Obituaries
Richard (Dick) Downing
May 29, 2014
Richard S. (Dick) Downing, of Sun City West, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. He was 93 years old. He is survived by his wife, Katy; his children Rick Downing, and wife Sue, of Anchorage, AK, Kathy Ingerson, and husband Chuck, of Lynchburg, VA; and his sister-in-law Beulah Christie, of Sun City West. Dick was born...
Albert Schulz, Jr.
May 21, 2014
Albert Schulz, Jr. 90, passed away May 16, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ. Albert was born April 9, 1924 in St. Paul, MN to Albert Elizabeth Schulz. After graduating from high school he went into the Navy serving 3 years in the South Pacific. Upon returning home, he attended Brown Institute and worked in radio and then went on to sales....
James Stenzel
May 21, 2014
James Lee Stenzel, 68, of Chino Valley, Arizona passed away May 8, 2014 in Sun City, Arizona. Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, he served in the U.S. Navy. An Arizona resident for the past 44 years, he worked as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife Sue. Interment services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2014 at National...
Marie Valencia
May 21, 2014
Marie Ann Valencia a long time resident of Del Webb, Sun City, Arizona died on May 7, 2014 at Aging With Dignity Care Home, Surprise, AZ. Marie was born September 16, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY. Marie worked in the medical field as a nurses aide until she retired and devoted her time volunteering at St. Joachim & St. Anne Parish....
Jay Ketron
May 20, 2014
Jay Dee Ketron, 84, of Peoria, Arizona passed away May 17, 2014. Jay was born in Macksville, Kansas and resided in Arizona since 1949. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He worked as a pipeline operator in the petroleum industry. He was preceded in death by his wife Edna Mae. Survivors include his son Duane...
Janet Howell
May 20, 2014
Janet Kay Howell, 73, of Sun City Arizona, was called home at 12:30 pm, Friday May 9th. Mrs. Howell was born on August 17, 1940 in Eugene, Indiana the daughter of Chester and Daisy Tate Strohl. She married Lyman Howell on March 8th, 1965 in Champaign Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, three sisters and a...
Joan Gleason
May 20, 2014
Joan Emily Gleason, 80, of Surprise, Arizona passed away May 16, 2014. Joan was born in Oxford, England and moved to Arizona in 1970 from New Mexico. She is survived by her husband James and her daughter Kathryn. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 with funeral services 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Menke Funeral...
Carlota Mendoza
May 12, 2014
Remembrance of Carlota Mendoza Carlota Madrid Mendoza completed a long, fruitful life on May 7, 2014. In her 91 years she contributed to her family, community and nation in a variety of roles. Following graduation from Clifton High School in 1941 she joined other women constructing military aircraft in California during World War II. Upon her return home she led...
William North
May 12, 2014
William "Bill" North, 73, of Chino Valley, Arizona passed away May 8, 2014. The son of Joe and Nina North, Bill was born in Pritcher, Kansas and resided in Arizona for the past 60 years. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Elsie; children Dyan Temple (Doug), Bobi Jo Robinson, Debi Lotts (James) and Troy Lane (Sue), sisters...
John Cannon
May 8, 2014
John F. Cannon, 72, of Sun City, Arizona passed away May 6, 2014. Private family arrangements have been made.
Mary Draus
May 8, 2014
Mary "Cleo" Draus, 93, of Peoria, Arizona passed away May 7, 2014. Visitation will 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. with funeral services at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel.
Kenneth Christoffersen
May 6, 2014
Kenneth A. Christoffersen, 87, of Surprise, Arizona passed away May 2, 2014. Ken was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Navy and was an Electronics Engineer. He moved to Arizona in 1994 from Garland, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Patricia Christoffersen, daughter Gail Christoffersen and his brother Ralph Christoffersen. Memorial services will...
Warren (Bob) Hardy
May 5, 2014
Bob Hardy, 98, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2014, in Sun City AZ where he had resided for several decades. A leap year child, he was born in Waterloo, IA, on February 29, 1916. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Maxine Hardy, and his brother, Rodney Hardy. He is survived by his daughter, Karen H. Bell...
Mary Kraut
May 5, 2014
On April 23, 2014 Mary Kraut went home to be with her Lord. She was born in Rhinelander Wisconsin in 1928. She graduated from Milwaukee Hospital School of Nursing, married Milton Kraut and moved to Arizona in 1961. She worked as a nurse at Baptist Hospital, but her passion was teaching children about the Lord. She taught at church, neighborhood...
William Dunahay
May 2, 2014
William (Willie) Dunahay, 71, of Peoria, Arizona passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Born in Middletown, Ohio he was the son of the late Orville and Annabelle Dunahay. He is survived by his wife, Donna of 32 years, sons, William Scott Dunahay of Ottawa, Ohio, Steven Dunahay of Lima, Ohio, and daughter Shelly Long of Lima, Ohio. Stepchildren Craig...
Max Clark
May 1, 2014
Max L. Clark, 88, of Sun City, Arizona passed away April 28, 2014. Born in Mason City, Iowa, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN. He was a district level engineering manager for Illinois Bell Telephone Co. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII with 7 years in...
Wallace Smith
May 1, 2014
Wallace Joseph Smith, “Wally” or “Poppy”, died April 29, 2014. He was born in Meriden, CT. on June 9, 1935. Survived by his wife Ellen Savanella-Sokolik Smith of Sun City, AZ. and sister, Barbara Giacco of Southington, CT, children Cynthia (Mark) Rosenberg and son Michael (Barbara Ann) Smith, all of Gilbert, AZ. Preceded in death by his parents, first wife,...
Carolyn Bruno
Apr 30, 2014
Carolyn M. Bruno, 90, of Sun City, Arizona passed away April 24, 2014. Born in Waukegan, Illinois she resided in Arizona for the past 17 years. Memorial services for Carolyn will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. She will be interred at the National Memorial Cemetery...
Lena Sprau Carter
Apr 29, 2014
Lena Bell Sprau Carter, 85, of Surprise, Arizona passed away April 28, 2014. Lena was born in Dexter, New Mexico and resided in Arizona for the past 70 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Ammon C. Sprau in 1981. Survivors include her daughter Virginia (Philip) Newberry; sons Mike (Loretta) Sprau and Randy (Mary) Sprau; sister Bettie Jo...
Thomas Young
Apr 29, 2014
Thomas Robert Young, 86, of Sun City, AZ died April 29, 2014. Thomas was born in East Orange, NJ and moved to Arizona in 1968 and worked in sales in the automotive industry. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Jo Young in 2010, a son Thomas Young Jr. in 2008 and daughter Margaret Mary Young in 1989....
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