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
Edmond E. “Ed” Roy, 78, died Oct. 20, 2007, of natural causes at Golden Pond Assisted Home Living in Big
Palmer resident Lowell Charles Simpson, 83, passed away Oct. 30, 2007, at home with his family by his side. Simpson
Cindy Marie Cunningham, 40, died Nov. 3, 2007, at her Wasilla home due to natural causes. A memorial service will
Raymond E. Purcell, 65, passed away Sept. 9, 2007, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, after a short battle with cancer.
Robert Allen Smith, 74, of Wasilla died on Oct. 30, 2007, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Born
Celia Gonzaga Lent, 55, of Wasilla died at Providence Alaska Medical Center Oct. 24, 2007, of respiratory and coronary failure
Clarence Nelson Hester, 77, passed away Oct. 24 at Wickersham Assisted Living Home. He was surrounded by his son William
Wandalee Marilyn Schmahl, 59, died Oct. 20, 2007, at her Wasilla home with her family at her side after a
Lifelong Alaska resident Warren E. Bolam, 70, passed away Oct. 16, 2007, at Elvies Assisted Living Home in Wasilla. A
Gladys Linda Davis, 57, died Oct. 23, 2007, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer after a four-year
Lois Lucille (Meyer) Chappel, 83, died peacefully Oct. 20, 2007, at her home in Yakima surrounded by her loving family.
Larry “Two Rivers” Tucker, 55, died Oct. 16, 2007, at Valley Hospital. Tucker was born in Detroit, Mich., on July