Obituaries
Marion Perry
Jan 12, 2017
Marion Perry, 91 years old, quietly departed this life on Friday, December 23, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society - Peoria Good Shepherd Memory Care Unit, Peoria, Arizona. Marion was born on October 6, 1925, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the only child of Edith and James Ferguson. She grew up in Ottumwa, Rose Hill, and Davenport, Iowa, attending University of Iowa...
Marlys Langer
Jan 10, 2017
Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Marlys Langer, 81, passed away Jan. 10, 2017, in Sun City, Ariz. Born in Hopkins, Minn., to parents Daniel and Philomene Kopesky, Marlys graduated from Hopkins High School, attended Macalester College and earned a master’s degree in special education from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University). She married Ronald Langer in 1955, and together...
Merri Wilson
Jan 9, 2017
Merri Wilson (83), of Sun City West, passed away in Goodyear, Arizona on December 12, 2016, having been unable to recover from injuries sustained from a fall in October. She was born September 6, 1933, in Alliance, Ohio, to Donald and Bertha (Willis) Wilson and attended school in Glenmore and East Liverpool (Ohio). She married Bob Wilson on June 14,...
Ina Dresser
Jan 6, 2017
Ina Dresser, 103, Sun City, AZ passed away on January 3, 2017. Ina was born in Chico, TX on March 7, 1913 to Lola & June Stalnaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Harry; her daughter, Mary; her son, Wayne and her husband of nearly 76 years, Elbert Joseph Dresser. She is survived by her son,...
Mary Kolo
Jan 6, 2017
Mary P. Kolo (Bennett) passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Born May 20, 1935 in Chicago Illinois to Mary and George Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph P. Kolo. She is survived by her children Joseph (Mariann), Karen Arnold (Ron), Phillip (Carol), Steven (Jill), and grandchildren Amy (Ed), Paul, Hana, Lindsay, Sarah, Don and great...
John Hall
Jan 6, 2017
John D. Hall, 84, of Prescott, AZ passed away Jan. 2, 2017. Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church, 2825 W. Rose Canyon Cir., Anthem, AZ.
Samuel Brown Jr.
Jan 5, 2017
Samuel K. Brown Jr., 82, passed peacefully with his wife by his side on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. He was born in Lynn, MA on June 18, 1934 to the late Samuel K. Brown Sr. and Hilda M. Nottingham. After graduating from Saugus High School in 1952, he apprenticed as a Tool and Die Maker at the General Electric (GE)...
Bobby Callender
Jan 3, 2017
Bobby (Bob) Gene Callender, 90, of Sun City, AZ passed away on December 29, 2016. Bob was a Navy veteran having served in both WWII and the Korean Conflict. Bob was born in Haynesville, LA. Bob married his late wife Mary Emma Johnson in 1945 and moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1956 where they enjoyed the clear sunny skies. Bob...
Charley Nelson
Jan 3, 2017
Charles William Nelson was born at Saint Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, May 12th 1931 to Marion Morgan Nelson and his father Bill Nelson. Charley Bill died peacefully in his early morning sleep on New Year’s Day, 2017, at his home of 60 years, on Carole Lane in Glendale. Charley Bill was the grandson of Arizona’s early pioneers,...
Katherine Rathjen
Dec 30, 2016
Katherine Alice Rathjen, 93, Sun City, AZ passed away December 30, 2016. Katherine was born in Prescott, WI on June 23, 1923 to Jacob and Katherine Von De Linde. She was predeceased by her parents, a brother (Rod) and sister (Mary Lake) and her husband of nearly 72 years, David E. Rathjen. She is survived by three sons, Gregory James...
Lewis Marshall Belden
Dec 29, 2016
On December 26, 2016, Lewis "Lew" Marshall Belden, a true hero of "America's Greatest Generation" left this earth to join his wife of 73 years, Rozina, for unlimited travels. Lew was born on November 17, 1917, and celebrated his 99th birthday recently. He leaves behind, his daughters, Marcia and Janet, their husbands, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was a...
Darrell Stewart
Dec 27, 2016
Darrell (Whitey) Stewart, age 89, died Dec 25, 2016 in Sun City, AZ from complications of pneumonia. Darrell was born in Casper, WY on Nov 5, 1927 to Charles and Elsie Stewart. At the age of 12 the family moved to Sinclair, WY. He attended school in Rawlins and served in the Navy during World War II. After the war,...
Rosemary Peterson
Dec 27, 2016
Rosemary Peterson passed away to be with the Lord on November 27, 2016 at the age of 83. She was born October 2, 1933, Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of Anthony and Rose Klyczek. She became a Registered Nurse at age 22. She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Leo College near Tampa, FL in 1979. Rosemary was a nurse...
Jule T. Schramm
Dec 21, 2016
Jule Ann T. Schramm, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on December 19, 2016 at the age of 80. Jule Ann was born on April 21, 1936 in Taylor, Pennsylvania to the late Michael and Mary (Flannelly) Elko. Jule Ann is survived by her husband, Edward Sr., daughter, Cheryl, three sons, Robert,...
William Joseph Burke
Dec 19, 2016
William (Bill) Joseph Burke passed away December 14, 2016 in Sun City, Arizona following a brief illness. A funeral mass will be held at St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Sun City on Tuesday, December 20 at 10:00 AM with a celebration of life reception at Palmbrook Country Club immediately following. Bill was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 30,...
Betty Lawlor
Dec 16, 2016
Betty A. Lawlor, 85, of Sun City, AZ passed away December 14, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. with rosary at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 at Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at St....
Ona Pike
Dec 14, 2016
Ona Natalie Pike, 85, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 13, 2016. Ona was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She worked as a registered nurse and retired to Sun City from Iowa in 2001. She is survived by her husband William, daughter Ginger Langrehr, step-daughter Cyndi Maupin, step-son Rick Pike, 3 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and...
Barbara Ziarkowski
Dec 9, 2016
Barbara Sylvia Ziarkowski, 81, of Peoria, AZ passed away peacefully with family members by her side on Dec, 5, 2016. Sylvia was born in Buffalo, NY on December 2nd, 1935 and was a graduate of Kensington High School. She moved to the Phoenix area in 1983, where she worked until retiring from the Target Corporation after 25 years of service....
Elsie Sterrenberg
Dec 6, 2016
Elsie Wright Sterrenberg, 88, of Peoria, AZ passed away Nov. 30, 2016. Elsie was born in Cincinnati, OH to Lowell and Velma Wright. Elsie’s education included a BFA (music) from Illinois Wesleyan University and MFA (violin concentration) from the Chicago Conservatory College. She worked as a music and orchestra teacher for the Western Springs Public Schools in Western Springs, IL...
Marion Bohach
Dec 5, 2016
Marion Loraine (Dill) Bohach born July 24, 1922 in Wala Wala Washington and raised in Tacoma Washington, passed away December 2, 2016, at the young age of 94. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters Jeannie, Lovina, Dolores and brother Richard. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Robert Bohach, 2 daughters Diane (Howard) and...
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