Obituaries

Trish Ellsworth

Trish Ellsworth

May 4, 2011

Trish Ellsworth better known as "Honey" of Huntsville Alabama passed away at her home in Sun City AZ on Monday, May 2, 2011. Ms. Ellsworth died of natural causes. She is survived by her children, Lisa Sanders (Shaun), Daniel Thompson (Tricia), Amy Campbell, Christopher Whitt (Stacy) and 12 grandchildren. Mattie, Jessica, Anthony, Melynda Paige, Bryan, Matthew, Carrie, Sydney, Hunter, Tucker,...

Robert Newman

Robert Newman

May 2, 2011

Robert Oliver Newman of Sun City, AZ, passed away on April 27, 2011, at the age of 91. He was born June 8, 1919, in Slater, Iowa to Oliver & Mae Newman. He was married to Darlene Gfeller of Alleman, Iowa, on April 20, 1941, and recently celebrated 70 happy years of marriage to his loving wife. Bob learned to...

William Lawlor

William Lawlor

Apr 22, 2011

William R. Lawlor, 81, formally of the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, N.J. died Thursday April 21, 2011 in Sun City, AZ surrounded by his loving wife and family Born in Rahway, N.J. on March 22, 1930 and raised in Carteret, N.J. Bill graduated from Seton Hall University class of '52 with a BS Degree. Upon graduation he enlisted in...

Edward Deklotz

Edward Deklotz

Apr 22, 2011

Edward J. Deklotz, age 94 was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 23rd 1916 and was called home to the Lord on April 20, 2011. He attended the University of Nebraska receiving a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering in 1939. Early employment included working for oil refining companies in West Texas and Central Kansas. He did research and development into...

Robert Lambie

Robert Lambie

Apr 20, 2011

Robert J. Lambie, 80, passed away on 4/19/11 at home in Corte Bella. He was born in Ironwood, MI, and lived in Wisconsin and Arizona. He is survived by his wife, 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Bob was a Korean War veteran, ASU graduate and 32 year employee of Valley National Bank. He was also actively involved...

Alrie Thompson

Alrie Thompson

Apr 15, 2011

Alrie F. Thompson 92, quietly passed away on April 11, 2011 in Sun City, AZ. He was born Sept. 16, 1918 in Fort Dodge, IA. Al was married to former Ericca Bunting for 64 years prior to her passing in 2003. He moved to Arizona in 1965 from Nebraska and was a real estate broker prior to his retirement. He...

Sylvia Eirich

Sylvia Eirich

Apr 14, 2011

Sylvia (Epstein) Eirich, born on December 2, 1931 in New York City passed away Sunday April 10, 2011 in Sun City AZ. Sylvia lived a full and happy life. She is survived by her husband Charles and daughter Jeannie Hagerty of Sun City and sons Michael of Fishers, Indiana and Joel of Belleville, Illinois. She was preceded in death by...

Janalee Bradshaw

Janalee Bradshaw

Apr 13, 2011

Janalee Bradshaw, suddenly passed away on April 8, 2011, in Phoenix, AZ, at the age of 55. She was born in Lake Charles, LA on August 21, 1955. She is survived by her husband, Roy, and two sons, Jim and Steve, eight grandchildren and her brother Loren Farrell. Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday, April 14, 2011, with visitation 1...

Bruce Young

Bruce Young

Apr 13, 2011

Bruce K. Young 88, passed away on April 10, 2011. Bruce was born on June 26, 1922, in Russellville, Arkansas. Bruce retired from the Movie Theatre business in 1988 as a Senior District Manager at Commonwealth Theatres in Denver, Colorado. Bruce was an army veteran of WW II and later became the first veteran from World War II to become...

Betty Coffey

Betty Coffey

Apr 13, 2011

Betty J. Coffey of Sun City AZ passed away on Friday April 8th at the age of 82. Betty was an only child born and raised in Illinois. In the 1950s Betty and her mother moved to Los Angeles in search of employment and a better life. She found both in a career with Western Union and finding her soul...

