Obituaries

Carol Bishop

Carol Bishop

Jul 22, 2015

Carol Ann (Floyd) Bishop, 82, of Sun City, AZ passed away July 18, 2015. Born in Lowell, MA, she moved to Arizona in 1988 from Nashua, NH. She was retired from New England Telephone. She was a member of St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church and served as a Eucharistic minister and member of the handbell choir. She was an...

William McCune

William McCune

Jul 21, 2015

86, of Sun City, AZ passed away on July 16, 2015. Bill was born June 20, 1929, in Fremont, NE to Glenn and Beryl McCune. He married Barbara Sunde in 1956, in New York. They raised their family and created wonderful memories in Cedar Rapids, IA. Bill worked at Rockwell Collins for 30 years. They enjoyed their retirement in Sun...

Charles Dougherty Jr.

Charles Dougherty Jr.

Jul 17, 2015

Charles Franklin Dougherty Jr. went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2015 in Sun City, Arizona. He was born on May 23, 1935 in Merced, California, the son of Charles & Grace Dougherty. Charles is survived by his wife of 61 years; the love of his life, Eula Mae Dougherty. He leaves three daughters; Deborah Meyers (John),...

Leroy Ebert

Leroy Ebert

Jul 16, 2015

Leroy Anton Ebert, 83, of Sun City, Arizona, formerly of Nampa, Idaho, died July 13, 2015 of complications of Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Ebert was born in Iowa City, Iowa on March 7, 1932 to George and Irma Ebert. He attended Horace Mann Grade School, City High School (1950) and the University of Iowa (1954). He was a retired Air Force...

The John F. Domsch

The John F. Domsch

Jul 15, 2015

The Reverend John F. Domsch, 73, was received into the waiting arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on July 12, 2015. John was born on December 13, 1941. He became a child of God on January 7, 1942, through Holy Baptism at Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Oakland, Iowa. He was confirmed in the Christian Faith on April 3, 1955, at...

William "Andy/Bill" Fox

William "Andy/Bill" Fox

Jul 15, 2015

William Andrew Fox, age 77, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Banner –University Medical Center Hospital, Phoenix, AZ campus (formerly known as Good Samaritan Hospital) with his wife at his side, after a valiant 19 month battle with bile duct cancer. He was the oldest of three sons born to Andrew Benjamin...

Dorothy Robinson

Dorothy Robinson

Jul 14, 2015

Dorothy “Dottie” Robinson passed away on July 13, 2015 at the age of 99. Her husband, Fred, preceded her in death 15 years ago. Dottie was a resident of Sun City for 43 years and resided at Royal Oaks for the last 10 years. She is survived by daughters Carol Pirtle of Maine, Grace Stockl of Arizona, and Gail Matthew...

Thomas Mannion

Thomas Mannion

Jul 13, 2015

Thomas J. Mannion, 86, of Sun City West. AZ, died July 10, 2015. Son of Irish immigrants from Clifden, Ireland, Paddy (the Yank) Mannion and Margaret (Peggy) Berry, “Tommy” was born in New York City in 1929. He served from 1951-53 in the Army during the Korean War and then from 1954-87 in the New York City Police Department as...

David McFall

David McFall

Jul 9, 2015

David Merrill McFall (84), of Sun City, AZ passed away on July 7, 2015 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. David is the oldest son of Rev. Merrill B. McFall and Mary Elizabeth Glossbrenner McFall; born on May 18, 1931 in Indianapolis, IN. He has three brothers: Jonathon T. (deceased), Richard M., and Charles H. As a son of...

Desiree Lynn Wanninger

Desiree Lynn Wanninger

Jul 9, 2015

Desiree “Desi” Lynn Wanninger, 31, of Surprise, Arizona, and formerly of Audubon, Iowa, passed away after a hard-fought, 17 month battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Scottsdale Honor Health Hospital in Scottsdale. Service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 13 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church located at 6180 W. Utopia Rd. Glendale, Arizona 85308....

