Current Obituaries
Everett Lynn Roper
Feb 6, 2018
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, Everett Roper, father, son, brother and grandfather, passed away at the age of 74 years. He was born in Casa Grande, Arizona, on April 10, 1943. Everett was the owner and operator of the Exxon and Outpost Lodge Motel in Picacho for more than 30 years. He loved his horses, enjoyed dancing, roping and hunting...
Roderick Norris
Feb 4, 2018
CASA BLANCA - Roderick Norris, 78, died on Feb. 4, 2018.Mr. Norris was born on May 27, 1939, in Sacaton and was a son of Webster Norris and Irene Machile. He served in the Marine Corps and was a machinist for Pima Valve for many years. He married Dorine Kisto in 1971.He was devoted to his family.He was preceded in...
Ramona Mitchell
Feb 4, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Ramona Lucille Mitchell, 89, died on Feb. 4, 2018, in Mesa.Mrs. Mitchell was born on June 22, 1928, to Charlie W. Jones and Rebecca Barnard in Currituck, North Carolina. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends.She also enjoyed volunteering in the community and at Calvary Baptist Church, and her faith was important to her. She enjoyed...
Cyrus Johnson
Feb 3, 2018
SACATON - Cyrus Johnson, 80, died on Feb. 2, 2018. Mr. Johnson was born on Oct. 20, 1937, to Cyrus Johnson Sr. and Lydia Johnson in Sacaton. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was a jokester and enjoyed making people laugh. He was a generous person who helped others. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church...
Marjorie Kisto
Feb 2, 2018
SACATON - Marjorie L. Kisto, 50, of Hamilton, Ohio, died on Feb. 2, 2018.Ms. Kisto was born on March 29, 1967, in Sacaton and was a daughter of Harry Kisto Sr. and Carol Blackwater Kisto. She was a graduate of Casa Grande Union High School and worked as a warehouse associate in Ohio.She loved being on outings with her "boys,"...
Eva Hernandez
Feb 2, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Eva Valdez Hernandez, 75, died on Feb. 2, 2018.Mrs. Hernandez was born on Oct. 6, 1942, in Greeley Colorado, to Jose and Mercedes Redondo Valdez. She graduated from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in Eloy. She formerly co-owned and operated Valley Fitness Center and worked as a kindergarten paraprofessional at Mary C. O’Brien Elementary School until...
Sheryl Antone
Feb 2, 2018
UPPER SANTAN - Sheryl Antone, 56, died on Feb. 2, 2018.Ms. Antone was born on May 3, 1961, in Sacaton to Floyd Antone and Pamela Jones. She was a homemaker and had a passion for cooking, especially tamales and having cookouts with her family.She enjoyed singing and had a passion for all music. She liked going to casinos and was...
Eleanor Norton
Feb 2, 2018
Eleanor Jean Norton, 77, died on Feb. 2, 2018, of complications after a long battle with pneumonia.Ms. Norton was born on July 19, 1940, in Miami, Florida, to Emerson and Irene Roylance. She moved to California at age 5 and graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. She attended Biola University in Los Angeles and worked as a...
Melanie Pedro-Lewis
Feb 1, 2018
CASA BLANCA - Melanie Ann "Millie" Pedro-Lewis, 30, died on Feb. 1, 2018.Ms. Pedro-Lewis was born on Feb. 4, 1987, in Phoenix to Gary and Lorna James Pedro. She was a lifelong resident of Arizona and had worked as a cook aide for the Gila River Indian Community for about a year. She married Nicholas O. Lewis in Sacaton on...
Donna Mata
Feb 1, 2018
COOLIDGE - Donna Mata, 52, died on Feb. 1, 2018.She was born on Oct. 13, 1965, in Florence and was a daughter of James Williams and Dorothy Robinson.Mrs. Mata loved taking care of children and enjoyed arts and crafts.Survivors include her husband, Mario Luna Mata; her mother; five children, Mario Jr., Nathaniel, Malachi and Ernestina Mata of Coolidge and Evelyn...
