Current Obituaries
Alga Lea "Cookie" Smith
Jul 14, 2018
Alga Lea "Cookie" Smith of Mesa AZ, passed away July 14th, 2018 at the age of 90, 11 days shy of her 91st birthday. She was born in Vienna, MO on July 25th, 1927, to Columbus L. Crum and Ethel B. Crum.On January 23rd, 1947 she married Donald R. Smith, which began their legacy to include five children, 10 grandchildren...
Marcia Van Ry
Jul 14, 2018
ELOY - Marcia Van Ry, 72, died on July 14, 2018, in Eloy.Mrs. Van Ry was born on July 4, 1946, in Alamosa, Colorado, to Gladys and Edwin Terpstra. She married Arvin Van Ry on July 22, 1966.She lived in Alamosa for 69 years and was devoted to her family. She enjoyed playing cards and the piano and was part...
Arthur Wayne Garcia
Jul 13, 2018
SACATON - Arthur Wayne Garcia, 64, of Casa Grande died on July 13, 2018, at home.Mr. Garcia was born Oct. 10, 1953, in Sacaton to Frank and Sylvia (Jackson) Garcia.He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a master sergeant after 22 years of service to his country. He enjoyed traveling, visiting the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon in New...
Esther Alice Nevarez
Jul 13, 2018
ELOY - Esther Alice Nevarez, 72, died on July 13, 2018.Mrs. Nevarez was born on June 23, 1946, in Nogales, Arizona. She had been a resident of Tucson for 60 years prior to moving to Eloy, where she lived for the last 12 years. On Nov. 23, 2007, she married Jose A. Nevarez in Eloy. She had worked for University...
Marti Manuel
Jul 12, 2018
SACATON - Marti Manuel, 65, of Sacaton died on July 12, 2018.Ms. Manuel was born on Jan. 27, 1953, in Sacaton to Matthew Manuel of the Gila River Indian Community and Delphine Ramirez, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation.She loved being around her family, baking and doing crafts. She loved her cat, Ro-z, who was her pride and joy....
Martin Brown Jr.
Jul 9, 2018
SACATON - Martin Brown Jr., 44, of Sacaton died on July 9, 2018.Mr. Brown was born on Feb. 18, 1974, in Sacaton to Martin Brown Sr. and Flora Terry. He was a hardworking man who was always making people laugh.He loved being with his family and friends, listening to his music, drawing and playing basketball. He was very supportive and...
Sean Pasqual
Jul 8, 2018
Sean Pasqual was born on October 30, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA. He died on July 8, 2018 in Montebello, CA. Sean was very outgoing and he made friends wherever he went. He was a great help to his family and always had a smile on his face. He would help anyone who needed it. Sean was a fan of...
Ruth Bernice Wooten
Jul 6, 2018
ELOY - Ruth Bernice Wooten, 87, died on July 6, 2018, in Eloy.Mrs. Wooten was born to Thomas Rhodes and Altavalla Greenleaf on May 9, 1931, in Somerville, Massachusetts. She was a homemaker, mother and pastor's wife for many years. She enjoyed riding horses, singing and playing the keyboard.Survivors include two daughters and a son, Cindre Poling of West Mansfield,...
Nora Lou Mcneil
Jul 6, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Nora Lou McNeil, 84, died on July 6, 2018.Mrs. McNeil was born on April 30, 1934, in Casa Grande to Evalee Polson and Dorothy Eastridge.Survivors include three daughters and a son, Glenna S. Wolfe, Tammy F. Helton, Clyde L. McNeil Jr. and Jolynn Arena; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Josephine Clare Johnson
Jul 6, 2018
AK-CHIN - Josephine Clare Johnson, 67, died on July 6, 2018.Ms. Johnson was born on Aug. 22, 1950, in Sacaton to Willie Antone and Madeline Narcia. She loved cooking for everyone, and her home was always open to anyone who needed a place to stay. She loved being around family, going to the casino and being outside gardening.Survivors include three...
