Obituaries

Sep 14, 2009

Mildred L Collar, aka "Millie" in the west and "LaVerne" in the Eastern U.S. peacefully passed away on Monday, September 14. 2009 at 1:50AM at the age of 81. She was born on June 10, 1928 to the proud parents Jesse and Mildred Hanson and later became big sister to Charles "Chick" and was raised in the Roxborough section of...

Sep 14, 2009

DAVID S. JOHNSON 81, longtime resident and native of Peoria, Arizona died peacefully September 14, 2009 in his Sun City home. Dave served proudly four years with the United States Air Force and four years with the Air Force Reserves. He was a member with the Glendale Masonic Lodge #23. His career in construction and trucking spanned over 40 years...

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Sep 13, 2009

Sep 12, 2009

Armer, Janice Nickless 73, reunited with our Heavenly Father and all her loved ones in heaven on September 12, 2009. Janice was born to Heber and Lani Nickless on June 2, 1936. She married her husband Robert on Nov. 29, 1954. Together they raised 5 sons and 1 daughter. She moved to Arizona in 1968. Janice had a passion for...

Sep 12, 2009

David was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 18, 1942 at Mercy Hospital. He was the oldest son of Harry Rhoades & Amie Virginia Gwinn. He had one natural brother, Gary Lee Rhoades. David's family settled in Kansas City, Missouri, where David attended Southeast High School. David enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam from 1960-1964 extending his...

Sep 11, 2009

Merrifield, Robert J. 81, entered his eternal rest on September 11, 2009. Robert was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to all who knew him. He was a respected church choir director, teacher and school principal. Robert was born in New York on March 12, 1928 the son of George and Catherine Merrifield. He was preceded in...

Sep 9, 2009

Marian Helen Tegarden, 49, of Glendale, AZ passed away September 9, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ. Marian was born in Columbus, Ohio to Leonard & Lorraine Kazmier. She came to Arizona from Illinois in 1965. She is survived by her husband Brian Tegarden; father Leonard Kazmier; children Christine Lamb, Dale Lamb, Marie Tegarden, Joe Tegarden and Chris Tegarden; brother Chris Kazmier;...

Sep 8, 2009

Sep 7, 2009

Dolores Vollendorf, 82, of Gilbert, Arizona formerly of Sun City West passed away September 7, 2009. Dolores was born in Nashville, Tennessee. An Arizona residence since 1953 moving to Arizona from Illinois. She was a member of the Crown of Life Lutheran Church of Sun City West. She was preceded in death by her husband William F. Vollendorf. Survivors include...

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Sep 3, 2009

Sep 2, 2009

Robert Ronald Sklut, 84, of Sun City died Wednesday, September 2, 2009. He served his country in the US Navy for 3 years and he retired from the Detroit Police Department after 25 years service. He is survived by his wife Alma. Private family services will be held.

Sep 2, 2009

Ruth Geneva Dutcher Myers Ruth Myers, 83, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Boswell Hospital from heart failure. Ruth was born February 9th, 1926 in Tyner, Indiana. She was the youngest of 5 children born to William and Sylvia Dutcher. She was preceded in death by her brothers; Don and Keith, and sisters; Violet and Mildred, and her...

Sep 1, 2009

John Francis Kehoe, 49, of Sun City passed away September 1, 2009. He was born in Irvington, NJ and was formerly of Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona in 1997. He is survived by his wife Diane; step-daughters Debbie step-son John; sisters Mary & Theresa and several nieces and nephews who are much loved. Memorial services will be held at 11:00...

Aug 30, 2009

George J. Hlava, 87, Sun City, AZ, formerly of Watertown, WI. passed away Sunday, August 30, 2009. George was born March 6, 1922 to George and Emily Mix Hlava. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1941 and enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942. He served in the Eighth Air Force, 492nd Bomb Group. He was later with...

Aug 29, 2009

Yamaoka, George 82 of Surprise, AZ, passed away on August 29, 2009. He was born in Sacramento, CA in February, 1927. During WW II, he lived in Hiroshima, Japan, where he was a survivor of the atomic bomb. He returned to the United States in 1949, and served in the Army during the Korean War. He lived in Chicago from...

Aug 28, 2009

Christopher M. Garcia, age 18, of Waddell, Arizona, passed from our lives in a sudden and tragic automobile accident on August 28, 2009. Christopher was a student of Millennium High School and was an avid outdoorsman and cowboy. He is survived by his father, Michael Garcia, mother, Tammy Garcia, brothers, Scott McClain and Nicholas Hampton, sisters, Amanda and Danielle Garcia,...

Aug 28, 2009

Vernadell B. Jean Verhoeven, 78, of Glendale passed away August 28, 2009. She was born in Meherville, IA. She moved to Arizona in 1970 from Wisconsin and was a Registered Nurse. She is survived by her husband Lewis Larson; sons Alan Verhoeven Diane and Gary Verhoeven; brother Mel Bankes; sisters Marlene Fuller and Aleta Jones; grandchildren Michael, Matthew, Emily, Andrea,...

Aug 25, 2009

Elizabeth Pauline Mowczko died on August 25, 2009. She was born to naturalized Polish immigrants on August 23, 1917 in Buffalo, New York. She was the third eldest of five children, and attended Assumption Parish School. She married her husband Peter on October 5, 1939. Together, they lived in various locations throughout the country, following her husband's career in the...