Obituaries

Russell Strohacker, Jr.

Russell Strohacker, Jr.

Jul 13, 2010

Russell C. Strohacker, Jr., 83, of Sun City passed away July 10, 2010. Born in Coshocton, Ohio he was a US Army veteran and moved to Arizona in 1978. Survivors include his wife Verna; children Kathy, Nancy, Debbie, James and Steve; step children Sherry, John and James; brother Paul; sister Dorothy; 18 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Visitation 5-8 p.m....

Loren Dixon, Jr.

Loren Dixon, Jr.

Jul 12, 2010

Loren C. Dixon, Jr., 82, of Sun City passed away July 11, 2010. Loren was born in Mt. Carmel, IL. He served in the US Navy retiring as Master Chief. He was a resident of Sun City for 24 years from Indiana. Survivors include his wife Nancy of Sun City; children Dan Dixon, Dennis Dixon, Donald Dixon, Debra Farley and...

Dolores Ibe

Dolores Ibe

Jul 9, 2010

Dolores A. Ibe, 85, of Sun City West, passed away July 7, 2010. She was born May 21, 1925 in Sheboygan, WI. A Phoenix resident for 59 years, she retired from Shamrock Foods in 1987 after 21 years of service. She is survived by daughter Roxann (Dick) Phillips, and son Greg Ibe: grandchildren Crystal , Angela , Jennifer and Adam...

Kenneth Cyphers

Kenneth Cyphers

Jul 7, 2010

Kenneth J. Cyphers, 64, of Peoria passed away July 5, 2010. Mr. Cyphers was born in Niagara Falls, NY. He was a Vietnam veteran, a member of the American Legion Post #62 and worked for Baptist Village in Peoria for 5 years. Survivors include his wife Peggy; sons Randy and Kenny; brother Matthew; sisters Bonnie Bouch, Linda Pai, Becky Clark,...

Matthew Leshinski

Matthew Leshinski

Jul 7, 2010

Matthew L. Leshinski, 81, of Sun City, AZ passed away July 4, 2010. Mr. Leshinski was born in Kingston, PA and served his country in the US Marine Corps during WW II and Korea. He retired to Sun City in 1990 from Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mary of Sun City and nephew Paul Leshinski of Larksville,...

B. Hicks

B. Hicks

Jul 6, 2010

B. Clark Hicks, 89, of Sun City passed away July 2, 2010. Born in Nez Perce, Idaho, Mr. Hicks served in the US Army during WWII. He moved to Arizona in 1958 from Idaho and worked as a hospital Pharmacist. Survivors include his wife Gloria of Sun City West, daughter Pamela Wagner of Sun City, sister Martha Palmer of Georgia;...

Juanita Harper-Purviance

Juanita Harper-Purviance

Jul 6, 2010

Harper-Purviance, Juanita, 89, of Sun City, Arizona passed away July 3, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold. She leaves behind sons Harold (Rosa) and Terry. Grandchildren Deborah (Tony), Roark, Justin and Jason. Beloved sister Jean, and nephew Douglas (Melissa) as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. The family will be forever grateful...

Mark Van-Y

Mark Van-Y

Jun 29, 2010

Mark Alonzo Van-Y, 57, of Peoria, AZ passed away June 25, 2010. Mark was born in Midland, Michigan and served 8 years in the US Navy. He moved to Arizona and was employed as a nuclear power plant electrician with APS since 1984. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Anne; children Mark A. Van-Y II (Karina), Aric Van-Y (Cathy),...

Elizabeth Barbieri

Elizabeth Barbieri

Jun 28, 2010

Elizabeth T. Barbieri, 86, of Peoria, AZ passed away June 26, 2010. Born March 28, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA, a retired secretary, she moved to Arizona in 1971 and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Peoria. She was preceded in death by her husband Domenic Barbieri in 1990. Survivors include her brothers, Vincent (Mary), Frank, and...

Norman Dixon

Norman Dixon

Jun 28, 2010

Norman “Norm” A. Dixon Norm Dixon, age 78, of Peoria, AZ was called home to the Lord on June 25, 2010. Born in Muskegon, MI, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Korean War, where he received a battle wound. Awarded a Purple Heart, he was discharged and returned home. He enjoyed a long career as...

Doris Kiser

Doris Kiser

Jun 23, 2010

Doris Reay Kiser, 70, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away June 17, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. She and her husband Karl, were blessed with 32 years of marriage. Doris is survived by her husband Karl E. Kiser, her daughters Karen Weiss and Alice Stracener, along with three sisters, and four grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, June...

Mary Hayman

Mary Hayman

Jun 23, 2010

Mary Josephine Hayman, 100, of Phoenix, AZ passed away June 18, 2010 in Peoria, AZ. Private family services are to be held.

Eleanor Dougherty

Eleanor Dougherty

Jun 23, 2010

Eleanor Bernadette Dougherty, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away on June 21, 2010. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt – she touched the lives of many in her 100 years. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 1909, to Anna and James Crenny. The second oldest of 13, she was known as “Sis” to her siblings. She...

Christine Crabtree

Christine Crabtree

Jun 23, 2010

Christine Annette Crabtree, 29, of Phoenix, Arizona, went home to be with Jesus on June 16, 2010. Christine was born May 28, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is survived by her Parents Lonnie and Rhonda Crabtree, Brother Charlie Crabtree, Maternal Grandmother Sheryl Ziegler, and many loving family members. Christine actively participated in Alpha Group – Maureen’s Place. Services will be...

Judith Stewart

Judith Stewart

Jun 23, 2010

Judith Lee (Smith) Stewart, 71, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away peacefully at her home on June 20, 2010. She was a medical secretary for the Mayo Clinic, and an avid quilter. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Judith was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Marguerite Smith, her brothers, Bob and Jack, and her sisters, Marvene and Annamae. She...

Lois Bartley

Lois Bartley

Jun 16, 2010

LOIS MARIE BARTLEY Prayers, Blessings, and Greetings to all. It is with both sorrow and great joy that we wish to let you know that the Lord has called his beloved child, Lois Marie Bartley to spend the rest of eternity in the loving care of his arms. Lois passed comfortably in her sleep in the early hours of Monday,...

Louise Barry

Louise Barry

Jun 15, 2010

Louise P. Barry The matriarch of the Barry Family, Edna Louise Pigg Barry, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2010. Louise was the widow of Jess Edward Barry to whom she was married for 56 years. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Emily Barry of Peoria, AZ; son, Thomas Edward Barry of Surprise, AZ; brother, George Mack Pigg of...

Blanche Smith

Blanche Smith

Jun 14, 2010

Blanche A. Smith born June 26, 1925 passed away on June 13, 2010 at her home after a battle with cancer. She had been a resident of Sun City since 2005. She is survived by her husband W.W. Smith, her three children, Bill Griffin of Sun City, Dixie Kley of Texas, Michele Cardenas of California, along with two stepdaughters, Cathy...

Frances Dunham

Frances Dunham

Jun 11, 2010

Dunham, Frances May 96, of Baptist Village in Youngtown, Arizona passed away on June 11, 2010. Peggy, as she was known by her friends, was born in Aurora, IL on January 28, 1914. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Adam H. Stombres, her youngest son, Glenn V. Stombres, and her second husband, Charles E. (Chuck) Dunham. She...

Robert Addington

Robert Addington

Jun 11, 2010

Robert E. Addington, 90, of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010. He was born September 18, 1919, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Raymond and Nell (Thompson) Addington. He married Marie E. Butschy on February 13, 1943, a marriage that lasted for 64 years. He retired in 1980 as a Division Engineer from John Deere...