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 Mavis M. McKenna died of natural causes Sept. 25, 2008 at St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage while
Alfred Adelbert Brattain was born July 28, 1915 on a cattle ranch near Tonasket, Wash., to Leslie Livingston Brattain and
Keira Marie Campbell-Gallant, just 3 weeks from birth, died Sept. 20, 2008 as a result of a vehicle accident
Willow resident Heber Raymond Parker died Sept. 26, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center following a stroke. He was
Jocelynn Renee Allison, 15 months, died Sept. 24, 2008 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage after a tragic accident in her
Due to heart failure, Nathan J. “Whitey” Oakes died in his sleep Sept. 23, 2008 at his Big Lake home.
Billie L. Whitfield, 78, died Sept. 24, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center due to natural causes. A memorial
Linda Lou Cottrell died at home Sept. 21, 2008 surrounded by family. She was born Nov. 19, 1944 in Burley,
Debra Lynn Schools-Pushruk, 52, died Sept. 20, 2008 at Providence Extended Care in Anchorage. Funeral Mass will be at
Donna Marlene (Mort) Ratzlaff was born Sept. 14, 1936, in Manitou Springs, Colo., the daughter of the Rev. Gilbert and
Clint Carper, 54, died Sept. 19, 2008 at his home in Palmer. The family invites those who knew him to
Former Wasilla resident Thomas Anthony Johnson, 52, died of a brain tumor Aug. 20 , 2008 at his home in New