Current Obituaries
Effie Turner
Apr 12, 2012
ARIZONA CITY — Effie Laverne Turner, 68, of Arizona City died on April 12, 2012, at Hospice Family Care in Casa Grande.Ms. Turner was born on Aug. 27, 1943, in Casa Grande. She was an insurance broker in Casa Grande for 25 years and a partner in Auto Insurance Specialist. She retired about 10 years ago. She was devoted to...
Anita Slattery
Apr 12, 2012
Anita Mae Slattery, 81, of Casa Grande died on April 12, 2012. Mrs. Slattery was a member of Alpha Zeta Master. She and her husband, Jim, moved to Tucson in 1971 from Missouri and to Casa Grande in 2003. She enjoyed traveling, working crossword puzzles, interacting on her computer, football tailgate parties, watching the Arizona Wildcats and traveling with the...
Margarita Carcamo
Apr 12, 2012
Margarita A. Carcamo, 49, of Casa Grande died on April 12, 2012, at home.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church by the Rev. John Arnold. Burial...
Vanessa Mercado
Apr 12, 2012
Vanessa Marie Mercado, 23, of Casa Grande died on April 12, 2012, at home.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church by the Rev. John Arnold. Burial...
Peggy Lemaster
Apr 12, 2012
MARICOPA — Peggy Lynn Lemaster, 59, of Maricopa died on April 12, 2012, at home.A private service was planned.Mrs. Lemaster was born on Nov. 25, 1952, in Crestline, Ohio. She was a security officer for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.Survivors include her husband, Roy L.; a son, Dustin O. Lemaster of Maricopa; a daughter, Tanya M. Lemaster of Maricopa; a...
Francisco Cantu
Apr 11, 2012
MARICOPA — Francisco Cantu, 83, of Maricopa died on April 11, 2012.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud Coolidge Chapel. The funeral will follow at 10, with the Rev. Virgilio Tabo officiating. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park.Mr. Cantu was born on Dec. 13, 1928, in Marlin, Texas. He was a...
Debra "Debbi" Wildermuth
Apr 10, 2012
COOLIDGE — Debra "Debbi" Wildermuth Salcido, 36, died on April 10, 2012.The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. A gathering of family and friends will follow at Coolidge-Florence Elks Lodge.Ms. Salcido was born on June 3, 1975, and was a lifelong Coolidge resident and graduate of Coolidge High School in 1993. She was...
Elizabeth Montana
Apr 9, 2012
SAN LUCY VILLAGE — Elizabeth Monica Montana, 62, died on April 9, 2012, at home.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. today at San Lucy Catholic Mission. A wake will follow there. Burial will be early Saturday in Pioneer Cemetery.Ms. Montana was born on Sept. 5, 1949, in Eloy and was a daughter of Joaquin and Carman Lopez. She...
Eugene Gilmartin
Apr 8, 2012
Eugene James Gilmartin Jr., 74, of Casa Grande died on April 8, 2012, at home.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. The funeral will follow at 11. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Gilmartin was born on Jan. 11, 1938, in West Haven, Conn., and was a son...
Wayne Kingsbury
Apr 8, 2012
ARIZONA CITY — Wayne Lee Kingsbury, 75, of Arizona City died on April 8, 2012, at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center.Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande. The memorial service will follow at 6, with Pastor Darrell Roe officiating.Mr. Kingsbury was born on May 28, 1936,...
Andrew Espinosa
Apr 7, 2012
Andrew Alfonso Espinoza, 26, of Casa Grande died on April 7, 2012, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Rosary will be recited at 10:30. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11.Mr. Espinoza was born on May 29, 1985, in Florence. He was a security officer for...
Hector Long
Apr 7, 2012
SACATON — Hector Antonio Long, 19, of Sacaton died on April 7, 2012, at Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the District 3 Service Center, with a wake following at the Long home. The graveside service will be at 7 a.m. Saturday in North Blackwater Cemetery, with Cameron Rivers officiating.Mr. Long was...
Paul Thompson
Apr 5, 2012
SACATON — Paul Nathan Thompson, 33, died on April 5, 2012, at home.The wake will be from 6 to 10 p.m. today at the District 3 Service Center. The graveside service will be at 7 a.m. Friday in East Sacaton Cemetery, with Loretta Blackwater officiating.Mr. Thompson was born on March 27, 1979, in Mesa. He attended Sacaton elementary schools and...
Donna Young
Apr 5, 2012
MARICOPA — Donna Marie Young, 62, of Maricopa died on April 5, 2012, at home.The celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande.Mrs. Young was born on April 9, 1949, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She did clerical work in the technology industry. She loved her family,...
Josie Castro
Apr 4, 2012
Josie Castro, 95, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She is remembered as a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. "All her great and great-great grandchildren lovingly called her Big Grandma, although she only stood 4 feet something; she had a huge heart," said her family. "She knew no strangers, and everyone that had...
Ivan Juan
Apr 4, 2012
CUCKLEBUR VILLAGE — Ivan Juan, 42, died on April 4, 2012, at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. today at St. Francis Catholic Mission. Burial will be Friday morning in Cucklebur Cemetery.Mr. Juan was born on July 19, 1969, in Sacaton. He was a farmworker and enjoyed listening to rock 'n' roll...
Latimore Graves
Apr 4, 2012
Latimore J. Graves Jr., 73, of Casa Grande died on April 4, 2012, at home.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. The funeral will follow at 2, with Pastor Keith Durham officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Graves was born on Sept. 8, 1938, in Chicago. He...
Mary Pena
Apr 4, 2012
Mary Beth Cartwright Pena, 55, of Casa Grande died on April 4, 2012. The celebration of her life will begin at noon on Saturday at Cornerstone/ Christ Life Church.Mrs. Pena was born on Nov. 24, 1956, to Raymond and Joyce Marie Cartwright in Escanaba, Mich. When she was 10, she moved with her family to Casa Grande. She married her...
Ralph Hamilton
Apr 4, 2012
Ralph Hamilton, 84, of Casa Grande died on April 4, 2012, at Hospice Family Care.Mr. Hamilton was born on Jan. 5, 1928, in Seattle and was a son of Ralph and Agnes Hamilton. He served in the Army Signal Corps, was a World War II veteran and was discharged in 1948. He later was a telecommunications consultant. He loved golf...
Van Swearingen
Apr 3, 2012
Van Swearingen, 89, of Casa Grande died on April 3, 2012, at home.The celebration of life will be held later.Mr. Swearingen was born on Oct. 7, 1922, in Shelbina, Mo., and was a son of James T. Swearingen and Lelia A. Britton. He served in the Army and was a police chief. He was a devoted member of Trinity Southern...
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