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
Olen Edward Smith, 79, died Aug. 14, 2011, with his loving family at his side in Wasilla. Memorial services in
Emery George Jadack, 83, died peacefully Aug. 14, 2011, at his home surrounded by family after a short battle with
Wasilla resident James “Jimmy-Jack” August Della Silva, 22, died Aug. 11, 2011, at Saint Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage.
Alan Wayne Groller, 56, died Aug. 10, 2011, at his home in Wasilla. Memorial services in honor of Alan are
Gary Gene Gregory, 62, died peacefully in Hospice care in Belton, S.C., Aug. 11, 2011. Gary was born April
Helen (Hopp) Jadack, 85, died peacefully at her home Aug. 12, 2011, surrounded by family, after a short battle with
Wasilla resident Lennea V. Lindon, 91, died Aug. 5, 2011, at her home. A celebration of life gathering in honor
Robert “Bob” Thomas of Wasilla, 64, son-in-law of the late Colonists Bill and Viola Lentz, whose farm is
Edward John “E.J.” Fanning, 66, died Aug. 1, 2011, at his home in Wasilla. A remembrance get-together for
Wasilla resident James Reuter, 91, died at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Aug. 8, 2011, with friends and family at
Kenneth William Nichols, 68, died July 26, 2011, surrounded by his family at his home in Palmer after a courageous
Robert “Bob” Thomas of Wasilla, 64, son-in-law of the late Colonists Bill and Viola Lentz, whose farm is