Obituaries
Alexander Woodford
Feb 9, 2010
Alexander R. Woodford, 78, of Peoria, Arizona was born, raised and lived in Brooklyn, NY for 30 years (a former 35 year resident of North Merrick, Long Island, NY). A Switchman for New York Telephone Co. for over 40 years, he retired to Arizona in 1995 where he was an active member of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Sun City,...
Ellen Diede
Feb 8, 2010
Ellen J. Diede, 72, of Glendale Arizona, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2010. She was the CEO of Diedes Transport, Incorporated in Phoenix Arizona. She is survived by her husband Ira of 48 years, her son Greg, his wife Denise, and two grandchildren Denee' and Greg Jr. Diede. Her visitation will be held at the Menke Funeral & Cremation...
Harriett Simpkin
Feb 5, 2010
Harriett Rose “Gigi” Simpkin, 89, of Sun City passed away Jan. 26, 2010. She was born in Hannibal, MO to Harry & Clara Culler. A resident of Sun City for over 30 years, Mrs. Simpkin was the co-founder of the C. Tom Simpkin Air Conditional & Heating Co. of Sun City. A lifelong member of the Methodist Church, she was...
Dorothy Key
Feb 5, 2010
Dorothy June Key, 93, of Sun City, AZ, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010. She was born June 13, 1916, in Decatur, IL, to parents, Walter and Fay Quick. She grew up on a dairy farm there, the second oldest of eight children. June worked as a comptometer operator and bookkeeper. She retired from Safeway in 1978, and was a...
George Main
Jan 29, 2010
MAIN, GEORGE W. Led home by a company of angels, Captain George W. Main marched bravely into the arms of his Lord on January 27. 2010. Preceded in death by his wife Jennie and his eldest son, Dennis, he is survived by wife Elaine, daughters Joy and Christine, sons, William, Gerald, Arnold and James. George was surrounded by eighteen grandchildren...
William Eckstein
Jan 29, 2010
Lieutenant Commander William F. Eckstein (USN, Ret.), age 60, beloved brother of Rosemary (Lang) Fiebig of Litchfield Park, AZ, passed away suddenly on January 20, 2010 in Cañon City, CO. LCDR. Eckstein was born in Chicago, IL, on December 3, 1949 to the late Frank C. and Loretta (Vollmann) Eckstein (last of Phoenix, AZ); and raised in Elmhurst, IL where...
Harriett Simpkin
Jan 29, 2010
Harriett Rose “Gigi” Simpkin, 89, of Sun City passed away Jan. 26, 2010. She was born in Hannibal, MO to Harry & Clara Culler. A resident of Sun City for over 30 years, Mrs. Simpkin was the co-founder of the C. Tom Simpkin Air Conditional & Heating Co. of Sun City. A lifelong member of the Methodist Church, she was...
Barrie Cooper
Jan 28, 2010
Barrie Ellison Cooper October 7, 1922, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Naturalized American 1948. Passed away January 25, 2010. Worked on the Alaskan Highway for two years, entered training as an X-Ray technician in LaMont, Alberta where he met his wife Mary. Lived in Ogden, Utah for two years. Chief Technologist at the Charles T. Miller Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, 6...
Marleen Beers
Jan 28, 2010
Marleen Beers Marleen Beers, loving mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to all who knew her. She was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Bernice and Steven Sosnowski. She moved to New Mexico when her children were two and lived. Marleen loved cooking and worked as a chef in nursing homes for most of her life....
Heinz Heimann
Jan 27, 2010
Heinz Heimann joined our heavenly Father after a very short battle with cancer on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Heinz was born in Obing an Chiemsee, Germany on July 25, 1925 to Helmuth Gross and Anna Heimann. He grew up in Feuctwangen, Germany until age of 13. He then went to Munich to start his apprenticeship with the Deutsche Bundesbahn. His...
Bernice Kortie
Jan 27, 2010
Bernice V. Kortie, 95, of Glendale, AZ, passed away January 26, 2010 in Glendale, AZ. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Dwight James Kortie, who passed away in 1981. She is survived by her children; Jack (Judy) Kortie, Van (Evelyn) Kortie, Collin (Doris) Kortie and Jill (Jim) Carlson, as well as her sister Laura (Ken) Eggers, 10...
William Gates
Jan 22, 2010
William Gates died at Banner Boswell Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 from a heart attack. Born in Detroit where he worked for Champion Sparks Plugs for 30 years. He married Dorothy Monette in 1942 and had 4 children. He moved to Sun City in 1976 where he worked for the Sun City Recreation Centers. He enjoyed golfing and got...
David Messner
Jan 21, 2010
David Allen Messner, 63, of Sun City, AZ passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 at his home. He was born in Akron, OH to Kenneth A. and Dorothy M. Messner on Oct. 17, 1946. Dave was retired from Phoenix Transit and is preceded in death by his parents and brother Clyde. He is survived by sisters Kandre (Dan), Donna (George),...
Marylin Conway
Jan 20, 2010
Marylin A. Conway, 56, of Peoria, AZ passed away January 17, 2010. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, she moved to Arizona 6 years ago. She was preceded in death by her daughter Lisa Quijano and her brother William Cadorette in 1995. Survivors include her husband William Conway; mother Marilyn Cadorette and her father William Cadorette; son Michael Quijano (Erin); grandchildren Lanie,...
Helen Brierley
Jan 20, 2010
Helen Fogle Brierley passed away on January 17 at Sun Valley Lodge in Sun City Arizona, where she had lived for 10 years. She was 92 years young. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George H. Brierley. She is survived by her children: Douglas, Tom, and Mary Peterman. Her six grandchildren: Kelly Brierley Sharpe, Chad...
Janet Kealer
Jan 20, 2010
Kealer, Janet Elaine, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her, passed away January 17, 2010 at the young age of 64 after an heroic battle with breast cancer. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Christmas Day 1945, and moved to Phoenix in 1961. On June 27, 1964, she was married to her eternal companion Keith...
Mary Young
Jan 19, 2010
Mary Jo Young (78) of Sun City, formerly of Phoenix died on January 15, 2010. She is preceded in death by her son Tom and daughter Margaret. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Tom, daughters Judy, Jenny (Scott), Mary (Todd) and 5 grandchildren. Mary Jo was a teacher in Washington School District, an active volunteer in many...
Leandra Abeyta
Jan 15, 2010
Leandra A. Abeyta of Glendale, Arizona January 9th will forever be marked with sadness for the Abeyta family who lost a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and role model on that day. Born in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Leandra Antonia Abeyta (nee Lopez), came from humble beginnings. There she met the love of her life, Vicente Roberto Abeyta, whom she married...
Dolores Bauchman
Jan 15, 2010
Dolores Mae Bauchman, 88, of Sun City West, passed away January 13, 2010. Dolores was born in Kenton, OH and moved to Arizona in 1959 and worked as a chef. She was a member of St. Joachim & St. Anne Parish in Sun City. Preceding her in death is her husband Francis R. in 1984 and son Frank Bauchman in...
Abigail Booker
Jan 14, 2010
Abigail Grace Booker was born on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 9:42 a.m. to parents SSgt James and Meghann Booker at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. She weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces and was 17 ¼ inches long. Abigail’s family was blessed with two hours with her, before she went to her heavenly home at 11:45 a.m. She...
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