Current Obituaries
Victor Arenas
May 11, 2014
ELOY - Victor Luis Arenas, 25, of Eloy died on May 11, 2014.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 10. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 by the Rev. Alonzo Garcia.Mr. Arenas was born on Sept. 13, 1988, in Florence. He worked in manufacturing and was a...
Elizabeth A. Toellner
May 10, 2014
Elizabeth A. Toellner, 81, of Casa Grande died on May 10, 2014, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.Mrs. Toellner was born on Oct. 27, 1932, in Beaver Dam, Wis. She was a factory worker before retirement and was devoted to her family. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, word searches and feeding birds.Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Binder of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., and...
Gabriel Paul Juan
May 10, 2014
ANEGAM VILLAGE - Gabriel Paul Juan Sr., 58, of Anegam died on May 10, 2014.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Clare Catholic Mission by the Rev. Bill Minkel. A wake will follow there. Burial will be at 5 a.m. Saturday in Anegam Cemetery.Mr. Juan was born on May 5, 1956, in Sacaton. He was a...
Guadalupe Ramirez
May 10, 2014
Guadalupe Ramirez passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014. He was born in Texas on January 11, 1932.He is survived by his daughters: Maria (Salvatore) Marotta, Oralia Just, and Linda (Steve) Balistreri. Grandchildren: Anna Belloc, Steven Montiel, Andrew Clark, Toarri Fuja, Xi Fuja and Steve Balistreri III. Great-grandson: Jaden Fuja. Brothers: Santiago of Texas and Manuel of Oregon.Memorial Services will be...
Marvin Mester
May 10, 2014
Marvin Frank Mester, 75, of Casa Grande and Quitaque, Texas, died peacefully in his sleep in Casa Grande after a short battle with cancer on May 10, 2014.The service will be later in Amarillo, Texas.Mr. Mester was born on July 9, 1938, in South St. Paul, Minnesota, to Frank and Anna (Schleh) Mester. He graduated from Farmington (Minnesota) High School...
Guadalupe "Lupe" Ramirez
May 10, 2014
Guadalupe Ramirez passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014. He was born in Texas on January 11, 1932.He is survived by his daughters: Maria (Salvatore) Marotta, Oralia Just, and Linda (Steve) Balistreri. Grandchildren: Anna Belloc, Steven Montiel, Andrew Clark, Toarri Fuja, Xi Fuja and Steve Balistreri III. Great-grandson: Jaden Fuja. Brothers: Santiago of Texas and Manuel of Oregon.Memorial Services will be...
Wayne Lopez
May 10, 2014
SANTA ROSA VILLAGE - Wayne Morales Lopez Sr., 45, of Santa Rosa died on May 10, 2014, in Sells.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Mission by the Rev. Bill Minkel. A wake will follow, beginning at 8 p.m., at the Lopez home. Burial will be at sunrise Saturday in San Luis Cemetery.Mr. Lopez...
Clarence Andrew
May 10, 2014
ANEGAM VILLAGE - Clarence Juan Andrew Jr., 42, of Anegam died on May 10, 2014.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Clare Catholic Mission by the Rev. Bill Minkel. A wake will follow. Burial will be early Tuesday in Anegam Cemetery.Mr. Andrew was born on Oct. 25, 1971, in Sacaton. He was a construction worker who...
Tyrone Kalka Sr.
May 9, 2014
SACATON - Tyrone Roland Kalka Sr., 53, died on May 9, 2014, at Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital.Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Upper Santan Presbyterian Church. The graveside service will be at 6 a.m. Saturday in Upper Santan Cemetery.Mr. Kalka was born on March 22, 1961, in Sacaton. He served in the Army and was...
Gordon "Gordy" Dingman
May 9, 2014
Gordon L. "Gordy" Dingman, 85, a nationally recognized artist and educator, died at Casa Grande Family Hospice on May 9, 2014, following a brief illness.Mr. Dingman was born on Sept. 28, 1928, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Harry and Edna Dingman. A Korean War veteran, artist, educator and author, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University...
