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
Della M. Hill, 59, passed away at home with family around her on May 13 in Wasilla. A Mass of
Randall “Randy” William Hamann, 62, died Feb. 18 at home in Palmer of colon cancer. Randy was born Dec. 15,
Jo Ellen Wade Whaley, 57, died Oct. 11, 2008 at her home in Wasilla. Whaley was born in Madera, Calif.
Donna Marlene (Mort) Ratzlaff was born Sept. 14, 1936, in Manitou Springs, Colo., the daughter of the Rev. Gilbert and
Alicia Lee Crane, 37, died Sept. 1, 2008, en route to Anchorage from Palmer. Crane was born March 24, 1971
Wasilla resident Edna Margaret Johnson, 84, died Sept. 3, 2008 of natural causes at her residence. A memorial service will
Meadow Lakes resident Maxine Mae Thompson, 76, passed away Aug. 30, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. No service
Karen Rosene passed away on April 19, 2008 after living 56 fruitful years. Her physical body was cremated shortly afterwards.
Phyllis Jeanette Knutson, daughter of Victor H. Gearey and Ethel Sjostrom, was born September 9, 1930 at Pine River, Minn.
Donna Louise Ashton of Wasilla was reunited with her Lord on June 26, 2008. Born in Sandpoint, Idaho, on June
Bob Carnahan, a husband, father, uncle, grandfather, educator, pilot, businessman and Christian leader, died March 21, 2008. He was born
Anchorage resident Delbert Allen Brock, 69, died at Alaska Native Medical Center March 23, 2008, from natural causes. Visitation was