Obituaries
Elizabeth M. Cattaneo
Oct 30, 2023
Elizabeth M. Cattaneo passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, at the young age of 83. She lived in Sun City, AZ after spending over 30 years in her favorite sunny state of Florida. Elizabeth was born in Ontario, Canada on September 8, 1940. She loved to stay active in her Zumba and line dance classes. Liz would often walk...
Rosemary Kathleen McMillen
Oct 28, 2023
Rosemary Kathleen McMillen passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in Sun City, Arizona.
Rosemary was born on June 30, 1932, in Edina, Missouri, the third of five children to Vern C. and Mary (Rose) Goodwin. She grew up in Edina and attended Catholic grade and high school. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1950.
Rosemary married her high school...
Alice Mae (Belter) May
Oct 28, 2023
Alice Mae (Belter) May
September 29, 1925 – October 28, 2023
Long time Arizona resident, Alice May, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Trail Ridge Senior Care, in Sun City West. She was 98 years old.
Alice was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from St. Vincent De Paul Elementary, and St. Joseph Academy High School. While her desire was to join...
Brian Jeffrey Behling
Oct 26, 2023
Brian Jeffrey Behling, 72, passed away October 26, 2023, after suffering from complications from Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated, in Sun City, AZ. He was born on April 10, 1951, in Port Washington, WI. Brian is survived by his loving wife, Laurie, and his cousins G. Zirbes, W. Dross, and H. Dross. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude...
Clifford Marshall Cowles Jr.
Oct 24, 2023
Clifford Marshall Cowles Jr., 95 of Peoria AZ, formerly of Wallingford CT died Tuesday October 24, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Clifford was born in New Haven, CT August 30, 1928, the son of late Clifford and Alice Cowles Sr.
Clifford attended Choate Prep School and then went to Yale University graduating with a degree in economics. He served in the...
Earl Smith
Oct 23, 2023
Earl R. Smith passed away peacefully on October 23rd, 2023 after a full and adventurous life. Born in Chicago, Illinois to Theodore (Ted) and Mary (Schieble) Smith on March 13, 1930, he was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
He graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, where he met his future wife, Althea Rautenberg, in 1948. He was a star athlete,...
James “Jimmy” Zito
Oct 18, 2023
James “Jimmy” Victor Zito passed away on October 18,2023, at the age of 76, in his hometown of Sun City, Arizona. Jimmy was born to Joseph and Mary Zito on May 29, 1947, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Gene Zito.
An extremely proud father and grandfather, he is survived by son, Brian Zito; daughter, Lisa Gardner (Adam); his “one and only” granddaughter, Emma Gardner, who called him“ Papa;” sister, Terri Steffen (David); niece, Sierra Lovegrove (Spencer); many cousins, a special...
Eugene Harmeling
Oct 17, 2023
Eugene Harmeling sadly passed away on October 17, 2023, at home with family. Gene was born on January 14, 1938 to Alois and Anna Harmeling on a farm in Ward Springs, Minnesota. Gene was 85 years old at the time of his passing. He was the last living sibling of a family of 8 children. Gene and his wife, Harriet,...
Clarence A. Popp
Oct 14, 2023
Clarence A. Popp died peacefully at home on October 14, 2023 in Sun City, AZ at the age of 94. Clarence is survived by his; wife, Patricia Popp (Kalchik); children, Michael (Cornelia), Theresa (Steven) Dunn, David (Shelley), Timothy (Elizabeth) and Steven; siblings, Geraldine (Gerald) Miller, John (Diane), Dorothy (David, deceased) Lamb, James (Francis, deceased), Christine (Robert) Wagley. He is preceded...
Joan Hamilton
Oct 13, 2023
AfterglowI’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve,...
Dennis DeVault
Oct 5, 2023
Dennis Robert DeVault, 82, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2023.
Born on July 11, 1941, in Abilene, Texas, he was raised in Tucson, Arizona where he attended Tucson High School and graduated from the University of Arizona. In 1959, he enlisted in the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Mahan until 1962 when he was honorably...
Mary Lou Reisenbigler
Sep 24, 2023
Mary Lou Reisenbigler, 92, of Surprise, Arizona. It is with tremendous sadness that we announce Mary Lou’s passing on September 24, 2023. She leaves behind her two children, Chris (Cyndi) and Tracie (Doug), three grandchildren, CJ (Kayla), Daniel (Alexx), and Makayla; and six great-grandsons: Gaige, Kellan, Bentley, Luca, Asher, and Lincoln, as well as her brother Robert (Roberta) and her niece, Simone.
She...
Elizabeth Shiber
Sep 24, 2023
Elizabeth Joan Shiber, 90, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away on September 24, 2023, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, AZ.
Joan, who was born in Akron, Ohio, lived in East Brunswick, New Jersey, for most of her life. She moved to Sun City, Arizona, after the death of her husband, Whitey, in 2006. Joan worked 25 years in retail,...
Jacqueline Thacker
Sep 18, 2023
Jacqueline (Ann) Thacker, 97, of Sun City passed away peacefully on September 18, 2023, under the care of The Gardens of Sun City Assisted Living and Hospice of the West. Ann was born to Chester Dean Graham and Vivian Marie Dison-Patterson, April 3, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio. She married Dallas Thacker on February 14, 1950. They celebrated 49 yrs. of...
Xavier Diaz
Sep 17, 2023
Xavier Mario Diaz, age 31, passed away on September 17, 2023. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, boyfriend, mentor, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Xavier was born on June 17, 1992, in Phoenix, where he spent all his years.
Xavier loved to watch sports and loved to help people, because of this he became a mentor for many...
Romilda Vail
Sep 16, 2023
Romilda Vail passed away on September 16, 2023 at the age of 96. She worked at a Secretary to the Department of Defense for many years.
She leaves behind her nieces, Nancy Miller of San Antonio, Texas, Jeanette Lewis of West Virginia, and Jonell Nelson of Austin, Texas; nephews, Bill Vail of Colorado, Keith Robert Vail of San Antonio, Texas and...
William D. Trimble
Sep 12, 2023
William D. Trimble, 84, of Sun City, AZ passed away, peacefully, on September 12, 2023, under the care of Desert Valley Hospice, Orange Garden Assisted Living and his family. He had fought with Dementia and other age-related health issues for many years.
William was born to Maurice F. Trimble and Eula L. (Cook) Trimble, February 7, 1939. He was a former member of...
Edwina M. Crosby
Sep 9, 2023
Edwina M. Crosby, 95, of Sun City, AZ, passed away September 9th, 2013. She was born, December 17, 1927 in Concord, New Hampshire to Cleophas and Mary Mayo. She and William E. Crosby were married September 9th, 1947 in Concord, New Hampshire. She and Bill had been married for 56 years when he passed away on April 10th, 2003. She...
Kathleen Elizabeth Lapsley
Sep 2, 2023
Kathleen Elizabeth Lapsley, born March 5, 1938, to William and Helen Wantland in Phoenix, Arizona, went to be with Jesus on September 2, 2023. She is survived by her sister, Carol; three daughters: Cheri, Dianne & Kaeryn, and two sons, William and Jack. She was blessed with six grandchildren: Leslie, Joseph, Steven, Roxanne, William and Ryan, and four great grandchildren: Jordan,Seger, Kash...
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