Current Obituaries
Charles Etta Blair
Oct 5, 2018
ARIZONA CITY - Charles Etta Blair, 62, of Arizona City died on Oct. 5, 2018, at home.Mrs. Blair was born on July 17, 1956, in Eloy to Joseph and Olivia (Holley) Shelton. She enjoyed cheering on the Diamondbacks, Suns and Cardinals and also collecting, spending time with her family and attending worship services.Survivors include two daughters, Lakeesha and La Donna...
Manny Stewart
Oct 5, 2018
BAPCHULE - Manny Stewart, 36, of Bapchule died on Oct. 5, 2018.Mr. Stewart was born on June 20, 1982, in Phoenix to Norbert L. Stewart Sr. and Donna M. Carmen. He loved spending time with his family and giving big bear hugs and always had a cheesy smile on his face.He was very athletic, enjoyed listening to music and took...
Horacio Ruiz Casillas
Oct 5, 2018
AJO - Horacio Ruiz Casillas, 83, of Ajo died on Oct. 5, 2018, in Tucson.Mr. Casillas was born on July 21, 1935, in Ajo to Rafael and Josefa (Ruiz) Casillas. He graduated from Ajo High School in 1954.He served in the Navy during the Korean War and married Evaudelina on Sept. 15, 1962, in a Catholic ceremony in Ajo. He...
Manford David Pablo
Oct 4, 2018
AK-CHIN - Manford David Pablo, 40, died on Oct. 4, 2018, in Chandler.Mr. Pablo was born to Larry Pablo and Joann Antone on June 10, 1978, in Phoenix. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and also enjoyed listening to music.Survivors include his wife, Jonella; four children, Marin Lopez, Karlie Thomas, Yolanda Villareal and Daniel Thomas, all of Ak-Chin;...
Rondi Solveig Meakins
Oct 3, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Rondi Solveig Meakins, 56, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 3, 2018, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Mrs. Meakins was born on Aug. 27, 1962, in Seattle to Ralph and Lois (Ness) Hadland. She was an associate at JC Penney in Casa Grande and was devoted to her family.She loved to cook and go camping and also...
Petre Casas Sanchez
Oct 3, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Petra Casas Sanchez, 95, died on Oct. 3, 2018, in Phoenix.Mrs. Sanchez was born to Jesus Casas and Altagracia Saldivar in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 1, 1923. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.She enjoyed sewing for her family, gardening and cooking. She was an avid Diamondbacks fan and enjoyed...
Willie Mitchell
Oct 1, 2018
ELOY - Willie Mitchell, 86, of Eloy died on Oct. 1, 2018, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Casa Grande.Mr. Mitchell was born on Dec. 24, 1931, in Whitehaven, Tennessee, to Willie and Mattie Mitchell. He spent most of his life doing farm work and enjoyed working on cars, telling stories and listening to the blues.Survivors include his...
Lolisa Wood
Oct 1, 2018
SANTA ROSA VILLAGE - Lolisa Wood, 91, of Santa Rosa died on Oct. 1, 2018, at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson.Ms. Wood was born on April 4, 1927, in Santa Rosa to Nisto and Angelita (Chico) Frank. She was a homemaker who loved to cook. She made traditional baskets and liked to participate in the traditional game of toka.Survivors include three...
Mary (Ryan, Fry) Adam
Sep 30, 2018
CHANDLER - Mary (Ryan, Fry) Adam, 84, of Chandler died on Sept. 30, 2018.Mrs. Adam was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in Milwaukee.Survivors include her husband, Dennis; a daughter, Patti Colgate-Terri of Wisconsin; two sons, Tim of Wisconsin and Dan of Mississippi; five stepchildren, Ron, Carol and Donna, all of Wisconsin, Denise Patterson of Chandler and Mike Adam of British...
Robert Michael Leary
Sep 30, 2018
ARIZONA CITY - Robert Michael Leary, 42, died on Sept. 30, 2018, at home.Mr. Leary was the only child of Michael L. Leary and Mona (Leary) Neumann. After graduating from Toltec Elementary School, he attended Casa Grande Union High School. He completed an accelerated fleet driving course and later graduated from Central Arizona College with honors in heavy equipment.He was...
