Obituaries

Carol Arseth

Carol Arseth

Sep 29, 2015

Carol Lee Cramer was born on March 28th, 1933 to parents Chester and Ina Cramer of Des Moines, IA. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis, MN in 1951, and went on to nursing school at Abbott Hospital and McAllister College where she earned her nursing RN credentials in 1954. Her love of healing and nursing the sick never...

Floyd Juillard

Floyd Juillard

Sep 25, 2015

92, of Wickenburg, Arizona (formerly of Peoria) passed away September 14, 2015. Mr. Juillard was born in Stryker, Ohio. A U.S. retired U.S. Navy pilot, he moved to Arizona in 1974. Survivors include his daughter Dr. Diane Juillard and son Randolph Juillard. He was laid to rest with military honors on September 22, 2015 at the National Memorial Cemetery of...

Pearl Staehle

Pearl Staehle

Sep 23, 2015

Pearl Staehle, 85, of Surprise, AZ and formerly of Trumbull, CT, passed away on Sept. 15, 2015 with her loving children, Sandra and Gerald at her side. She is also survived by her son-in-law Keith Johnson. She was the widow of Otto Staehle. She was a graduate of Bassick High School and member of the consistory of the First United...

Irene Calca

Irene Calca

Sep 22, 2015

85, of Sun City passed away on September 19, 2015, at the Hospice Of The Valley facility in Glendale, AZ. Irene was born on January 14, 1930 in “The Bronx” NY, to Armand Green and Helen Stark Green. In 1944, her family (which now included her little brother, Robert) moved to Los Angeles, CA. Although diminutive in physical size, Irene...

Mary Sutter

Mary Sutter

Sep 17, 2015

Mary Margaret Sutter, 81, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away August 20, 2015. Mary was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A retired General Motors Clerk, she moved to Arizona in 1991. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Jim Sutter; daughter Sandy Roby; sister Judith Endrizzi; grandchildren Michele MacMillan and MacKenzie Sutter. She was preceded in death by her son...

Norman Robarge

Norman Robarge

Sep 16, 2015

Norman Joseph Robarge age 88 went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2015. Norm was born on November 6, 1926 in Waukegan Illinois to Henry and Leona Robarge. He served his country joining the U.S. Marines in 1945 as a machine gun crewman on the USS Guam. Upon discharge, he worked as a heavy equipment operator and...

Betty McCormick

Betty McCormick

Sep 15, 2015

Betty Jane McCormick, 79, of Surprise, AZ passed away Sept. 13, 2015. Betty was born in Alexandria, VA and lived and raised her family in Louisiana before moving to Arizona in 2003. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, her favorite TV show Wheel of Fortune and loved playing with her grandchildren. She is survived by...

John McCartan

John McCartan

Sep 14, 2015

September 10th marked the passing of John Peter McCartan. John was a beloved husband to Patricia for 48 years, father of Trish Lindsay (Russell), and John (Kerry) and a much loved "Pop Pop" to Norah, Wyatt, and Flynn. He proudly served his country as a member of the US Navy, possessed a kind heart, was a great mentor to his...

James Mattingly

James Mattingly

Sep 11, 2015

James Thomas (Tom) Mattingly, Jr., 62, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8th, 2015 with family by his side. Tom was born in Cumberland, MD and was owner of Mattingly Construction which in the early 80’s had heavy highway projects over most of the State of Maryland, ran three asphalt plants & a limestone quarry on Martin’s Mtn. In the mid 90’s...

Bryan Gilbert

Bryan Gilbert

Sep 9, 2015

Bryan Robert Gilbert, 25, of Surprise, Arizona passed away Sept. 3, 2015 in Stanley, Idaho. Bryan was born in Glendale, Arizona and worked as a Chef. He is survived by his parents Brenda & Jack Gilbert; brothers Desi Turrietta and Christopher Gilbert; sisters Kelly Young, Rachael Barclay-White, Christy Gilbert and 13 loving nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held...

