Current Obituaries
Ann Regina Vavages
Mar 16, 2016
CASA BLANCA - Ann Regina Vavages, 56, of Casa Blanca died on March 16, 2016, at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Ms. Vavages was born on Dec. 5, 1959, in Sacaton. She was a homemaker and enjoyed baking and cooking, playing board games, being with her nieces and nephews, travel, especially to New Mexico, and making new friends. She was a...
Sharon Margaret Garcia
Mar 15, 2016
STOTONIC - Sharon Margaret Garcia, 75, of Stotonic died at home on March 15, 2016. Mrs. Garcia was born on Sept. 3, 1940, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She was an elementary school teacher, substance abuse counselor and a dedicated volunteer at St. Peter Catholic Church and within the Gila River Indian Community. She loved to cook, play cards, read and...
Gregorio Sanchez Cruz
Mar 15, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Gregorio Sanchez Cruz, 87, of Casa Grande died on March 15, 2016, under hospice care. Mr. Cruz was born on Jan. 4, 1929, in Mercedes, Texas, to Roman and Alejandra Cruz. He liked western movies and TV shows, listening to Spanish and chicken scratch music and dancing. He also enjoyed taking trips to visit his family and...
Emma O. Apodaca
Mar 13, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Emma O. Apodaca, 77, died on March 13, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Apodaca was born on Sept. 4, 1938, in the old mining town of Ruby to Casimiro and Maria Olivas. She graduated from San Manuel High School in 1957, going on to nursing school in Tucson and becoming...
Rosalene Marie Capistran
Mar 12, 2016
UPPER SANTAN - Rosalene Marie Capistran, 38, of Chandler died on March 12, 2016, at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Ms. Capistran was born on March 6, 1978, in Phoenix. She was a homemaker and loved her children. She was very witty and loved to tell jokes. She enjoyed Mexican music, dancing and eating tacos.Survivors include a daughter, Antonia S. Capistran...
Delores Marie Dugan
Mar 12, 2016
CASA GRANDE, AZ -Delores Marie Dugan (92), beloved matriarch of the many Dugan families dairying in Arizona and Idaho passed away peacefully on March 12, 2016, in Gilbert, AZ. The youngest of five sisters, Delores was born in Kasson, Manitowoc County, WI, to John and Rosa Rank Mancoske on September 26, 1923. Like many children of the Great Depression, her...
Silas David Murillo
Mar 11, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Silas David Murillo, 1-year-old son of Dominique M. Mejia and Michael Murillo of Casa Grande, died on March 11, 2016, at Banner Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa. Silas was born on Dec. 2, 2014, in Chandler. He liked to watch "Monsters University," play with his brothers and eat oatmeal.In addition to his parents, survivors include two...
Robert Oliver Kirk
Mar 11, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Robert Oliver Kirk, 73, of Casa Grande died on March 11, 2016, at home. Mr. Kirk was born on Jan. 25, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was a truck driver and enjoyed bronc riding, training horses and driving his truck. Survivors include his wife, Lynda Grant; seven daughters, Kristine, Shannon, Bernice, Sally, Denise, Kim and Pam;...
Emiliano Garcia Sosa
Mar 11, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Emiliano Garcia-Sosa, 5-month-old son of Vladimir Garcia-Ontiveros and Gersey Garcia of Casa Grande, died at home on March 11, 2016. Emiliano was born on Sept. 18, 2015, in Chandler.Other survivors include a brother, Vladimir Garcia-Sosa Jr. of Casa Grande; a sister, Madeleyn Garcia-Sosa of Casa Grande; and grandparents, Melecio Sosa-Quintero and Isabel Sosa of Casa Grande and...
Jon Howard Berryhill
Mar 11, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Jon Howard Berryhill, 74, of Casa Grande, a retired teacher, died at home on March 11, 2016. Mr. Berryhill was born on Dec. 10, 1941, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1965 and taught in Benson before moving to Casa Grande Union High School in 1968. He taught there until retirement, a...
