Obituaries
Mary Bliss
Jan 15, 2016
83, of Sun City, Arizona passed away Jan. 12, 2016. Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. with funeral service and 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 18, 2016 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center. She will be laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
Christopher Wright
Jan 11, 2016
Christopher Aaron Wright, 26, of Peoria, Arizona passed away December 29, 2015. An Arizona native, Christopher was born in Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by his parents Lisa Wright and John Wright; sisters Elizabeth Wright, Amanda Anderson and Stephanie Anderson. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel.
Marion West
Jan 8, 2016
(Née Lyon) Born to eternal life Monday January 4, 2016, age 92 years. Loving wife of the late Donald S. West. Survived by loving sister Lois Ebentier, loving mother of Peter, Steven, Thomas, Nancy, and Robert West. Dearest grandmother of 11 grandchildren and great grandmother of 4 great grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Active as a volunteer at Boswell...
Twila Brotemarkle
Jan 8, 2016
Twila R. Brotemarkle, 104, of Avondale, AZ passed away Jan. 7, 2016 in Avondale. Formerly of Cumberland, MD she taught at Fort Hill H.S. and Washington Middle School, a total of44 years. She was a life member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cumberland where she was very active in the church with music and teaching. She is survived by...
Gerald Dievert
Jan 8, 2016
Gerald Joseph Dievert passed peacefully on January 7th, 2016, midday, embraced by his loved ones. He was born in Moline, Illinois to Gladys and Joseph Dievert. Jeri, as his family and friends knew him, grew up in Mendon, Illinois and was an avid athlete. He married his high school sweetheart, Sue, in 1963 and shared the joy of six children...
Quezene Turley
Jan 8, 2016
Quezene Turley (Smokey), who was the love, laughter, and light of our family's life, left to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 6th 2016. He was a prolific singer/song writer and recorded many songs during the 1950's in Phoenix, Arizona on the Viv label. His most popular song was "Rain On the Mountain, released also in the U.S. and...
Richard "Fox" Wiggins
Jan 8, 2016
Richard Keith “Fox” Wiggins, 76, of Sun City, AZ returned home January 3, 2016. Born in Columbus, OH, Richard was a proud veteran of the US Army with a deep love for his country. He raised his family in Pasco, WA and moved to Arizona 12 years ago to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He was a loving...
Margaret Lahey
Jan 8, 2016
Margaret J. Lahey, 88, of Peoria, Arizona passed away December 27, 2015. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Margaret was a graduate of Indiana University with a degree in music. She married George Lahey Nov. 4, 1951 and she and George spent past 22 wonderful years in Arizona. Margaret was an artist in many areas such as quilting, painting, sewing and...
Lorraine Gravagna
Jan 6, 2016
Lorraine A. Gravagna, 79, of Sun City, Arizona passed away January 5, 2016. Born in New York, NY, Lorraine worked as a telephone operator. An Arizona resident since 1990, she was preceded in death by her husband Michael Gravagna in 2011 and her son Douglas Gravagna in 2015. She is survived by daughter Kim Vega and son Michael Gravagna; sister...
Esther Cadzow
Jan 6, 2016
Esther E. Cadzow, 78, of Phoenix, AZ passed away January 5, 2015. Born in Greensburg, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband John in 2013. She is survived by her son John Cadzow (Shelly); daughter Jill Hurst (Dr. Wayne); grandchildren Ashley Nicole Hurst and Lauren Taylor Hurst. Esther grew up an avid swimmer and enjoyed vacationing at the...
Charles (Chuck) Hobbs
Jan 5, 2016
Charles Clifford (Chuck) Hobbs died December 25, 2015 in Sun City, AZ he was 78. Born July 30, 1937 in Phoenix to Edna June & Clifford Hobbs, Chuck attended Glendale grammar and high schools graduating in 1955. He attended Chapman College in California briefly before enlisting in the Navy. Chuck served on the Glendale Police Department from 1961-1969 advancing to...
Marvin Chandler
Jan 4, 2016
Marvin H. Chandler, (80 years), of Sun City, was promoted to glory on Wed., 12/30/15 after a 6 month bout with cancer. He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Mary Ann, his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Ball (husband Lloyd), sons Blaine (Stacey), Charles Darren and Dale (Shirley); 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a faithful servant for his...
Consuelo Barajas
Jan 4, 2016
Consuelo "Connie" Barajas, 92 of Goodyear, AZ, left this earth to be in heaven on December 29, 2015. She is survived by 4 siblings, 5 children, 14 grandchildren, 30 great, grandchildren and 10 great, great grandchildren. Visitation will be held 9:00-10:00 a.m. with memorial service will at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2016 at the Menke Funeral & Cremation Center,...
Doris Tolmachoff
Dec 30, 2015
Doris Mae Tolmachoff, 87, of Glendale, AZ passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 28, 2015. Born in Los Angeles, CA she moved to Arizona in 1948. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Jack in 2007. She is survived by her children Gary Tolmachoff, Barbara Mendrin, David Tolmachoff, Daniel Tolmachoff, Jack Tolmachoff Jr., Mary Tolmachoff and Bill Tolmachoff;...
Norman Eisner
Dec 17, 2015
Norman G. Eisner, 82, formerly from Newington, CT, more recently from Sun City West, AZ, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2015. Born to Gideon and Dorothy Eisner on May 20, 1933, in Springfield, MA. He was the beloved husband of Joy W. Eisner of 58 years. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army in the Korean...
John Saal
Dec 16, 2015
John Joseph Saal, 69, of Sun City, AZ passed away December 14, 2015. Mr. Saal was born in Akron, Ohio. A U.S. Army veteran and retiree, he moved to Arizona in 1995. He is survived by his wife Rhonda; children Jeremy, Jeffrey, Jacob and Julianna; brothers Robert and Edwin, a sister Mary and 5 grandchildren. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m.,...
Herta Flannery
Dec 16, 2015
Herta E. Flannery, 87, of Sun City and Phoenix, died Dec. 13 at Hospice of the Valley’s Ryan House after a brief illness. Herta was born Oct. 27, 1928 in Königsberg an der Eger, Czech. and attended teachers college until the outbreak of World War II. She fled Czechoslovakia in 1946 with her soon-to-be husband, Jim, a captain in the...
Louise Doughty
Dec 11, 2015
Louise Hammond Doughty, 94, passed away December 10, 2015. Mrs. Doughty was born in Nashua, NH February 21, 1921, the daughter of Lewis and Gladys Hammond, one of five children. She graduated from Nashua High School and also attended Strayers Business College in Washington, D.C. She worked for the Federal Government and at the time of her retirement was the...
Josephine Allen
Dec 11, 2015
Josephine Allen, born Brooklyn, New York, loving wife of Charlie E. Allen for over 69 years (who predeceased her), mother of Robert G. Allen (wife Linda Allen) and Joan Marie LaBelle (husband Darwin LaBelle) and predeceased by son Charles and daughter Susan. Grandmother of four (Carol, Melissa, Michael & Tatiana) and Great Grandmother of four (Ryan, Jonathan, Matthew & Isla)....
June Richardson Flack Merritt
Dec 10, 2015
JUNE BERTHA RICHARDSON FLACK MERRITT of Peoria, Arizona. June was born on May 25, 1924 in Muskegon, MI. Her family later moved to Gary, IN where she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1942. She was employed as a seamstress and worked at St. Mary Medical Center until her retirement. June moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1989, where she became...
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