Obituaries
Naomi Hoopes Ellsworth
Oct 18, 2024
With heartfelt gratitude to God for giving us such a wonderful mother, we are saddened to announce the passing of Naomi Hoopes Ellsworth on October 18, 2024. She peacefully passed from this mortal realm with family by her side.
Naomi was born February 12, 1934, to Nat and Ileen Hoopes in Thatcher, AZ. She was the oldest of four children, and...
Alejandro Patrick Briones
Oct 14, 2024
Alejandro Patrick Briones
December 1, 2001 – October 14, 2024
For 22 beautiful years, Alejandro Patrick Briones loved and supported us with his presence in our lives. Now, his absence is deafening and palpable and has created a void. We will now endeavor to move forward, day by day, in order to honor his legacy.
Alex accepted people as they came; his empathetic...
John Cevedia
Oct 13, 2024
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of John Mendez Cevedia on October 13, 2024, at the age of 74, after a long battle with cancer. Born on August 29, 1950, in Douglas, Arizona, John was a beloved husband for 54 years, a devoted father and grandfather, and a faithful servant of God.
John is survived by...
Judith A. Nardi
Oct 13, 2024
Judith A. Nardi was the last survivor of one of the original Baja Californian families who settled in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood during its fishing and cannery heyday. She passed away peacefully on October 13, 2024 at the age of 98 in Mesa, Arizona.
Born in April 1926 in her beloved San Diego, California, Judith grew up intelligent, proud, spirited,...
Paul Louis Mazade
Oct 11, 2024
Paul Louis Mazade
March 1, 1930 – October 11, 2024
Paul Louis Mazade was born in Detroit, Mi in 1930 to Mary Ferrari and Auguste L. Mazade. His parents soon separated, and he and his mother moved to live with my grandmother, Catherine Ferrari Trunzo, in New Eagle, Pa., along with her large family.
Paul and his mother moved to New York in...
Edwin George "Moon" Mullin
Oct 10, 2024
Edwin George "Moon" Mullin passed away peacefully on October 10, 2024. He was born on September 21, 1947, in Oakland, California, at the Naval Hospital Oak Knoll to Bessie and Royal Mullin. Edwin graduated from Tennyson High School in Hayward, California, in 1965, and at the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy.
During his time in the...
Marilyn M Krick
Oct 10, 2024
Marilyn Krick (93) passed peacefully in her home on October 10, 2024, surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born to Tom and Ella Wilson on August 5, 1931, in Elkton, South Dakota. She grew up on a farm and attended public school in Elkton and graduated from Elkton H.S. in 1948.
Marilyn met George Thielen at a wedding dance in Elkton...
Sherrie Ann Nelson-Smith
Oct 10, 2024
Sherrie Ann Nelson-Smith, beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Aunt was called home on October 10th, 2024. Sherrie was born June 5th, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Vergie Hall and Ruben Lee. She attended Kenwood Academy in Chicago, and later went to Sawyer Business College. Sherrie worked as a Bank Teller and even bartended part time, but it was at Hartford...
Janet Rae McClary
Oct 8, 2024
Janet Rae Thompson Meyer McClary passed away October 8, 2024.
Janet was born October 22,1931 to Gale and Dorothy Thompson in Hammond, Indiana. She graduated from Hanover College and received her B.A. in Classical Languages. She received her M.A. in Education from Cal State LA, specializing in reading. Janet’s teaching career spanned more than three decades. She made a lasting and...
William Casley Killgallon, II
Oct 8, 2024
William Casley Killgallon, II, born on February 10, 1970, in Bryan, Ohio passed away on October 8, 2024, in Gold Canyon, AZ leaving behind a legacy marked by courage, service, and an indomitable spirit.
Will graduated from Hillsdale College in 1992 where he majored in Military History and was the TKE Fraternity President for two years. He dedicated his early life...
