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
Palmer resident Charles Arthur Edmonds, 83, died of natural causes at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage on June 22,
Donnavon Shane Shanigan, 32, died June 22, 2008, at the Mat-Su Resort in Wasilla. A celebration of his life
Wasilla resident Melvin Ray Jones, 65, died at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital on June 18, 2008, with his longtime friend and
James Joseph “Jimmie Joe” Woods left this world June 22, 2008. His family was blessed to be by his side.
Gordon Randolph Shanigan, 53, died June 21, 2008, at home in Wasilla. A celebration of his life will begin at
Palmer resident John David Jarvis, 80, died at the Elmendorf Hospital on June 24, 2008. A service will be held
Alaska Native elder Pete Bobby (Fitka), 95, passed away early in the morning June 24, 2008. Bobby and family were
Homer and former Big Lake resident Linda Lee Nicholson, 53, died June 14, 2008 at her home in Homer. A
A man taken away too soon but not forgotten, Wasilla area resident Carl Wilbur Everett, 66, was taken into the
Wasilla resident Bruce H. Byrum, 59, died June 15, 2008 of cancer at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.
Alida Mae Ralston, 88, passed away June 12, 2008 at St. Elias Hospital in Anchorage. At her request, no services
Betty Jean Pena, 69, entered the gates of heaven late Sunday, June 15, 2008, passing by natural causes in her