Grace Killingsworth
May 8, 2014
Grace Verna Harvey Killingsworth passed from this life on May 8, 2014 in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, having lived a long and full life filled with a number of accomplishments and always surrounded with love. Grace was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama on October 3, 1918 to Dorothy Marguerite Baty and Clifford Watcham Harvey. She had one younger sister Clara...
Bill "Cash" Mckay
May 8, 2014
Bill "Cash" McKay, 84, of Casa Grande, a longtime area businessman, died on May 8, 2014, at Family Tree Assisted Living.The celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. May 24 at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with Dick Powell officiating.Mr. McKay was born on March 11, 1930, in Henryetta, Oklahoma, and was a son...
Jeralyn Schoenthal
May 8, 2014
MARICOPA - Jeralyn Dee "Jeri" Schoenthal, 69, of Maricopa died on May 8, 2014, at home.The celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. May 31 at Risen Savior Church in Chandler, with Pastor Jim Pflueger officiating.Mrs. Schoenthal was born on Oct. 12, 1944, in Peoria, Ill., the younger of two children of Wayne G. and Vangine (Sieks) Meredith. She...
Douglas James Hightower
May 8, 2014
Mr. Hightower was born on Sept. 7, 1955 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Doug died after a lengthy battle with cancer with his nephew, guardian, advocate and caregiver, Bret Himes, and sister Lorri by his side. He was a Jack-of-all-trades and he worked in construction. There was nothing he could not build. He enjoyed NASCAR, his dogs and rock collecting.Survivors...
Victoria Rohrer
May 7, 2014
SACATON - Victoria L. Rohrer, 48, of Castro Valley, California, died on May 7, 2014, in Alameda, California.The wake will begin at 8 a.m. Friday at the Pratt home in Sacaton. The graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Friday in East Cemetery. Cyrus Johnson and Wilford Wellington will officiate.Ms. Rohrer was born on May 10, 1965, in Sacaton. She...
Blodwin Lee Ruiz Curran
May 7, 2014
BLACKWATER - Blodwin Lee Ruiz Curran, 71, of Blackwater died on May 7, 2014, at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.The graveside service will be at 7 a.m. Saturday in North Blackwater Cemetery, with Randall Ruiz officiating.Mrs. Curran was born on July 9, 1942, in Sacaton and was a daughter of Clement Ruiz and Stella Matthews. She was a registered nurse and...
Donald Julian
May 6, 2014
CASA BLANCA - Donald Ray Julian, 67, died on May 6, 2014, in Maricopa.Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Peter’s feast house, with visitation continuing there. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church by the Rev. Tom Hever. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery.Mr. Julian was born...
Mary Margaret Gulbine
May 6, 2014
MARICOPA - Mary Margaret Gulbine, 77, of Maricopa died on May 6, 2014, at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center.A private service was planned.Mrs. Gulbine was born on Sept. 15, 1936, in Easthampton, Mass. She was a daughter of Dorothy Beriner Sulinski and Napoleon Beriner and a stepdaughter of Thomas Sulinski. She was an accountant and worked at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino...
Hector Villarreal
May 6, 2014
Hector R. Villarreal, 60, of Casa Grande died on May 6, 2014, at home.A private service was planned.Mr. Villarreal was born on April 13, 1954, in Casa Grande and was a son of Ignacio Villarreal Sr. and Josephine Rodriguez. He was a farmworker and enjoyed going to Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort to play the slot machines. He loved listening to...
Edmund Juan Lopez
May 5, 2014
PHOENIX - Edmund Juan Lopez, 63, of Phoenix died on May 5, 2014, at home.The celebration of life will be at noon Friday at Living Streams Church in Phoenix.Mr. Lopez was born on Sept. 4, 1950, in San Xavier and was a son of Jose Lopez and Mary Rose Jose. He worked in maintenance for the state.Survivors include a daughter,...
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