Current Obituaries
Ray F. Shillingburg
Mar 2, 2006
Born in Cross, W. Va., he was Jehovah's Witness. He moved to Arizona in 1997 and had a janitorial business. He was active in Jehovah Witnesses, serving as an elder and on the Arizona Regional Building Committee, overseeing installation of heating and air-conditioning units in new kingdom halls. He was devoted to his family.
David Ashton Brady
Feb 28, 2006
Born in Salem, N.Y.; the son of Delbert and Matilda Brady, he was a truck driver and loved his work. He had been a Jehovah's Witness since 1960. He enjoyed all his family and friends.
Ira D. Green
Feb 28, 2006
Born in Hennessey, Oklahoma, the son of Orphia and Florence Green. He owned and operated Green Manufacturing for about 40 years. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. His hobbies included shooting trap and flying his ultralight aircraft.
Ollie May Ross
Feb 27, 2006
Born in Wyatt, Missouri, she worked at the Arizona Training Program at Coolidge for 30 years. She was Baptist and enjoyed movies, shopping, being with friends and her job. She also enjoyed being with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Michael Vincent Williams
Feb 27, 2006
Born in Arizona, he was a US Navy veteran and a machine operator.
Marvin Keith Lewis
Feb 27, 2006
Born in Winslow, AZ. He was a veteran of US Navy and an electrician.
Cruz G. Gamez
Feb 26, 2006
Born in Kennedy, Texas, the son of Geronimo and Dominga Gamez. He was a farm laborer and worked at several farms in the Casa Grande and Stanfield areas, including Red River Land Co., owned by the late John Wayne and Louis Johnson. He enjoyed going to casinos and bartending at Star Sam's Ballroom.
Ethelyne L. Histia
Feb 26, 2006
Born in Sacaton, AZ; she was a teacher's aide and nursing assistant is Sacaton for 18 years and a member of Gila River Basket Weavers. She attended Dist. 3 Seniors group and was a member of Sacaton Booster Club. She was a leader in 4-H and Girl Scouts and was known for her kindness and generosity to children.
Jane Alice Peters
Feb 26, 2006
Born in Shelby, Iowa, the daughter of George and Grace Schuster. She was a high school business teacher in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She later was a volunteer librarian at the Womens Club of Casa Grande and was librarian for Casa Grande Union High School, Pinal County and city of Casa Grande. She and her late husband, Amandus "Pete", traveled nearly...
Rebel Jack Sanders
Feb 25, 2006
Born in Arkansas, he served in the US Air Force and was a Vitenam War veteran and a master sargeant. He was a longtime member of Casa Grande Valley Elks Lodge and loved hunting and fishing.
Dale Emmet Rockafellow
Feb 25, 2006
Born in rural Mitchell County, Iowa; to Mary Lou and Laurence Rockafellow, the youngest of four children. He was baptized at Union Presbyterian Church in Stacyville, Iowa. He graduated from high school in St. Ansgar. He served in the US Army as a cook and coninued his interest and enjoyment of cooking for his whole life. He married Joan Rohne...
Serena Elias Lewis
Feb 23, 2006
Born in Carnegie, Pa.; she was the daughter of Anthony and Sadie Bryan. She worked at Duncan Miller Glass and Canonsburg Pottery and retired from Canonsburg General Hospital in Pa. She moved to Arizona in 2004.
Cruz T. Martinez
Feb 23, 2006
Born in Ysleta, Texas, he lived in Arizona for the past 40 years. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War era. A mechanic by trade and a fisherman by passion, he'll be remembered for his sense of humor and love for his family.
Clarence Juan Andrew,
Feb 23, 2006
Born in North Komelik Village on the Tohono O'odham Nation. He was a laborer and enjoyed listening to music, dancing, horseback riding, playing baseball and spending time with family and friends.
Mary M. Johnson
Feb 22, 2006
Born in Sacaton, AZ, she was a goodhearted person, energetic and outgoing, and loved taking care of her home and cooking. When her children were young she was known to "feed the whole neighborhood" on occasion. She had a good sense of humor and was strong spirited, up at dawn chopping her own firewood, cooking breakfast and getting all the...
Manuel A. Hernandez
Feb 21, 2006
Born in Douglas. He was good with his hands and worked as a mechanic and passed the skills down to his children.
Richard Carl Notah
Feb 21, 2006
Born in Sacaton, AZ; he was proud of being a Marine Corp veteran. He was a janitor at the District 4 Service Center; he played several musical instruments but especially liked the guitar. He was known for his unusual sense of humor.
Lavelle L. Stewart
Feb 17, 2006
Born in Oelwin, Iowa; she was a daughter of John N and Emile Johnson. She worked in the telecommunications industry.
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