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Sergio "Sluggo" Hernandez
Jun 26, 2018
CASA BLANCA - Sergio "Sluggo" Hernandez Jr., 36, died on June 26, 2018.He was born to Henrietta Rubio and Sergio Hernandez Sr. on Oct. 18, 1981, in Phoenix.Mr. Hernandez was a lifetime fan of the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Cardinals. He enjoyed watching movies and playing volleyball with his siblings. He loved being surrounded by family and friends.Survivors include...
Roberto Carrasco Vargas
Jun 26, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Roberto Carrasco Vargas, 74, died on June 26, 2018.Mr. Vargas was born on Aug. 7, 1943, in Guadalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Jose and Blasa Vargas. He lived in Queen Creek for 27 years and then in Guadalupe for 10 years.He enjoyed cooking, going to work, watching tribal ceremonies, watching baseball games and taking drives with his wife...
Gerald Thomas
Jun 25, 2018
COOLIDGE - Gerald Miguel Thomas, 85, of Coolidge died Monday, June 25, 2018.Mr. Thomas was born on April 22, 1932, to Josephine Applegate of Roswell, New Mexico.He loved being around family and always had a smile on his face. He was liked by all and was an awesome big brother who always took care of his little sister, Angelita.Survivors include...
James C. Miller
Jun 25, 2018
ARIZONA CITY - James C. Miller, 82, died on June 25, 2018.Mr. Miller was born on Oct. 11, 1935, on a farm outside Sac City, Iowa, to John A. Miller and Edna Olsen. He married Martha G. Householder on Oct. 16, 1965. He was discharged from the Navy in 1974 after serving for 21 years. He owned two drinking establishments...
Maria Torres Hinojosa
Jun 24, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Maria Torres Hinojosa, 73, died June 24, 2018, surrounded by family.She was born to Vicente and Sara Torres on Nov. 15, 1944, in Yselta, Texas.Mrs. Hinojosa loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, whom she adored. She enjoyed listening to music. Her favorites were Elvis and Vicente Fernandez. She often made jokes and enjoyed scratching...
Cherie Romeo
Jun 24, 2018
Cherie Elaine Romeo, 84, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Dobson Home in Chandler while surrounded by her loving family.Cherie was born on Monday, August 28, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Franklyn and Adaline Hanneberg Ganson. She entered into marriage with Peter Romeo in Angola, Indiana on Saturday, November 14, 1953. She retired from GE Lighting where...
Warren Williams
Jun 24, 2018
SACATON - Warren Kendrick Williams, 46, died on June 24, 2018.Mr. Williams was born to Dennis and Delores Williams on March 1, 1972, in Sacaton. He liked to put down on paper his thoughts about what was happening and what he was going through.He was very friendly and got along with everyone. He was an artistic person who enjoyed drawing...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Blackburn
Jun 24, 2018
COOLIDGE - Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Blackburn, 91, a longtime Coolidge resident, died on June 24, 2018, in Apache Junction.Mrs. Blackburn was born on April 22, 1927, in Toledo, Iowa, to Edison and Lillian DuPre. She grew up there and attended St. Mary's Catholic School. She moved to Coolidge in 1955 and, in addition to caring for her nieces and nephew,...
Adrian Paul
Jun 23, 2018
CASA BLANCA - Adrian Paul, 27, died on June 23, 2018.Mr. Paul was born on March 4, 1991, to Taff I. Paul and Maryanne Stevenson in Phoenix. He loved driving around listening to music with his companion. He loved to joke with people and be with his family. His daughter was his pride and joy.Survivors include his parents, of Casa...
