Obituaries

Jan 26, 2009

Edward T. Carmody, 92, of Peoria, AZ passed away January 26, 2009. Mr. Carmody was born January 30, 1916 to John & Isabel Sullivan Carmody in Butte, Montana. He was a retired federal government Auditor and resided in Arizona since 1970 from Maryland. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Rosalie; children Timothy Carmody Elizabeth, Brenda Douglas &...

Jan 24, 2009

Joe Wilburn Miller went to be with the Lord January 24, 2009 at age 72. Joe was born in McLean, Texas. He was a Texas cowboy who also served his country in the US Navy and retired from Motorola in Phoenix. Because of his love for God and riding motorcycles he was one of the founding members of the Christian...

Jan 24, 2009

Alice Jean Maloney Shipe, age 97 of Peoria, AZ, died Saturday Jan. 24, 2009 at Hospice of Arizona-Freedom Plaza in Peoria. Born Dec. 16, 1911 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Frank and Anna Maloney of Buffalo, NY., where she married J. Orrin Shipe on Aug. 5, 1939. They raised their five children James, Anne, Thomas, Robert, and Mary Lynn...

Jan 24, 2009

Spitler, Clarence Robert 87, of Glendale, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Jan. 24th, 2009. He was born on March 16th, 1921 in Corning, CA but moved to Glendale to attend and graduate from Glendale High School. There he met the love of his life, Betty Bennett, and they married on July 2, 1942, before he left...

Jan 21, 2009

Jan 19, 2009

James D. "Dusty" Rhoads passed away January 19, 2009 at the age of 82. Loving him and missing him are his wife of 46 years JoAnn, his sons James G. Rhoads, Michael Proctor, Daniel Proctor and daughters Deborah Murphey and Wendy Gilmore. A simple service celebrating Dusty's life will be held in the Chapel at Good Shepherd Retirement Center at...

Jan 18, 2009

Mrs. Maria Dorothea Carr, 86 of Sun City, passed away January 18, 2009. She retired as a Social Services Secretary and came from New York in 1982. A Memorial Mass will be on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11 am at St. Joachim and St. Anne Catholic Church, 11625 N. 111th Ave., Sun City.

Jan 17, 2009

Madeline Ann Wood 84 passed away in her sleep on Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Prescott, Arizona. She is survived by her two sons, Michael and Gary, Michael's wife Vicky, eleven grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and two sisters. She was a long time volunteer and officer in several organizations, including the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Area Agency on...

Jan 17, 2009

Hazel D. Fosdick, 81, of Sun City passed away January 17, 2009. Hazel moved to Arizona 32 years ago from Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Dean in 1993. Survivors include her sons Michael Hayes Susan and Jerry Hayes Sandy; sister Edie Richmond; 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M.,...

Jan 17, 2009

Okla Bee Banks was born January 28, 1936 to Ruby and Arthur Jackson in Mason Tennessee.. She had one sister, Precious. Okla moved to Los Angeles, California, where she met and married. Herschell Banks. She reared four children, Keith, Herschell, Merry, and Vernon. Okla was educated in Tennessee and California. She was a licensed Nurses Assistant and Bookkeeper. Okla was...

Jan 17, 2009

RUSSELL, Lorene Reagan 87 went to be with the Lord on Jan. 17, 2009, she was born June 25, 1921 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Russell was a resident of Glendale & Prescott Valley since 1959. She was an active member of Fountain of Life Community Church. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Daniel Davis Russell; children Samuel...

Jan 15, 2009

Lifelong AZ native Connie Lee Gibson passed away January 15, 2009 at 76. Born in Phoenix, raised in Flagstaff moving to Sun City in 1996 Connie was proud to be a native Arizonan. Her husband Jerry preceded her in death in 2004. She is survived by her daughter Cyndi Benedict and son-in-law Dale; daughter Ginger Gibson and son-in-law Dennis Culver;...

Jan 12, 2009

Gerhart D. Bantle, 77 of Sun City, passed away January 12, 2009. He and his wife, Marjorie, were from Michigan and spent their winter months in Sun City. Mr. Bantle was a retired railroad president. No local services are planned. Interment will be in Freeprot, IL.

Jan 12, 2009

Jose Trinidad-Gomez, 58 of Modesto, CA, passed away in Sun City West on January 12, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Bertha; children Alejandra and Claudia; brothers Jesus and Refugio; sisters Alejandra, Concepcion, Martha, Lourdes, and Carmen; and many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 3-8 pm at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center...

Jan 11, 2009

Louise B. Miller, 75, of Sun City, AZ, passed away on January 11, 2009, in Surprise, AZ. She worked as a secretary for the Archdiocese of Cook County, Il, for 25 years. She is survived by her husband, Robert C., children; Marilyn, Susan, Sandra, and Robert, Jr., brothers; Frank Golonka, Raymond Weaver, Bernard Weaver, Jr., and James Weaver, and pre-deceased...

Jan 11, 2009

Vincent William Shally, 91 of Sun City, passed away January 11, 2009. He was born August 23, 1917 to Patrick and Annie McWalters Shally, Mr. Shally served as a Captain during WWII in the Army Air Corps. He received his B.S. in Forestry from U.C. Berkeley and his Master's Degree from Harvard University. He was the State Soil Conservationist for...

Jan 10, 2009

Donald E.Vobach, born February 7, 1935 to Walter and Alberta Vobach, passed away January 10, 2009. He leaves his wife of 48 years, Sandy, two sons David and Paul of Phoenix and four grandchildren, Adkin Vobach of Lenexa, Kansas, Ryann, Tate, and Alec Vobach all of Topeka, Kansas. A son Jon preceded him in death in 1975. Don was a...

Jan 10, 2009

Dominic Emole, 86 of Youngtown, passed away Januay 10, 2009. He and his wife, Rose, were from Illinois. He was a automotice machine repairman and had served in the Army during WWII. Private family arrangements were made.

Jan 7, 2009

Eileen Mc Donald, 87, passed away peacefully at home on January 7. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 22, 1921 and attended Saint Elizabeth Academy and Caldwell College, both in New Jersey. Eileen met her husband James after World War II and was happily married for over 60 years. Jim and Eileen moved to Phoenix in 1971,...

Jan 6, 2009

Harold E. Temmer, 90 of Sun City West, passed away January 6, 2009. He was the Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor at the University of California, San Diego, and he previously had retired from the US Army as a Lt. Colonel. He leaves behind his wife of 69 years, Laura. Private family arrangments have been made.