Grace Noel
Jan 31, 2018
Grace (Pearl) Noel, age 95, diedJanuary 31, 2018 at Medisys HomeCare in Casa Grande, AZ. She wasborn July 10, 1922 in Bridgewater, MA.Preceded in death by her husband, Albert,she is survived by a sister, Lorraine Patterson ofAR; a daughter, Jacqueline Palmenberg (Roger)of Phoenix; two grandchildren, Christopher andVictoria; and six great-grandchildren.She had resided in Casa Grande since 1980. Shepreviously lived in...
Clarinda Miguel
Jan 31, 2018
KAKA VILLAGE - Clarinda Frances Miguel, 47, of Kaka died on Jan. 31, 2018, at home.Ms. Miguel was born on Dec. 11, 1970, in Phoenix to Clarence and Jennie (Enos) Miguel. She graduated from Gila Bend High School and was devoted to her two sons and their father, Ryder Pilone. She enjoyed spending time with her family.Survivors include two sons,...
Bertha Valenciano
Jan 31, 2018
Bertha Valenciano, 84,entered into Eternal Lifeon Wednesday, January 31,2018.Bertha was born onThursday, June 29, 1933 inTulare, California to NicolasValenciano and JuanitaRodriguez. She was a labor worker and homemaker who dideverything to provide for her family. She was a member ofthe Catholic faith. Bertha enjoyed music and dancing. Shewas a resident of Eloy for 50 years. Bertha was a lovingmother, grandmother,...
Jackie "Jack" Meiner
Jan 30, 2018
ELOY - Jackie Roy "Jack" Meiner, 63, of Idaho and a winter visitor in Arizona, died on Jan. 30, 2018.Mr. Meiner was born on May 26, 1954, to Roy and Bonnie Meiner in Portales, New Mexico. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and also enjoyed the outdoors - camping, hiking and photography.He liked cowboy action shooting, woodworking and...
Florence Raynor
Jan 29, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Florence Ann Hartley "Flo" Raynor, 80, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 29, 2018, at home.Mrs. Raynor was born to Seaton and Ruth Hartley in Ithaca, New York, on July 7, 1937. She married Kenneth Raynor on June 14, 1958, in Jamestown, New York. After Ken got out of the military, they made California their home base...
Joe Kakar
Jan 29, 2018
It is with a heavy heart that weshare the loss of our dad-tataand dear friend, Mr. JoeKakar, who passed awaypeacefully, surroundedby family, on January29, 2018, at St. Joseph’sSelect Specialty Hospital inPhoenix, AZ.Joe was born September26, 1931, in Casa Grande,AZ. As a young boy, he andhis family would migrate over thesummer to pick fruits and harvest fields throughout Arizonaand California. He...
Phillip Reede
Jan 29, 2018
HICKIWAN VILLAGE - Phillip Dodge Reede, 73, died on Jan. 29, 2018, in Gilbert.Mr. Reede was born on Oct. 28, 1944, in San Carlos to Minton and Ella Reede. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends.He was an evangelist and pastor of four churches and also enjoyed working in different fields: welding, carpentry, plumbing and forestry. He was very...
Harold Metzger
Jan 29, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Harold Metzger Jr., 94, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 29, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.Mr. Metzger was born on Nov. 6, 1923, in Anthony, Kansas, to Harold A. and Ruth (Cammerer) Metzger. He graduated from Wichita North High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy but was medically discharged a...
Michael Gonzales
Jan 28, 2018
CASA GRANDE - Michael Joseph Gonzales, 49, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 28, 2018.Mr. Gonzales was born on June 3, 1968, in San Gabriel, California, to Joseph and Marjorie Gonzales. He grew up in the San Gabriel area of California and lived in Marina Del Rey, California, before moving to the Casa Grande area.He loved motorcycles, bowling and eating...
Manuela Ordaz
Jan 27, 2018
Manuela (Nellie) Ordaz, age 77, passedaway peacefully on Saturday, January 27,2018 in her home in Casa Grande, AZ. Shewas born September 29, 1940 in Smeltertown,TX to Antonio and Rita Moreno andwas raised in Santa Rita, NM. She movedto Mt. View, CA in 1957 and met the loveof her life, Jose Salvador Ordaz doingsomething they both loved - dancing!They continue to...
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