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
Mary Lou Gerhardt, 78, died Sept. 3, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. The family will hold
Howard Earl “Rex” Webb — affectionately known to many as “Grandpa” — died Sept. 1, 2012, at the Mat-Su Regional Medical
Cody Lee Parry, 26, died Sept. 1, 2012, near Cantwell. Memorial services are at 1 p.m., Sept. 8, at
Valdez resident Darrel Lee Nease, 74, died Feb. 14, 2012, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Graveside services with
Errol Dean Hamann, 72, died Aug. 3, 2012, at his home in Palmer. He was born Aug. 6, 1939, in
Marvlyn Mae Burleson, 78, of Cottonwood Shores, Texas, died Sept. 3, 2012, at the Sage Brook Nursing Home in Cedar
Wasilla resident George James Jenkins Jr., 64, died Sept. 4, 2012, from acute myelomonocytic leukemia at Mat-Su Regional Medical
Arthur L. “Lee” McDougall, 81, died Aug. 28, 2012, at home surrounded by his family. A celebration of life was
Longtime Alaska resident Ella Blade, 71, died after battling with many health issues. Ella was born in Sacramento, Calif., and
Linda Ann Lenoir, 62, died Aug. 19, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Linda was born April
Roy Lee Breckenridge, 71, died Aug. 22, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. His family will spread his ashes
William Mootz, 17, died Aug. 22, 2012. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., on June 12, 1995. He was an