Current Obituaries
Christopher Chavez
Apr 16, 2016
AK-CHIN - Christopher Chavez, 41, died at home on April 16, 2016. Mr. Chavez was born on Oct. 30, 1974, in Phoenix. He was a landscaping worker and loved listening to music and having a good time. He was a Chicago Bears fan.Survivors include his parents, Beatrice Choyguha and Erasto F. Chavez Jr. of Ak-Chin; two brothers, Erasto Chavez III...
Rosalinda Herrera "Rosie" Minor
Apr 16, 2016
COOLIDGE - Rosalinda Herrera "Rosie" Minor, 67, of Coolidge died on April 16, 2016, at Promise Hospital of Phoenix, in Mesa. Ms. Minor was born on Sept. 15, 1948, in Temple, Texas, and was a daughter of Bincente and Consuelo Luna. She was a homemaker and a strong-willed person who loved to go to the movies, have family gatherings and...
Betty Jane North
Apr 16, 2016
GLENDALE - Betty Jane North, 78, of Glendale and formerly of Eloy, died on April 16, 2016, at home. Mrs. North was born on March 26, 1938, in Weir, Mississippi, and moved to Pinal County during her childhood. She graduated from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in 1955 and soon married her high school sweetheart, Fred North. She was...
Dora "Nina" Rosales Mejias
Apr 16, 2016
VALLEY FARMS - Dora "Nina" Rosales Mejias, 79, of Valley Farms died peacefully at home on April 16, 2016, with her family by her side. Mrs. Mejias was born on May 10, 1936, in Eloy and was a daughter of Santiago and Amelia Rosales. A homemaker, she devoted her life to caring for her family and helped raise children from...
Verta Haygood
Apr 15, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Verta Haygood, 84, of Casa Grande died on April 15, 2016, at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa. Mrs. Haygood was born on Nov. 6, 1931, in Fairfield, Texas, and was a daughter of Ira Keeton and Curley B. Williams. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially at family gatherings. She was a...
Faith Pablo
Apr 15, 2016
CASA BLANCA - Faith Pablo, 34, of Casa Blanca died on April 15, 2016. Ms. Pablo was born on Aug. 17, 1981, in Fort Defiance. She was a homemaker and enjoyed artwork and baking cakes and desserts, sometimes selling them. She loved arts and crafts and volunteering at St. Peter Church. She had just started to sew. She loved her...
Courtney Liann Mattingly
Apr 14, 2016
CASA GRANDE -- Courtney Liann Mattingly, 39, was born on Aug. 23, 1976, in Rochester, Minnesota, and died on April 14, 2016, at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa. She graduated from Casa Grande Union High School in 1995 and earned an Associate of Arts degree in business from Central Arizona College and a Bachelor of Science degree in human services...
Mary Esther Salinas
Apr 14, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Mary Esther Salinas, 91, of Casa Grande died peacefully at home on April 14, 2016, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Salinas was born on Aug. 21, 1923, in Sheridan, Wyoming, and was a daughter of Cerilo Macias and Juanita Reyes. She moved to Stanfield in 1951 and married Emilio S. Salinas in 1955. She lived there for...
Robinette Ellen "Bobbie" Perrin
Apr 14, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Robinette Ellen "Bobbie" Perrin, 70, of Casa Grande died on April 14, 2016, at The Villa in Mesa. Mrs. Perrin was born on Dec. 9, 1945, in Ottumwa, Iowa, and was a daughter of Robinette H. and Patrick Kane Sr. She was a bookkeeper and lived most of her life in Tucson. After retiring, she lived in...
Virginia Fox
Apr 13, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Virginia Fox, 73, of Casa Grande died on April 13, 2016, at Hospice Compassus. Mrs. Fox was born on Dec. 3, 1942, in Lacona, Iowa, and was a daughter of Byron and Dora Lovell. She worked in sales and teaching. She loved the Lord and her family and enjoyed crafts and sewing. As the wife of a...
Douglas Herman Olson
Apr 13, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Douglas Herman Olson, 70, of Casa Grande died at home on April 13, 2016. Mr. Olson was born on Dec. 10, 1945, in Minnesota and was a son of Wallace and Jeanne Olson. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and owned a water and wastewater management business. He was hardworking and independent and always...
Betty Jean "Peggy" Wheeler
Apr 13, 2016
COOLIDGE - Betty Jean "Peggy" Wheeler, 60, of Coolidge died on April 13, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. Mrs. Wheeler was born on June 30, 1955, in Buckeye. A homemaker, she was a people person and very well liked. She loved yard sales and liked to dress to impress. She was very outspoken but above all loved the...
Leonard Robert Kyyitan
Apr 13, 2016
BAPCHULE - Leonard Robert Kyyitan, 80, died on April 13, 2016, at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. Mr. Kyyitan was born on June 5, 1935, in Bapchule and was a son of Jose Kyyitan and Ede Wellington. He was a farmworker and loved to laugh, play chair volleyball and bingo and spend time with his dogs, "Boy and Gurl." He was...
Steven Anthony Shaw
Apr 12, 2016
ARIZONA CITY - Steven Anthony Shaw, 57, of Arizona City died on April 12, 2016, at Plaza Healthcare in Scottsdale. Mr. Shaw was born on May 6, 1958, in Dover, Delaware. He was an electrician and enjoyed camping, music, classic rock, all Chicago sports teams and having a Budweiser. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially his...
Perla Patricia Nora
Apr 12, 2016
COOLIDGE - Perla Patricia Nora, 22, of Coolidge died on April 12, 2016. Ms. Nora was born on Oct. 22, 1993, in Florence. Strong-willed and free-spirited, she loved keeping busy with family and friends. She made people smile, and music and makeup were a couple of her interests. Her young life was enjoyed by her family and friends.Survivors include two...
Santos P. Mc Haney
Apr 12, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Santos P. McHaney, 95, of Casa Grande died on April 12, 2016, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. McHaney was born on Nov. 2, 1920, in Goliad, Texas, and was a daughter of Victor Pena and Angelita Garza. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, cooking and spending time with family and friends.Survivors include four...
Geraldine Camille "Gerry" (Wangsness) Yates
Apr 11, 2016
Geraldine Camille "Gerry" (Wangsness) Yates, 98, a longtime civic leader, died on April 11, 2016, at Chandler Post Acute & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Yates was born on March 16, 1918, in Garretson, South Dakota. After graduating from Garretson High School, she attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and art. She moved to...
Laura Leigh Samarripa
Apr 11, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Laura Leigh Samarripa, 54, of Casa Grande died on April 11, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. Mrs. Samarripa was born on July 7, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio. She ran track and competed in gymnastics while in high school and was an exceptional swimmer. A homemaker, she was a very kind woman who knew how to...
Jesus Antonio Bandin
Apr 10, 2016
MARICOPA - Jesus Antonio Bandin Jr., 39, of Maricopa died on April 10, 2016, at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bandin was born on Nov. 19, 1976, in Sacaton. He was an electrical worker and enjoyed spending time with his family. He always wanted to help people and enjoyed reading the Bible as well as giving advice to his nieces...
Emily Barrett Akins
Apr 9, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Emily Barrett Akins, 20, of Casa Grande died on April 9, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. Ms. Akins was born on Oct. 31, 1995, in Tucson. She was an animal trainer and loved to skateboard and take walks in the desert. She collected rocks and loved animals and riding her bicycle, writing music and poetry,...
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