Obituaries

Lucia Conte

Lucia Conte

Dec 4, 2015

Lucia M. Conte, 93, of Sun City, Arizona passed away December 2, 2015. Mrs. Conte was born in Boston, Massachusetts and resided in Sun City since 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred in 2006. She is survived by her children Denis Conte & James Brown, Steven Conte, Richard Conte sisters Mae Georgio, Rose Marie Russo, Anna...

Marshall Oliphant, Jr.

Marshall Oliphant, Jr.

Dec 4, 2015

Marshall Thomas Oliphant, Jr., 77, of Glendale, Arizona passed away November 29, 2015. Visitation will be 10-11 with funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Interment with military honors will follow at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

James Nolen

James Nolen

Dec 2, 2015

James B. Nolen, 85, of Tucson, AZ passed away November 23, 2015. Mr. Nolen was born in Equality, Alabama and was an armed forces veteran. A retired security guard he was preceded in death by his wife Freda in 2004. He is survived by his son Paul Nolen of Tucson. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December...

Stuart Miller

Stuart Miller

Nov 30, 2015

Stuart W. “Stu Bum” Miller born 10-1-35 entered Heaven 11-24-15. He was raised in Bath, IL, joined the Navy at age 17 serving 22 ½ years specializing in submarines and deep sea diving. He then worked for Dow Chemical for 20 years. He is survived by one sister Karen Hamm of Rome, IL. Preceded in death by his parents Ferne...

Marian Lorton

Marian Lorton

Nov 24, 2015

Marian (Kalisch) Lorton, age 96, of Sun City, AZ left us on November 21, 2015. Marian was born on August 2, 1919 in North Dakota. She was the daughter of Dorothy Kalisch and Alexander Kalisch both German immigrants. She was preceded in death by her brother Howard Kalisch and has a sister Gerry Ruiz living in San Diego. Having moved...

Francis Anthony Sacco

Francis Anthony Sacco

Nov 23, 2015

Francis “Frank” Anthony Sacco, 92, passed away on Nov. 18, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Pittsfield, MA, Frank was a retired Pittsfield Firefighter. He moved to Sun City, AZ in 1986. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Margaret (Giampaolo), daughter Patricia Riley (Rick) of St. Petersburg, FL, sons, Richard (Mary Pat Nesbit) of Scottsdale, AZ,...

John Seely

John Seely

Nov 19, 2015

John Whitney Seely passed away November 13, 2015. He was born August 18, 1929 in Cleveland, OH and grew up on his family’s farm in Newfield, NY. During the Korean War he served in the U. S. Navy on Guam. In 1956 he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Ithaca College, then moved his family to Arizona. He became...

Cleo Mitchell

Cleo Mitchell

Nov 17, 2015

91, of Sun City, Arizona passed away November 15, 2015 in Pinion Hills, California. Survivors include her husband John and her daughters. Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. with funeral service 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Kenneth Claypool

Kenneth Claypool

Nov 12, 2015

81, of Phoenix, AZ passed away on Nov. 9, 2015. Born in Cleveland, OH, moved to San Diego, CA and graduated from San Diego State University. Was in the Army 1954-56 as a helicopter repairman. He loved the Military. He moved from Santa Rosa, CA to Phoenix in 1980 after marriage to Marjorie. He is survived by his wife, two...

Timothy D." McCoy

Timothy D." McCoy

Nov 10, 2015

Timothy “Chili D.” McCoy, beloved son, brother, partner, and friend left us to join the Lord on November 9, 2015 at 2am surrounded by his family. A service of celebration will be held at the Menke Funeral & Cremation Center 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351 on Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm. All are welcome to join the...

Carrie Vara

Carrie Vara

Nov 6, 2015

Carrie Lynn Vara, 46, of Glendale, Arizona passed away November 5, 2015. Carrie was born January of 1969 in Jacksonville, NC and moved to Arizona that same year. She is survived by her parents David and Carolyn Garner; grandmother Helen Brewer; her children Christopher (Tia), Ryan (Michelle), and Craig; sister Amy Garner; grandchildren Wyatt and Landon. A memorial service will...

Raymond Jubera

Raymond Jubera

Nov 6, 2015

Beloved Father, Grandfather, Brother, Husband and Dear Friend. Born #5 of 8 children on September 12, 1943 to Raymond and Trinidad (Elizondo) Jubera in Mpls, MN. Sisters Sally Rudolphi, Rose (Ruben) Rocha, Doris (Ed) Kocienda, Mary (Bob) Knudsen, Linda (Mike) Haskins, brother Richard (Pat) Jubera. Ray left this world after a courageous battle with cancer on November 5, 2015. Ray...

Mary Joy

Mary Joy

Oct 28, 2015

Mary Jane Joy, 79, of Sun City West, AZ passed away Oct. 21, 2015. Mary Jane was born in Lawrence, MA to Joseph and Juliette Collins. She worked as a Stewardess for Pan American and also had been a high school teacher. She moved to Arizona in 1997 and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Deer Valley...

Jerome Muchmore

Jerome Muchmore

Oct 20, 2015

Jerome Louis Muchmore, 81 of Sun City, Arizona passed away on October 19, 2015. Jerry lost his courageous battle with his heart. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated with a bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 1966. He served in the Army as a machinist in Germany during the Korean War and was a...

Robert Avery

Robert Avery

Oct 20, 2015

Robert Anthony Avery, 78, of Sun City, Arizona passed away October 15, 2015. Mr. Avery was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Arizona in 1945. He served in the US Air Force in Korea, and worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator in the construction business. He was preceded in death by his wife Irene in 2003. Surviving are his...

Harold Smith

Harold Smith

Oct 13, 2015

Harold Nelson Smith, 79, of Surprise Arizona, died Saturday morning, October 10, 2015 in Surprise, Arizona. He was born September 13, 1936 in Bingham Canyon, Utah, to Nelly and Faye Smith. He married Jacqulyn Hall in 1958 and she is survived along with their four boys Scott Smith, Kraig Smith, James Smith, and Jack Smith. He is also survived by...

Francis "Frank" Stack

Francis "Frank" Stack

Oct 12, 2015

Francis C. “Frank” Stack, 91, of Sun City, AZ passed away Oct. 9, 2015. He was born in Shelton, Nebraska. At the outset of WWII Mr. Stack joined the Army Air Corp serving on the bomber B24 liberator as a navigator. On one of his missions he was shot down over Germany and was held as a prisoner of war...

Mary Nebesar

Mary Nebesar

Oct 8, 2015

Mary Anne Nebesar (nee Percynski) of Surprise, Arizona (formerly of Sun City, Arizona), passed away on September 14, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley. Mary Anne was born in Holden, West Virginia, on April 15, 1930 to Zigmond and Stella Percynski (nee Tupis), both deceased. Beloved mother to Katherine Suzo (Michael), Pamela Carroll (Claude), and Sharon Kish O'Brien (Joe). Grandmother...

Betty Britt

Betty Britt

Oct 8, 2015

Betty L. Britt, 80, of Sun City West, AZ passed away Oct. 7, 2015. Born in Mitchell, SD she moved to Arizona from Washington State in 1995. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Sun City. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Dean Britt in 1998. Betty is survived by her daughters Sharen Marie...

Frankie Durst

Frankie Durst

Oct 5, 2015

Frankie Eva Durst, 88, of Sun City, Arizona passed away October 1, 2015. Frankie was born in Lafayette, LA to Wilfred and Oliva Steiner. A homemaker, she moved to Arizona in 1993 and was a member of St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church and the Palmbrook Country Club. Frankie is preceded in death by her husband George Durst in 2004...