Obituaries

Aug 24, 2009

Aug 23, 2009

Eliason, Claire June 5, 1915 to August 23, 2009. A retired registered nurse, active community volunteer, and church member. Loving mother of Ken Jacobson wife Bonnie, grandmother of Kimberly Rochte, Tim Jacobson wife Heidi, Michael Jacobson wife Christine all of Michigan. Great-grandmother of seven. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church,...

Aug 21, 2009

David Henry Ohngren, 69, of Sun City West, AZ passed away August 21, 2009. David was born Oct. 24, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan. He served his country in the US Air Force. A retired electrician, he moved to Sun City West in 2007 from Fairhaven, Michigan. He was a member of the Sun City Elks Lodge, American Numismatic Association and...

Aug 19, 2009

Aug 14, 2009

Moore, Robert L. Age 90, went home on August 14, 2009 following his beloved wife Shirley, who passed two weeks prior. He was born in Lowell, MA. He was a veteran of WWII and received his law degree from Northwestern University in Boston. He became the top salesman for Drakes Cakes. A proud Irish American, he loved to meet people...

Aug 13, 2009

ames Patrick Sullivan passed away at home in Sun City on 13 August 2009. He was born April 3, 1924 in Manhattan, New York. Jim was a S/Sgt with the 24th Infantry Division during WWII, serving with distinction in the Pacific Theatre under General Douglas McArthur. He was awarded the Silver Star for valor during combat on Mindoro Island. He...

Aug 13, 2009

Edith Irene Cunningham 100, of Sun City passed away August 12, 2009. Mrs. Cunningham was born in Whiting, Indiana February 12, 1909 to Orren and EttaPriest Mackey. She was a retired telephone operator. Mrs. Cunningham came to Arizona from Indiana in 1965. She was preceded in death by her husband Jess, Survived by her sister Lois and other extended family....

Aug 12, 2009

When a man plants a seed, it grows and blooms. When God plants a seed, it does much more. Born in Quimby, Iowa, on March 12, 1923, a girl of 11 named Maxine Bernice Staber became a delicate flower to our Earth. Maxine's mother passed away when she was only 5 years old, and her father at the age of...

Aug 10, 2009

Donna Dean Palmiter, 83, of Sun City, AZ passed away August 10, 2009. Donna was born in Redding, California and was a Computer Science Engineer. She moved to Sun City in 1985 from Silver Spring, Maryland. Survivors include her children Leslie Brome, Paul Palmiter, Beth Dick and Alfred Palmiter; sister Mary; grandchildren Adam, Levi, Katherine, Andrea, David, Justin, Kristin, Dean...

Aug 10, 2009

Williamson, Kathleen Mc Donald Kathleen Williamson passed away at home on August 10 after a short illness. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 6, 1950 and graduated from Merrimack College, MA. Kathleen was happily married to her husband James Douglas Williamson for seven years. Kathleen taught elementary classes at Alma School in Mesa, and was a...

Aug 9, 2009

George Henry Prater was called home by the Lord on August 9th at his home in Sun City, AZ with his loving wife, Bettye, stepson Chris and sister in-law Vonnie at his side. George was born in Tucson, AZ on July 24, 1940. Leaving Tucson in 1971, he owned and operated G. & P. Food products for 26 years in...

Aug 8, 2009

Shirley Avis Dallmann, 82, of Fountain Hills entered into rest August 8, 2009. Shirley was born August 15, 1926 in South Wayne, WI. She married Donald C. Dallmann September 27, 1947 and he precedes her in death. Also preceding are her brother Larry Ellingson and sister Betty Roach. She is survived by her son Paul Denise Dallmann of Scottsdale; daughter...

Aug 7, 2009

Dorothy M. Razee, widow of L. Leon Razee passed away August 7, 2009. Both were born in Phoenix, they were married for 64 years. Dorothy is survived by sister Jane S. Lorti; sisters-in-law Maxine Carter & Mary Butterfield; daughters Dianna Tagler, Marilyn Usher & Georgine Downey; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, August 13,...

Aug 5, 2009

Barbara Lynne Bagby Brown, 45, of Mesa, AZ, lost a courageous battle to cancer August 5, 2009. Barbara was born June 25, 1964 in Phoenix, AZ. She is survived by her parents, Frank and Donnie Bagby, brothers, David and Steven Bagby, two daughters; Christina and Sherrie Dale, one son, Jeremy Brown, two grandchildren, Samantha and Jaiden, cousins, aunts, uncles, and...

Aug 1, 2009

Marvin Carroll Knudson Sept. 1, 1908-Aug. 1, 2009 died from the effects of a stroke at Peoria, Arizona. His survivors include three sons, seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren, scattered from Alaska to Maryland and Minnesota to New Mexico. His half brother, Jay Knudson, survives in San Diego, California. Born in Viroqua, Wisconsin, Mr. Knudson and his late brother, Wendell,...

Jul 31, 2009

Moore, Shirley Elizabeth Ann Age 87, went home on July 31, 2009. Shirley is survived by her husband, Robert L. Moore, daughters Carol-Ann Edwards and Gayle Doolittle, 13 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and a great-great granddaughter. She is preceded in death by daughter S. Maureen Ahern, sons Robert L. Moore and Michael J. Moore, grandson Ricky Moore and granddaughter Meaghan Doolittle....

Jul 30, 2009

Beulah West Bush, 93, of Sun City, AZ passed away July 30, 2009. Beulah was born in Darien Connecticut. A homemaker, she moved to Sun City 30 years ago and was a member of Bellevue Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Walter "Al" Bush; sons Bradford West, Richard West and Gary Bush; grandchildren Becky, Kerri and Matthew....

Jul 28, 2009

Retired U.S.M.C. Captain, Joseph M. Medina Jr., formerly of Denver, Colorado died Tuesday July 28, 2009 in Sun City, Arizona. Preceding him in death are his father and mother Joseph senior and Geraldine, and his brother Daniel. Surviving are his sister Claudia Kuntz, brother Douglas, son Terry & Douglas along with eight grand children and six great grand children. Joe,...

Jul 28, 2009

Andrew R. Sullivan

Jul 27, 2009

Bourne, Gerald Gary 83, Went to see the Lord, Monday July 27, 2009. He served in the US Navy during WWII and a graduate of Iowa State University. He was a civil engineer and retired from the Arizona Dept. of Transportation. He was involved in many Sun City organizations during his retirement. He will be remembered for his sense of...