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 Frank O. Hillier, 91, died Sept. 22, 2012, at Two Sisters Assisted Living Home in Palmer. The Rev.
Benny Owen Pulsipher, 55, died Sept. 18, 2012, at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Burial is at
Valdez resident Darrel Lee Nease, 74, died Feb. 14, 2012, at the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Graveside services
Nora “Lynn” McGhie, 50, died Sept. 13, 2012. A memorial service is at 4 p.m., Sept. 27 at Valley
David Joseph Donn, 63, died at his brother’s home on Sept. 7, 2012, after a long battle with lung
Virginia “Ginny” Mae Clark of Anchorage died in her sleep on Sept. 1, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer’
Wasilla resident Rita Alice Wright, 58, died Sept. 19, 2012, from natural causes at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in
Robert Glenn Woods, 89, died of natural causes Sept. 16, 2012, with his loving daughters by his side and under
Shari Lynn Spurgeon, 73, died Sept. 7, 2012, at her home in Wasilla following a battle with cancer. A potluck
Clarence L. “Lud” Larson Jr., 75, died Sept. 12, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A memorial
Palmer resident Leonard John Hoffman, 55, died Sept. 18, 2012, at St. Elias Specialty Hospital. Leo, as he was known
Faith Diane Phillips, 19 months old, died tragically Sept. 9, 2012, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. A private