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, George W. Chapman, 82, died May 7 at Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home in Palmer. Mr. Chapman
Dollie Lucille Sawyer, 88, died May 2 at her Palmer home surrounded by her family. She was born in Canalou,
Katherine “Kay” Riddell Love, 95, was born in Portland, Ore., 1913, one of twin daughters of Clyde and Jesse Riddell.
Ray died on April 4 with his family at home at Big Lake after a nine-month battle with cancer.
Inez Marie Koeniger, 69, died of cancer, Feb. 26 peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. A Celebration of Life
Alaska pioneer and former Matanuska Colony Project worker Vivian Stoddard Laurie, 93, died Feb. 14 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
Former Palmer resident Phillip Lazenby, 85, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 28 in Bellevue, Wash. Mr. Lazenby
On Feb. 7 pioneer, mother and author, Maxine Dorothy DeVilbiss, passed away in her Palmer home after a struggle with
William Burton Fox, 75, of Hamilton, Mont., passed away Dec. 14 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He
Former Anchorage resident William “Bill” Hibbs Currin, 88, died Dec. 5 at his assisted living residence in Palmer. Bill was
Wasilla resident Geneva B. Trafton, 87, died Dec. 1 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A memorial service
Long-time Alaska resident, Geneva Maxine Helmers, 88, succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease, Nov. 20 at the Palmer Veteran’s