Obituaries
James "Jim" Williams
Jun 26, 2020
James E “Jim” Williams was born in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma in Aug 1932. He moved with his family to Kingman, Arizona when he was about 12 yrs old. He graduated from Kingman High School. He married Laquita Briggs in July 1951 and they had 4 children, Sandy, Warren James, Jeffrey and Ellen. He joined the U. S. Air Force and...
Virginia "Ginny" Wheir
Jun 24, 2020
Virginia (Ginny) Wright Wheir passed peacefully in her sleep on June 24, 2020. Ginny was born August 25, 1921 in Superior, Wisconsin to William Wright and Jensine Scamfer Wright. She has one sibling, Wilberta Wright Richmond, now deceased. After graduating high school Ginny moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and began a 35-year career with AT&T. During this time, she married Clarence...
Jeanne Scott
Jun 22, 2020
Jeanne Rose Scott was born on December 30th, 1929 in Heugnes, France and spent her formative years enduring the Worldwide depression of the 30’s followed by World War II and the Nazi occupation of her native France in the 40’s. As a young adult, Jeanne moved to the fabled Mediterranean beaches of Villefranche, in Southern France. There, she met the...
Roy Goss
Jun 22, 2020
Roy Franklin Goss June 27, 1937-June 22, 2020 Roy Franklin Goss, 82, of Peoria, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on June 22, 2020. Roy was born June 27, 1937, in Osawatomie, Kansas. He leaves behind his wife Brenda of 41 years; his sister Mary Ann Kennedy; his son Ronald Franklin Goss; his daughter Megan Marie Parr...
Jack Swanson
Jun 21, 2020
Jack V. Swanson, age 91, was a retired businessman who had lived in Southern California for 25 years and Westbrook Village for 24 years. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana and was graduated from Indiana University. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was proud of his military service. He built a successful business in North...
Joseph Ray
Jun 20, 2020
Joseph Anderson Ray “Big Joe” Born On 2/12/1960 Entered Heaven 6/20/2020 Joe had a huge heart. He would go out of his way to help anyone. He recently moved back to Arizona to be closer to his family. He purchased a new home in Sun City and was excitedly furnishing it! He was born in Pennsylvania and adopted as a...
Beverly Hawkinson
Jun 20, 2020
Beverly A. Hawkinson passed away peacefully on June 20, 2020 in Sun City, AZ. She was the daughter of Adolph and Borghild (Swenson) Johnson and born on July 16, 1936 in Stoughton, WI. She attended Nora Grade School, graduated from Stoughton High School, and spent two years at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Bev married Marvin Hawkinson on July 13, 1957....
Sara Rizzi
Jun 18, 2020
Sara Ann Rizzi, 96 years old, passed away peacefully under hospice care on June 18, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ. Born on May 14, 1924 in Clearfield, PA. to Antonino and Antonina Curtorillo, she moved to Niles, OH. as a child and was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School. She was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish...
Dwane Mikelson
Jun 6, 2020
MIKELSON, Dwane Gail Dwane G. (Mike) Mikelson, 96 of Sun City, AZ peacefully passed away at “Hospice of the Valley” in Surprise, AZ on June 6, 2020. He survived his wife, Joan P. Mikelson whom he was married to for 63 yrs and their eldest son, Jeffrey C. Dwane is survived by his soul mate, Evie Guthrie, sister, Carol Sheler,...
Susan Smith
Jun 6, 2020
Susan Michael Smith, 61, of Sun City, Arizona passed away June 6, 2020. Susan was born October 23, 1958 in Long Beach, California, shortly thereafter moving to Arizona to become a lifelong resident. She was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from the American Water Company. Susan is survived by her husband Terry; children, James Michael &...
Betty Peterson
May 27, 2020
On Wednesday, 27 May 2020, Betty Jones Peterson was called home to Jesus. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and one brother: her father- and mother-in-law and both of her brothers-in-law. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and their husbands, two sisters, one brother, and two sisters-in-law. Betty was born on 19 April 1944 in...
Daniel Jilka
May 27, 2020
To the sounds of Danny Boy by Herb Alpert, Daniel Leroy Jilka passed away peacefully May 27, 2020 in Sun City, AZ. He was 82 years old. Born November 21, 1937 in Nevada, Missouri, Dan was an accomplished engineer and successful businessman, as well as a beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather. Dan was a man who did not need...
Sibbelina Van Loozenoord
May 21, 2020
Sibbelina G. Van Loozenoord March 7, 1924 – May 21, 2020 A true Angel on earth! Sib was born on a farm in Sully, Iowa to Dutch immigrants John W. Vos and Agnes (Sjaardema) Vos. She spent the next 23 years near Pella, Iowa. Sib graduated from Pella Christian High School. In 1947, she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and...
Vincent Li Vigni
May 18, 2020
Vincent Li Vigni, loving husband of Phyllis Connizzo Li Vigni, loving father of Joann (Rodney) Samplawski, Lisa (Carl) Doot, Rosalie (Michael) Johnstone, and Vincent J. Li Vigni, loving grandfather of Stephanie (James) McGill, Kiara (Nate) Tholl, Michael Samplawski, and Matthew Samplawski, loving great-grandfather of John and Tristan McGill died on Monday, May 18, 2020 at his family home in Sun...
Richard Kuelbs
May 16, 2020
Richard Louis Kuelbs, born May 2, 1926, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2020. Richard recently celebrated his 94th birthday at Royal Oaks Friendship House in Sun City. He is survived by adult children Barbara Kuelbs, Richard O. Kuelbs (Sheila), Elizabeth Ortiz (Steve), and Douglas Kuelbs (Melissa); six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved...
Alice Townsley
May 13, 2020
Alice N. Townsley; nee:Grupp (Noreen), 93 was peacefully placed in the arms of Jesus on May 13, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 26, 1927, to Alice and Fred Grupp. She was married September 9, 1950 to Kenneth L. Townsley in Cleveland, Ohio. They went on to have 6 children. In 1968 they...
Joel Adams
May 9, 2020
Joel Daniel Adams, 35, of Peoria, Arizona and formerly of Portland, Oregon, passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 9, 2020. Joel was born in Portland, Oregon to Daniel & Kristie Adams. Baseball was a major part of Joel’s life he played through college and later went into coaching. He was both a player and a coach at Sunset...
Charles Hales
May 6, 2020
Passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Sun City, AZ after a heart attack. Charles Eugene Hales was born on a farm in rural Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa on October 1, 1924 to Ralph Watkins Hales and Gladys Margaret Brassfield Hales. He married an Iowa State College coed, Janice Gwendolyn Dempster on September 12, 1948. She preceded...
Marilyn Butterfield
May 4, 2020
Marilyn Jean (Davy) Butterfield, of Glendale, Arizona, was called home on May 4, 2020. She was born in Greenbush, MN to Dorothy and William Davy on July 24, 1954. Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, auntie and friend. She loved spending time with her family and friends, camping, fishing, playing pool, baking and active with the VFW...
Patricia Kreighbaum
Apr 30, 2020
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Patricia Kreighbaum, born Patricia Reavey in South Shields, UK. Patricia passed away peacefully on April 30th in Sun City, AZ at the age of 90. Survived by her brother Peter, her niece Judith and her nephew John, who reside in the UK and her stepchildren, Jennifer, Jay, William...
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