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
Wasilla resident Deborah Lynn Engle, 56, died April 28, 2012. A viewing is 2 to 4 p.m., May 7
Stephen P. McDannel, 66, died April 19, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He was born Jan.
Talkeetna’s oldest resident Bette Sinclair Grula, 90, died in her home on April 15, 2012. Bette, affectionately known as
Alaskan Joseph F. Waterer, 56, died April 23, 2012, at Alaska Regional Hospital. Services are at 1 p.m., May
Christopher “Chris” Lee Friedel, 26, died April 22, 2012, in Wasilla. He was born Aug. 14, 1985, in Hawaii. A
John W. Horton, 75, died April 15, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He was born Feb.
Gloria M. Smith (Benbow) Brurud, 80, died April 10, 2012, in Corydon, Ind. She was born June 23, 1931, in
Former Alaska and Mat-Su Valley resident Ruth Mae (McClure) Rupp, 94, of Decatur, Ind., died April 20, 2012. She
Francis Wayne Kozak, 47, of Palmer died at home peacefully April 19, 2012, with his family by his side. Francis
Robert H. Dunlevy, 29, died April 10, 2012, at his home in Ashkelon, Israel. He was born March 7, 1983,
Longtime Wasilla resident Joel Steven Crabb Jr., 35, died unexpectedly April 18, 2012 at his home. Private family services will
Carl Gatto, 74, died in a Washington state hospital April 10, 2012, after a 10-year battle with cancer. A