Obituaries
Lewis Marshall Belden
Dec 29, 2016
On December 26, 2016, Lewis "Lew" Marshall Belden, a true hero of "America's Greatest Generation" left this earth to join his wife of 73 years, Rozina, for unlimited travels. Lew was born on November 17, 1917, and celebrated his 99th birthday recently. He leaves behind, his daughters, Marcia and Janet, their husbands, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was a...
Darrell Stewart
Dec 27, 2016
Darrell (Whitey) Stewart, age 89, died Dec 25, 2016 in Sun City, AZ from complications of pneumonia. Darrell was born in Casper, WY on Nov 5, 1927 to Charles and Elsie Stewart. At the age of 12 the family moved to Sinclair, WY. He attended school in Rawlins and served in the Navy during World War II. After the war,...
Rosemary Peterson
Dec 27, 2016
Rosemary Peterson passed away to be with the Lord on November 27, 2016 at the age of 83. She was born October 2, 1933, Chicago Heights, IL, the daughter of Anthony and Rose Klyczek. She became a Registered Nurse at age 22. She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Leo College near Tampa, FL in 1979. Rosemary was a nurse...
Jule T. Schramm
Dec 21, 2016
Jule Ann T. Schramm, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on December 19, 2016 at the age of 80. Jule Ann was born on April 21, 1936 in Taylor, Pennsylvania to the late Michael and Mary (Flannelly) Elko. Jule Ann is survived by her husband, Edward Sr., daughter, Cheryl, three sons, Robert,...
William Joseph Burke
Dec 19, 2016
William (Bill) Joseph Burke passed away December 14, 2016 in Sun City, Arizona following a brief illness. A funeral mass will be held at St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Sun City on Tuesday, December 20 at 10:00 AM with a celebration of life reception at Palmbrook Country Club immediately following. Bill was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 30,...
Betty Lawlor
Dec 16, 2016
Betty A. Lawlor, 85, of Sun City, AZ passed away December 14, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. with rosary at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 at Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at St....
Ona Pike
Dec 14, 2016
Ona Natalie Pike, 85, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 13, 2016. Ona was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She worked as a registered nurse and retired to Sun City from Iowa in 2001. She is survived by her husband William, daughter Ginger Langrehr, step-daughter Cyndi Maupin, step-son Rick Pike, 3 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and...
Barbara Ziarkowski
Dec 9, 2016
Barbara Sylvia Ziarkowski, 81, of Peoria, AZ passed away peacefully with family members by her side on Dec, 5, 2016. Sylvia was born in Buffalo, NY on December 2nd, 1935 and was a graduate of Kensington High School. She moved to the Phoenix area in 1983, where she worked until retiring from the Target Corporation after 25 years of service....
Elsie Sterrenberg
Dec 6, 2016
Elsie Wright Sterrenberg, 88, of Peoria, AZ passed away Nov. 30, 2016. Elsie was born in Cincinnati, OH to Lowell and Velma Wright. Elsie’s education included a BFA (music) from Illinois Wesleyan University and MFA (violin concentration) from the Chicago Conservatory College. She worked as a music and orchestra teacher for the Western Springs Public Schools in Western Springs, IL...
Marion Bohach
Dec 5, 2016
Marion Loraine (Dill) Bohach born July 24, 1922 in Wala Wala Washington and raised in Tacoma Washington, passed away December 2, 2016, at the young age of 94. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters Jeannie, Lovina, Dolores and brother Richard. She is survived by her husband of 56 years Robert Bohach, 2 daughters Diane (Howard) and...
Lynnea Marshall
Nov 30, 2016
Lynnea Annette Marshall (Giles) AKA “Nay Nay”, after a short battle with cancer, took her last breath peacefully with her mother by her side in Hospice care on Saturday November 26th, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona, at the age of 58. Lynnea is survived by her Mother Donna West; sister Kelly Myers, brother in law Allan Myers, niece Holly Myers; daughter...
Arvild Jacobson
Nov 29, 2016
Arvild Jacobson passed into his Heavenly home on November 26, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in 1923, March 28 to Tom and Anna Jacobson. Arv had six brothers and three sisters. He was baptized into the Christian faith in his home church Bethel Lutheran in rural Sebeka, Minnesota in May 1923. Arvild received education through high...
Douglas Kubic
Nov 29, 2016
Douglas Kubic, 71, passed away November 28, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ. A Milwaukee native, Doug was the Vice President of the International Longshoreman’s Association of the Great Lakes District Council and Secretary/Treasurer of his local union. In 2010, after 40+ years, Doug retired to Sun City, AZ and Virginia Beach, VA. Doug was passionate about politics, sports (GO PACK GO!),...
James Krantz
Nov 28, 2016
James J. Krantz, 78, of Sun City, AZ, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Nov. 10, 2016. Jim passed with his brother Terry and immediate family at his side. Jim was born in South Bend, IN, to his parents John and Monica Krantz, who preceded him in death. After graduating from St. Joseph High School, Jim enlisted in...
Lora Johnson
Nov 28, 2016
Lora Ann Johnson passed away Friday, November 25th, 2016. Lora leaves a lasting legacy as an educator, wife, mother and friend who will be remembered for her kind demeanor and giving personality. After 40+ years in teaching, Lora’s largest impact was on the young minds she helped mold, and was honored being named Educator of the Year in 2003. She...
Marie Radtke
Nov 28, 2016
Maria Radtke, 61 died peacefully at her home in Sun City West on November 23, 2016. Born in Northern Ireland in 1955, Maria traveled the world with her Royal Air Force father. She lived in Germany, Yemen, England, Hong Kong, Singapore and Scotland before returning home to Northern Ireland to complete her schooling. Maria worked in England and then back...
Frances Yamaoka
Nov 22, 2016
Frances Yamaoka, 82 of Surprise, AZ passed away Oct. 31, 2016. Frances was born Fumiyo Kobayashi on January 18, 1934 in Gardena, California. She was the youngest of four daughters born to Hatsujiro and Sada Kobayashi. At the age of 7, she went to Japan and lived in Hakone near Kyoto, where she lived until the end of WW II....
Elise White Pearce
Nov 21, 2016
Elise Irwin White Pearce, 84, of Sun City passed away November 20, 2016. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she moved to Arizona in 1991 and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Kenneth; her children Ken Pearce, Jr. (Julie), Pamela Johnson (Terry) and Kyle Pearce. Son Reed Pearce preceded her in death in 2013. She was...
Thelma Haenfler
Nov 18, 2016
Thelma Ann (Johnson) Haenfler, 92, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2016, at Sun Valley Lodge in Sun City, Arizona. She was born on February 27, 1924, in Ida County, Iowa, to Albert and Hilma (Carlson) Johnson. She grew up on a farm near Washta, Iowa, and graduated from Washta Consolidated School in 1940. She attended Morningside College in Sioux...
Mildred Olegar
Nov 14, 2016
Mildred Olegar was born in Akron, Ohio on July 22, 1920. She died in Peoria, AZ on October 26, 2016. She lived many places throughout the world, primarily Akron, New Martinsville, WV; Rome, Italy; Tokyo, Japan; Pittsburgh, PA; and Sun City, AZ, where she lived for over 33 years. She raised two children, David Olegar and Diane Quinn. They survive...
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