Wayne Edwin Lacher

Matanuska Valley resident Wayne Edwin Lacher, 66, died Nov. 13, 2010, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer.

At his request, there will be no services. His daughters will follow his wishes and scatter his ashes over his parents’ graves in the spring. A wake will be planned for December at a place and time not yet determined.

Wayne was born Dec. 15, 1943, at the original Anchorage Hospital to Edwin “Bud” and Mary (Chausse) Lacher. He attended school in Palmer and spent a short time in the U.S. Army. Wayne was an auto mechanic by trade and was very proud of his abilities in his field of work. Wayne was blinded in an automobile accident in 1994. He lived with his daughter, Samantha, for several years following his accident and was residing at an assisted living home in Wasilla prior to his passing.

Wayne liked a good joke, fishing and his favorite song was ”The Rodeo Song” by David Allan Coe.

Survivors include his daughter, Neaomie (Jeff) Mielke and her children Brittany and Chancy; daughter, Tammy (Dwayne) Ruth and her daughter, Jordan (Elry) Monroe and her children, Aubrie and Aiden; stepson, Ricky (Jennifer) Harrison; daughter, Renae Harrison and her children, Joshua, Jarek, Andrew, Chance, Denali and Shanae; daughter, Christina (Clay) Lacher; daughter, Samantha (Steve) Lacher-Ange and her daughter, Adaline; brother, Robert (Barbara) Lacher; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Keith Lacher, and grandson, Gage Duclos.

Arrangements are with Legacy Funeral Homes and Cremation Services — Kehl’s Palmer Chapel.