Joan C. White
Oct 8, 2024
Joan C. White (NeeNee), 89, of Gilbert, Arizona passed away peacefully on October 8, 2024. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1935 to John and Catherine Costello (Griffin).
She is survived by her daughter Kathy (Todd) Minder and son Howard J. White, both of Gilbert, Arizona; her grandchildren, Jessica Daniel (Brandon), Courtney Harmon (Codi); her great granddaughter Hazel...
Joyce Caroline Anderson
Oct 7, 2024
Joyce Caroline Anderson, 90, passed away on October 7, 2024, in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Born to her parents Hazel and Ernest Miller on December 21, 1933, in Leonia, Idaho. Joyce's life was characterized by her beautiful spirit, her deep love for her family, and a consistently positive attitude that touched everyone she met.
Joyce graduated from John Rodgers High School in...
Ivan John Clum
Oct 7, 2024
Ivan John Clum, 90, of Sun Lakes, Arizona passed away on October 7, 2024, after a long and exceptionally well-lived life.
John was born August 18, 1934, in Unadilla, New York to John E. Clum and Eva S. Sutton. He held several jobs as a young man, pinsetter at a bowling alley, farm worker and coal company assistant to his father....
Nellie Ortega
Oct 5, 2024
Nellie (mema) Ortega passed away peacefully in her Chandler, AZ home, on October 5, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents Anastasio and Cornelia Ortega; brothers John, Richard and Esteban Ortega; sisters Josephine Gutierrez, Lucy Fimbres and Connie Aguilar.
She was born in Chandler, AZ on Febuary 14, 1923. She was one of eight children, she had 3 sisters...
Alice Laree Dudding
Oct 4, 2024
Alice Laree Dudding, a native of Arizona, passed away at the age of 89 on October 4, 2024. She was born on May 14, 1935, in Chandler, AZ to John and Pauline Openshaw.
Laree was raised in Chandler where she graduated from Chandler High in 1953, She then attended Secretarial School and BYU. Shortly thereafter she married E. Darr Dudding in...
Irva Lucille Whipple
Oct 3, 2024
Irva Lucille Whipple, 87, of Tempe, AZ passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024 with her children gathered around her. She was born in Jerome, AZ to Earl Houston Reeves and Goldie Jewel Johnston Reeves, July 7, 1937. At an early age she moved to Show Low, AZ where she remained until she moved to Phoenix to attend Lamson Business...
Thea Stephanie Vodegel (Sante)
Oct 2, 2024
Thea Stephanie Vodegel (Santé)
Thea Stephanie Vodegel passed away peacefully on October 2, 2024. Thea was born in the city of Watampone on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia on May 5, 1929. Thea was the sixth of seven children born to Pierre Theodore Santé and Emma Vos. As a young girl, Thea and her family endured the Japanese occupation of Indonesia...
Michael Vukmir Jr.
Sep 30, 2024
Michael Vukmir Jr, 71, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away September 30, 2024, with his wife and daughter by his side. Born August 14, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, to Michailo Vukmir and Irmgard Schlette, he was one of 11 children they shared. He spent the early part of his life in the Chicagoland area. While there he worked as a manager...
Mary Ann Glassman
Sep 27, 2024
Mary Ann Glassman, age 72, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024. Born on March 25, 1952 in Chicago to Jacob and Mary Puhl, she grew up with a deep appreciation for life, love, and all things joyful - alongside her older brother Jim, older sister Karren, and a number too high to count of dear aunts, uncles and cousins.
She...
Nadine Soza Lopez
Sep 27, 2024
Nadine Soza Lopez, 91 years of age, passed away on Friday, September 27th, 2024.
She was a native of Arizona, born on December 7th, 1932 and raised in Chandler, AZ in Maricopa County.
Her parents were Jose’ Federico Soza and Clara Sanchez.
She was married to Albert L. Lopez until his death in May of 1994. Nadine lived in their family home on...
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