Current Obituaries
Melvin Casimero "Mel" Morgan
Oct 23, 2016
SACATON - Melvin Casimero "Mel" Morgan, 52, of Sacaton died on Oct. 23, 2016.Mr. Morgan was born on Nov. 8, 1963, in Gallup, New Mexico, to Wilburn and Clara Morgan. He moved to Arizona at an early age and made countless friends. He loved making people laugh and easily brought happiness to others. Bold and adventurous, he enjoyed trips to...
Paul "Chris" Whitesel
Oct 21, 2016
ARIZONA CITY - Paul "Chris" Whitesel, 66, of Arizona City died on Oct. 21, 2016, at home. Mr. Whitesel was born on May 30, 1950, in Springfield, Ohio, to Paul and Norma Whitesel. Known as a "wonderful man," he spent many years working at HASA Inc. and retired two years ago. He was an avid Denver Broncos fan and enjoyed...
Carl Lee Daniels
Oct 20, 2016
COOLIDGE - Carl Lee Daniels Jr., 47, of Coolidge died on Oct. 20, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Mr. Daniels was born on Sept. 3, 1969. He was a landscaper and loved spending time with his family and going to church, as well as fishing and sports.Survivors include his wife, Sherise; five daughters, Cheri Anderson, Tasha, Brittani, Teauna and...
Ramon Acuna Soto
Oct 19, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Ramon Acuna Soto, 64, of Casa Grande died at home on Oct. 19, 2016.Mr. Soto was born on Aug. 3, 1952, in Salinas, California. He was a cook.Survivors include two daughters, Vanessa Osife of Casa Grande and Yvonne Soto of Tucson; a son, Fermin Soto of Chuichu; his mother, Alicia Soto of Tucson; a sister, Grace (Soto)...
Janice Marie White
Oct 19, 2016
BAPCHULE - Janice Marie White, 56, of Bapchule died Oct. 19, 2016.Mrs. White was born on Jan. 10, 1960, in Phoenix to Leander and Geraldine (Francisco) White. She was a teacher’s aide and loved spending time with her kids and her grandchildren. She loved to dance. She loved talking to and meeting people.Survivors include her husband, Ronald Setoyant Sr.; two...
Martina Marlene Terry
Oct 19, 2016
SACATON - Martina Marlene Terry, 48, of Sacaton died on Oct. 19, 2016, in Gilbert.Mrs. Terry was born on Nov. 25, 1967, in Sacaton to Martin and Rose Pablo. She was known as a wonderful woman with a very kind and loving personality. She enjoyed spending time with her family and visiting with anyone she knew.She was devoted to her...
Frances Lorene Foote
Oct 18, 2016
ELOY - Frances Lorene Foote, 94, of Eloy, died Oct. 18, 2016, in Gilbert.Mrs. Foote was born on March 27, 1922, in Kaufman, Texas, to William "Plummer" and Dora Hampton.She was a good woman, known for many things, but above all, her faith is what made her who she was. She was a homemaker and very dedicated to her family....
Anthony Ronald Cooper
Oct 18, 2016
SACATON - Anthony Ronald Cooper, 60, of Sacaton died on Oct. 18, 2016, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.Mr. Cooper was born on Feb. 20, 1956, in San Francisco to Arnold and Lurline Cooper. He was a hardworking man with a fun personality. He spent the majority of his life working to provide for his family; he began working before he...
Henry A. Lopez
Oct 17, 2016
SACATON - Henry A. Lopez, 72, of Sacaton, died on Oct. 17, 2016.He was born in Theba on Dec. 7, 1943 to Iona Antone and John Lopez. Mr. Lopez was a true cowboy and worked in agriculture. He was a fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cardinals and attended games in Phoenix.He enjoyed creating and doing leather work as...
Clarence Franklin Baptisto
Oct 17, 2016
SACATON - Clarence Franklin Baptisto, 79, of Sacaton died peacefully on Oct. 17, 2016.Mr. Baptisto, also known as Budgie, was born on July 19, 1937, in Sacaton to Clarence and Cora Baptisto. A "man after God’s own heart," he was a lifelong member of First Pima Baptist Church, where he was saved and brought into the fellowship of Jesus Christ...
