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 Ivan Thor Jensen, 69, died unexpectedly on June 16, 2012, at his home. Ivan was born Jan. 3,
Jeremiah Douglas Ray, 32, died June 20, 2012, at home in Palmer. A celebration of life is at 7 p.
Longtime Alaskan Joseph Arthur Philbin, 59, died in his sleep May 4, 2012, at the Golden Agers Assisted Living Home.
Esther Lois Bowen Sparks, 82, died peacefully at her home in Eagle River on June 18, 2012, from complications of
Anchorage resident Brice Richard Montgomery, 32, died at his home due to congestive heart failure on June 20, 2012. A
John Frederick Demming, 56, died June 12, 2012, at his Wasilla home. John was born in Palmer on July 14,
Michael Joshua Gonzalez-Flecha, 24, died June 8, 2012, in Anchorage. He was born June 7, 1988, in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Palmer resident Bernice Kuoppala Boyle, 86, died June 16, 2012, at Horizon House in Anchorage. She moved to Alaska in
Michael N. “Mickey” Leek, 71, died May 13, 2012, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born in Palmer on Nov.
Michael Joshua Gonzalez-Flecha, 24, died June 8, 2012, in Anchorage. He was born June 7, 1988, in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Sonny F. Hayes, 31, died May 28, 2012, at home in Sunshine. Sonny was born April 5, 1981, in Anchorage
U.S. Army CWO3 Shan J. Satterfield, 32, died Dec. 12, 2011, as the result of a helicopter accident in