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 Leonard John Hoffman, 55, died Sept. 18, 2012, at St. Elias Specialty Hospital. Leo, as he was known
Former Alaska and Mat-Su Valley resident Ruth Mae (McClure) Rupp, 94, of Decatur, Ind., died April 20, 2012. She
Wasilla resident Sheila (née Calder) Fortuine, 78, died March 11, 2012. Born Aug. 11, 1933, in Montreal, Canada, she graduated
Wasilla pioneer Mary Evelyn Harvey, 89, died in her sleep following a heart attack Sept. 13, 2010, in Salem, Ore.
A visitation for Pavel Bugaychuk, 82, will be Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m., with a funeral at 7
Palmer resident Brian Lee DeVilbiss, 49, died Jan. 29 at St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage with his wife Jennifer
A Celebration of Life for Frank W. Peterson, 71, was held Saturday at Faith Bible Fellowship in Big Lake with
Diana Ann Shakoske, 60, died Oct. 26 at home in Wasilla after to a long battle with cancer. She was
PEDER HAROLD ESPESETH JR. Pete had fought colon cancer since it was discovered in October of 2003. He was treated
Donna Marlene (Mort) Ratzlaff was born Sept. 14, 1936, in Manitou Springs, Colo., the daughter of the Rev. Gilbert and
Phyllis Jeanette Knutson, daughter of Victor H. Gearey and Ethel Sjostrom, was born September 9, 1930 at Pine River, Minn.
Bob Carnahan, a husband, father, uncle, grandfather, educator, pilot, businessman and Christian leader, died March 21, 2008. He was born