Enrique Hunter
Oct 17, 2016
LAVEEN - Enrique Hunter, 22, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, died on Oct. 17, 2016.Mr. Hunter was born on April 9, 1994, in Phoenix to Hugo Guzman Garcia and Barbara Rivera-Solano. He was a friendly and compassionate person to all people he met. He had a deep understanding of his relationship with Christ.He touched the hearts of many people and...
Ruth Roslyn Talbot
Oct 16, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Ruth Roslyn Tabot, 94, of Casa Grande, died Oct. 16, 2016, at the Dobson Home in Chandler.She was born March 16, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Samuel and Flora Robbins.Mrs. Tabot was an unforgettable woman. She had a vibrant, friendly and direct personality. She was an award-winning oil painter in the early years of her life. She...
Andrew T. Noriega
Oct 16, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Andrew T. Noriega, 34, of Casa Grande died Oct. 16, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.He was born in Valencia, California, on Jan. 17, 1982, to Margie Talamante and Javier M. Noriega.Mr. Noriega worked as a delivery driver for A Rock Inc. in Phoenix. He was a Christian man, who was always smiling and joking. He...
Hilda Marie Waln
Oct 16, 2016
Hilda Marie (Culverhouse) Waln, 80, of Casa Grande, Arizona, passed away October 16, 2016.She was born August 16, 1936 in Geneva County, Alabama to Wilburn and Grace (Killingsworth) Culverhouse.Hilda is survived by: Husband Glenn A. Waln; Son Martin D. Waln and Becky, Daughter Sheryl Lynn Kohler and Jim, Son Faron K. Waln and Sue; Granddaughters Kelli Kohler, Ashlynn Waln, Shelbie...
Detroy Almer "D.A." Tate
Oct 15, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Detroy Almer "D.A." Tate, died Oct. 15, 2016, at home with his family by his side. Mr. Tate was born on Oct. 26, 1922, in Rattan, Oklahoma, to William Almer Tate and Clio Purtle.He was a hardworking man devoted to God and his family. He and his wife, Betty, moved their family to Casa Grande in 1963...
Gary Willard Johnson
Oct 14, 2016
BAPCHULE - Gary Willard Johnson, 45, of Bapchule, died on Oct. 14, 2016. He was born in Phoenix on April 22, 1971 to Willard and Justina Johnson.Mr. Johnson was a fun-loving family man who enjoyed a good practical joke. He also had a love for country music, cowboy hats and the rodeo. He especially had fun playing with children and...
Ronald Kenneth Brundage
Oct 14, 2016
MARICOPA - Ronald Kenneth Brundage, 78, of Maricopa, died Oct. 14, 2016. He was born on Nov. 6, 1937, in Crawford, Nebraska to Kenneth and Gladys (Wickstrom) Brundage.Mr. Brundage was a beloved father, grandfather and a mentor to his children, grandchildren and adopted grandchildren. Everyone was a friend or a family member to him. In his final years he was...
John Tapia Encinas
Oct 13, 2016
MARICOPA - John Tapia Encinas, 77, of Maricopa, died Oct. 13, 2016. He was born in Nogales on May 16, 1939 to Fedienco and Julia Encinas.Mr. Tapia was an honest, loving, funny, generous, humble and kind man. He loved children. Full of humbleness, he taught his children and grandchildren a lot about life and was very soft spoken. He was...
Irene Cecilia Parker
Oct 12, 2016
KOHATK VILLAGE - Irene Cecilia Parker, 81, died on Oct. 12, 2016, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Casa Grande.Mrs. Parker was born on Dec. 2, 1934, in Kohatk and was a daughter of Alexander and Anastasa "Annie" Johnson. She was a homemaker and loved to dance, play bingo and listen to chicken scratch music, and she adored...
Karl Dexter Manuel
Oct 12, 2016
SACATON - Karl Dexter Manuel, 58, of Sacaton died peacefully Oct. 12, 2016.He was born on Nov. 6, 1957, in Sacaton to Orlando and Harriet Manuel.The family will receive visitors at the Sacaton East Cemetery on Saturday at 8 a.m. Graveside services will follow with the Rev. Aaron Johns officiating.Mr. Manuel was a school bus driver for the Gila River...
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