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By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Longtime Matanuska Valley resident Jesse Roy Lee, 79, died Dec. 12, 2011, at Providence Extended Care Center in Anchorage. A
Wasilla resident Ronald William “Ron” Hardy, 55, died Nov. 25, 2011. He was born June 22, 1956, in San Manuel,
Wasilla resident Ian S. Robertson, 65, died Dec. 14, 2011, with his loving wife, daughter and grandson at his side
Cynthia Jo “Pete” Wolf, 50, died Dec. 11, 2011, from heart failure. She was born Feb. 24, 1961, at Holy
Longtime Valley resident Melvin Wick, 76, died Dec. 11, 2011, at Providence Medical Center due to complications of prostate cancer.
Wasilla resident Ronald William “Ron” Hardy, 55, died Nov. 25, 2011. He was born June 22, 1956, in San Manuel,
Robert Max Parker, 86, died Nov. 30, 2011, at his home in Wasilla surrounded by his family. He was born
Jack Thor West, 63, died of a heart attack Nov. 23, 2011, at his mother’s home in Palmer. Jack
Kathleen Ann Rogge, 56, died Dec. 5, 2011, at her home in Palmer after her battle with cancer. She was
Roger A. Harapat, 69, died Dec. 3, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He was born Sept.
Edward “Tony” Waffen, 73, died Dec. 4, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He was born March
Melvin Barry, 89, died at home in Anchorage on Nov. 24, 2011. He was born April 25, 1922, in Oconto,