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Sparks, John DeWitt 73, passed away on November 2, 2010. John was born in Culver City, California and grew up in Gardena, California. He was active in DeMolay Intl, later becoming Executive Officer of DeMolay in Arizona. John was very active in the Masonic fraternity, member of Gardena Masonic Lodge and Past Master of Acacia Lodge in Avondale. He was...
Shafeek Farag, 95, of Sun City, Arizona passed away on November 6, 2010 in Lincoln, Nebraksa. Mr. Farag was born in Cairo, Egypt and was a college Professor. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Wadia; daughters Hudo McClelland and her husband Jim and Wafiya (Fifi) Foote and her husband Charles; 2 brothers, 3 sisters, 5 grandchildren and...
Paul H. Howell, 98, of Sun City, AZ passed away November 9, 2010. Mr. Howell was born in Pebble County, Ohio and was a farmer and machinist. He moved to Arizona in 1967. He was an active volunteer at Boswell Hospital for many years and the South Golf Course in Sun City. He was preceded by wife Frances in 1952...
Jordan, William “Bill”, 73, of Glendale, AZ, passed away on Oct. 27, 2010. Beloved husband and father, he is survived by his wife, Marie, sons, Albert and Michael, step-daughters, Sandra, Kathy, and Becky, and six grandchildren. A gathering for family and friends will be held on Nov. 14, 2010, at 1:00p.m. Please call 623-208-2695 for location information.
Lynnette Jorgenson was born in Forest Lake, Minnesota on February 26, 1955. The family moved to Chula Vista, California when she was one year old. Lynnette attended Rosebank Elementary school and Hilltop Jr. and High Schools. As a girl, she was active in Girl Scouts and developed an early passion for baking and sewing. Later in her life she adopted...
James "Jim" Colleran, Peoria, AZ, passed away on August 30, 2010 after a lengthy battle with COPD. He was in his 80th year. Jim was raised in Sioux Falls, SD. He spent his early adult years in Oregon and met and married the love of his life- Dorothy "Dottie" Wenda, who passed away on October 12, 2010. In 1958, they...
Joseph C. Chell, 88, of Sun City, AZ passed away October 28, 2010. Joseph was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II and retired to Arizona in 1992 from Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Jean Joy Chell; children Deborah Csukardi (Zoltan), Michael Chell and Mary Chell. 6 grandchildren also survive. Graveside...
Roger M. Nadeau, 83, of Sun City, AZ passed away October 26, 2010. Mr. Nadeau grew up and attended school in Lewiston, Maine and he served as a Seebee in the US Navy during WWII. Mr. Nadeau was a civil service employee for many years, working in the U.S. and many foreign countries. He was preceded in death by his...
Williamson, James Robert 85, passed away Oct. 21, 2010. Born in Paris, Arkansas, he was a 59 year Arizona resident. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Fay Williamson in 2005. Survivors include daughters Beverly Trice, Joyce Leonardi and Starre V. Muir; sons Robert, David, Tim and Dennis Williamson; 20 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and 3 great great...
McCutcheon, James R. 73, of Peoria, AZ and Palatine, IL passed away on October 20, 2010. He was raised in Marion, IL. Jim graduated from Marion High School in 1954 and received a BS degree from Southern Illinois University. Jim and Ardis were married 50 years ago. Jim started his career with 7 years as a pilot in the U.S....
Cassie Ziemba, 89, widow of Leonard; survived by daughter Sue DeCorte, son-in-law Tom, and numerous friends and neighbors in Sun City. Visitation will be 2-4 P.M., with scripture service at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010...
Jimmy Lee Patterson, 59, of Sun City, AZ passed away Oct. 16, 2010. He was born in Lexington, Mississippi. A US Army veteran and retiree, he moved to Sun City from Thousand Islands, New York in January 2000 and was a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife Mary; daughter Tammy Fox of Gilbert, AZ; son...
Alberta Elaine Lipscomb-Goerke October 2, 1936 - October 1, 2010 In loving memory of Alberta Elaine Lipscomb-Goerke. May she rest in peace. She wants to be known as Elaine. She leaves behind her only loving daughter Lisa Elaine Goerke-Dowe and her only grandaughter Janine Diane Rohena. We ask the universe that she is in a place of peace and to...
George Doane, 83, a WWII Veteran, of Glendale, AZ, passed away October 6, 2010. George was a member of the El Zaribah Shrine as well as the American Legion Post #29. He is survived by his wife, Lillian, three sons; Charles, David(Ruth) and Randy(Debbie) as well as five grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Visitation Monday, October 11, 2010 from 5:00...
Robert Nagel Cole, 91 years of age, from Peoria, AZ, graduated to Glory on 9/30/2010. Robert was born Sept. 21, 1919 in Blair, NE. He is a WWII veteran. He and his wife, Zella, lived in Indianapolis, IN from 1946-1967. They moved to AZ in 1967 and founded Cole Industrial Equipment Corp. where he remained CEO until his retirement in...
Olga Marie Walker, 95, of Sun City, AZ passed away September 27, 2010. Mrs. Walker was born in Rochester, NY and was a Registered Nurse. After retiring to Sun City in 1974, she was an avid gardener, enjoyed travel and reading and was a Banner Boswell volunteer and recipient of the Banner Boswell Volunteer Service Award for 19,000 hours of...
Lynn Keith Morgan entered into heaven on September 20, 2010 at the age of 57. Lynn was born November 30, 1952 in Stockton, CA. He leaves behind the love of his life Barbara, his wife of 40 years, and his three children Tammy Lynn, Misty Dawn (Brad) and Lynn Keith Jr (Diane), 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is...
Robert Edison Craft, 90, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2010 in Sun City, Arizona where he has resided for the past 25 years. Robert will be buried next to his parents, Uriah Higinbotham Craft and Harriet Crossland Craft at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, October 9th at 11:00 a.m. A graveside service will be held. Robert is survived by his nephew,...
Richard (Dick) Fisher, 74, passed away peacefully September 20, 2010. Rich was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Arizona in 1961. He worked for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for 28 years, retiring as a Captain in 1986 to run for Justice of the Peace in Buckeye, AZ. His great loves were his granddaughters and playing golf. He also...
Marguerite Still, 87, of Sun City passed away Sept. 20, 2010. Marguerite was born in Hanceville, Alabama. She graduated from Michael Reese School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois and worked as a Registered Nurse for 30 years. She moved to Arizona in 1980 and was a member of Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband Donald; sons Donald of...
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