Current Obituaries
Ignacio Jesus Tavares
Oct 30, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Ignacio Jesus Tavares Jr., 57, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 30, 2017, in Phoenix.Mr. Tavares was born on June 3, 1960, in Casa Grande to Maria (Cauz) and Ignacio Tavares Sr.He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and was a hard worker and a helpful handyman. He enjoyed cruising the streets of Casa Grande.Survivors include two...
Berkley Wesley Sibley
Oct 29, 2017
Berkley Wesley SibleyCELEBRATION OF LIFEBerkley Wesley Sibley was born on April 28, 1916 in Arnett, Oklahoma toEmma Branstetter and Ray Wesley Sibley. He was raised on a dairy farmjust outside of Arnett. He graduated from high school in 1935, thentraveled to Oregon for work before being drafted into the Army in 1940. He was stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada before...
Elizabeth Jimenez
Oct 29, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Elizabeth Jimenez, 80, died on Oct. 29, 2017, in Chandler.Ms. Jimenez was born on May 9, 1937, in Benson to Gilbert and Josefina (Savala) Flores. She was a very humble and godly woman who loved feeding the homeless and going to jails to minister the word of God. She was a big sports fan, especially of the...
Earl Edward Long
Oct 27, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Earl Edward Long Sr., 84, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 27, 2017, at home, surrounded by his family.Mr. Long was born on April 10, 1933, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Thomas and Nora Mae (Tally) Long. He was the lead singer of the band Earl Long and the Sundown Cowboys and performed in the Phoenix metro area...
Ardith A. Summers
Oct 27, 2017
ARIZONA CITY - Ardith A. Summers, 85, of Arizona City died on Oct. 27, 2017.Ms. Summers was born on Jan. 10, 1932, in Madison, Nebraska, to Earl Jackson and Laura Dover. She graduated from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in 1950 and worked in the banking industry for 30 years. She enjoyed spending time with family, especially her grandchildren....
Luis Angel (Huerta) Romero
Oct 25, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Luis Angel (Huerta) Romero, 71, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 25, 2017.Mr. Romero was born on Aug. 7, 1946, in Mexico City to Manuella Romero and Luis Huerta. He was a simple and quiet man who loved to joke around when he did speak. He always made people smile and laugh. He spent the majority of...
Carlos Smith
Oct 25, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Carlos "Bucky" Smith, 36, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 25, 2017, due to injuries sustained in a car accident.Mr. Smith was born on July 13, 1981, in Florence to Rogelio and Gloria Sevilla Smith.He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Shelby; their two children, CJ and Katalina Smith; his mother; and five siblings, James...
Deborah "Debbie" Elaine Johnson
Oct 22, 2017
ELOY - Deborah Elaine "Debbie" Johnson, 66, of Eloy died on Oct. 22, 2017, in Phoenix.Mrs. Johnson was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sept. 3, 1951, to Leonard and Serena Schelb. A Christian, she was devoted to her family.She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Dale; their two adult children, Rebecca Stanley of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and Lawrence Johnson...
Beverly Lois Kramer
Oct 22, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Beverly Lois Kramer, 88, of Casa Grande, died on Oct. 20, 2017.She was born on Feb. 25, 1929, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Aubrey and Violet Cole.Mrs. Kramer will be remembered for her witty personality and love of family; somehow finding a way to keep everyone connected. She enjoyed attending family get-togethers, going to the casino, reading novels...
Storm Steve Marrufo
Oct 22, 2017
SACATON - Storm Steve Marrufo, 21, of Sacaton died on Oct. 22, 2017.Mr. Marrufo was born on Aug. 31, 1996, in Chandler to Gloria Schurz and Steven M. Marrufo. He was a hardworking and loving young man and was devoted to his family and friends. His family said his age was only a number and that he gave great advice...
Richard Lee Williams
Oct 21, 2017
ELOY - Richard Lee Williams Sr., 65, died on Oct. 21, 2017.Mr. Williams was born on Jan. 22, 1952, to Henry B. and Lucille Williams, the 10th of 15 children. Family meant much to him, and he wanted to spend time with them regardless of what they were doing.He loved riding around listening to music and was a good dominoes...
Frank V. Salazar
Oct 20, 2017
ELOY - Frank V. Salazar, Jr., 58, of Eloy, died Oct. 20 at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.He was born on Oct. 28, 1958, in Eloy to Soledad (Villescaz) and Frank Salazar Sr.Mr. Salazar and the love of his life, Mary, were married for 41 years. They met in high school and were married in Eloy.He was a loving husband,...
Courtney Rochelle Sanford
Oct 18, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Courtney Rochelle Sanford died on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017.She was born on Aug. 19, 1988, to LaWanda Hill and Scott Sanford in Kansas City, Missouri.Ms. Sanford spent a part of her young life in St. Louis, Missouri, until she moved to Arizona. Her passion has always been writing. She left a collection of poems and writings that...
Heather Lynn Mcspadden
Oct 16, 2017
COOLIDGE - Heather Lynn McSpadden, 44, of Coolidge died on Oct. 16, 2017, at home.Ms. McSpadden was born on Oct. 3, 1973, in Mesa to William and Linda Sue Bainum McSpadden and grew up in the Valley. She received an Associate of Arts degree from Mesa Community College in 1997. Most of her professional life was spent serving with the...
Vincent Crawford
Oct 16, 2017
NORTH KOMELIK - Vincent Lopez Crawford, 74, of North Komelik died Oct. 16, 2017, at his home.He was born on Oct. 8, 1943, in North Komelik to Lawrence and Carmen (Olita) Crawford.Mr. Crawford was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had a bachelor's degree in accounting and worked as a certified public accountant for many years in Chicago. He...
Juanita Sites
Oct 16, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Juanita Sites, 88, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 16, 2017.Ms. Sites was born on May 4, 1929, in Brawley, California, to Frank and Virginia Nehem. She was known for her love of family. No matter what was going on in her personal life, she was the type of person to put others before herself and was...
Kenneth "Ken" Allen Spence
Oct 15, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Kenneth Allen "Ken" Spence, 64, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 15, 2017, at home.Mr. Spence was born on July 8, 1953, in Cleveland to Kenneth R. and Ruth J. (Flick) Spence. He grew all kinds of cactus, collected rocks and seashells, and also enjoyed collecting and assembling model dinosaurs. Prior to moving to Casa Grande he...
Jeannette Victorian
Oct 13, 2017
CASA BLANCA - Jeannette Victorian, 66, of Casa Blanca died on Oct. 13, 2017.Ms. Victorian was born on Aug. 3, 1951, in Sacaton to Sebastian and Geneva (Antone) Victorian.She is survived by her two adult children, Jaqueline Lewis and Malcolm Victorian; two siblings, LeRoy and Arlene Victorian; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three siblings,...
Laura Carter
Oct 11, 2017
CASA GRANDE - Laura Carter, 62, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 11, 2017, at home.Mrs. Carter was born on Feb. 11, 1955, in Sacaton to Joe and Amelia (Ortiz) Havier. She enjoyed going to casinos and watching western TV movies. She loved spending time with her family and friends.Survivors include two sisters, Phyllis R. Woodall of Casa Grande and...
James Edward Nelson
Oct 11, 2017
James Edward Nelson, 1932-2017, also known as Jim or Ompa, age 85,passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in Casa Grande, AZ. He was born on March 18, 1932 in Burlington, Kansas. On June 3, 1951 he married Faye Lola Armstrong and they began their life journey together. Jim loved his friends and family very much.In...
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