Current Obituaries
Rosemary Sotelo
May 17, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Rosemary Lopez Sotelo, 82, of Casa Grande died peacefully at home on May 17, 2018, with her family by her side.Mrs. Sotelo was born on April 5, 1936, in Santa Rosa Village, Tohono O'odham Nation, to Ralph B. and Carmen Lopez. She was married to Robert A. Sotelo Sr. for 57 years before his death and was...
Roland Mackett
May 17, 2018
SACATON - Roland Mackett Jr., 71, died on May 17, 2018.Mr. Mackett was born on May 27, 1946, to Roland Mackett Sr. and Kathryn Jackson in Sacaton.He loved spending time with family and friends and enjoyed crossword puzzles, lottery scratch tickets and watching Cardinals and Diamondbacks games. He also loved to spend time in the outdoors, listening to music and...
Joanna Bryant
May 16, 2018
CASA GRANDE - JoAnna Bryant, 79, died on May 16, 2018.Mrs. Bryant was born on Oct. 4, 1938, to Zivko Briski and Agnes Carelton in Detroit.Survivors include her husband, James; three daughters, Pam Britz of Tecumseh, Michigan, Cheryl Bennett of Casa Grande and Karen Taylor of Sterling Heights, Michigan; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...
Maria Hernandez
May 16, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Maria Magdalena Hernandez, 83, died on May 16, 2018, in Casa Grande.Mrs. Hernandez was born on Nov. 25, 1934, to Lorenzo Mejia and Micaela Melendez in San Antonio, Texas. She loved spending time with her family and loved her dog, Max. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and going out for lunch.Survivors include four adult children, Edna Rodriguez,...
Juan Aguirre
May 16, 2018
Juan F. Aguirre, Sr, 72, entered into Eternal Life on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.Mr. Aguirre was born on Monday, November 5, 1945 in Edingburg, Texas to Federico and Fidela Salazar Aguirre. He had been a resident of Arizona for the last 50 years and had worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Sun Lakes. Juan enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and...
Simon Cruz
May 15, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Simon Augustine Cruz was born on March 20, 1949 in Red Wells, Tohono O'Odham Nation. He passed away on May 15, 2018 at Chandler/Dignity Medical Center. He is survived by his Wife, Jean Marie; Son, Alex; daughter in law Brenda ; daughter Mary; brother Daniel, Sisters Barbara, Jeanette, Dorene; 8 grandchildren, 3 greatchildren. He is preceded in...
Leroy Dodge
May 13, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Raymond Leroy Dodge of Casa Grande died at home on May 13, 2018.Mr. Dodge was born on New Year's Day in Breckenridge, Colorado, to Orville and Freda (Bader) Dodge. He graduated from Breckenridge High School and worked for the town of Breckenridge Public Works. He also was a volunteer firefighter there. He moved his family to Casa...
Linda Tafoya
May 13, 2018
SACATON - Linda Tafoya, 68, died on May 13, 2018, in Sacaton.Ms. Tafoya was born on Jan. 23, 1950, to Arthur and Josephine Lamore in Los Angeles. She lived in Sacaton for 20 years after moving from Colorado. After 22 years together, she married Walter Chico on March 11, 2016, in Las Vegas.She enjoyed learning about her Native American culture...
Josephine Martinez
May 13, 2018
SACATON - Josephine Carmello Martinez, 97, of Sacaton died on May 13, 2018, at home.Mrs. Martinez was born on Dec. 23, 1920, in Darby Wells to Alfonso and Manuela (Ortega) Carmello.Survivors include two sons, Raymond Valenzuela and Fernando Martinez Sr.; two daughters, Marlene Martinez Vasquez and Doris Jim Jold; 26 grandchildren; 85 great-grandchildren; 64 great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren. She was...
Margaret Trinklein
May 13, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Margaret (Kakar) Trinklein, 73, died on May 13, 2018, of injuries sustained in an auto accident in Louisiana.Ms. Trinklein was a daughter of Enacia Dagon Kakar and Mike Kakar Sr., lived most of her life in the Casa Grande area and recently moved to Louisiana. Known to many as Tia Maggie or Maggie, she was a homemaker...
