Current Obituaries
Lawrence White
May 1, 2019
LAVEEN - Lawrence White Jr., 41, of Laveen died on May 1, 2019.Mr. White was born on Dec. 30, 1977, in Phoenix and was a son of Lawrence White Sr. and Mary L. Pablo. He was devoted to his family and known as being wise beyond his age.He enjoyed playing with his grandson and was humorous, liked making model cars...
Ervin Melvin Wittenburg
May 1, 2019
ARIZONA CITY - Ervin Melvin Wittenburg, 85, died on May 1, 2019.Mr. Wittenburg was born to John Wittenburg and Rosetta Sell on Oct. 7, 1933, in Readlyn, Iowa. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was a member of Arizona City Moose Lodge, Eloy Lions Club and Central Lutheran Church in Arizona City.He retired from the Arizona City...
Josephine Reyna "Josie" Sandoval
Apr 30, 2019
ELOY - Josephine Reyna "Josie" Sandoval, 48, died on April 30, 2019.Ms. Sandoval was born on April 17, 1971, in Florence to Carmen R. and Isidro E. Sandoval. She was raised in Eloy and attended Santa Cruz Valley Union High School. She was known for having a big heart. She was a bus monitor for the Casa Grande Union High...
Joleah Marie Lewis
Apr 30, 2019
CASA BLANCA - Joleah Marie Lewis, 38, died on April 30, 2019.Ms. Lewis was born on Dec. 20, 1980, in Phoenix to Alvin and Carla Lewis.She was very outspoken and loved to cook and bake. She always experimented.Survivors include a daughter, Elliana Justin; her parents; and three siblings, Halimah, Dealva and Brenna Lewis. She was preceded in death by a...
Mary Bernice Enos
Apr 29, 2019
STOTONIC - Mary Bernice Enos, 80, died on April 29, 2019, in Stotonic.Mrs. Enos was born on July 24, 1938, in Sacaton Flats. She was wonderful and kindhearted to her family, was involved in her children’s school activities, was an accomplished seamstress and embroiderer, loved to cook for everyone and was very good at telling stories. She provided everyone who...
Helen M. Tavares
Apr 29, 2019
Helen M. Tavares, 70, of Casa Grande passed away on April 29, 2019 with her family by her side.She was born to Albert and Julianna Zepeda on July 9, 1948. She was raised in Stanfield, Az with her siblings: Gloria Manuel, Jesse Zepeda, George Zepeda, Ofelia Zepeda, Carmen Porter, Ralph Zepeda and Cecelia Zepeda. She has three children: Ralph Zepeda,...
Charlotte E. Splawn
Apr 29, 2019
Charlotte E. Splawn, 85, of Casa Grande, passed away on Monday,April 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Andrew Jackson Splawn III; her brothers, John of Springfield, Ohio, Raymond of Beloit, Kansas and William of Wichita, Kansas. She is survived by a sister, Loretta Fisher of Export, Pennsylvania; brothers, Arnold Schmidt of Ave Maria, Florida and...
Wendell Raymond Rhodes
Apr 29, 2019
SACATON - Wendell Raymond Rhodes, 44, died on April 29, 2019, in Sacaton.Mr. Rhodes was born to Dallas D. Rhodes Jr. and Claudine J. Antone on Feb. 2, 1975, in Sacaton. He enjoyed cooking and sports, especially watching the Sun Devils and Cardinals.He was a happy man who loved to listen to Bob Dylan music. He enjoyed spending time with...
Lois Gustine Honie-Brown
Apr 29, 2019
BAPCHULE - Lois Gustine Honie-Brown, 42, of Bapchule died on April 29, 2019.Ms. Honie-Brown was preceded in death by a brother, Byron Kisto, and is survived by three children, Jonah Honie of Sacaton, Deondra and Leon Brown of Casa Blanca, and four brothers, Samuel Honie of Phoenix, Tyrone Honie of New Mexico, Conrad and Waylon Honie of Phoenix.Visitation from 6...
Roger B. Miguel
Apr 29, 2019
SACATE - Roger B. Miguel, 69, died on April 29, 2019, in Gilbert.Mr. Miguel was born to Augustus Miguel and Sybil Hayes on Aug. 8, 1949, in Sacaton. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed listening to music and watching movies and had many good times with everyone.Survivors include six siblings, Theresa Miguel,...
