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 Margaret "Peggy" Nelson, 96, died Sept. 4, 2004, at the Palmer Pioneers Home. At her request,
Palmer resident Darris Leo Mason, 67, died Aug. 30, 2004, at Providence Extended Care, after a long illness. Following Mr.
North Pole resident Christopher James Robinson, 21, died Aug. 27, 2004, at his home. Mr. Robinson was born Feb. 23,
Rosa Mae Gruber, 85, died at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Palmer on Aug. 27, 2004. A memorial service was
Robert James Guest, 56, of Palmer, died July 16, 2004, of a brain hemorrhage at the Alaska Native Medical Center.
Wasilla resident Donna Pollard, 62, died of natural causes Aug. 30, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. A
Doris Dee (Dee Dee) Hartman Leonard, 54, died Aug. 28, 2004, in Palmer. A graveside service was scheduled to be
Wasilla resident Edward "Eddie" James Cathey died Aug. 19, 2004, at home. Services were held at 10:30
Michael Aubrey Tebo, 40, of Wasilla, died Aug. 25, 2004 at his home, of a sudden cardiac arrest. Graveside services
Former longtime Palmer resident Truman H. Goodwin, 77, died Aug. 13, 2004, in Merced, Calif. Mr. Goodwin was born April
Jack Matson VanHyning, 82, died Aug. 31, 2004 at Providence Alaska Medical Center, of a stroke. Services will be held
Longtime Alaska resident Mary Lou Briggs, 69, died Aug. 13, 2004, at her home in Fort Mohave, Ariz. Mrs. Briggs