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
David Harold Chatterton, 72, died Oct. 30, 2011, at his home in Palmer surrounded by his family. He was born
Wanda Smith, 84, died at her home in Wasilla on Oct. 25, 2011. She was born April 18, 1927, in
Norman “George” Dennis Jr., 34, died Oct. 28, 2011, in Anchorage. George was born Aug. 11, 1977, in Phoenix, Ariz.
Longtime Alaska resident Ed Walker, 94, died at Providence Hospital on Oct. 28, 2011, surrounded by family. Ed was born
Longtime Wasilla resident Thomas Robert Beltz, 67, died Oct. 20, 2011 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A
Wasilla resident Charmienne “Char” Harker, 56, died Oct. 1, 2011, surrounded by her loved ones at Mat-Su Regional Medical
Sylvia Ann (Gallegos) Powell, 49, died Oct. 21, 2011, at her home in Wasilla. The family would like for everyone
Longtime Palmer resident Kathy Louise Milward, 61, died Oct. 23, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. A celebration of
Helen DeLand, 96, died in her sleep Oct. 13, 2011, in Albany, Ore. Helen was born May 11, 1915, in
Harold “Dennis” Thatcher died Oct. 19, 2011, one day after his 57th birthday. Dennis was diagnosed with lung cancer July
Betty Ray Wright, 86, died Sept. 21, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 1, 1925, in
John Thomas Reynolds, 39, died Oct. 10, 2011, in Anchorage. Private family services will be held in Wasilla. His ashes