Mrs. Zastrow was born on Oct. 27, 1954, and raised in Anchorage. She lived in Homer for 20 years and Brookings, Ore., for a total of 12 years of her life. She spent the rest of her life in Wasilla. Mrs. Zastrow was a very faithful Jehovah’s Witness, she was baptized in the spring of 1972. She was a volunteer Bible student and a door-to-door minister.
Some hobbies she enjoyed included singing and playing the guitar, but her biggest hobby was her kids and being with her family to see them smile.
Her family stated, “Our mom had many special qualities. Her main focus was her family and the truth of the Bible. Most of her activities somehow included the success of her children. She loved to show off her kids and their talents. She was a doting grandmother and was known as ‘project gramma.’ She was a very good organizer. She enjoyed putting together talent shows and organizing special occasions. Her most valued and precious quality was her ability to teach. This included her knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and the way she could teach the truth and the comfort the Bible brings. One of her favorite scriptures was Jeremiah 29:11, ‘For I myself well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘thoughts of peace and not of calamity, to give you a future and a hope.’ Mom was a firm believer in the resurrection hope. During her last days with us, when she would wake up from a deep sleep, she would tell us that before she opened her eyes she would listen to whether she was waking up to the paradise earth or not, based on Psalms 37:29 and John 5:28, 29. This reiterated how firm Mom’s belief in the paradise earth and resurrection hope was and also her understanding that between now and her time of resurrection she would simply be asleep in Jehovah’s memory and we know that there is not a safer place that our mom could be. We love you, Mom.”
Mrs. Zastrow is survived by her husband Jim Zastrow of Wasilla (they were married on May 5, 1973); children Tony and Luisa Zastrow of Wasilla, Jakki and Brady Millo of Castle Rock, Wash., Melanie and Brock West of Anchorage, and Dustin Zastrow of Wasilla; mother, Kathy Allred of Anchorage; sister Betty Metcalf of Anchorage; sister Sharon Malnarick of Anchorage; brother Richard Allred of Wasilla; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Vincent Gale Allred.
Condolences can be mailed to 1330 W. Gale Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654.
Arrangements were with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory in Wasilla.
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