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
On Feb. 7 pioneer, mother and author, Maxine Dorothy DeVilbiss, passed away in her Palmer home after a struggle with
Inez Maupin, 73, died Aug. 26, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer of natural causes. Maupin was
Palmer resident Robert D. Bolinder, 54, died Jan. 31 at his home. A service will be held on Sunday at
Mark Alan Erickson, born Oct. 26, 1965, left us far too early to live with his Father in Heaven on
William Daniel Straight, 87, died Jan. 19 at his home inSutton. was born in Sundance, Wyo., Jan. 4, 1922. He
Darlene M. Miller, 54, died from burns in home fire on Jan. 6. Darlene was born Sept. 28, 1954, in
Former Alaska resident Roy Robert Reuter, 79, did Nov. 13 from complications of pneumonia at Valley West Health Care Center
Kathleen (Kay) Newbury, 87, passed away Jan. 17 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1921
Mrs. Barbara Bratzler Cripe, 75, died at her home in Palmer, Jan. 2. She was born April 25, 1933 in
Helen Maureen Joan Lum, 66, died Jan. 12 at Alaska Regional Hospital. At Helen’s request, in lieu of a
Dr. Myron L. McCumber, 81, died Jan. 14 of a heart attack at his home in Palmer. He was born
Robert L. McInelly, known to his friends and family as Bobby, died unexpectedly on Jan. 6. He was born Aug.