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 Chester Green Anderson, 63, died peacefully Sept. 14, 2004, from prostate cancer, at his home on Cottonwood Lake.
Palmer resident Vida Marie Mullin, 97, died at Valley Hospital in Palmer on Sept. 15, 2004. Ms. Mullin was born
Wasilla resident Carol Lynn Eckels, 60, died Sept. 3, 2004, of natural causes, at Ruthie's Assisted Living Home
Lila Kathleen Lambert, 38, of Wasilla, died of cancer Sept. 11, 2004, at Valley Hospital in Palmer. A memorial service
Wasilla resident Denise Vines McGee died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, in Kenai. She was 45. A memorial service will be
Helena Elizabeth Myers, 79, died Sept. 8, 2004, at her home in Palmer, of natural causes. An open house will
Wasilla resident Billie G. Bowersox, 74, died Aug. 18, 2004. A memorial service was held Friday, Sept. 10, in the
William Burton Foster, 71, of Palmer, died at his home from a long battle with cancer, on Sept. 6, 2004.
Robert Aaron Mahar, 69, a 32-year Alaska resident, died Sept. 5, 2004, of heart failure, at Valley Hospital in
Anchorage resident James Frey Jr., 59, died Aug. 21, 2004, in the Chickaloon area. Celebrations of life will be held
Rosa Mae Gruber, 85, died at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Palmer on Aug. 27, 2004. A memorial service was
Palmer resident Brunilda "Myrna" De La Cruz, 62, died of cancer on Sept. 5, 2004, at Providence Alaska