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 Roger C. Tabor, 70, died peacefully from a long illness Dec. 12, 2008, at Mat-Su Regional Medical
Robert Clifford Berg Sr., 63, died Dec. 2 at home in Wasilla of a heart attack. A private service was
Mr. Kenneth Merrit Brown, 68, passed away at home with his wife at his side Dec. 8 in Palmer. He
Mrs. Verna L. Turner, 55 passed away Nov. 11 at her residence in Wasilla of natural causes. Mrs. Turner was
Elliot James Cuthbert, 1 month and 2 days old, died Nov. 26 at Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland,
Dale Robert Blatchford, 45, died Nov. 30, 2008, at Alaska Regional Hospital. A service was held Dec. 4 at Palmer
Mass of Christian burial for Bob Shields, 61, of Sun City, Ariz., who passed away in Sun City West on
A celebration of life will be held for Joshua Karsten on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the
Wasilla resident Megan Marie Williams, 17, returned to our heavenly father on Dec. 3. Megan was born in Dover, Del.
Services were held for Craig Albert-Lohr Leone, 6, of Coos Bay, Ore., formerly of Wasilla, at 11 a.m.
Wasilla resident Martin (Marty) N. Kowalski, 81 died suddenly Nov. 28, 2008 at his home. A celebration of life Mass
Juneau resident Eva M. Ropella died Nov. 28 at Wildflower Court in Juneau. She was 90. Born in 1918 in