Obituaries

Douglas W. BarbianFebruary 16, 1958 – July 19, 2021, Douglas W. Barbian, 63, of Sun Lakes, Arizona passed away July 19, 2021. Douglas was born on February 16, 1958, in Milwaukee, son of the late Eugene and Carol (Racine) Barbian. He grew up in Caledonia WI and also lived in Oak Creek WI for a while before moving to Arizona....

Jerry Freeman LewisBorn: August 7, 1937Died: August 23, 2021Jerry was the son of Woodrow and Jewel Lewis. He was a native Arizonian and lifelong resident of the Ocotillo and Chandler area.  He graduated from Chandler High School in 1955.  After some study of agriculture at Arizona State College, he started his farming career working on the family cotton farm which...

Carol Susan (Jew) LewisCarol was born September 29, 1957 in Mesa, Arizona, to her proud parents, Roy and Daisy Jew. Her father immigrated from the hardships of poverty in China as a teenager, and his wife Daisy, was born and raised in Tucson. Carol died on August 10, 2021 aftera long and courageous battle with breast cancer.Carol departed earth just...

Bernessa Elaine Haws Hancockpassed away on August 25, 2021. She was born on 31 Oct 1932 in South Gate, California to her parents Lynn Martin Haws and Bernessa Lamb. The family moved to Mexico when Elaine was six months old. Elaine attended her first few years of school in MexicoElaine attended Mesa High School where she joined the marching squad...

Samuela Makelani Viamaali A’etonuwas born December 8, 1982 in Mesa, AZ. He was mostly known as Sammy. His parents are Jennifer Ann & Lafaele A’etonu. Sammy was the eldest of eight. Steven A’etonu, Michelle Johnson, Stuart A’etonu, Rheannon Wolfgramm, Russell A’etonu, Bryce Wolfgramm, and Chance A’etonu. When he was younger his family moved to Texas where he was raised and...

Early in the morning of July 23, 2021, LeAnna Mendoza left this earthly life to be with family in heaven.  LeAnna was born March 8,1971 in Chandler, Arizona.  She passed away from complications due to kidney failure caused by a severe infection.She is the middle of 3 daughters of Lyndell Rhone and Darlene (Kenner) Williams.  LeAnna graduated Queen Creek High...

Demi Unice Estella, age 26, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021.She was born in Chandler, AZ on February 18, 1995 to Lisa Walls and Javier Esrella.Demi Estrella, like her last name, lit up the sky so others could see.She was very intelligent, by the age of 2 she was speaking English and Spanish. She loved to pass time painting, drawing,...

Thomas Matthew Hartwas born on July 27t,h, 1968 in Bayshore, New York. He entered heaven on August 12th, 2021 at the age of 53 in Chandler, AZ, after a short illness.Tom grew up in Oakdale, NY and was a bright light from the moment his life began. He went to college at University of Buffalo where he was a competitive...

Joyce Lucille Sorensen Willyerdwas born Mary 22, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the second of eight children born to Ingbert Sorensen and Mary Ellen Ash. She was raised and educated in Salt Lake City, Smithfield, Heber City, and Blackfoot, Idaho.She married Everett (Tuffy) Lyle Rodgers on January 22,1941. She and Everett had 3 sons, Steven, Richard Lyle...

John Hilary Brookspassed away on August 12th, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. He was loved and cared for by his family in the months preceding his death.John was born April 8, 1942, in Bolton, England. At the age of 12 he immigrated to the U.S. with his parents and two siblings. John grew up in sunny southern California...

In loving memoryJeffery Scott Kvavle, 63, passed away peacefully in the company of his beloved wife, sister, son, and daughter-in-law on August 5th, 2021. He fought a courageous battle with brain cancer and showed an extraordinary will to live and to love his family.Family and friends will gather for his funeral on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 11:00 am at...

On July 21, 2021, Glennys (Terry) DeVere Saba ended her journey on earth and peacefully passed away at the age of 89.She was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, March 15, 1932, to Perry and Harriet (Rassmusson) Paul.  She lived there with her parents and sister, Mary Lee, until they moved to Omaha, Nebraska in her youth.At the end of WWII, the...

David Hugh Neal, 61, passed away on August 4thin his sleep in Phoenix, AZ after dealing with Parkinson’s, a debilitating disease.David, often called David Hugh or Dave, was born in Mesa, AZ on February 11, 1960 to David Newton Neal and Christine Cowley Neal. He was the first of 5 boys and he lived nearly his entire life in Tempe,...

Michael S. Flanders, 67, of Chandler, AZ passed away at his home on July 26, 2021.He was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin on April 29, 1954. He graduated from Goodrich High school in 1973.Michael moved to Arizona in 1978. He worked as an Architect in the greater Phoenix area and was on the City of Chandler’s Planning and Zoning...

Alice L. Parish, 92, passed away on July 30, 2021 at the D’Arcy Manor Assisted Living Facility in Chandler, Arizona.Alice was born on January 17, 1929 in Westby, Wisconsin to Henry and Ingeborg Sherpe. She grew up on the Sherpe’s 80-acre dairy farm on the outskirts of Westby. This land was tilled by the Sherpe family from 1865 to 1991....

Charlotte Emma Marlys Dorrpassed peacefully in the arms of her parents on August 6, 2021 at 10:21 p.m. She was born October 25, 2020. During her short time here on Earth, she brought so much joy to everyone. She touched the lives of many. Her life was a gift that will live on with the rest of us. Charlotte is...

Theodora Tsilimidos, 62, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. Theodora was born in Kefalonia, Greece then moved to New York in the United States in 1976. In 1979, Theodora moved to Arizona. Theodora worked for ADOT MVD. She was a dedicated worker with MVD for 20 years as a Lead to the Chandler MVD and the...

Kimberly Lynnette Thune Guentherpassed away on July 16, 2021.  Kim was born in Crosby, North Dakota on November 25, 1970, to Dennis and Kathleen Thune.  The family moved to Chandler, Arizona in 1972 from California.  Once Kim graduated from Gilbert High School she attended ASU and received her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at ASU. Kim was happily married...

Alice Virginia Sandiferof Gaithersburg, MD passed away on July 21, 2021, in Chandler, AZ surrounded by her two loving sons. Alice was the loving mother to Paul Dominic Ambrosi (Megan) and Peter David Ambrosi (Lilah); devoted grandmother to Edward “Kelly”, Caroline, Sean, Mia, Luca, Elle, and Gianna; cherished daughter of the late Lloyd “Tink” and Ethel Sandifer; dear sister of...