Charotte E. Splawn
Apr 29, 2019
CASA GRANDE - Charlotte E. Splawn, 85, of Casa Grande died on April 29, 2019.Mrs. Splawn was born in Beloit, Kansas, on Aug. 11, 1933, and was a daughter of Valentine R. and Katherine M. Schmidt. She attended St. John’s School in Beloit and graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, with a bachelor’s degree in biology.She was...
Darrell Eugene Kisto
Apr 28, 2019
SANTAN - Darrell Eugene Kisto, 53, died on April 28, 2019, in Tucson.Mr. Kisto was born to James Rael and Lena Kisto on June 4, 1965, in Sacaton. He liked country music and cooking and loved animals. He had a great sense of humor and was a hardworking man.Survivors include a daughter, Tyler Kisto; his companion of 26 years, Elva...
Clydene Elizabeth Workman
Apr 28, 2019
Clydene Elizabeth Workman stepped into Jesus' presence Sunday, April 28th, 2019. Clydene, the daughter of Orvis and Myrtle Harrison was born in Trickham, Texas on November 21, 1931. The family moved to Arizona while she was a young girl and she met and married the love of her life, Calvin Ray Workman, just one month shy of 71 years ago...
Ryan Owen Arp
Apr 27, 2019
CASA GRANDE - Ryan Owen Arp, 41, of Casa Grande died on April 27, 2019, from injuries related to a motorcycle accident.Mr. Arp was born in Scottsdale and was a farm boy raised in Maricopa. He loved to ride anything he could climb on. He was an accomplished drummer and loved to sing. He loved Jesus and his family attended...
Barbara A. Jackson
Apr 27, 2019
BLACKWATER - Barbara A. Jackson, 81, died on April 27, 2019, after a lengthy illness.Ms. Jackson worked for the Gila River Indian Community for several years in various jobs and participated in many community activities.Her favorite hobbies were reading, playing bingo with her peers and taking trips to the casino.She is survived by four daughters, Robyn Murphy, Ginger Robinson and...
Erik James Manuel
Apr 26, 2019
COCKLEBUR VILLAGE - Erik James Manuel, 34, of Cocklebur died on April 26, 2019, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Mr. Manuel was born on Sept. 16, 1984, in Phoenix to Jeffery Manuel and Venita Lopez. He attended Casa Grande Union High School and later worked as a landscaper for the Sif-Oidak District, Tohono O'odham Nation.He would help landscape yards for...
Carmen Jacob
Apr 24, 2019
CASA GRANDE - Carmen Jacob, 95, a 30-year resident of Casa Grande, died on April 24, 2019, at The Garnet of Casa Grande, where she lived for the past three and a half years.Mrs. Jacob was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Loretta and Andres Zabala in Brooklyn, New York, the second youngest of eight children. In 1942 she married...
Victoria Ann Nish
Apr 24, 2019
SANTAN - Victoria Ann Nish, 63, died on April 24, 2019.Mrs. Nish was born to Patricia and Samuel Jose Sr. on Jan. 5, 1956, in Sacaton. She loved all her grandchildren and her church family.She was devoted to her family and loved to cook. She was head cook and secretary at St. Anne Catholic Mission.Survivors include four adult children, Francis...
Juan Jose "Johnny" Garza
Apr 24, 2019
CASA GRANDE - Juan Jose "Johnny" Garza, 74, died on April 24, 2019, after battling Parkinson's disease.Mr. Garza was born on April 23, 1945, in Pleasanton, Texas, and was a son of Dominga and Jesus Leal Garza. He enjoyed and took pride in researching his family history and genealogy. He spent his retirement seeking the roots of his broad and...
Daniel E. Valdez Sr.
Apr 24, 2019
TUCSON - Daniel E. Valdez Sr., 80, died on April 24, 2019, in Phoenix.Mr. Valdez was born to Pedro and Mercedes Valdez in Redington, near Tucson, on June 21, 1938. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and loved camping, fishing, golf, hunting and working on cars.Survivors include his wife, Virginia M. Torres; six adult children, Maria V. Paz...
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