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
Esther Lois Bowen Sparks, 82, died peacefully at her home in Eagle River on June 18, 2012, from complications of
Longtime Alaska resident Helen B. Chadwick Beal, 89, died in her sleep May 21, 2012, six months before her 90th
Marley Reianna Tubbs Chatterton, 29, of Pocatello, Idaho, died May 31, 2012. Marley was born May 8, 1983, in Palmer
M. Blanche Mossburgh, 91, died May 10, 2012, at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, Kan. She was born Aug. 26,
John Robert Williams, 62, died of natural causes May 1, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He
Former Alaska and Mat-Su Valley resident Ruth Mae (McClure) Rupp, 94, of Decatur, Ind., died April 20, 2012. She
Daniela “Denny” Adams, 89, died April 4, 2012, at her home in Wasilla from cancer. She was born Oct. 22,
Soldotna resident Adrea Louise Hamrick, 31, died March 26, 2012, in Soldotna. Bishop Eric Massey will officiate at funeral services
Wasilla resident Sheila (née Calder) Fortuine, 78, died March 11, 2012. Born Aug. 11, 1933, in Montreal, Canada, she graduated
Anna M. Kelly, 81, died March 1, 2012, at Heidi’s Assisted Living Facility in Wasilla. She was born May
William Allen Wright, 41, died Feb. 25, 2012, while at church serving the Lord. Will was born April 9, 1970,
Elizabeth “Betty” Hobbs, 79, died Feb. 26, 2012. Betty was born on Oct. 13, 1932, in Los Angeles, Calif., to