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
Valley resident, Ramona Mae Sloan, 77, died Dec. 25 at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Private family
Frank Toomey died Dec. 4 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Frank was born July 17, 1918 in Vancouver, Wash., to
Bruce Edwin Braden, 54, passed away Dec. 21 at his home in due to a house fire. There will be
Wasilla and former Fairbanks resident Henry “Hank” Parker, 83, died peacefully Dec. 22 in Wasilla. A memorial gathering is planned
Robert George Mann, 67, died Dec. 18 at home in Wasilla of lung cancer. A service will be held Wednesday
Wasilla resident, Ms. Shawn Dwyer DeGraffenreid, 58, died Dec. 16 at the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. A celebration
Greg J. Hagen, 62, of Palmer, died Dec. 17 after a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Palmer.
James Lee Gohr, 46, died Dec. 12 at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Services will be held today at
Palmer resident Mr. Gregory James Hagen, 62, died Dec. 17 at his home in Palmer. Memorial service will be held
Walter Charles Bowen, 88, a native son of Canton, Ohio for 38 years and WWII Navy veteran went home to
John C. Cordova, 62 of Palmer, passed away Dec. 7 at home. A memorial Mass is scheduled for 2 p.
Long-time Anchorage resident Delores “Dee” Heim, 88, died Dec. 9 of pneumonia at Mat-Su Regional Hospital in Palmer.