Olivia Shelton
Jul 5, 2018
Olivia Shelton, 102, passed away on July 5,2018. She was born in Payton, Oklohoma. Olivia enjoyed cooking and spending time with family. She was devoted to "GOD" and her church in Eloy Church of Christ. Olivia is survived by her children: Bertha Thornton of Eloy, Lucille Ellis of Eloy, Mary Ann Thornton of Chandler, Josephine Starlings of Tempe, Merlina Sullivan...
Martha Jones
Jul 4, 2018
Mrs. Jones was born in 1935 to Ralph and Evelyn Atwell in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She married Max Jones in 1958 in Las Vegas and moved to Casa Grande after living in Tempe for 45 years.She loved being an involved grandma and enjoyed family time and gatherings. She enjoyed quilting, bowling, camping and gardening. She was a great cook and...
Anthony Scott Poindexter
Jul 3, 2018
Anthony "Dogg" Scott Poindexter, 36, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.Anthony was born at the Phoenix Indian Hospital on Thursday, February 18, 1982 to William and Sophie Collins Poindexter. Dogg had worked as a forklift operator for many years. He enjoyed music, dancing, video games and hanging out with his family. Anthony was a loving father, brother, uncle, nephew,...
Mary Findlay
Jul 2, 2018
Mary Leoma Findlay, 78, of Arizona City died on July 2, 2018, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Casa Grande.Mrs. Findlay was born on Oct. 31, 1939, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Willis and Juanita (Lester) Sawyer. She married Glenn L. Findlay on June 8, 1958, and celebrated 60 years together this year. She was a member of The...
Elmer Alexander Miller Jr.
Jul 1, 2018
SANTAN - Elmer Alexander Miller Jr., 33, died on July 1, 2018.Mr. Miller was born on Feb. 26, 1985, in Phoenix to Elmer Miller Sr. and Erlinda Scott Miller. He worked at Wellington Ranch as a landscaper and was a member of St. Anne Catholic Mission.He enjoyed singing traditional Pima songs and drawing. He loved being around his family and...
Matthew Tracy Powers
Jun 30, 2018
Matthew Tracy Powers, 53, of Casa Grande, Arizona, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on March 27, 1965 in Frankfurt, Germany to James and Wilma Powers as James was serving there in the U.S. Army. Matthew (Matt) went into the field of Aviation immediately upon leaving high school. In his career he worked as...
Alverna Rodriguez
Jun 30, 2018
BLACKWATER - Alverna Rodriguez, 52, of Glendale died on June 30, 2018. Mrs. Rodriguez was born on Nov. 15, 1965, in Sacaton to Albert Lewis and Ruth Porter. She was very humble, loving and caring. She liked to color in various kinds of books and loved being with her family, especially her grandbabies. She was known as a fighter and...
Lottie Craddock
Jun 30, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Lottie Mae Sylvester Craddock, 78, died on June 30, 2018.Mrs. Craddock was born on Aug. 14, 1939, to Otis Sylvester and Audrey B. Franklin (later Simmons) in Houston. She moved to Arizona at an early age. She married Rosco Craddock and raised a family.She loved working with children and worked in the schools for many years before...
Vera May Kruse
Jun 29, 2018
Vera May Kruse passed away peacefully at home in Florence, Arizona on June 29, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Vera was born on April 28, 1927 to Edward (Ed) and Blanche (Rush) Cahill at home in North Dakota, bordering McIntosh, South Dakota. She was one of 10 children and also called Nebraska home, especially the Woodlake area where she...
Paul A. Felix
Jun 28, 2018
Paul A. Felix, 91, of Florence died on June 28, 2018, at Magma Calm Home in San Tan Valley.Mr. Felix was born on July 2, 1926, to Juan and Pastora Felix of Florence and graduated from Florence High School. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, and retired after 34 years.Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; a...
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