Current Obituaries
Mary "Annie" Vavages
Jan 24, 2015
AK CHIN VILLAGE, Tohono O’odham Nation - Mary "Annie" Vavages, 77, died on Jan. 24, 2015, at home.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Friday at the Ak Chin Village Feast House. A wake will follow. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in Ak Chin Village Cemetery.Mrs. Vavages was born on Aug. 6, 1937, in Ak Chin Village...
Malinda Miles
Jan 23, 2015
SACATON - Malinda Miles, 72, of Sacaton died on Jan. 23, 2015, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Vah-Ki Cemetery.Ms. Miles was born on June 30, 1942, in Sacaton and was a daughter of Anto Vavages and Lottie Liston. She was a homemaker and a very giving, caring and loving person who...
Rita Louise Libby
Jan 22, 2015
Rita Louise Libby, 72, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 22, 2015, at home.The celebration of life will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Desert Carmel Faith Bible Church, with Pastor Eliu Ibarra officiating.Ms. Libby was born on Jan. 8, 1943, in Evanston, Illinois, and was a daughter of Norman and Lola Freberg. She worked as a teaching assistant. A...
Jeanette Rose Lopez
Jan 22, 2015
SACATON - Jeanette Rose Lopez, 72, died on Jan. 22, 2015, at Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville, California.Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the District 3 Service Center, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Mission in Sacaton by the Rev. Gregory Rice. Burial will be...
Barbara J. Hernandez
Jan 21, 2015
ELOY - Barbara J. Hernandez, 77, of Eloy died peacefully on Jan. 21, 2015, in Visalia, California. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Valley Chapel. The funeral will follow at 10, with Pastor Scott Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Eloy Memorial Park.Mrs. Hernandez was born on Jan. 15, 1938, in Tucson, the second...
Hortencia Contreras
Jan 21, 2015
ELOY - Hortencia R. "Tencha" Contreras, 77, of Eloy died on Jan. 21, 2015, at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa.Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Alonzo Garcia. Burial will be in Eloy...
Joseph Paul Narcia
Jan 19, 2015
AK-CHIN - Joseph Paul Narcia, 47, died on Jan. 19, 2015, at home.The wake will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at the Narcia home in Ak-Chin, with rosary recited at 5. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission. Burial will be in Ak-Chin Cemetery.Mr. Narcia was born on Aug. 12, 1967,...
Margaret Bustos
Jan 19, 2015
ELOY - Margaret Bustos, 96, of Eloy died on Jan. 19, 2015, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.Rosary was recited at 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 1.Mrs. Bustos was born on Oct. 12, 1918, in Tyrone, New Mexico, and was a daughter of Alejandro and Angela Garcia. She was...
Rebecca "Becki" Hester
Jan 17, 2015
Rebecca (Becki) Lorenz Hester, 58, of Casa Grande, died January 17, 2015 at home.A celebration of life will be held at Dave White Park for family and friends at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2015.Becki was born December 20, 1956 in Flagstaff , AZ. She lived in Eloy, Arizona City, and Casa Grande for the past 45 years and...
Joe C. Riley
Jan 17, 2015
Joe C. Riley, 73, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 17, 2015, at home.Burial was private in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix.Mr. Riley was born on Dec. 7, 1941, in Eugene, Oregon, and was a son of Earl D. and Freda P. Riley. He served in the military and later was a millwright, working on conveyor systems. He...
Ismael Gomez
Jan 17, 2015
MARICOPA - Ismael Gomez, 69, of Maricopa died on Jan. 17, 2015, at home, with his family by his side.Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic...
Jose Nunez
Jan 16, 2015
GUADALUPE - Jose Nunez, 34, of Phoenix died on Jan. 16, 2015, in Guadalupe.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 5445 E. Calle San Angelo in Guadalupe, with a wake following. Private inurnment will be in Guadalupe Cemetery.Mr. Nunez was born on March 28, 1980, in Phoenix. He was a warehouse...
Natalie Loren Renee Wellington
Jan 15, 2015
SACATON FLATS - Natalie Loren Renee Wellington was born without heartbeat on Jan. 15, 2015, at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center as her parents were anticipating her arrival lovingly.Survivors include her parents, Heidi Kisto and Natthan Wellington, and grandparents and great-grandparents. The wake will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the District 2 Event Center. The funeral will be...
Leslie Wesley
Jan 14, 2015
The celebration of life for Leslie Michelle Wesley, 48, and Jenna Gayle Wesley, 12, of Casa Grande will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with Pastor Timothy Green officiating.Mrs. Wesley and her daughter Jenna died on Jan. 14, 2015, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.Mrs. Wesley was born...
Ella Mae Brown
Jan 14, 2015
GILBERT - Ella Mae Brown, 97, of Gilbert died on Jan. 14, 2015, at home.The service and inurnment are to be in Bakersfield, California.Mrs. Brown was born on Sept. 5, 1917, in Westminster, California, and was a daughter of Otto F. and Gladys I. Hoffman and stepdaughter of Bentley Phillips. She was a homemaker and was involved with her Catholic...
Jenna Wesley
Jan 14, 2015
The celebration of life for Leslie Michelle Wesley, 48, and Jenna Gayle Wesley, 12, of Casa Grande will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with Pastor Timothy Green officiating.Mrs. Wesley and her daughter Jenna died on Jan. 14, 2015, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.Mrs. Wesley was born...
Eileen O. Brown
Jan 12, 2015
SACATON - Eileen Olivia Brown, 46, of Sacaton died on Jan. 12, 2015, at Chandler Health Care Center.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the District 3 Service Center, with rosary recited at 6. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Bapchule. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic...
Stacy Lena Miller
Jan 11, 2015
Stacy Lena Miller, 26, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 11, 2015, in Sacaton.The wake will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the District 1 Multipurpose Building in Blackwater. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7 a.m. Friday at St. Anne Catholic Mission in Upper Santan. Burial will be in Upper Santan Cemetery.Ms. Miller was born on Dec. 11, 1988,...
Gloria Eduwiges Cruz
Jan 11, 2015
Gloria Eduwiges Cruz, 24, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 11, 2015.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. A celebration of life will follow at 11.Ms. Cruz was born on June 12, 1990, in Chandler. She was a corrections officer and had a funny personality. Her children were her...
Helen B. Edwards
Jan 11, 2015
Helen B. Edwards, 93, of Casa Grande died on Jan. 11, 2015, at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.The celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel.Mrs. Edwards was born on Dec. 23, 1921, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and was a daughter of John and Elsie (Waldeck) Wollenburg....
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