Obituaries
Joe Mangione
Jan 10, 2019
Joe Mangione 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Joe was born on 11/10/25 in Rochester, NY and joined Lee, in Heaven January 10, 2019. Joe was a devoted husband, father, son, brother and friend. He never met a stranger. From Rochester, to Japan and Phoenix, Westown Pastry Shop, Fry’s, Sun Village, St. Clare and Camino del Sol, Joe was...
William Eyler
Jan 5, 2019
William "Bill" Eyler, 92, of Sun City West, Arizona passed away Jan. 5, 2019. Bill was born in Hamilton, Ohio and served in the US Army Air Force. A retired Civil Engineer, he moved to Arizona in 1987 from California. He was a member of the Church of the Advent Episcopal Church and former Junior Warden, "Sandblasters" of Grandview Golf...
Otto Wedul
Jan 4, 2019
Otto Edward Wedul was born December 19, 1928 to Arnt and Beret Wedul, the oldest of five boys. At his Confirmation in Thief River Falls, MN, Otto felt a call to become a pastor and chose studies in that pursuit. Otto graduated from St. Olaf College in 1951 (chosen because it was the most Norwegian of all the ELC colleges)...
Thomas Bispham
Jan 2, 2019
Sun City, AZ - Loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, Tom Bispham, 75, died January 2, 2019 after an eight month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 16, 1943 in Portland, OR to Royal H. Bispham and Winnifred (Bowen) Bispham. He married Jean Bumgardner, his high school sweetheart, in 1964. Jean was and is the eternal...
Irene Kozlowski
Dec 28, 2018
Irene Eleanor Kozlowski, 85, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 28, 2018. Irene was born to Gustave and Pearl Dicso in Bridgeport, CT. She worked in Administration for Pitney Bowes Co. She moved to Sun City in 1995 and was a member of the Church of the Palms. Irene is survived by her husband Daniel Kozlowski; step-sons Tim and...
Janice Wisdom
Dec 27, 2018
Janice L Wisdom passed peacefully at her home on Dec 27. She was a loving wife to her husband Edward Wisdom for 54 years. She was an amazing mother to her three sons and their wives Robin Wisdom (wife Kathy), Randall Wisdom (Wife Molly) and Ryan Wisdom (wife Katie). She had 9 grandchildren Korie, Jamie, Tori, Erica, Alaina, Brenna, Justin,...
Lewis Payne
Dec 23, 2018
Lewis Daniel Payne, 98, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 23, 2018. Born in Fowler, Colorado, he served in the US Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant. He worked as a Hotel Bellman and moved to Arizona from California. He was a member of the Hemet American Legion and the Purple Heart Society. Lewis is survived by his...
Charles Chambers
Dec 21, 2018
Charles Robert Chambers, 92, of Sun City, Arizona died on December 21, 2018. Born in Carroll County, Indiana, he was the son of Charles Chambers, Jr. and Mabel Chambers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Mary Lee Chambers. He was a WWII Army veteran and a Mason. He retired in 1985 from Chrysler Corporation where...
Alphonse Curry, Sr.
Dec 20, 2018
Alphonse Curry, Sr., 85, of Peoria, Arizona passed away December 20, 2018. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at South Peoria Baptist Church, 9000 W. Olive, Peoria, AZ. As a United States Air Force veteran, he will be laid...
Marie DiFrancesco
Dec 18, 2018
Marie Magdalene DiFrancesco, 95, of Glendale, Arizona (formerly of Sun City) passed away December 18, 2018. Marie was born in Buffalo, New York. An Arizona resident since 1981, she was a former office clerk for an Equestrian Association. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles in 1999. She is survived by 3 daughters, Mary Ann, Barbara son Charles;...
Herman Kane
Dec 18, 2018
Herman Harry Kane passed on peacefully on December 18, 2018. Herman was born on December 5, 1925, in Shambaugh, Iowa. He was one of eight children to Lester and Anna Bell Kane. Herman served his country honorably through two wars in the Army, Air Force and Navy. Herman then joined Lenkurt Electronics as an Electrical Engineer until he retired. Herman...
Claire Sasseville
Dec 17, 2018
Sasseville (St. Cyr), Claire – August 22, 1928 – December 17, 2018 Claire B. Sasseville passed away on December 17, 2018. Claire was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 22, 1928 to Harry T. St. Cyr & Marion (Hebert) St. Cyr. The youngest of five, she attended Our Lady of Grace Academy and graduated from St. Joseph’s Girls High...
Beverly Beitler
Dec 15, 2018
Beverly Ann Beitler, 78, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 15, 2018. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center.
Roman Ganziano
Dec 15, 2018
Roman Anthony Ganziano, 28 of Phoenix, Arizona passed away Saturday December 15th, 2018. He was born on October 5th, 1990 in Euless, Texas. He grew up in Schaumburg, Illinois and graduated from Schaumburg High School in 2009. Roman's smile could light up a room. He was a sweet, gentle soul who loved music, photography and football. His friends were his...
Vicki Coulter
Dec 12, 2018
Vicki Josephine Coulter, 74, of Glendale, AZ, passed to eternal life on December 12, 2018 Vicki was born in Miami, AZ to Patricia and Donald Guyer Sr. on May 13, 1944. She went to school at Miami High School in Miami, AZ. She married Jim Coulter Sr. on August 17, 1963 in Miami, AZ. She graduated from Arizona State University...
Edward Baryla
Dec 12, 2018
Edward Baryla, 91, died the morning of 12/12/18 at Banner Boswell Hospital in Arizona after an illness. Born in Scranton, PA to the late Michael & Sophie Baryla, he was the former owner of Baryla’s EZ Shop in North Scranton. Ed was also a proud Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann (Margie Swiecicki), daughter Mary Walters (husband Dale...
William Sauline
Dec 10, 2018
William Patrick Sauline, 87, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 10, 2018. Born in Hubbard, OH, he served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife Pulqueria Sauline and his children William A. Sauline, Rena Sauline, Sandra Arnold and son in law James Arnold. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday,...
June Lewis
Dec 7, 2018
June A. Lewis of Peoria, Arizona, formerly of Fairless Hills, Pittsburgh, and Sun City. Born on June 15, 1926, died December 7, 2018. Beloved mother, wife and grandmother, she kept a beautiful home for her husband and children. She was an accomplished seamstress and quilter. She was married for 50 years to Thomas Reese Lewis, Jr, who predeceased her on...
Neil DuFresne
Dec 6, 2018
Neil DuFresne, age 84, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2018, in Peoria, Arizona. He was born in Somerset, Wisconsin, June 5, 1934, to Oliver and Edwidge DuFresne. He was the sixth child of eleven children. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Joanne, and two stepsons, Scott (Linda) Tweten and...
Elaine Billings
Dec 5, 2018
Elaine R. Billings, 81, of Surprise, AZ, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 5, after a lengthy illness. Elaine was born in Nanticoke to the late Gordon and the late Helyn (Warner) Knorr. She attended Fairview Elementary and Fairview High School in Mountain Top, PA. She resided in Mountain Top and eventually Oakwood Park,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
