Obituaries
Leo Sprang
Apr 14, 2015
Leo R. Sprang, 93, of Mesa, AZ passed away April 6, 2015. Leo was born in Two Rivers, WI and moved to Arizona in 1955. He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a painter in the construction industry. Survivors include his wife Mary Jo Branaman Sprang; children Bill Branaman, Joyce Branaman (Skip Stahl), Tom Branaman (Colleen McGillicuddy) and...
Robert Orvis, Sr.
Apr 13, 2015
Robert Eustace Orvis, Sr. died very peacefully on March 29, 2015 at the age of ninety-four. Bob was born April 22, 1920 to Eustace and Grace Orvis of Minneapolis, MN. Bob’s first job at fifteen was as chauffeur to a prosperous couple. He said that every Saturday he got to fill up the gas tank, alone, which was quite fun. ...
The Frank Paul Simlik
Apr 8, 2015
The Reverend Frank Paul Simlik, 88, of Sun City, Arizona passed away April 6, 2015. Son of Paul and Catherine (Mikeska) Simlik, he was born April 13, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Agnes of Bohemia Elementary School. He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary and graduated in April, 1945. He entered the Dominican Order and completed his theological studies...
Joyce Beecher
Apr 3, 2015
Joyce Celeste Beecher, 77, passed away March 27, 2015, peacefully at home. She was born in West Helena, Arkansas on August 31, 1937, but moved to Phoenix, AZ with her mother at age 5. She retired from Digital in 1999. Joyce is survived by her daughters Pam Woods Jonell McCord (Toby); sister Jan Arnold (Den); brother John; nephew Jon; cousin...
Margie Clark
Apr 2, 2015
Margie Kathryn Clark, 90, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 in Sun City, AZ surrounded by her Arizona family. Margie was born February 8, 1925 to Herbert and Rebecca Cozart in Portland, OH, the 3rd oldest of 10 children. Margie faithfully cared for her husband of 41 years before his passing on March 27, 2013. Margie is survived by her...
Dr. M. Sanchez
Apr 2, 2015
Dr. George M. Sanchez, 85, passed away on March 7th, 2015, after recovering from open heart surgery in February. He was born on February 22, 1930, in Miami, Arizona, where he married his sweetheart Bertha "Bebe" Muñoz before volunteering for the Army and returned to start his academic venture to become an optometrist and start his family with Bebe. After...
Theodore Gatten
Apr 2, 2015
Theodore Dean Gatten, of Sun City went home to be with His Lord March 28, 2015. Ted was born October 20, 1927 in St. Paul, MN to Jesse and Lucy Gatten. He was the seventh of nine children and grew up in the town of Danbury, WI. He graduated from high school in Webster, WI in 1945 and went on...
Robert MD MSM MPH
Mar 26, 2015
Bob passed away suddenly on March 14th. He was born in Chicago in 1959 and attended the University of Illinois for undergraduate and graduate studies in Agronomy and then medical school. His years as a dedicated family physician and public health provider began as staff physician and then medical director of Clinica Adelante from 1990-1999. His service was recognized in...
Louise Ewell Bates
Mar 24, 2015
August 2, 1915 - March 21, 2015 Louise Bates, Sun City piano accompanist passed away at Hospice of the Valley. She is survived by 3 children, 15 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild. Louise has been associated with music since the age of seven when she began piano lessons with the Sisters of St. Francis teaching order...
Joseph Byard
Mar 23, 2015
Joseph L. Byard, 74, went home to be with his Lord, while he was visiting family in Arizona, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. He was born March 8, 1941 in Glendale, West Virginia, a son of Howard and Jennette Byard. Joe was a charter member of Journey Christian Church. He was retired from Packard Electric after 40 years of service. Aside...
Corey Stirnes
Mar 19, 2015
Corey James Stirnes, 27, of Peoria, Arizona passed away March 11, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Glendale, 7102 N. 58th Dr., Glendale, Arizona.
Irene Krzystofczyk
Mar 10, 2015
Irene P. Krzystofczyk, age 99, passed away at home on Friday, March 6th, surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by husband Ben, son Bob (Judy). She is survived by sons Ron (Diane), George (Dolores), Andy (Dori) and daughters Helen (Bob) Shallenberger, Theresa Sienko, Elaine Hopkins, Karen (Keith) Watt, 23 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She enjoyed TV...
Frances Bender
Mar 5, 2015
Frances "Carol" Bender, 66, of Glendale, Arizona passed away March 3, 2015. A lifelong Arizona resident, Carol was born in Phoenix to William and Gertrude Roberts. She worked as a school food services baker. Her husband James Melvin Bender preceded her in death October 9th of 2014. She is survived by her son Shannon Bender (Lorri) and daughter Denise Bender;...
Rev. J. Landes
Mar 2, 2015
Rev. Howard J. Landes died peacefully at the Inn at Amethyst on February 26, 2015 in Peoria AZ at the age of 82. Howard is survived by his wife, Wanda M. Landes; and his children and their families, Bruce and Roxanne Landes of Phoenix AZ, Dean and Monica, Logan and his wife Lydia and Taylor Landes of Fountaintown IN, and...
Judith Crouch Butler
Mar 2, 2015
Judith Ann Crouch Butler of Peoria, Arizona, passed away on February 13, 2015, at age 73. Judy was born in Phoenix on May 29, 1941 and grew up in Glendale. She met her future husband, Nelson Butler in 2nd grade at Glendale Elementary. In 4th grade, Judy told her mother she planned to marry Nelson, although they didn't begin dating...
Danny Morgan
Feb 27, 2015
[donotprint][/donotprint]Danny Edwin Morgan (Dana Coerver) 47 passed away on February 22, 2015, doing one of the things he loved most, riding in the desert on a quad. Danny was born January 16, 1968 in Phoenix Arizona. He is survived by his parents Luther and Nancy Morgan, brothers Bill, Nick, and Shawn, children Eric, Luther, Dana, Marissa, Chachi, Louis, and Raymond,...
Elfrieda Gorman
Feb 26, 2015
Elfrieda Gorman born October 20, 1919 made her journey to Heaven, February 19, 2015. She was 95. Elfrieda was born in Hoisington, Kansas and at the age of 13 moved with her family to Yucaipa, California. She was the first in her family to graduate high school. She received her diploma from Redlands High School. She married Herbert Smith in...
Christina Finch
Feb 25, 2015
Christina K. Finch of Sun City, AZ, 93, formerly of Shelbyville, II and Hot Springs Village AR, was called home to be with the Lord on Feb. 20, 2015, at the Health Care Center of Sun Valley Lodge in Sun City. "Chris" was born on Feb. 22, 1921, the daughter of Albert and Ruth Karr in Fairfield, II, where she...
David Rathjen
Feb 24, 2015
David Eugene Rathjen, 92, Sun City, AZ passed away Sunday evening, February 22, 2015. David was born in Janesville, WI on November 7, 1922 to Charles and Cleva Rathjen. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Katherine (Kay) of Sun City and three sons, Gregory James Rathjen (Linda) of Milton, GA; Kent David Rathjen (Novella) of Leavenworth, KS;...
Virginia Lewis
Feb 24, 2015
Age 94, of Sun City AZ passed away peacefully on February 22, 2015 with her loved ones at her side, her son Bernard Stachelek and his wife Elizabeth and her caregivers, for the last six years Nick and Joanna Iancu of "EMMA"Assisted Living, from complications from her nine year battle with Alzheimer's. Virginia was born February 25, 1920, in Chicago...
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