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
Wasilla resident Freddie Samson, 48, died Jan. 6, 2003 at his home. Services were held at Palmer Pioneer Cemetery, Monday,
Calvin Dell Toal, 30, of Houston, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at Valley Hospital in Palmer, of injuries sustained in
Palmer resident Mark Steven McDermott, 53, died Jan. 16 , 2003 at Valley Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded
Harold Nelson, 79, of the Palmer-Butte area died Jan. 18, 2003, at his home, from congestive heart failure after
Wasilla resident Bruce L. Van Buskirk, 70, died of heart failure Jan. 17 in Fairbanks. Funeral services will be held
Former Alaskan resident Lawrence "J" Jenkins, 45, died Dec. 18, 2002, from injuries suffered in a snowmachine accident
Palmer resident Rosa Chmiel, 62, died Jan. 14, 2003, at Valley Assisted Living Center of breast cancer. A funeral will
Big Lake resident Michael Froehlich, 38, died at Valley Hospital in Palmer on Jan. 11, 2003. A service of sharing
Mat-Su resident John F. Keefe, 70, died Jan. 10, 2003, at Providence Hospital from complications of lung cancer. A
Linda M. Fletcher, age 55, of Crooked Road, Butler, died Jan. 3, 2003, at the Laurels of Mount Vernon. She
Constance (Connie) Ruth Parker, 81, died peacefully Dec. 29 at Providence Extended Care in Anchorage. A long-time resident of
Stephen B. Gardner, age 46, of Palmer, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. A private family