Alonzo Long Sr.
Sep 27, 2018
SACATON - Alonzo Long Sr., 34, of Sacaton died on Sept. 27, 2018.Mr. Long was born on Nov. 25, 1983, in Phoenix to Edmund A. Antone and Cheryl L. Long. He was a loving, caring and kind person and full of life. He liked to joke around to make people laugh and was a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan who loved...
Henry L. "Wilo" Placencia
Sep 26, 2018
Henry L. "Wilo" Placencia, 88, died on September 26, 2018 in Ajo, Arizona.He was born on November 16, 1929 in Hayden, Arizona. As a young man, he enlisted in the US Army, serving in Korea. He was a resident of Ajo for 50 years.Henry enjoyed hunting, music, and reading. He loved helping the people of Ajo. He spent many hours...
Martha M. Rosenthal
Sep 24, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Martha M. Rosenthal, 90, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 24, 2018, in Phoenix.Mrs. Rosenthal was born on Feb. 26, 1928, in Drifton, Pennsylvania. She lived in Casa Grande for eight years after living in Sun City, California, for 26 years. She married Macey N. Rosenthal on March 8, 1947.She was an assistant speech writer for a...
Christina Marilynn Terrazas
Sep 23, 2018
BAPCHULE - Christina Marilynn Terrazas, 53, of Bapchule died on Sept. 23, 2018, at home.Mrs. Terrazas was born on Dec. 24, 1964, in Sacaton to Larry S.R. and Veronica (Williams) Porter. She formerly worked as an air-conditioning technician for the Gila River Indian Community and also worked as a flagger.She loved going on community walks with her grandchildren, spending time...
Larrie "Rex" Moss
Sep 23, 2018
Larrie "Rex" MossLarrie Rex Moss, 86, died in Ajo.He was born 09/07/1932 in Sayre, Oklahoma. He spent four years in the United States Air Force as an Airman 1st Class. He was a resident of Ajo for 53 years. In 1973, Rex married Jean Allen in Ajo. He was a member of the Ajo Elks Club 1576 and was a...
Natasha Kay Cooper
Sep 22, 2018
SACATON - Natasha Kay Cooper, 29, of Sacaton died on Sept. 22, 2018.Ms. Cooper was born on Oct. 11, 1988, in Phoenix to Alvin F. Cooper and Melissa K. Lopez-Cooper. She was a loving mother who was outgoing, kind, hardworking and devoted to her family and friends. She was a dedicated worker for the Gila River Indian Community recreation department...
Susan Calvaresi
Sep 21, 2018
Mrs. Calvaresi was born on March 9, 1959, in Mesa. She married Steven Calvaresi on Aug. 21, 2008, in Flagstaff.Survivors include her husband; a son, Hank Bochert; her mother, Johnnie Dickson; and five siblings, David, Kent, Robert and Joelyn Dickson and Kristal Caldwell. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Dickson.J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The...
Jerome James
Sep 21, 2018
SACATON - Jerome James, 34, of Sacaton died on Sept. 21, 2018.Mr. James was born on July 15, 1984, in Phoenix to Alvin James and Odelia Jose. He loved spending time with his family, especially his kids.He was a hardworking man and enjoyed eating while he watched movies. Very outgoing, he loved listening to his music and was a big...
Angel Raymond Meza
Sep 19, 2018
ELOY - Angel Raymond Meza, 41, died on Sept. 19, 2018.Mr. Meza was born to Juanita and Heriberto Meza Sr. in Eloy on Feb. 26, 1977. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, camping, fishing and watching sports.Survivors include his parents; two sons, Angel R. Meza Jr. of Casa Grande and Mikklo Angel Meza of Eloy; and six siblings,...
Nicole "Nikki" Lopez Vidal
Sep 19, 2018
ELOY - Nicole "Nikki" Lopez Vidal, 33, died on Sept. 19, 2018.Ms. Vidal was born on Jan. 25, 1985, to Guadalupe and Josefina Vidal in Casa Grande.She loved her son, was a very dedicated mother and enjoyed singing and listening to music. She loved arts and crafts and cooking with her son and was a very optimistic person, a jokester...
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