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
Audrey Mae Roberts, 70, died Dec. 23, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer after a three-year
Catherine Mary Cizek, 89, died peacefully in her sleep Dec. 27, 2012, in Anchorage at the home of her daughter
John L. (Jack) Stephl, 84, died Dec. 16 in Wasilla. He was born May 26, 1928 in Wauwatosa, Wisc., the
Wilson (Willie) Mattheyer Byrd, 29, died Dec. 23, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.
Wasilla resident Nancy Jane Hill, 70, died at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center on Dec. 25, 2012. A public visitation
David Carroll Allen, 73, died Dec. 19, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A memorial service was
Joseph Daniel Hebert, 33, died Dec. 13, 2012, after 148 days in the cardiac intensive care unit at Sacred Heart
An Alaska resident for 50 years, John Marvin Webster, 82, died Dec. 13, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Corinne C. “Connie” Nelson, 83, died Dec. 19, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Anthony J. Dampier, 77, died Dec. 6, 2012, at his residence in Wasilla. A “Wind in the Willows”-inspired celebration
Virginia Mae “Aunt Jenny” “Gigi” Cullers, 75, died Dec. 16, 2012, at the Wasilla home of her granddaughter, Wanda Haisley,
Longtime Alaska artist Otis “Scott” McDaniel, 86, died Dec. 17, 2012, at Alaska Native Medical Center surrounded by family and