Isabell Martin

Isabell Martin

Apr 12, 2011

Isabell Dorothy Martin (nee Maddocks) passed away in Sun City, Arizona on April 8, 2011. Formerly of New Jersey, she maintained homes in Sun City, Arizona and Rock Hall, Maryland. She was born to Harry and Sarah Maddocks in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1921. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Thomas W....

Nancy Dixon

Nancy Dixon

Apr 12, 2011

Nancy Dixon was born in Marshfield Wisconsin, December 19th, 1935, the youngest of 7 to Hazel and Leo Nikolai. She started working early in life, on the family’s dairy farm. She met a handsome sailor, Loren C Dixon, and married him soon after they met, on December 1st, 1956. She became a good soldier herself after that, dealing with being...

Noble Witherspoon

Noble Witherspoon

Apr 11, 2011

WITHERSPOON, NOBLE LEE 68 of Sun City, AZ peacefully passed away in hospice care on April 6, 2011. In 1983, Noble had a beautiful near-death experience so he was not afraid. He was born January 4, 1943, in Greenfield, TN, and came to Arizona in 1972 where he met his bride of 35 years, Dolores. His parents, Roy and Mary...

Dwight Patrick

Dwight Patrick

Apr 7, 2011

Dwight Arvil Patrick 91, passed away on April 3, 2011. Dwight was born to Ross and Daisy Patrick on June 26, 1919, in Worthington, Minnesota. Dwight retired from the newspaper business in 1974 upon moving to Arizona with his wife who preceded him in death in 1986. His great enjoyment was making and repairing clocks and watches and an avid...

John Mercier

John Mercier

Apr 6, 2011

John “Jack” Mercier 5/14/1926 - 4/3/2011 He was born and raised in Syracuse and retired from the Onondaga Sheriffs Department and moved to Az. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Mericer. He is survived by his brother & sister-in-law, Louis “Bud” & Isabelle Mercier and several nieces and nephews. Private family services were arranged.

Joseph Reilly

Joseph Reilly

Apr 4, 2011

Joseph James Reilly of Sun City passed away at home on April 2, 2011 after a long, wonderful life. He was Husband, father of 4, grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 11 and great- great grandfather of 3. Born on February 28, 1919 in his family home in Whitestone, NY; the same home in which he raised his own family...

Emogene Codding

Emogene Codding

Apr 4, 2011

Emogene L. Codding, 78, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away March 31, 2011. Emogene was born in Clearwater, Oklahoma and resided in Arizona since 1939. She is survived by her children, Maynard, Dennis, Scott and Frankie Fronda; 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2011 at Resthaven Park Cemetery, 6290 W....

Charles Ball

Charles Ball

Apr 1, 2011

Charles Anthony Ball passed away at age 78 on March 29, 2011, at Boswell Hospital in Sun City, AZ. Charlie was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, on November 13, 1932. He attended schools in Montego Bay until moving to Brooklyn, NY in 1947 where he graduated from high school in 1949. As an adult, Charlie experienced a variety...

James Bingham

James Bingham

Apr 1, 2011

James D. Bingham, Jr., 65 years old, went to heaven 3/31/2011. He grew up in Caruthersville, MO, a 1967 graduate of Mizzou. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving 2 tours of duty in Vietnam as 1st Lt.. Survived by his wife of 33 years, Carol; daughter Denise (Michael) Dynes; grandchildren, Jackson, Elaine & Helen. His sister, Virginia Ann (Myron)...

Florence Veesart

Florence Veesart

Mar 29, 2011

Florence Francis Veesart, 85, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2011 in Sun City, Arizona. Born March 23, 1926, Florence spent most of her life in Ohio. As a child Florence lived in Akron, Ohio and a few years in New York City. She has spent the last 56 years of her life with her loving husband, Clayton Veesart. Florence...