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
Longtime Alaska resident Jocelyn Rose Hohn died from leukemia Nov. 8, 2007, in her home surrounded by family. She was
Palmer resident Claude Rema “Corky” Lason, 64, died Nov. 8, 2007, of natural causes at Providence Alaska Medical Center in
Palmer resident Lee R. Saunders, 77, died of cancer at home surrounded by his family on Nov. 11, 2007. A
Aileen Fieland, 47, died of cancer Nov. 10, 2007, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. A memorial service will begin at
Jack Ludwig Stahancyk, 62, died Nov. 8, 2007, at home in Palmer from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. A
Johnnie Sue (Grooms) Looney, 71, died Nov. 11, 2007, from heart failure at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.
Virginia Lee “Ginny” Humes, 78, died Nov. 6, 2007, of emphysema at Mary Conrad Center in Anchorage. A memorial service
Edmond E. “Ed” Roy, 78, died Oct. 20, 2007, of natural causes at Golden Pond Assisted Home Living in Big
Palmer resident Lowell Charles Simpson, 83, passed away Oct. 30, 2007, at home with his family by his side. Simpson
Cindy Marie Cunningham, 40, died Nov. 3, 2007, at her Wasilla home due to natural causes. A memorial service will
Raymond E. Purcell, 65, passed away Sept. 9, 2007, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, after a short battle with cancer.
Robert Allen Smith, 74, of Wasilla died on Oct. 30, 2007, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. Born