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Nick Montiel

Nick Montiel

Sep 15, 2011

BLACKWATER — Nicholas Richard "Nick" Montiel, 27, of Blackwater died on Sept. 15, 2011.The service will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the family home, with the Rev. Byron Jackson officiating. A wake will follow.Mr. Montiel was born on July 31, 1984, in Phoenix. He thought of himself as a "free spirit" and thought all people should be free. He...

Dierdre Pudwill

Dierdre Pudwill

Sep 15, 2011

Dierdre Dawn Pudwill, 66, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 15, 2011, at home.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens House. The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain View Cemetery, with Pastor Harley Faber officiating.Mrs. Pudwill was born on April 2, 1945, in Casa...

Dean Schurz

Dean Schurz

Sep 14, 2011

SACATON — Dean M. Schurz, 79, a Pima-Maricopa Gila River Indian Community member, died on Sept. 14, 2011, in Casa Grande.Mr. Schurz was a Marine Corps combat veteran of the Korean War and was very proud of his service. He attained the rank of sergeant. He attended college at Haskell Institute in Kansas and Arizona State University. He was a...

Rafael Servellon Vanegas

Rafael Servellon Vanegas

Sep 14, 2011

ELOY — Rafael Servellon Vanegas, 66, of Eloy died on Sept. 14, 2011, in Casa Grande.Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Valley Chapel. The graveside service will be at 10 in Eloy Memorial Park.Mr. Vanegas was born on April 16, 1945, in El Salvador and came to the United States at age...

Bill Scott

Bill Scott

Sep 14, 2011

Bill Scott, 85, of Casa Grande died on September 14, 2011 after an extended illness.Bill was born on December 6, 1925 in Pomona, CA. Raised in Willcox, AZ, he learned to ride, hunt, rope, and farm. Bill served in the Naval Air Corps toward the end of World War II. He returned to Willcox where he met and married JoAnn...

Roberta Roberts

Roberta Roberts

Sep 13, 2011

Roberta Mae Roberts, 69, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 13, 2011, at The Garnet of Casa Grande.The celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Friday at The Garnet, with Donnie Raye officiating.Ms. Roberts was born on Aug. 27, 1942, in Casa Grande and was a daughter of Rob and Vallie. She was a secretary. Her passion in life...

Phyllis Sutton

Phyllis Sutton

Sep 12, 2011

BAPCHULE — Phyllis Jean Juan Sutton, 64, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died on Sept. 12, 2011, at home.The wake will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the Wanda Pablo home in Casa Blanca. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery.Mrs. Sutton was born on April 17,...

Brandy Antone

Brandy Antone

Sep 11, 2011

BAPCHULE — Brandy Dionne Antone, 34, died on Sept. 11, 2011, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Raymond and Linda Kyyitan home. The graveside service will be at 6 a.m. Saturday in Snaketown Cemetery, with Pastor Imogene Jackson officiating.Ms. Antone was born on July 1, 1977, in Sacaton. She was a...

Laurence Shea

Laurence Shea

Sep 11, 2011

Laurence Leon Shea, 77, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 11, 2011, at Promise Hospital in Phoenix.Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, with rosary recited at 11. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 by the Rev. Felix Rodriguez. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Shea was born on June 22,...

Rebekah Householder

Rebekah Householder

Sep 10, 2011

ELOY — Rebekah Rose Householder, 40, of Eloy died on Sept. 10, 2011, of injuries sustained in a traffic accident near Casa Grande.The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Elfrida.Ms. Householder was born on July 22, 1971,...

Robert Boedeker

Robert Boedeker

Sep 9, 2011

ARIZONA CITY — Robert G. Boedeker, 80, a longtime Arizona City resident, died peacefully at home on Sept. 9, 2011, surrounded by family members.Mr. Boedeker was born on May 12, 1931, in Plankinton, S.D. He worked on the family farm, then joined the Army and fought in the Korean War. He became a businessman and started some businesses in Iowa....

Adam Hill

Adam Hill

Sep 8, 2011

Adam Kyle Hill was born and died on Sept. 8, 2011, at Chandler Regional Medical Center.The graveside service was at 6 a.m. Saturday in Ak-Chin Cemetery.Adam is survived by his mother, Jennifer Zepeda of and father, Kyle Hill of Ak-Chin; grandmothers Janice Perez of Ak-Chin and Janet Hill of Gila River; two brothers, Joshua Zepeda and Stephan Quinonez, both of...

Christopher Narcia

Christopher Narcia

Sep 8, 2011

BLACKWATER — Christopher Lydell "Chris" Narcia, 38, of Blackwater died on Sept. 8, 2011.Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the District 1 Service Center. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 6 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Catholic Mission by the Rev. Dale Jamison. Burial will be in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.Mr. Narcia was born on Sept....

Gracie Rockstroh

Gracie Rockstroh

Sep 8, 2011

Grace Marie Rockstroh, 85, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 8, 2011, at home.Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Christian Church of Casa Grande. The service of remembrance will follow at 11, with Pastor Dave Eleiott officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mrs. Rockstroh was born on July 3, 1926, in the New York borough...

Melvin Fouts

Melvin Fouts

Sep 8, 2011

Melvin Leon "Mel" Fouts, 76, of Arizona City died on Sept. 8, 2011, at Jaidon Manor Casa Grande, AZ. Visitation was from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church in Eloy. Rosary was recited there at 10:30. The funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Martin Martinez. Burial will be Thursday...

Josefina Martinez

Josefina Martinez

Sep 7, 2011

Josefina G. Martinez, 84, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 7, 2011, at home.Rosary and visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated there at 10. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mrs. Martinez was born on Sept. 22, 1926, in Tucson and was a daughter of Jose Gastelum...

Raymond Rivera

Raymond Rivera

Sep 6, 2011

Raymond Rivera Jr., 46, of Casa Grande died on Sept. 6, 2011, at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel and beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Rosary will be recited at 10, and funeral Mass...

Joann Robles

Joann Robles

Sep 4, 2011

SANTA ROSA VILLAGE — Joann Dora Robles, 63, died on Sept. 4, 2011, at Archie Hendricks Sr. Skilled Nursing Facility in Sells.The wake will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the Austin and Mary Antone home in Santa Rosa. The graveside service will be at 5 a.m. Saturday in San Francisco Cemetery in Santa Rosa.Mrs. Robles was born on Oct....

Shirley Rundle

Shirley Rundle

Sep 3, 2011

FLORENCE — Shirley L. Rundle, 75, of Florence died on Sept. 3, 2011.Mrs. Rundle was born on Aug. 24, 1936, in Phoenix and was a daughter of Leslie and Viola Gray. She was an assembly line worker and also owned a business for a while. She was a caregiver for her mother and daughter before their passing. She also was...

Loretta Kearney

Loretta Kearney

Sep 2, 2011

Loretta Kearney, 73, died on Sept. 2, 2011, in Casa Grande after a long, courageous battle with multiple sclerosis.The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain View Cemetery.Ms. Kearney was born on June 9, 1938, in Bell County, Ky. She worked for the federal government and state of Arizona for several years before becoming disabled. She was...

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