Dorothy Cook
Jun 22, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Dorothy Ann Cook-Zarba, 73, of Casa Grande died on June 22, 2018.Ms. Cook-Zarba formerly lived in Waukesha, Wisconsin.Survivors include her husband, Steven Zarba; her former husband, Charles Cook; and relatives in Wisconsin.No service immediately.J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Alonzo Christopher Lopez
Jun 20, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Alonzo Christopher Lopez Jr., 33, of Casa Grande died on June 20, 2018.Mr. Lopez was born on Aug. 23, 1984, in Phoenix to Alonzo and Melissa Lopez. He loved to cook and was a chef by trade. He worked at Bottega in Napa County, California, for Michael Chiarello. He made gnocchi so well that Chiarello changed the...
Conrado Martinez
Jun 18, 2018
Conrado A. Martinez, affectionately known to family and friends as Sonnie, was born to Eugenio Cruz Martinez and Mercedes Ayala Martinez on November 5, 1943 in Coolidge. He was theyoungest of eight children with four sisters, Lucia Quintero, Grace Rocha, Terry Chavez and Victoria Reyes, and three brothers, Eugene and John Martinez and Al Martin. Sonnie entered his eternal rest...
Carrina Brian
Jun 14, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Carrina Angela Ann Brian, 26, died on June 14, 2018.Ms. Brian was born on March 12, 1992, to Charles L. Knighten and Delsi A. Sutton in Portland, Oregon. She was devoted to her family and friends, and her loving, caring way came easily for her. Her children were her life, and she had a special relationship with...
Margarita Johnson
Jun 13, 2018
SANTAN - Margarita Claudia Johnson, 22, of Chandler died on June 13, 2018.Ms. Johnson was born on Oct. 15, 1995, in Chandler to Claudette Johnson. She ran cross country and was very outgoing, friendly and always happy and smiling.She loved spending time with her family, and her favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys. Well educated, she loved singing anywhere, all...
Laurie Groshong
Jun 12, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Laurie Lynn Staples Groshong, 43, of Casa Grande died on June 12, 2018, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Ms. Groshong was born on Nov. 11, 1974, in Oregon to Richard and Maryann (Young) Staples. She was a certified nursing assistant and was a caring, good woman who put others before herself.She was loving, forgiving and meant everything...
Bruce Catha
Jun 12, 2018
BAPCHULE - Bruce Anthony Catha, 53, died on June 12, 2018.Mr. Catha was born on Feb. 26, 1965, to Wilford J. Catha and Lavina Thompson in Sacaton. He loved doing artwork and enjoyed landscaping. He also loved being with his family, especially his son, who was his pride and joy.Survivors include his son, Cephas Catha of Casa Blanca, and six...
Ronald Taylor
Jun 11, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Ronald Anthoney Taylor, 72, a Casa Grande native, died on June 11, 2018, at Hospice of the Valley in Chandler.Mr. Taylor was born on July 20, 1945, at the old Lincoln Hospital on Brown Avenue to James and Helen Taylor. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked most of his life for Pinal...
Helena Minghelli
Jun 10, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Helena Love Minghelli, 92, died on June 10, 2018, in Glendale.Mrs. Minghelli was born on Nov. 4, 1925, in Los Angeles to Frank Swetnika and Sallie Grantham. She was an active member of United Pentecostal Church International from 1948 until 2016.She was an accomplished pianist, organist and singer. She painted many oil paintings, created her clothes and...
Cheryl Vaifale
Jun 9, 2018
BAPCHULE - Cheryl Laura Vaifale, 56, of Bapchule died on June 9, 2018.Mrs. Vaifale was born on Feb. 16, 1962, in Sacaton to Robert R. Jackson Sr. of Snaketown and Rosilda Francisco of Sacaton. She was a certified nursing assistant for 20 years for Banner Home Care.A loving, caring and funny person, she made people laugh. She loved coloring and...
Mardelle Shager
Jun 8, 2018
Mardelle (Mardie) Rachel Shager passed away June 8, 2018, after a brief battle with B-cell Lymphoma brain cancer. She had been residing at the Lund Family Home Hospice in Gilbert, AZ. She was 76 years old.Mardie was born November 16, 1941, in Thief River Falls, MN. Her parents were John M. Shager and Ella P. (Neslund) Shager. After graduating from...
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