Obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

William Dale Crothers (Bill) was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 30, 1953 to William and Kathryn Crothers. He was the first child of four; with siblings Daryl, Wendy (Jensen), and Alan. They moved around the Midwest through his early years before eventually settling in Wheaton, Illinois. He started working for Vern Keebler Electronics while in high school, and after...

Oct 21, 2020

Beth Etta Brower-Dye-Wilson passed at home into the arms of our Lord God October 21, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 8, 1940 to Carl and Neva Jo Brooks in Norwalk California. Beth graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk California and went on to be a mother, homemaker, school administrator, and executive secretary. Beth...

Oct 19, 2020

Dario Gabriel Ford born March 17, 1974, died October 19, 2020. He was born in Panama City, Panama and came to the United States as a teenager. He is a graduate of Arizona State University. He married Krystal Colleen Lux in July, 2020. He was an amazing husband and father. He has four children; Kyan 15, Miles 12, Reese 9,...

Oct 19, 2020

Sandra Witt, 81, of Sun City, Arizona passed away peacefully on October 19th with her husband and son by her side. She was born to the late Richard and Alda Madison on November 22, 1938 in Hinsdale, Illinois. Sandy graduated from Hinsdale Township High School in 1956 and received a BS in Biology from North Park College in 1960. She...

Oct 18, 2020

To the loving Memory of Robert Eugene (Bobby) Lotshaw Bob was born to Eugene and Golda Hazel Lotshaw on February 8, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He lived his early years in Ripley County, Indiana, around the Versailles area. Those who knew him, knew he was special. He graduated from Versailles High School. He held several jobs, before owning his own...

Oct 16, 2020

Lorna Watt Erwin passed away on October 16, 2020 in Sun City West, Arizona. She was predeceased by her husband, Honorable Austin W Erwin, Jr. and her parents , Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Watt. She is survived by her son, Austin W Erwin, III; her sister, Martha (Walt) Hosenfeld; nephews, Jeffrey (Jennifer) and Donald Hosenfeld; great grandnephew Ryan Hosenfeld...

Oct 14, 2020

Oct 12, 2020

George Scott Menke, visionary developer, veteran gaming executive, philanthropist, co-founder and Chief Executive Office of Paragon Gaming, passed away suddenly on October 12 at his Las Vegas home. He was 55 years old. Born on December 18, 1964 in Glendale, Arizona, Mr. Menke graduated from Glendale High School before attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; pledging Kappa Sigma fraternity...

Oct 11, 2020

JoAnne Faye Tolmachoff, age 75, of Peoria Arizona, passed away, October 11th, 2020. JoAnne passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones, after a vigilant battle with cancer. JoAnne was predeceased by her parents, Lester (Leon) and Edna, brothers Ronald, Delbert, and Wally. She is survived by her sister Joyce, her three children, Michael, Kimberly, and Rhonda, her three grandchildren, Roger,...

Oct 9, 2020

Mary Patricia Denkers passed away of natural causes October 9, 2020. She grew up in Wisner, Neb before her parents moved out to California. She has lived her senior years in Glendale, AZ. She was a devoted wife, and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-three years, Larry and her two sons Laurence...

Oct 9, 2020

James D. MacInnis died peacefully on Oct. 9, 2020 in Sun City, Arizona. He was 92. Jim, the youngest of eight children, was born Jan. 6, 1928 in Gardenville, a small town on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He left school in his junior year to work on ships transporting ore through the Great Lakes during World War II. In 1947, Jim...

Oct 8, 2020

John "Jack" Seipel It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Following a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia/Parkinsonism's Jack passed away comfortably at Hospice of the Valley, AZ surrounded by his family and loved ones on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 9:35 pm at the age...

Oct 7, 2020

Eleanor (Taffy) Courtland - October 13, 1929 – October 7, 2020 Born in a log cabin above Yarmony Park, CO. She moved to Arizona with her husband in 1959 to Scottsdale, AZ, then moved to 115th Ave. & Hidalgo in the west valley in 1963. A west side mom to a generation of kids. A Tolleson booster and Avondale booster....

Oct 7, 2020

Oct 6, 2020

Oct 2, 2020

Michael Frederick Rost made his final curtain call on October 2, 2020 in Peoria, AZ. He was the husband of Lisa Rost and they shared 53 years of marriage together. Born in Blissfield, MI on December 3, 1939 to Scheraline and Florence Rost. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Master’s degree in Education. He taught in Arizona at...

Sep 30, 2020

Sep 17, 2020

James Bennett Pepper February 14, 1941 – September 17, 2020 The world has lost a kind and gentle man. Son of Dr. James and Katheryn Pepper, a Rawlings, Wyoming first family with literally a true pioneering spirit and history. His father, Dr. James Pepper was a dentist who married his high school sweetheart, Winifred Kathryn Bennett. Jimmy (thanks mom) was...

Sep 14, 2020

George Peterson, age 84 formally from Billings, MT passed away on September 14th, 2020 from natural causes in Sun City, AZ. George was born on September 8th, 1936 in Bozeman, MT the son of Gladys and Kermit Peterson. He attended Billings schools before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served from 1953 to 1984 and was stationed on many vessels...

Sep 13, 2020

Keith Godfrey Johnson, 77, of Surprise, AZ passed away on Sept 13, 2020, 6 days before his 78th birthday. Keith was born in Croydon in the United Kingdom. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Sandra Johnson Staehle, his daughters Caroline (Jon) Armstrong and Kate Rookes, his brothers Steve (Pauline) and Philip (Evelyn) and grandsons Samuel and Dominic...