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
Lifelong Alaskan Paul Vincent Lucier, 57, died Dec. 12, 2014, at his home in Willow. Paul was born Feb. 18,
Gerrit Dennis Hjellen was born Aug. 13, 1938, at Providence Alaska Regional Medical Center in Anchorage. Gary died at age
Longtime Wasilla resident Dean Ellis Backen, 65, also known to some as “Boss,” passed away at home Dec. 11, 2014,
Merle Kreiss, 78, passed away Dec. 9, 2014, while staying at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Merle and
Gerrit Dennis Hjellen was born Aug. 13, 1938, at Providence Alaska Medial Center in Anchorage. Gary died at age 76
Robert Churchill Ackles, 89, was born at home on May 27, 1925 in Birmingham, Michigan, to Patience and Stanley. After
Geraldine A. Goodman, 99, was born Aug. 13, 1915, in English Township, Iowa County, Iowa. She was the youngest daughter
Gloria Ann Eller, 78, passed away Dec. 5, 2014, at Providence Extended Care, Anchorage. A funeral service mass is at
Alaska resident Brian Joseph Sullivan, 48, passed away Dec. 8, 2014 in Barrow. Services will be held in Tacoma, Washington,
William F. (Frank) Dewey, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Wasilla on Nov. 29, 2014, in the presence
James Joel Carter was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Asheville, North Carolina. He died peacefully in his home Dec. 1,
Daniel A. Huff, 84, died of complications due to dementia Nov. 30, 2014. A generous man, Daniel had a warm