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William "Billy" R. Gaeta

William "Billy" R. Gaeta

Dec 19, 2015

COOLIDGE - William R. "Billy" Gaeta, 81, of Coolidge died on Dec. 19, 2015, at Southern Arizona VA Medical Center in Tucson.Rosary will be recited at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30. A reception will follow at the church.Mr. Gaeta was born on July 2, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, and...

Janice "Sue" Minnick

Janice "Sue" Minnick

Dec 19, 2015

ARIZONA CITY - Janice "Sue" Minnick, 77, of Arizona City died on Dec. 19, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home in Gilbert.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Casa Grande Stake Center. A celebration of life will follow at 3, with Bishop Darin Ethington officiating. Burial will be at...

Anna Louise Johnston

Anna Louise Johnston

Dec 17, 2015

COOLIDGE - Anna Louise Johnston, 82, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 17, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home in Gilbert.Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. today at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud Coolidge Chapel. The funeral will follow at 10:30, with Pastor Curtis Adams officiating. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery.Mrs. Johnston was born on...

Don G. Guinn

Don G. Guinn

Dec 17, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Don G. Guinn, 87, died on Dec. 17, 2015, in Casa Grande.Mr. Guinn was born on May 21, 1928, near Oberlin, Kansas, to Bruce Guinn Sr. and Dorothea Bowser. He was reared on the family farm east of Oberlin along with his three brothers and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1946. He attended College of...

Thomas Virginio Laguna

Thomas Virginio Laguna

Dec 16, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Thomas Virginio Laguna, 27, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 16, 2015, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 10. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30.Mr. Laguna was born on June 29, 1988, in Florence. He loved playing video games,...

Carlos Dean Manuel

Carlos Dean Manuel

Dec 15, 2015

SACATON - Carlos Dean Manuel, 66, of Sacaton died on Dec. 15, 2015, at home.Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Sacaton. A celebration of life will follow at 9. Burial will be in East Sacaton Cemetery.Mr. Manuel was born on May 13, 1949, in Sacaton and was a son of Herman H. Manuel and...

Shirley Woodard

Shirley Woodard

Dec 15, 2015

COOLIDGE - Shirley Woodard, 69, of Coolidge died on Dec. 15, 2015, at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.The memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at First Assembly of God in Coolidge.Mrs. Woodard was born on April 2, 1946, in McCurtain, Oklahoma. She moved to Arizona at age 2 and came to Coolidge in 1989. She was an educational...

Alfredo L. Sanchez

Alfredo L. Sanchez

Dec 14, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Alfredo L. Sanchez, 85, died on Dec. 14, 2015, at Serenity House in Mesa.Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Mountain View Chapel, with rosary recited at 11:45. The Rev. Ariel Lustan will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Sanchez was born on Aug. 18, 1930, in Falfurrias, Texas, and...

Roy Kenneth Kelley

Roy Kenneth Kelley

Dec 14, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Roy Kenneth Kelley, 57, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 14, 2015.The service will be held later.Mr. Kelley was born on July 3, 1958, in Sandusky, Michigan. He worked in furniture manufacturing and loved Elvis Presley, dancing, and watching TV and coloring at the same time. He liked to go to movies every week and enjoyed working...

Dewayne E. Newton

Dewayne E. Newton

Dec 11, 2015

COOLIDGE - Dewayne E. Newton, 76, of Coolidge died on Dec. 11, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud Coolidge Chapel. The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Florence Cemetery.Mr. Newton was born on Oct. 11, 1939, in Wanette, Oklahoma, and was...

Mary Jane Nelson

Mary Jane Nelson

Dec 10, 2015

SACATON - Mary Jane Nelson, 86, of Sacaton died on Dec. 10, 2015, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.The wake will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the District 4 Service Center. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Sacaton, with the Rev. Loretta Blackwater officiating. Burial will be in East Upper Santan Cemetery.Mrs. Nelson...

Lauretta Marie Narcia

Lauretta Marie Narcia

Dec 10, 2015

AK-CHIN - Lauretta Marie Narcia, 67, died on Dec. 10, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home in Gilbert.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Catholic Mission.Ms. Narcia was born on June 6, 1948, in Ak-Chin and was a daughter of Francis Narcia and Agnes Lewis. She was a maid and was Catholic. She...

Patricia J. Mccullough

Patricia J. Mccullough

Dec 9, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Patricia J. McCullough, 84, died on Dec. 9, 2015, at Lita Caring Home.Ms. McCullough was born on April 18, 1931, in Turlock, California. She moved to Arizona in 1974 and owned and operated Tumbleweed Inn in Eloy. She was a member of the Moose and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She loved her family, country music and...

Betty Zon Tate

Betty Zon Tate

Dec 9, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Betty Zon Tate, 88, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 9, 2015, at Family Tree Assisted Living.Mrs. Tate was born on Jan. 10, 1927, in Keota, Oklahoma, and was a daughter of Estel J. McElroy and Erma V. Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of CrossRoads Church and was dedicated to her family and her...

Cleophus Glass

Cleophus Glass

Dec 9, 2015

RANDOLPH - Cleophus Glass, 77, died on Dec. 9, 2015, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Casa Grande.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Community Presbyterian Church in Coolidge. The funeral will follow at 11, with Bishop Nathaniel White officiating. Burial will be in Heritage Valley Memorial Park.Mr. Glass was born on April 4, 1938, in Coolidge,...

James Beasley

James Beasley

Dec 7, 2015

CASA GRANDE - James Beasley, 76, of Tucson died on Dec. 7, 2015, at Jaidon Manor assisted living in Casa Grande.The celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. A repast will follow at Precious Ones Day Care Center.Mr. Beasley was born on Dec. 24, 1938, in Cookeville,...

Cristobal Garcia

Cristobal Garcia

Dec 7, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Cristobal Garcia, 61, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 7, 2015, at Banner Desert Medical Center.Visitation will begin at 11 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 12:30. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 by the Rev. Ariel Lustan. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Garcia was born on...

Charles A. Rehwaldt

Charles A. Rehwaldt

Dec 6, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Dr. Charles A. Rehwaldt, 90, died quietly on Dec. 6, 2015, in Casa Grande due to complications from a head injury. Dr. Rehwaldt was born on Sept. 7, 1925. He was raised and spent most of his adult life in Minnesota, with the major portion of his career as a professor of genetics at St. Cloud State...

Norma Lee Bradfield

Norma Lee Bradfield

Dec 6, 2015

CASA GRANDE - Norma Lee Bradfield, 86, of Casa Grande died on Dec. 6, 2015, at Kopper Crest Manor in Mesa.Mrs. Bradfield was born on Jan. 10, 1929, in Lawrenceville, West Virginia, and was a daughter of William H. Wright and Mary V. Allison. She was a homemaker and a devout Baptist, attending Bethel Baptist Church in Arkansas. She liked...

Yolanda L. Mckaney

Yolanda L. Mckaney

Dec 4, 2015

ELOY - Yolanda L. McKaney, 52, of Phoenix died on Dec. 4, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Fountains of Living Water Church in Casa Grande. The service will follow at 11. Burial will be in Eloy Memorial Park.Ms. McKaney was born on May 22, 1963, in Casa Grande....

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