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
Lifetime Valley resident John L. Otcheck passed away peacefully at home surrounded by friends and family on Dec. 19, 2014.
After a long battle with cancer, Gerald Michael Yates went to be with the Lord on Dec. 22, 2014, in
Elmer Howard Prater II, 45, passed away in Palmer Alaska at Mat Su Regional Medical Center on December 24, 2014.
Gloria Ruth Gardner, 75, passed away peacefully Nov. 6, 2014. She was born Oct. 19, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland, and
James Daniel Comfort, 82, passed away on Dec. 21 2014, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center with his wife Alice
Sharon Lang of Wasilla died Dec. 18, 2014. A memorial service is at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 30, at
Barbara A. Barney, 77, passed away Dec. 18, 2014, at her home in Palmer. A memorial service is at 1
Lifelong Valley resident Marie Snider Betts, 93, died Oct. 16, 2014. Marie was born in Anchorage, the fourth child of
Maxine Davis Bullington, 93, formally of Sterling, passed away peacefully with her family at her side and went home to
Gerrit Dennis Hjellen was born Aug. 13, 1938, at Providence Alaska Regional Medical Center in Anchorage. Gary died at age
Brian Joseph Sullivan, 48, died on Dec. 8, 2014, in Barrow. Born on Dec. 6, 1966, in Tacoma, Washington, Brian
Palmer resident Lois Elaine Schoppe, 80, died Dec. 8, 2014 at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Lois