Current Obituaries
Velma Mae Lowe Walker
Nov 21, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Velma Mae Lowe Walker, 87, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 21, 2015, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Southern Baptist Church. The funeral will follow at 10. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Walker was born on July 11, 1928, in Gilbert and was...
John Otis Maeder
Nov 20, 2015
CASA GRANDE - John Otis Maeder, 90, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 20, 2015.Mr. Maeder was born on Jan. 2, 1925, in Stanford, Montana, and was a son of Eugene Maeder and Edith Bullard. He was a naval ship gunner during World War II and later was a Forest Service fire chief. He enjoyed being outdoors and working in...
Kathleen Larae Bookwalter
Nov 18, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Kathleen LaRae Bookwalter, 64, of Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, died on Nov. 18, 2015, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Mrs. Bookwalter was born on April 1, 1951, in Ponca, Nebraska, and was a daughter of Sherman Jensen and Dorothy Hagar. She was a homemaker and a "spunky gal" who loved life and lived it to the fullest.Survivors include a...
Melba June Burnett
Nov 16, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Melba June Burnett, 81, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 16, 2015, at home.Mrs. Burnett was born on Feb. 7, 1934, in Tabler, Oklahoma, and was a daughter of Otto E. Morin and Ola G. Owens. She was a homemaker and a member of Safford First Assembly of God for 60 years. She also attended Ajo First...
Lawrence "Wally" Batopis Jr.
Nov 16, 2015
AK-CHIN - Lawrence "Wally" Batopis Jr., 41, died on Nov. 16, 2015.Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ak-Chin Service Center, with a wake continuing until midnight. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix.Mr. Batopis was born on March...
Marlene Sylvia Cook
Nov 15, 2015
SACATON - Marlene Sylvia Cook, 58, of Sacaton died on Nov. 15, 2015, at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert.Visitation will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Sunday at the District 3 Service Center. The graveside service will be at 8 a.m. Monday in East Sacaton Cemetery.Ms. Cook was born on May 25, 1957, in Sacaton. She was a casino...
Imogene Everett Gray
Nov 15, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Imogene Everett Gray, 88, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 15, 2015, at home.The celebration of life will be held later.Mrs. Gray was born on Jan. 30, 1927, in Russellville, Arkansas, and was a daughter of John E. Williams and Celeste Tate. She was a school secretary and a hardworking woman. She enjoyed spending time in the...
Kolton Cruz Juan
Nov 14, 2015
SACATON - Kolton Cruz Juan, infant son of Lillian F. Chilson and Kyon Cruz Juan of Sacaton, was born and died on Nov. 14, 2015, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa.Rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Bapchule. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11. Burial will be in East Sacaton Cemetery.Other...
Dora G. Lopez
Nov 14, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Dora G. Lopez, 82, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 14, 2015, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.The service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel.Mrs. Lopez was born on March 21, 1933, in Casa Grande and was a daughter of Jesus and Carmen Gutierrez. She...
Juan Manuel Santana
Nov 14, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Juan Manuel Santana, 78, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 14, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 2. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 by the Rev. Juan Carlos Aguirre. Burial will be in Mountain...
Maria De Jesus Carrillo
Nov 13, 2015
ELOY - Maria de Jesus Carrillo, 73, of Eloy died on Nov. 13, 2015, in Phoenix.Visitation began at 5 p.m. Tuesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Valley Chapel, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church by the Rev. Alonzo Garcia. Burial will be in Eloy...
Stephanie Carole Jackson
Nov 13, 2015
SANTAN - Stephanie Carole Jackson, 63, died on Nov. 13, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley, St. Joseph’s Palliative Care Unit in Phoenix.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at St. Peter feast house in Bapchule. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church.Ms. Jackson was born on May 29, 1952, in...
Robert William Stiefel
Nov 12, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Robert William Stiefel, 97, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 12, 2015, at Medisys Assisted Living Home.The memorial service will be held early next year.Mr. Stiefel was born on Sept. 3, 1918, in Fort Scott, Kansas. Although he had limited formal education, he took advantage of classes and learning his entire life and was known as the...
Robin Leland Rhodes
Nov 11, 2015
SACATON - Robin Leland Rhodes, 61, of Sacaton died on Nov. 11, 2015, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.The funeral will be at 7 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Sacaton. Burial will be in East Sacaton Cemetery.Mr. Rhodes was born on July 22, 1954, in Sacaton. He was a school bus driver and a member of First Presbyterian...
Sergio Alonzo Chavez
Nov 9, 2015
ELOY - Sergio Alonzo Chavez, 66, of Eloy died on Nov. 9, 2015.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Valley Chapel, with rosary recited at 10. The funeral there will be at 10:30, with Deacon Pat Abiles officiating. Burial will be in Eloy Memorial Park.Mr. Chavez was born on Jan. 31, 1949, in Chihuahua, Mexico....
Kom-Ch'Kud "Turtle" Rios
Nov 8, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Kom-Ch’Kud "Turtle" Rios, 5, of Casa Grande died on Nov. 8, 2015, in North Komelic Village.Visitation will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Chuichu Village. Funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Bill Minkel at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Mission in Cocklebur Village, with a wake continuing...
Shirley Waltritsch
Nov 8, 2015
ARIZONA CITY - Shirley Ann Waltritsch, 74, of Arizona City died at home on Nov. 8, 2015.Mrs. Waltritsch was born on Feb. 22, 1941, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and was a daughter of Lawrence Rather and Irene Grunewald. She was a nurse and a good cook who could sew anything that needed mending. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church...
Aurelia C. Vasquez
Nov 8, 2015
ELOY - Aurelia C. Vasquez, 92, of Eloy died on Nov. 8, 2015, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Casa Grande.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande. Rosary and scripture service will follow at 10. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mrs. Vasquez was...
Anthony Russell Miller
Nov 7, 2015
CASA GRANDE - Anthony Russell Miller, 85, of Tucson, a Roman Catholic deacon, died on Nov. 7, 2015.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Casa Grande. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Deacon Miller was born on Aug. 11, 1930, in Ionia, Michigan, and was...
Joseph J. Kolarsky
Nov 6, 2015
Mr. Kolarsky was born on March 11, 1979, in Elyria, Ohio. He was a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technician and enjoyed racing and working on cars. He was a true animal lover and always was willing to help anyone in need.Survivors include an aunt and uncle who raised him, Barbara J. and Thomas W. Borer of Maricopa, and his parents,...
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