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Josephine V. Yesk

Josephine V. Yesk

Oct 30, 2014

TOPAWA VILLAGE - Josephine V. Yesk, 94, died on Oct. 30, 2014, at Caring House in Sacaton.The celebration of life will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Sells. Burial will be in Topawa Cemetery.Mrs. Yesk was born on March 22, 1920, in Topawa and was a daughter of Charles Ventura and Petra Challo. She was a...

Jack Crider

Jack Crider

Oct 30, 2014

ARIZONA CITY - Jack Lee Crider Jr., 32, of Arizona City died on Oct. 30, 2014, at home.Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Prescott National Cemetery.Mr. Crider was born on April 8, 1982, in Mesa. He was a military veteran and worked as a security guard. He was devoted to his family and loved to draw and build...

Cornelius M. Brown

Cornelius M. Brown

Oct 29, 2014

SACATON - Cornelius M. Brown Sr., 69, of Sacaton died on Oct. 29, 2014, at home.Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at his home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Bapchule by Monsignor Ed Meulemans. Burial will be in Bapchule Cemetery.Mr. Brown was born on March 31, 1945, in Chandler...

Ruby B. Ketcham

Ruby B. Ketcham

Oct 29, 2014

ARIZONA CITY - Ruby B. Ketcham, 95, of Arizona City died on Oct. 29, 2014, at home.The celebration of life will be at 3 p.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande.Mrs. Ketcham was born on May 23, 1919, in Ottumwa, Iowa, and was a daughter of Ruben Bennett and Eliza Jane...

James "Jim" Ratigan

James "Jim" Ratigan

Oct 28, 2014

James B. "Jim" Ratigan Jr., 68, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 28, 2014, at home.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. The funeral will follow at 4.Mr. Ratigan was born on Jan. 24, 1946, in Seattle and was a son of James B. Ratigan Sr. and Mary Busch....

Kenneth Reedy

Kenneth Reedy

Oct 28, 2014

Kenneth Duane Reedy, 73, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 28, 2014, at home.A private service will be held later.Mr. Reedy was born on Aug. 19, 1941, in Fulton, Illinois, and was a son of Harry Reedy and Jennie Strating. He served in the Air Force and later was a telecommunications engineer for Gila River Telecommunications. He enjoyed playing bingo...

Debra J. Sherman

Debra J. Sherman

Oct 26, 2014

Debra Jeanette Sherman, 59, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 26, 2014, at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande, and continuing at 6 p.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Mission in Gu Vo Village. The graveside service...

Linda Davis Juan

Linda Davis Juan

Oct 24, 2014

SANTAN - Linda Davis Juan, 56, died on Oct. 24, 2014, at home.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the District 4 Service Center, with rosary recited at 6. The graveside service will be at 7 a.m. Friday in St. Anne Catholic Cemetery, with Pastor Aaron Johns officiating.Mrs. Juan was born on Sept. 27, 1958, in Sacaton....

Wanda Stogner

Wanda Stogner

Oct 24, 2014

SNAKETOWN - Wynonna Marcella "Wanda" Stogner, 73, of Snaketown died peacefully on Oct. 24, 2014, at The Villa in Mesa, with her family by her side.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Vah-Ki Presbyterian Church. The celebration of life there will be at 8 a.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Snaketown Cemetery.Mrs. Stogner was born on March...

Henry Duran

Henry Duran

Oct 24, 2014

Henry L. Duran, 75, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 24, 2014, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center.The memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.Mr. Duran was born on Jan. 25, 1939, in Phoenix and was a son of Ramiro and Isabel Lopez Duran. He was a building contractor.Survivors include his wife of...

Romeo Wilson

Romeo Wilson

Oct 22, 2014

ARIZONA CITY - Romeo Angel Rico Wilson, infant son of Ariyana L. Fountain and Mark David Wilson of Arizona City, was born and died on Oct. 22, 2014, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 03 at J. Warren Funeral Services, Mountain View Chapel.Other survivors include two brothers, Dezmond E. and Jeremiah N....