Robert Camenisch

Robert Camenisch

Jul 7, 2015

ROBERT L. CAMENISCH, OF PEORIA, AZ, PASSED AWAY ON JULY 3, 2015, MR. CAMENISCH WAS BORN IN LA SALLE, ILLINOIS AND GRADUATED FROM ST BEDE ACADEMY, LA SALLE-PERU-OGLESBY JUNIOR COLLEGE AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. HE WAS A WWII VETERAN OF THE 97TH INFANTRY. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HE WAS A STAFF...

Kimberly Forster Dedmon

Kimberly Forster Dedmon

Jul 7, 2015

Kimberly Dawn Forster Dedmon, 51, began her journey to Heaven on Friday, July 3rd. She was born in Big Timber, Montana on March 15th, 1964 to Ray and Karen Forster. She is survived by her three loving daughters: daughter Megan (Levie), grandson Lani, daughters Caitlin and Lauren Dedmon; also her parents, Ray and Karen Forster, sister Kelly (Gregg) Taylor, children...

Shirley Zandron

Shirley Zandron

Jul 3, 2015

Shirley Evelyn Zandron, 89, of Sun City, Arizona, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 1, 2015. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on July 25, 1925 to George and Evelyn Merrill and later adopted by Joseph Hillen. Shirley was an amazing wife for 61 years to Jim (deceased); proud mother of 5 daughters -...

Ethel Gross

Ethel Gross

Jul 2, 2015

Ethel Gross, 91 from Sun City, AZ, formerly from Cleveland, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 30th. She was the widow of Al Gross, widely known for his wireless inventions. Ethel won many accounting awards in her lifetime, and was well known in her field in Ohio. She also served on the Homeowners Assoc. board in Sun City, as...

Eileen Seastone

Eileen Seastone

Jul 2, 2015

Eileen Rose Seastone, 82, of Peoria, Arizona passed away June 15, 2015. Eileen was born in Spencer, Nebraska. She was a retired Elder Care Manager and resided in Arizona since 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband Earl Seastone in 2011 and a daughter Barbara Seastone in 1956. She is survived by her children: Charles Seastone, Victoria Seastone,...

Margaret Contreras

Margaret Contreras

Jun 29, 2015

Margaret Contreras died peacefully at her home in Glendale, Arizona on June 25, 2015 at the age of 61, after having fought cancer for eight years. Margaret Contreras is survived by her two sons Mark Randall Bethke of Peoria, AZ, Matthew David Bethke of Austin, TX, and her daughter Stephanie L. Yannone of Phoenix, AZ. She is preceded in death...

William Houser

William Houser

Jun 29, 2015

William Raymond Houser, 82, of Sun City, AZ passed away June 24, 2015. Born in Glencoe, MO to Charles Raymond and Lenna Irene (Hill) Houser. A U.S. Air Force MSgt, he retired to Arizona in 1980. He is survived by his son Ted (Charion) Houser, daughters Kelly (David) Stiltz and Jenny (Troy) Mefferd; 5 grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister Pat...

Roberta Neisius

Roberta Neisius

Jun 25, 2015

Roberta Jean Neisius (Chilcote) was born in Palo Alto California on June 4, 1933 and left this world in Peoria Arizona on June 24, 2015 to be with her Father in Heaven after a full life. Her family was the most important part of her life and her family honored her by tenderly caring for her until the last moment...

James Beasley

James Beasley

Jun 17, 2015

James Beasley, 84, of Sun City West, AZ passed away June 15, 2015. James was born Sept. 23, 1930, in Oakland City, IN to Ebbie and Oline Beasley. He graduated from Oakland H.S. in 1949, and went into the service, serving in Germany in the US Army. He married Shirley Davis and they shared 52 wonderful years together. After returning...

Barbara Falada

Barbara Falada

Jun 16, 2015

Barbara A. Falada, 73, of Sun City, AZ passed away June 13, 2015. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Barbara moved to Arizona in 1992. Beloved wife of James Falada; loving mother to Dawn Tripamer (Bill), Jimmy Falada, and Susan Tripamer (Rob); loving grandmother of 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren; sister of Bill, Bob, Leonard, Virginia and Nancy. Barbara was an...