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
Allen Edward Palmer, 64, died on Oct. 22 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Allen was born on
Karen Hudspeth, of Houston, passed away Aug. 13 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian burial will
Della M. Hill, 59, passed away at home with family around her on May 13 in Wasilla. A Mass of
Alaska resident Miriam Sumner, 60, past away May 5 at Alaska Regional Hospital of bleeding complications. A celebration of life
Katherine “Kay” Riddell Love, 95, was born in Portland, Ore., 1913, one of twin daughters of Clyde and Jesse Riddell.
Alaska author and artist Robert A. Durr died suddenly Feb. 10 of congestive heart failure at his home in Talkeetna.
Christopher “Chris” Alan Henderson, 37, of Wasilla, and a former resident of St. Paul and North Branch, Minn., passed away
Tim Lee Johnston, 55, died Nov. 6, 2008 at his home in Palmer. A gathering of family and friends will
Billie L. Whitfield, 78, died Sept. 24, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center due to natural causes. A memorial
Funeral services for Susan L. Rath will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at the Wasilla Chapel
Karen Rosene passed away on April 19, 2008 after living 56 fruitful years. Her physical body was cremated shortly afterwards.
Wasilla resident Stanley T. Zajchowski, 92, died June 26, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A funeral