Lorraine Barbara Johnson

Lorraine Barbara Johnson

Oct 22, 2014

SACATON - Lorraine Barbara Johnson, 83, of Sacaton died on Oct. 22, 2014, at Caring House.The funeral will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Sacaton, with Pastor Cyrus Johnson officiating. Burial will be in East Sacaton Cemetery.Mrs. Johnson was born on Jan. 23, 1931, in Sacaton and was a daughter of Frank Johnson and Isabel Davis....

Ronald "Duke" Nacho

Ronald "Duke" Nacho

Oct 21, 2014

SACATE - Ronald Gabriel "Duke" Nacho, 63, of Sacate died on Oct. 21, 2014, at home.Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday at the Vah-Ki Multipurpose Service Center, with rosary recited at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Bapchule. Burial will be in Sacate Cemetery.Mr. Nacho was...

Eugene "Gene" O'Mara

Eugene "Gene" O'Mara

Oct 21, 2014

Eugene Thomas "Gene" O’Mara, 74, of Casa Grande died in Scottsdale on Oct. 21, 2014.Mr. O’Mara was born in Butte, Montana, on March 23, 1940, to Patrick and Julia O’Mara. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at age 3 with his family and graduated from Castlemont High School in Oakland, California, in 1958. He met his wife of...

Roger Justin

Roger Justin

Oct 21, 2014

CASA BLANCA - Roger Bruce Justin, 64, of Casa Blanca died on Oct. 21, 2014, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.Visitation will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesday at the District 5 Multipurpose Building. The funeral will be at 8 a.m. Thursday at Casa Blanca Assembly of God, with Pastor George Yucupicio officiating. Burial will be in Vah-Ki Cemetery.Mr. Justin...

J. Rafael Madrigal-Partida

J. Rafael Madrigal-Partida

Oct 19, 2014

J. Rafael Madrigal-Partida of Casa Grande died at his home Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. He was 54. Rafael was born in Mexico on March 17, 1960. Rafael was married to Silvia Madrigal. His family said he was a kind, loving, caring and dedicated husband and father, who always cared for people in need. He loved to spend time with his...

Gwendolyn Justin-James

Gwendolyn Justin-James

Oct 18, 2014

Gwendolyn M. Justin-James of Upper Santan died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in Statonic Village. She was 28.She was born March 14, 1986, in Phoenix. Gwendolyn was married to William Justin. She attended St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Sacaton. Gwendolyn enjoyed traditional dancing, listening to music, dancing, socializing and laughing. But, most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family....

Stephen "Steve" Livingston

Stephen "Steve" Livingston

Oct 18, 2014

ELOY - Stephen Cameron "Steve" Livingston, 43, of Eloy died at home on Oct. 18, 2014.A private memorial celebration is planned Saturday.Mr. Livingston was born on July 28, 1971, in Yuma. He was never afraid to tackle any project regardless of how much he knew about it, trusting that his determination would lead to success. This led to many humorous...

Susan Bloomquist

Susan Bloomquist

Oct 16, 2014

Susan Lynn Heard Bloomquist, 65, of Casa Grande, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014.Born March 7, 1949, Susan was a lifelong resident of Casa Grande.As a nurse’s aide, special education aide, wife and mother, she was a loving and gifted caregiver who would do anything to help someone in need, her family said. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Dennis...

Margaret Ellen Mcbride

Margaret Ellen Mcbride

Oct 14, 2014

Margaret Ellen McBride, 91, of Casa Grande died on Oct. 14, 2014, at home.The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain View Cemetery.Mrs. McBride was born in Milan, Ohio, and was a daughter of Ernest and Hazel DeLamater. She married Dwight Nelson McBride on Feb. 13, 1943. When the couple lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was...

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