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 Mr. Richard Victor Pastro, 79, died at his home of cancer Oct. 13, 2003. A visitation will take
Palmer resident Wesley Wade Whitstine, 19, died Oct. 8, 2003, in Big Lake. A viewing and visitation will be held
Priscilla Bacon died on Oct. 4, 2003. She was born Dec. 10, 1923, in Wisconsin. She was the daughter of
Wasilla resident Irene Claire Cornell "Nana," 61, died Sept. 4, 2003, at Providence Alaska Medical Center, from heart
Palmer resident Marion Glenn Conaway, 82, died of congestive heart failure Sept. 9, 2003, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
Alaska resident David Zaborac, 47, died in a Jet Ski accident Aug. 22, 2003, in Chamberlain, S.D., at Lake
Palmer lost one of its few remaining Colonists when Robert W. "Bob" Pippel died Aug. 17, 2003, in
Wasilla resident Mrs. Kathryn Ruth Gibson, 79, died of natural causes July 24, 2003, at North Star Assisted Living Home
Rose Eda Seller Palmquist, 97, died on June 11, 2003, from pneumonia, at the Palmer Pioneer Home. She was born
Wasilla resident Kevin Jacob Godwin, 28, died June 9, 2003, as a result of a motorcycle accident. A funeral service
Wasilla resident and lifelong Alaskan, Robert Leroy Buzby, 91, died May 24, 2003, at Valley Hospital in Palmer, of congestive
Palmer resident Virgil V. Reed, 70, died May 6, 2003, at his home. A private family service will be held.