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 Pioneer Home resident, Thurston J. Dobson, 87, died Dec. 21 of pneumonia at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Thurston
George Cornell Schwaderer, 85, died peacefully at home Dec. 21, 2008, surrounded by his family. No funeral service is planned.
Palmer resident Harry K. Burke, 87, passed away Dec. 15 at home of natural causes. Mr. Burke was born Sept.
Muriel Ann Oakes died Dec. 15 due to natural causes. Muriel was born in Cordova Sept. 7, 1932. Her father,
Anchorage resident Linda Kay Ledford, 64, died Dec. 6, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease at St. Francis assisted living
William Burton Fox, 75, of Hamilton, Mont., passed away Dec. 14 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He
Adrian Luke Nolfi, 22, of Anchorage, died Dec. 6 while attending school in Avondale, Ariz. He was born March 26,
Christina Noëlle Yuill, 6, died Dec. 13 at the Children’s Hospital at Providence in Anchorage. A celebration of her
Wasilla resident Judy R. Kendall, 54, died of bone cancer Dec. 15 at her home. A Celebration of Life service
Norbert J. Chowaniec Sr., 79, died Dec. 14 at the Mat-Su Regional Hospital, surrounded by family. Norbert was born
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