Donna B. Reyes
Mar 8, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Donna B. Reyes, 76, of Casa Grande died peacefully on March 8, 2016, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Reyes was born on Sept. 15, 1939, in Littlefork, Minnesota, to Glenn and Fairybelle Spears. She later had a stepmother, Ruth Spears. On Sept. 21, 1957, she married Loren Reyes. She was...
Shirley Macias
Mar 8, 2016
ELOY - Shirley Macias, 87, died peacefully at home, surrounded by friends, in Eloy on March 8, 2016, of lung cancer. Born in Los Angeles and the daughter of Israel Feinberg and Ida Edleberg, Mrs. Macias was a graduate of Hollywood High School and embarked on a career as a dancer and actress under the stage name of Shirley Ross....
Francisco M. "Pancho" Guillen
Mar 7, 2016
ARIZONA CITY - Francisco M. "Pancho" Guillen, 50, of Arizona City died on March 7, 2016. Mr. Guillen was born on April 21, 1965, in Eloy. He graduated from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in 1984. He was a laborer and appeared intimidating but had a very big heart. He would help anyone in time of need and was...
Ronald A. Pablo
Mar 6, 2016
SACATON - Ronald A. Pablo, 44, died at home on March 6, 2016. Mr. Pablo was born on Sept. 12, 1971, in Sacaton. He loved to draw baskets, incorporating the "Man in the Maze" symbol into his work.Survivors include his companion, Geraldine Novealto; eight sisters, Marshell and Roshell Pablo, Deanna, Dianna, Lorraine, Melissa and Roseann Antone, all of Cocklebur Village,...
Nicolas Garcia
Mar 6, 2016
ARIZONA CITY - Nicolas Garcia, 65, of Arizona City died on March 6, 2016, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. Mr. Garcia was born on April 20, 1950, in Casa Grande and was a son of Nicolas and Maria Garcia. He was a good welder and coached Little League baseball and softball. He took pride in raising livestock and liked...
Michael Hopper
Mar 4, 2016
ARIZONA CITY - Michael Hopper, 58, of Arizona City died on March 4, 2016. Mr. Hopper was born on Feb. 1, 1958, in Los Angeles. He was a mechanic and was devoted to his family. People loved him, and he enjoyed cars, remote control airplanes, cooking and the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Michele; a son, Matthew Cruz; a daughter,...
William Robert Golden
Mar 4, 2016
CASA GRANDE - William Robert Golden, 72, of Casa Grande died at home on March 4, 2016.Mr. Golden was born on Oct. 22, 1943, in Chicago and was a son of John Golden and Eleanor Noonan. He was an engineer.Survivors include two daughters, Laura Shuta and Natalie Flanagan; two brothers, John and Richard Golden; a sister, Maureen Emmons; three grandchildren;...
Linda K. Whealdon
Mar 4, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Linda K. Whealdon, 72, of Casa Grande died on March 4, 2016, at Symphony of Mesa. Mrs. Whealdon was born on July 4, 1943, in Washington. She was an accountant for a drug store and loved to travel, going all over the world with her late husband. She also enjoyed skydiving and was an avid scuba diver....
Paul Rodrigo Sauceda
Mar 3, 2016
CASA GRANDE - Paul Rodrigo Sauceda, 36, of Casa Grande died on March 3, 2016. Mr. Sauceda was born on Oct. 11, 1979, in Casa Grande. A 1997 graduate of Santa Cruz Valley Union High School, he received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a juris doctor degree at Arizona State University. He went on to practice law at...
Alfredo Garza
Mar 3, 2016
CASA BLANCA - Alfredo Garza, 48, of Chandler died on March 3, 2016, at Chandler Regional Medical Center. Mr. Garza was born on Jan. 9, 1968, in Phoenix. He was a cement finisher and enjoyed barbecuing and hanging out with family and friends. He loved his kids, stayed busy, always lent a helping hand and would go the extra mile...
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