Obituaries

Mar 16, 2008

Paul F. Koegel, 85, a resident of Sun City since 1979, passed away March 16, 2008. Paul was born February 4, 1923 to Otto & Mary Borg Koegel in Chicago, Illinois. He served his country in the US Army during WW II. He was a retired Pipefitter. A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 27,...

Mar 13, 2008

Douglas H. Soutar, 89, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, a nationally recognized expert and leader in the field of labor-management relations, died Thursday March 13th at the La Loma Care Center in Litchfield Park. Born in September, 1918 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he was the son of Dr. Richard G. Soutar, Jr. and Myra D. Soutar and grew up in Sacramento,...

Mar 11, 2008

Harold Edward Wirtz born in Boone, Iowa, on November 12, 1925 passed away on February 26, 2008, at Hospice of Arizona in Peoria. Harold moved to Phoenix in 1960 and has lived in Sun City for the past nine years. Harold is a retired Phoenix Police Officer, he worked on the Rail Road in Iowa and served as a pilot...

Mar 6, 2008

Gus Herman Muldner, 82, of Sun City, AZ passed away March 6, 2008. He was a lifelong Arizona pioneer native, born Nov. 26, 1925, in Peoria, AZ, to Carl & Clara Herman Muldner. He was a US Navy veteran serving on the USS Enterprise 1943-1945. He married Julia Brannon June 30, 1945 and they owned & operated Muldner Livestock Transport...

Mar 2, 2008

Mar 2, 2008

Jean Van Ryswyk, 72, passed away on March 2, 2008. Born in Pontypridd, South Wales on March 22, 1925, Jean lived in Wales until she was five years old. She moved to America with her mother and brother where they joined her father and older sister in Ohio in 1930. While living in Cleveland, Jean studied ballet and worked as...

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Jan 29, 2008

Col. Alexander E. Nagy, USAF, Ret., 90, of Sun City passed away Jan. 27, 2008. He was born Feb. 18, 1917 in Toledo, OH to Marton and Kathalin Nagy. He served in the US Air Force flying in combat during WW II and retired as Colonel from the USAF Reserves; retired from US Army Tank-Auto Command as Engineering Supervisor. He...

Jan 24, 2008

Alice M. Gunderson, 87, of Youngtown passed away Jan. 24, 2008. She was born in Lindsey, Wisconsin to Thomas and Alice Cowley Gunderson. She is a retired public school Librarian and moved to Arizona in 1990 from Texas. She was a member of the Youngtown Methodist Church and the American Association of University Women. Survivors include her sister Gladys M....

Jan 17, 2008

Milton Wilson Jr. Age 75 Milt died peacefully on January 13, 2008 after a long illness. He was born in Chicago, Ill. On July 25, 1932 and had lived in Sun City for the last 21 years. He is survived by His wife Beverly of 53 years, two sons Michael Debra Wilson, David Beth Wilson, one daughter Suzanne Timothy Moceri,...

Jan 15, 2008

Dr. Sydney Alfred Saetre, of 10349 Talisman Road, Sun City, Arizona, died at Mayo Hospital, Sherman Hospice Home, in Phoenix, on January 15, 2008, at the age of 86. He was born July 23, 1921, at Henning, Minnesota, the son of Alfred and Ida Thoreson Saetre. He was educated in the Henning Public Schools graduating from high school in 1939....

Jan 14, 2008

Brent Wayne Buescher, 36, of Phoenix, AZ, went to heaven on January 14, 2008. Brent is survived by his father Wayne, mother Kathy, sister Missy, brother-in-law Gary, nephews Tanner and Nolan and niece Megan. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 3:00 P.M., at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City,...

Jan 13, 2008

Ron L. Linsley, 60, was born in Findley, OH and has been a Phoenix resident since childhood. He passed away on January 13, 2008. He is survived by Mary Jane Linsley, his wife of 38 years; daughter, Mari Denise Parker; 3 grandchildren: Brandon, Brianna and Erik; sisters: Roberta Carson, Rebecca Stockton and Roxanne Hernandez; and the Hearn family: Babe and...

Jan 11, 2008

Margie Sullivan Bliss Smith passed away at John C. Lincoln Hospital January 11, 2008. Margie is survived by her husband Dr. Bill Smith, sister Dorothy McLaughlin, daughters Cydney Seivert and Diane Peters; grandchildren Austin and Taylor Seivert, and William, Lauren and Monica Peters. Margie was born in Flagstaff Arizona on September 12, 1937 to Sid and Eleanor Brick Sullivan. She...

Jan 9, 2008

Barbara Hendrickson, 82, of Sun City West passed away Jan. 9, 2008. She was born in Los Angeles, CA to Fred & Grace Padelford. The daughter of an Arizona pioneer family, she was a longtime Phoenix area resident sharing time in Capistrano Beach, CA. Mrs. Hendrickson was a Registered Nurse practicing at Boswell and Del E. Webb Hospitals in the...

Jan 8, 2008

Ruth Nowack Seebach, 90, was called to her Heavenly Rest January 8, 2008. She was born on July 31, 1917, in Rochester, New York, and lived in Sun City, AZ, for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Leo and Irene Nowack, husband Oliver W. Seebach, son Robert O. Seebach, and her sister Carolyn Thieser. She is...

Jan 7, 2008

Slott, Dorothy N., 89, January 7, 2008. Born in Lewisburg, PA, December 11, 1918. Survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Charles A. Slott, daughters Barbara Bill DiLenge, Mary Ellen Maxell Doug Zimmermann, and Jill Pearlberg Cliff, grandsons Reed and Steven Maxell, granddaughter Sarah Pearlberg, sisters Edna Middleswarth and Thelma Duck, sister-in-law Audrey Slott, and many nieces and nephews....

Jan 4, 2008

Sheila M. Smith, 63, of Sun City passed away Jan. 4, 2008. She was born in Douglas, AZ and is survived by husband Leroy; brothers Ron and Fred Dyste; sisters Yolanda Patterson and Deborah Dyste. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Wed., Jan. 9, 2008 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center, 12420 N. 103rd Ave. Funeral service 10:30 AM Thurs., Jan....