service will be held at
Robert “Bad Bob” Blackwood took his last glorious ride when the good Lord called him home on October 8, 2015
Alice Loraine (McCann) Taylor passed away surrounded by family on October 17, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. Alice was born to