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Norman Joseph Thomas,

Norman Joseph Thomas,

Mar 13, 2008

CHUICHU - Norman Joseph Thomas Sr., 69, died March 13, 2008.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in ChuiChu. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10. The rosary service and visitation will continue until 4. Burial will be in South ChuiChu Cemetery. Mr. Thomas was born Nov. 28, 1938 in ChuiChu. He was a heavy-equipment...

Elra G. Miller

Elra G. Miller

Mar 13, 2008

SANTAN - Elra G. Miller, 37, of Sacaton died March 13, 2008 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday at St. Anne Catholic Mission in Santan. Funeral Mass will be celebrated there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Anne Cemetery.Ms. Miller was born Sept. 19, 1970 in Sacaton....

Tommy Allen Stewart

Tommy Allen Stewart

Mar 11, 2008

Tommy Stewart, 79, of Casa Grande died March 11, 2008. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Casa Grande, with Keith Sheppard officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix.Mr. Stewart was born to Tom and Evelyn Stewart in Collinston, La. He served 25 years in the...

Bennett Baptisto,

Bennett Baptisto,

Mar 11, 2008

AK-CHIN - Bennett "Chopper" Baptisto Sr., 50, died March 11, 2008. Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Rosalie Thomas Narcia home, with rosary recited at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis Catholic Mission by the Rev. Ed Meulemans. Burial will be in Sacate Cemetery.Mr. Baptisto was born...

Marilyn Sue Rucker

Marilyn Sue Rucker

Mar 9, 2008

Sue Rucker, 62, died March 9, 2008 in Goodyear. Visitation began at 9 a.m. Saturday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud Coolidge Chapel. The funeral followed at 10. Burial was in Valley Memorial Park.Mrs. Rucker was born Nov. 9, 1945 in Chickasha, Okla., to Karl and Ruby Lantz. She was a bookkeeper in the transportation industry for many...

Olga Victoria Escarsega

Olga Victoria Escarsega

Mar 7, 2008

Olga Victoria Escarsega, 51, of Arizona City died March 7, 2008 at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The wake will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the District 1 Service Center in Blackwater. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Mission there by the Rev. Dale Jamison. Burial will be in Blackwater Cemetery. Ms. Escarsega...

Mariah Johns

Mariah Johns

Mar 6, 2008

STOTONIC - Mariah Johns, infant daughter of Heather Thompson and Jeremiah Johns of Sacaton, was born and died on March 6, 2008 at Chandler Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. today at the District 4 Service Center. The graveside service will be at 7 a.m. Thursday in Stotonic Cemetery, with the Rev. Ed Meulemans officiating.In addition...

Mariella Anaya Valencia

Mariella Anaya Valencia

Mar 4, 2008

BLACKWATER - Mariella Anaya Valencia, infant daughter of Adam and Susan of Gilbert, was born and died on March 4, 2008 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. Visitation was from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday at the District 1 Service Center in Blackwater. The funeral was at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Coolidge Indian Assembly of God. Burial was in...

Thomas Lee Stevens

Thomas Lee Stevens

Mar 2, 2008

ELOY - Thomas Lee Stevens, 61, of Eloy died March 2, 2008 at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stevens was born Sept. 7, 1946 in Lima, Ohio. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and worked as an inside sales representative.Survivors include his life partner, Barry W. Schlentner; three brothers, Al and Jim Stevens and Bob Reynolds;...

Joseph Osgood Bounds

Joseph Osgood Bounds

Mar 1, 2008

December 25, 1934 - March 1, 2008 Joseph Osgood Bounds, 73, of Eloy died March 1, 2008 at RTA Hospice House.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.Mr. Bounds was born Dec. 25, 1934 in Fort Lyons, CO and was a son...

Charles W. Breitkreitz

Charles W. Breitkreitz

Mar 1, 2008

Born in Clinton, Mass.; the son of Michael and Martha Breitkreitz. He attended Clinton High School and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and wsorked as a printer at Colonial Press in Clinton for 29 years; and Eusey Press in Leominster, Mass. for five years. He retired in...

Charles Earl Klett

Charles Earl Klett

Mar 1, 2008

Charles Earl Klett, 53, died March 1, 2008 in Casa Grande. The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. March 13 in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix.Mr. Klett was born July 22, 1954 in Richmond, Ind. He served in the Army and was a machinist in the aerospace industry.Survivors include his fiancee, Kim Bartow; three daughters, Samantha Rybarczik,...

Larry Alfonso Elsmere

Larry Alfonso Elsmere

Feb 29, 2008

LAVEEN - Larry Alfonso Elsmere, 60, of Phoenix died Feb. 29, 2008 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Phoenix. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John Catholic Mission. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery.Mr. Elsmere was born April 10, 1947 in Sacaton. He was an Army veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign...

Rex M. Cline

Rex M. Cline

Feb 29, 2008

Rex M. Cline, 72, of Casa Grande died Feb. 29, 2008 at home. Mr. Cline was born Dec. 2, 1935 in Osceola, Iowa. He served in the Marine Corps and worked as a field representative. He loved animals, the outdoors, horses, Harley-Davidsons and his family.Survivors include his wife, Delores; seven daughters, Dawn Skinner, Denise Schultz and Julie Stroh, all of...

John Walter Meek

John Walter Meek

Feb 27, 2008

John Walter Meek, 73, of Casa Grande died Feb. 27, 2008 at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Mr. Meek was born Dec. 20, 1934 in Englewood, N.J., and was a son of Walter E. and Caroline J. Meek. He served in the Navy and was a machinist.Survivors include his wife, Barbara LaRue Meek; a son, Michael J. Meek of Minnesota;...

Cecilia Ann Dunn

Cecilia Ann Dunn

Feb 27, 2008

Cecelia Ann Dunn, 25, of Casa Grande died Feb. 27, 2008 at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Blackwater. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10. Burial will be in Blackwater West Cemetery.Ms. Dunn was born Aug. 12, 1982 in Yuma. She enjoyed watching soap operas, especially "The...

Myra Regine Williams

Myra Regine Williams

Feb 26, 2008

FLORENCE - Myra Regine Williams, 54, of Florence died Feb. 26, 2008 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. Visitation will be from 7 to 10 a.m. today at Indian Assembly of God in Coolidge. The funeral there will follow at 10, with Pastor John Davis officiating. Burial will be in Santan West Cemetery.Mrs. Williams was born Aug. 28, 1953...

Randall Z. Yarbrough

Randall Z. Yarbrough

Feb 24, 2008

Randall Z. Yarbrough, 70, of Casa Grande died Feb. 24, 2008 at home. The memorial service will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with Pastor Louis Hulsey officiating.Mr. Yarbrough was born April 30, 1937 in Goodyear and was a son of Zanie and Lunie Yarbrough. He was an ironworker.Survivors include...

Charles A. Worden

Charles A. Worden

Feb 23, 2008

July 25, 1933 - February 23, 2008 Charles Worden passed away Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Banner Garden Hospice House. Charles was a school teacher who retired after 28 years teaching 5th grade in the Coolidge School District. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Korean Conflict on the USS Tom Green County #1159. Charles...

Dorothy Sue Carter

Dorothy Sue Carter

Feb 22, 2008

March 6, 1927 - February 22, 2008 Dorothy Sue Carter passed away Friday, February 22, 2008 at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center.Dorothy Sue was born in Aurora, Missouri to Joseph and Alice Kenner.She was a remarkable woman whose presence filled a room. She traveled and lived all over the world, but was happiest when working in her garden or surrounded...

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