Obituaries

Paul C. Curtinage 75, of Gilbert AZ, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18th, 2021.  He was born on January 3, 1946, in Medford, MA to Clement J. Curtin and Margaret Mary Trevor Curtin.He served in the United States Air Force.  He was a Boston Metropolitan Police Officer and Massachusetts State Police Trooper.  He graduated from...

Victor Savalla Parra92 died peacefully on Jan 10, 2021. Born in Duncan, Az to Pilar Parra & Josefa Savalla. He was the eldest of 12 siblings. He married his long-distance sweetheart Eufemia Domingues Aguilar on Jan 13, 1950. (They would have been married 70 years 1-13-21) they were dedicated to each other & raised a loving family. He is survived...

Joseph H. Montgomery, 54, of Chandler, Arizona, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Tempe, Arizona, on Jan. 14, 2021.Joe was born in Monmouth, Illinois, on Dec. 2, 1966, the youngest of six siblings to Charles and Doris (Mettler) Montgomery. He attended Monmouth schools and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1985, then earned an associate degree from Carl Sandburg...

Bossio, Donald Joseph(April 15, 1936 – January 10, 2021)The dearly loved patriarch of our family left us too soon, passing away recently at his home under the love and care of his dear wife of 61 years, Sheila Yarroll Bossio. Don fought bravely against several illnesses recently, the most recent involved a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.The grandson of Joseph and...

It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas Noel Mulhern announces his passing on Saturday, January 16th, 2021 at the age of 58 after courageously battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Tom was born December 25th, 1962 in Phoenix and graduated from West High School. Tom worked at Alcoa for over 30 years in the Chandler area. He is...

Dewight Christopher (DC, D-STYLE) Thomas, 41 passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, December 31, 2020.Dewight was born on August 23, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan the son of Marilyn (Gibson) Rivers and Melvin Brown.Dewight was very pleasant, easy going. He was a person who put everyone before himself. He always made everyone who came in contact with him feel...

Josefa Alicia Juradowas born on October 31, 1960, to Manuel & Elsa Munguia in Terry County, Texas. On June 2, 1978, Josefa married the love of her life, Juan Jurado. Josefa and Juan were happily married for 42-years and had 4-children together, Raimy, Jose, Tony, and L.J, along with 2 step-children. Over their 42-years of marriage, Josefa and Juan had...

Mary Kathryn Posey WynetteNewport – Mary 65 years of age daughter of Knox Anthony and Charlene Riley Posey born in Newport Arkansas November 8th, 1955 move to Chandler, AZ at the age of 3 remained a Chandler resident up until her passing on January 13th, 2021 Mary joined her husband Rodger k in Heaven Mary has one brother Knox Anthony...

Mark Joseph Stoll, Sr., age 81, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Mark was born in Manilla, Iowa, on August 19, 1939, to Elizabeth (Ellen) Schulte and Joseph L. Stoll. In 1958, Mark graduated from Seton High School in Chandler, AZ, and went on to start his life’s work in the masonry construction business. Mark married Sylvia Valdez on...

Reinhold Melvin Hanson (Mel Hanson)Mel Hanson passed away due to heart failure on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Sun Lakes, Arizona. He was born on January 15, 1930 in Boone, Iowa, the son of Reinhold Magnus Hanson and Stella Hanson (Meyer).After graduation from Boone High School in 1948, he attended Boone Junior College and AIB in Des Moines. Upon college...

Debra Lee (Bornemann) Amrozowicz, age 60, of Gilbert, Arizona, passed away peacefully, on Friday, January 1, 2021, surrounded by her family.  She was born on October 27, 1960, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to Charlie and Kathleen (Kuenzel) Bornemann.  Debbie met Phillip Amrozowicz at Tempe First Assembly of God, where they were married on October 14, 1989. One of Debbie’s most...

Anne Hutton MacDonald Colocciadied November 8, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.Anne was born July 9, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, the second child of Archibald and Margaret (Schwab) MacDonald. She relocated to New York where she met and married Dante, her husband of 69 years. They raised their family in Oceanside, New York and Burlington, Vermont, before settling in Phoenix Arizona.Anne was...

Guy Mirich, 89, of Friendship Village Tempe, AZ passed away on January 3, 2021, after a short illness.He was born on September 13, 1931 in Gebo, Wyoming to Sam and Andja (Raicevich) Mirich.  Guy was the fifth of seven children.  He graduated from Rock Springs High School and obtained a BA degree in Education from Northern Colorado University in Greeley,...

ObituaryCatherine (Kay) OwenAugust 19, 1923- January 3, 2021Catherine, A.K.A. Mom, Mummy, Kay, Nana, Aunt Catherine, went home to The Lord at the age of 97. She is survived by her two sons Bruce and Rod Owen and daughter Cheryl King. Fivegrandsons, one granddaughter, four great grandsons, five great granddaughters & most recently one great-great grandson plus many nieces and nephews!She...

Irene Baldenegro Ramirez (Nana, Tia Nene, Pretita)of Chandler passed away Wed Dec 30th, 2020 at Archstone Care Center. She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years Ramon Nunez Ramirez (Tata), Father Roberto, Mother Rosa, Sister Lupe, and Brother Ramond. Born Sept 14th, 1934 in Goodyear-Ocotillo, Arizona (Chandler). Beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. Her children Debbie, Hopie, and...

James Aaron Wilson, 52, died on December 31, 2020 at Banner Estrella Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He had stopped breathing due to flu and reduced heart function on the night of December 28th and never recovered consciousness.He was born in Long Beach, California on October 10, 1968 to Larry Lynn Wilson and Carole Craddock Wilson. He graduated from Mesa High...

Elizabeth Bunting Ackerman, 52, of Gilbert, AZ died Thursday, December 31, 2020, with her brother and husband by her side after an extended battle with cancer.Elizabeth, or Liz as she would like to be known, was born in Durham, NC in 1968 and was the daughter of James Blair Bunting Sr, and Carolyn Elizabeth Hackney Bunting. On August 31, 2002...

Ray Lee Pattersonpassed away on Dec 31, 2020. He was born September 10, 1926 in Goodyear Arizona to Lee Patterson and Maud Fuller Patterson. He grew up on a farm during the great depression. He was the baby of the family and was preceded in death by all 5 of his siblings. He served in the US Air Force as...

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts to announce the passing of Sal Terranova, 62, of Chandler Arizona on Dec 24, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Mary .  three sons ; Eddie, Sal and Steven.Sal was born in Staten Island and lived in  the Poconos before he relocated to Arizona to go into the family pizza business. ...

Dr. Godwin Chukwunenye Duru, aged 72, was born on December 26th, 1948 and passed away on December 28th, 2020 after a brief illness. He was the second oldest in a family of 8 children. Godwin was born to Mr. James and Virginia Duru in Umunumo Mbano Imo State, Nigeria. Godwin spent his early years serving at St. Columba’s parish as...