Richard Lewis
May 12, 2018
SACATON - Richard Lewis, 62, of Sacaton died on May 12, 2018.Mr. Lewis was born on April 30, 1956, in Phoenix to Edward T. Lewis Sr. and Lena Nadine Allison, both of the Gila River Indian Community. He worked for Gila River District 2 for six years and loved spending time with his family, motorcycles (especially his) and working on...
Mary Ann Grover
May 11, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Mary Ann Grover, 77, died on May 11, 2018, at her home in Casa Grande.Ms. Grover was born on Feb. 28, 1941, to Joe and Maurine Nixon in Princeton, Indiana. She had several careers during her life, including owning a beauty shop for many years, working as a real estate agent and later as an insurance processor.Her...
Stephen "Stevie" Burch
May 10, 2018
Stephen "Stevie’ P. Burch Jr., 44, passed away on May 10, 2018 in Casa Grande. He was born on November 26, 1973 to Stephen Burch Sr. and Susan Barnett in Page, Arizona. Those who knew Stevie will always remember him for his enormous and loving heart. Stevie would always do anything for even a stranger and cared deeply about everyone...
Stephen "Stevie" Burch
May 10, 2018
Stephen "Stevie’ P. Burch Jr., 44, passed away on May 10, 2018 in Casa Grande. He was born on November 26, 1973 to Stephen Burch Sr. and Susan Barnett in Page, Arizona. Those who knew Stevie will always remember him for his enormous and loving heart. Stevie would always do anything for even a stranger and cared deeply about everyone...
James "Jim" Henness
May 10, 2018
James K. Henness "Jim", a life-long native of Casa Grande, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2018 at the age of 81. Jim was born on November 7, 1936 in Casa Grande to Kelvin and Louise Henness. He is survived byhis wife of 60 years, Janet; his children, Jack (Doris), Jill Barnett (Mike) and Joel (Kristi); and his four grandchildren,...
Alton Domingo
May 9, 2018
SANTA ROSA VILLAGE - Alton Marcus Domingo, 60, of Santa Rosa died on May 9, 2018, at Sells Indian Hospital.Mr. Domingo was born on March 26, 1958, in Santa Rosa to Clarence and Annette (Marks) Domingo. He attended Santa Rosa Boarding and Day School and Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California, graduating in 1977. He worked in various summer...
Lyle Wahpeta
May 9, 2018
SACATON - Lyle Dean Wahpeta 61, of Sacaton died on May 9, 2018.Mr. Wahpeta was born on July 7, 1956, in Sacaton to Ella Moore and Eillip Wahpeta. He loved spending time with his family, was very outgoing and enjoyed playing with his nieces and nephews. He loved listening to bluegrass music.He had a personality that grew on everybody. He...
Juana Enriquez
May 8, 2018
Juana Castillo Enriquez, 79, entered into Eternal Life on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Juana was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1938 to Pablo and Maria Limon Castillo in El Paso, Texas. She came to Arizona in 1967 and was a homemaker. Juana enjoyed family gatherings. She especially enjoyed her time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her friends. Juana took pleasure...
Clara Eloise Chance
May 8, 2018
Clara Eloise Chance, 89, entered into Eternal Life on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. Eloise was born on Friday, December 14, 1928 to David and Bethany Butler Hadley. She was a graduate of Chandler High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Arizona State University. Eloise married Charles Chance on January 10, 1948 at Williams Air...
Margery Jackson
May 7, 2018
SACATON - Margery Faye "Yogi" Jackson, 61, of Sacaton died on May 7, 2018.Ms. Jackson was born on Aug. 3, 1956, in Los Angeles to Rose Marrietta of Sacaton and Martin Pablo of Blackwater. She was a fun-loving person, always joking around and making people laugh.She loved spending time with family; her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She enjoyed...
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