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
Robert John “Griz” Smith, 69, died unexpectedly May 20, 2012, after stopping for a rest while out on his Harley-
Kathleen Louise Winterton, 76, died May 20, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. At Kathleen’s request,
George L. Coon, 79, died April 25, 2012, from kidney failure at his home in Meadow Lakes. A potluck celebration
Edwin Norman Skraback, 86, died May 24, 2012, attended by his daughter Gloria Digesuald at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Michael Jacobsen Morgan, 65, died at home in Palmer May 16, 2012, following a battle with cancer. A 4.6
Mildred Elizabeth Young, 92, died May 5, 2012, at her home in Wasilla. The family held a private celebration of
Dick J. Bowen, 80, died May 15, 2012. He was born Dec. 25, 1931, in Glendale Ariz., to Oscar and
Dorothy Mae Anderson Butch died May 16, 2012, at the Anchorage Pioneer Home. She was born in Shell Lake, Wisc.
Brett Aaron Etherton, 48, died May 7, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. A memorial service is at 1 p.m.
Christa Russell, 16, died May 16, 2012. The doctors did what they could for her, and then we waited. With
Longtime Valley resident Ellen Hundorf died May 5, 2012. A funeral mass is at 10 a.m., May 22 at
Randy William Thomason, 4 months, died May 14, 2012, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. A viewing is at