Obituaries

Jan 31, 2009

John Thomas Marak, 77 of Sun City, passed away January 31, 2009. He was an accountant and had served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. John is survived by his wife, Irene; children Joseph, Mary Noble, Janice Durand, and Gary; brothers William, Theodore, and Robert; sister Margaret Gagney; 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. A Memorial Mass will...

Jan 30, 2009

Mena Burrows entered her Eternal Home on Friday, January 30, 2009 at Royal Oaks Life Care Community. She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland March 28, 1923. She graduated from Emmanuel Theological College in Birkenhead, England and graduated from the Preston Royal Infirmary with a SCM State Certified Midwife. She married David Burrows January 12, 1949, and immigrated to the...

Jan 30, 2009

Born into heaven on Friday January 30th, Barbara was called home to join her mother and husband Joseph who couldn't wait on his woman any longer. Barbara was a two time military wife. She and her first husband William left New York in 1956. While living in Colorado Springs Co, she dedicated 30 years of service to a locally owned...

Jan 30, 2009

Born into heaven on Friday January 30th, Barbara was called home to join her mother and husband Joseph who couldn't wait on his woman any longer. Barbara was a two time military wife. She and her first husband William left New York in 1956. While living in Colorado Springs Co, she dedicated 30 years of service to a locally owned...

Jan 30, 2009

Melvin C. Smith, 94, a resident of El Dorado in Sun City, and a former resident of Chicago, IL and Clearwater, FL died Friday, January 30, 2009. Mr. Smith was born Sept. 19, 1914 in Bloomington, IL where he went through grade school, high school and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. During WWII Melvin served in the U.S. Army Air...

Jan 28, 2009

George F. Ivy, 87, of Sun City, Arizona passed away Jan. 28, 2009. He was born Sept. 5, 1921 in Evansville, IN. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retiree and moved to Arizona 43 years ago from California. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Hazel. Daughters Carol Chuck Bedal, Lana Gary Hagerman and Penny Terry...

Jan 27, 2009

Inez Margaret Jane Jones Jones passed away January 27, 2009 at the age of 102 years 3 months and 11 days. She lived a wonderfully long life, only being in very ill heath for about the last fifteen days. She is preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, son Glenn Clarence 1932, husband Russell R. 1961 and son Harry...

Jan 27, 2009

Putnam, P. Orrin 87, of Chino Valley, AZ, passed away on January 27, 2009. Born in Superior, WI and moved to Arizona in 1956. He is survived by: son, Philip O. Putnam, Sr. of Girdwood, AK, daughter, Luanne Lauer, wife of Allen Lauer of Prescott; grandchildren: Philip O. Putnam, II and wife Kathleen of Glendale, Rochelle Putnam of Glendale, Chris...

Jan 26, 2009

Edward T. Carmody, 92, of Peoria, AZ passed away January 26, 2009. Mr. Carmody was born January 30, 1916 to John & Isabel Sullivan Carmody in Butte, Montana. He was a retired federal government Auditor and resided in Arizona since 1970 from Maryland. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Rosalie; children Timothy Carmody Elizabeth, Brenda Douglas &...

Jan 24, 2009

Joe Wilburn Miller went to be with the Lord January 24, 2009 at age 72. Joe was born in McLean, Texas. He was a Texas cowboy who also served his country in the US Navy and retired from Motorola in Phoenix. Because of his love for God and riding motorcycles he was one of the founding members of the Christian...

Jan 24, 2009

Alice Jean Maloney Shipe, age 97 of Peoria, AZ, died Saturday Jan. 24, 2009 at Hospice of Arizona-Freedom Plaza in Peoria. Born Dec. 16, 1911 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Frank and Anna Maloney of Buffalo, NY., where she married J. Orrin Shipe on Aug. 5, 1939. They raised their five children James, Anne, Thomas, Robert, and Mary Lynn...

Jan 24, 2009

Spitler, Clarence Robert 87, of Glendale, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Jan. 24th, 2009. He was born on March 16th, 1921 in Corning, CA but moved to Glendale to attend and graduate from Glendale High School. There he met the love of his life, Betty Bennett, and they married on July 2, 1942, before he left...

Jan 21, 2009

Jan 19, 2009

James D. "Dusty" Rhoads passed away January 19, 2009 at the age of 82. Loving him and missing him are his wife of 46 years JoAnn, his sons James G. Rhoads, Michael Proctor, Daniel Proctor and daughters Deborah Murphey and Wendy Gilmore. A simple service celebrating Dusty's life will be held in the Chapel at Good Shepherd Retirement Center at...

Jan 18, 2009

Mrs. Maria Dorothea Carr, 86 of Sun City, passed away January 18, 2009. She retired as a Social Services Secretary and came from New York in 1982. A Memorial Mass will be on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11 am at St. Joachim and St. Anne Catholic Church, 11625 N. 111th Ave., Sun City.

Jan 17, 2009

Madeline Ann Wood 84 passed away in her sleep on Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Prescott, Arizona. She is survived by her two sons, Michael and Gary, Michael's wife Vicky, eleven grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and two sisters. She was a long time volunteer and officer in several organizations, including the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Area Agency on...

Jan 17, 2009

Hazel D. Fosdick, 81, of Sun City passed away January 17, 2009. Hazel moved to Arizona 32 years ago from Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Dean in 1993. Survivors include her sons Michael Hayes Susan and Jerry Hayes Sandy; sister Edie Richmond; 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M.,...

Jan 17, 2009

Okla Bee Banks was born January 28, 1936 to Ruby and Arthur Jackson in Mason Tennessee.. She had one sister, Precious. Okla moved to Los Angeles, California, where she met and married. Herschell Banks. She reared four children, Keith, Herschell, Merry, and Vernon. Okla was educated in Tennessee and California. She was a licensed Nurses Assistant and Bookkeeper. Okla was...

Jan 17, 2009

RUSSELL, Lorene Reagan 87 went to be with the Lord on Jan. 17, 2009, she was born June 25, 1921 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Russell was a resident of Glendale & Prescott Valley since 1959. She was an active member of Fountain of Life Community Church. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Daniel Davis Russell; children Samuel...

Jan 15, 2009

Lifelong AZ native Connie Lee Gibson passed away January 15, 2009 at 76. Born in Phoenix, raised in Flagstaff moving to Sun City in 1996 Connie was proud to be a native Arizonan. Her husband Jerry preceded her in death in 2004. She is survived by her daughter Cyndi Benedict and son-in-law Dale; daughter Ginger Gibson and son-in-law Dennis Culver;...