Richard Good

Richard Good

Sep 8, 2015

passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2015 at the age of 91 years 3 months. He was born in Oregon City, OR on June 4, 1924. In 1944 he joined the Army Air Corps and became a pilot in January of 1945 at Luke Air Force Base. He was discharged in 1945 when WW II ended. He attended Multnomah College...

Paul McCabe

Paul McCabe

Sep 8, 2015

92 years old passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. Paul was retired military and enjoyed traveling with his wife Patti Jean. Paul was born in PA and lived in NV, CA, and settled in Sun City, AZ where he enjoyed his retirement. Paul is survived by his wife Patti Jean, sons Christopher and Patrick, brother John and niece Maureen, and...

Arthur Weller

Arthur Weller

Sep 8, 2015

Arthur Carl Weller passed away peacefully September 4, 2015 at home. He is survived by his two sons, David (& daughter-in-law Debbie) & Randy, 7 granddaughters and 23 great grandchildren. Carl blessed every life he touched. He was a faithful husband, father, grandfather, friend and spiritual mentor and will be joyously remembered in the “true stories” that will be told...

James Foster, Sr.

James Foster, Sr.

Sep 4, 2015

James William Foster, Sr., 82, of Glendale, Arizona passed away September 1, 2015. Mr. Foster was born in Bricelyn, Minnesota and resided in Arizona for the past 24 years. A U.S. Navy veteran, he worked as an Electrical Engineer. He was preceded in death by his wife Donna in 2006 and grand-daughter Megan Fronda in 1981. He is survived by...

Margaret Klossner

Margaret Klossner

Sep 4, 2015

Margaret Louise Klossner, age 88, of Sun City AZ, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 at Banner Grand View Hospice Center. Margaret moved to Arizona with her beloved husband of 40 years in 1990 to enjoy the year-round sunshine and retirement community. She was born April 20, 1927, in Byron IL on the Barry family homestead to parents William and...

Jeffery Rowland

Jeffery Rowland

Sep 4, 2015

Jeffery Rowland, 77, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away September 1, 2015. Mr. Rowland was born in Sheffield, England. He served in the US Air Force. He moved to Arizona in 1975 from New York and worked in automotive sales. He is survived by his daughter Courtney Rowland. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at...

Larry Corum

Larry Corum

Sep 3, 2015

Larry E. Corum, 72, of Sun City, Ariz. and formerly of Bourbonnais, passed away on Tuesday (Sept. 1, 2015) at his home. He was born on March 11, 1943, in Louisiana, Mo., the son of Benjamin and Clara Belle Guinn Corum. He married Susan Moody on Aug. 10, 1984, in Kankakee. Larry was a tool and die maker. He served...

Victoria Novoselac

Victoria Novoselac

Sep 2, 2015

Victoria May Novoselac, 70, of Sun City, AZ passed away September 1, 2015. Born in Illinois, Victoria moved to Arizona in 1978 from Texas and worked as a Loan Officer. She is survived by her husband Charles; sons Dennis McDonald, Jim Novoselac, John Novoselac and 6 grandchildren. Visitation is 2-5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Menke Funeral & Cremation...

Michael Geracie

Michael Geracie

Sep 2, 2015

Michael Louis Geracie, 81, passed away on August 28, 2015 in Sun City, AZ, after a short illness, surrounded by his beloved wife of 60 years, Diane, and their children. The cause of death was complications from pulmonary fibrosis, diagnosed earlier this year. Born on June 11, 1934 in Milwaukee, WI, Mr. Geracie and the former Diane Doss, childhood sweethearts...

Josephine Kennard

Josephine Kennard

Aug 31, 2015

At age 18 Josephine Curl married the love of her life, Ralph Pilmer, who died soon after from injuries received in the South Pacific during WW2. Before her marriage to Ralph, "Jo" as her friends had called her, moved to San Francisco to model. Jo eventually moved back to Iowa and married Gordon Griswold, in March of 1954 and had...