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
Joshua Allen Karsten, 20, died Nov. 4 in Cortez, Colo., due to a motorcycle accident. Josh was born Feb. 28,
Mary Combs died peacefully in her sleep early in the morning, Nov. 15 with her family by her side. She
Tim Lee Johnston, 55, died Nov. 6, 2008 at his home in Palmer. A gathering of family and friends will
Lifelong Alaskan Robert Dean Hartley died Nov. 3, 2008 surrounded by his family at his home on Finger Lake. He
Vadney Carl Bledsoe, 67, died Oct. 7, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A memorial service is
Palmer resident Elena Wahlen, 68, died July 26, 2008, at Elvie’s Home Care in Wasilla. A memorial service was
A celebration of life for Elouise Mary (Davis) Smith, who passed away Dec. 19, 2007, will be held at 2
Donald L. Cox, 58, died Aug. 22, 2008 at his Palmer home. He was born Sept. 21, 1949 in California
Virginia Mae LaRose Maleski passed onto eternal life, while surrounded by family members and loved ones, in Wrangell on June
Andrew Scott “Drew” Ace died June 27, 2008 as the result of an accident at his Big Lake home. Services
Palmer resident Charles Arthur Edmonds, 83, died of natural causes at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage on June 22,
Miles Grant France, 86, died at his home in Palmer on June 9, 2008. His funeral is 2 p.m.