Obituaries
Susan Smith
Jun 6, 2020
Susan Michael Smith, 61, of Sun City, Arizona passed away June 6, 2020. Susan was born October 23, 1958 in Long Beach, California, shortly thereafter moving to Arizona to become a lifelong resident. She was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from the American Water Company. Susan is survived by her husband Terry; children, James Michael &...
Betty Peterson
May 27, 2020
On Wednesday, 27 May 2020, Betty Jones Peterson was called home to Jesus. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and one brother: her father- and mother-in-law and both of her brothers-in-law. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and their husbands, two sisters, one brother, and two sisters-in-law. Betty was born on 19 April 1944 in...
Daniel Jilka
May 27, 2020
To the sounds of Danny Boy by Herb Alpert, Daniel Leroy Jilka passed away peacefully May 27, 2020 in Sun City, AZ. He was 82 years old. Born November 21, 1937 in Nevada, Missouri, Dan was an accomplished engineer and successful businessman, as well as a beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather. Dan was a man who did not need...
Sibbelina Van Loozenoord
May 21, 2020
Sibbelina G. Van Loozenoord March 7, 1924 – May 21, 2020 A true Angel on earth! Sib was born on a farm in Sully, Iowa to Dutch immigrants John W. Vos and Agnes (Sjaardema) Vos. She spent the next 23 years near Pella, Iowa. Sib graduated from Pella Christian High School. In 1947, she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and...
Vincent Li Vigni
May 18, 2020
Vincent Li Vigni, loving husband of Phyllis Connizzo Li Vigni, loving father of Joann (Rodney) Samplawski, Lisa (Carl) Doot, Rosalie (Michael) Johnstone, and Vincent J. Li Vigni, loving grandfather of Stephanie (James) McGill, Kiara (Nate) Tholl, Michael Samplawski, and Matthew Samplawski, loving great-grandfather of John and Tristan McGill died on Monday, May 18, 2020 at his family home in Sun...
Richard Kuelbs
May 16, 2020
Richard Louis Kuelbs, born May 2, 1926, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2020. Richard recently celebrated his 94th birthday at Royal Oaks Friendship House in Sun City. He is survived by adult children Barbara Kuelbs, Richard O. Kuelbs (Sheila), Elizabeth Ortiz (Steve), and Douglas Kuelbs (Melissa); six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved...
Alice Townsley
May 13, 2020
Alice N. Townsley; nee:Grupp (Noreen), 93 was peacefully placed in the arms of Jesus on May 13, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 26, 1927, to Alice and Fred Grupp. She was married September 9, 1950 to Kenneth L. Townsley in Cleveland, Ohio. They went on to have 6 children. In 1968 they...
Joel Adams
May 9, 2020
Joel Daniel Adams, 35, of Peoria, Arizona and formerly of Portland, Oregon, passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 9, 2020. Joel was born in Portland, Oregon to Daniel & Kristie Adams. Baseball was a major part of Joel’s life he played through college and later went into coaching. He was both a player and a coach at Sunset...
Charles Hales
May 6, 2020
Passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Sun City, AZ after a heart attack. Charles Eugene Hales was born on a farm in rural Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa on October 1, 1924 to Ralph Watkins Hales and Gladys Margaret Brassfield Hales. He married an Iowa State College coed, Janice Gwendolyn Dempster on September 12, 1948. She preceded...
Marilyn Butterfield
May 4, 2020
Marilyn Jean (Davy) Butterfield, of Glendale, Arizona, was called home on May 4, 2020. She was born in Greenbush, MN to Dorothy and William Davy on July 24, 1954. Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, auntie and friend. She loved spending time with her family and friends, camping, fishing, playing pool, baking and active with the VFW...
Patricia Kreighbaum
Apr 30, 2020
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Patricia Kreighbaum, born Patricia Reavey in South Shields, UK. Patricia passed away peacefully on April 30th in Sun City, AZ at the age of 90. Survived by her brother Peter, her niece Judith and her nephew John, who reside in the UK and her stepchildren, Jennifer, Jay, William...
Mary Schmitz
Apr 27, 2020
Mary Louise Schmitz was born on June 4, 1927 and on April 27, 2020, she joined dad in heaven. Mary was born in Jacksonville, Florida to George and Savannah Nixon. Mary is survived by her daughter, Vickie Davis (son-in-law Tom), her son Cecil Schmitz Jr (daughter-in-law Lota) and her son Rob Schmitz, her brother Leo Nixon and her sister, Marie...
June Goins
Apr 25, 2020
June Elizabeth Goins, 92, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2020 in Surprise, Arizona. June was born June 10, 1927 in Bryant, Oklahoma to the late Ben and Minnie (Wirth) May. In 1946, she wed her first husband, Dwayne Lee Goff, with whom she shared a love of the dance floor. She worked as a waitress while raising her two...
Nathaniel Smith Sr.
Apr 24, 2020
Nathaniel Smith Sr. Nathaniel Smith Sr. passed from this life in Phoenix, Arizona on April 24, 2020 at age 79. Nathaniel Smith was born August 26, 1940 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Elmer and Everlena Smith Sr. He was the husband of Elaine Smith. They were married for 59 years. He was preceded in death by his father, mother,...
Rodney "Rod" Armstrong
Apr 23, 2020
Rod L. Armstrong, age 82, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home in Sun City, AZ after battling Multiple Myeloma for four years. Rod, the son of Frank and Marge (Kerwood) Armstrong was born on October 2, 1937 in York, NE. He attended York schools and graduated from York High School in 1955. As a youngster and...
Glenn Kane
Apr 23, 2020
The Kane Family is deeply saddened to announce the untimely death of our beloved son and brother Glenn Randall Kane, age 55, last Thursday, April 23rd at his home in Peoria, Arizona Glenn was born March 16, 1965 at Resurrection Hospital in Chicago, IL. He resided with his family in Chicago before moving to Elk Grove Village. Glenn was a...
Francis Davidson
Apr 22, 2020
Francis graduated into heaven on the 22nd of April in Sun City, Arizona. Fran was born on the family farm in Cooks Michigan in 1931. He was the third of four sons born to Albert and Vera Davidson. He would have turned 89 in May 2020. Growing up, he worked hard on the family farm and enjoyed sports and journalism...
Francis Callegari
Apr 19, 2020
U.S. Army veteran and Arizona Department of Public Safety retiree Francis Joseph Callegari of Litchfield Park, passed away April 19, 2020. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Francis was a 47 year resident of Arizona. Survivors include his wife Geneva. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.
Monique Boniface
Apr 16, 2020
Monique Boniface, age 65, was taken very unexpectedly from this world on the evening of the 16th of April 2020. She was a proud fifth generation native of the city of San Francisco, CA. She embodied the spirit and vibrancy of all that city had to offer, from its music, to its savoir faire, to its joy of living life...
Janet Diven
Apr 5, 2020
Janet Catherine Diven, age 69, passed from this life on April 5, 2020 at her home in Sun City, AZ with loving family after a 16- month battle with gall bladder cancer. She was born in Boise, Idaho to Daniel and Catherine Diven in 1950. Daniel died shortly before her birth, leaving Janet and her two older brothers, Tom and...
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