Current Obituaries
Hugie Lee Thomas,
Feb 12, 2005
Mr Thomas was born in Eloy, a son of Ike and Clara Thomas.Burial was held at Eloy Memorial Park.
Maxine E. Brutinel
Feb 10, 2005
Mrs Brutinel was a daughter of Reuel and Edith Hancock and stepdaughter of Trudy Thurman.
Jose Angel Avalos,
Feb 10, 2005
Mr Avalos was born in Brawly, CA., he was a contruction worker. He loved dancing and hearing Selena music and enjoyed watching noveloa. He was a great cook.Burial was held at Mt. View Cemetery, in Casa Grande.
Helen E. Mcwherter
Feb 7, 2005
Mrs. McWherter was born in Claremore, Okla., she was an Army veteran and worked for Southwest Gas Copr. for 34 years before retiring in 1981 as an office manager. She enjoyed watching sports on television and was an avid reader.Burial was held at Greenwood Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ.
Arturo Chaves
Feb 7, 2005
Mr Chavez was born in Eloy, AZ. He enjoyed fixing old bicycles and also enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles.Burial was held at Valley Memorial Park in Coolidge, AZ.
William Allen Wright
Feb 5, 2005
Mr Wright was a son of Floyd Wright, who died in 1945, and Zora Wright, who died in 1988. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. After service he moved to Arizona and worked for the state Dept of Corrections for 15 years. He received a heart transplant five years ago at UMC in Tucson. He enjoyed...
Kenneth Gosewisch
Feb 2, 2005
Mr Gosewisch was born in Mankato, Minn., a son of Fred and Anna Godewisch. He served in the ARmy in the Pacific Theater of WWII. He owned and operated Gosewisch Brothers Furniture Store in Mankato with two brother. He retired and moved to Arizona in 1977. He was a lifetime member of Veterans American Legion. He enjoyed going to Rocky...
Maria G. Reyes
Feb 1, 2005
Mrs Reyes was a daughter of Felipe Garcia and Josefina Reyes. She was a member of St Helen's Church and enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking. Burial was held at Eloy Memorial Park.
Ira Wilson Shay
Jan 27, 2005
Mr Shay was born in Garden City, Kan., the day after the steamship Titanic went down. He moved to Arizona the next year and lived in Peoria, where the family grew cotton. He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his mother. He sold newspapers around the Capitol building in Phoenix. He moved to California and...
Marvin Elwyn White
Jan 25, 2005
Mr White was born on a farm in Grant Count N.D., and was a son of Elwyn and Emma White. He grew up there and moved to Bismarck, ND in 1953. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1957 and drove a truck over the road for 19 years. He worked for a railroad for four years and the...
Robert Clayton Hills
Jan 25, 2005
Mr Hills was born in Novinger, Mo. He moved to the Prescott area in the late 1920s and worked as a newspaper delivery boy and in the family dairy business. He continued working with his family after moving to the Gilbert area. He enlisted in the ARmy Air Corps in 1940. He served in the 509th Composite Group as an...
Doris A. Emerick
Jan 21, 2005
Mrs. Emerick was born in Mascoutah, Ill., and was a daughter of William and Ethel Dent. She was a sales representative for Fairways Adult Community and a member of St. Anthony's Church.
Elijah Eric Flores
Jan 20, 2005
Infant son of Kimberlyn Thomas and Eric Flores of Anegam, AZ. Burial was held in North Komelik Cemetery.
Winniw O. Yates
Jan 19, 2005
Mrs Yates was forn in Hugo, Okla., and was a daughter of Leon and Bertha Blair. She moved to Arizona in the late 1930s and married Leon Yates of Coolidge in the early 1940s. Living in LaPalma, she took care of her family. Later, she worked at the ARizona Training Program at Coolidge. In the early 1970s she furthered her...
Tony Lorona
Jan 17, 2005
Mr Lorona was born in Winkleman, AZ to Santiago Lorona and Virginia Figueroa. He developed a lifelong interest in music and dancing at a young age. He attended school in Whittier, CA and received medals in track as a hurdler. He returned to Arizona and worked at Goodyear during WWII. He later lived in Coolidge as was a saleman and...
Francisco O. Ramirez
Jan 15, 2005
Mr Ramirez was a son of Micaela Ochoa and Francisco Ramirez Sr. He worked for Pinal County for more than 20 years. He was devoted to his family, especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed drawing and art.Burial was held at Mt View Cemetery in Casa Grande.
Donald K. Wichmann
Jan 14, 2005
Mr Wichmann was born in Chicago, Oll. He was an ARmy veteran of the Korean War and served for five years. He was a railroad switchman, working for C&O Railroad as a master trainman in Traverse City, Mich., for several years. He moved to Albuquerqui, NM and worked for Sante Fe Railroad before an accident forced his retirement after 23...
Wilma L. Pretzer
Jan 14, 2005
Mrs. Pretzer was born in Eldorado, Okla., and she was a past matron of Oder of the Eastern Stars Desert Flowers Chapter in Eloy.Burial was held at Valley of the Sun Memorial Park, in Chandler.
Huey C. Simmons
Jan 13, 2005
Mr Simmons was a son of George B and Minnie Alls Smmons. He was a longtime Eloy resident and businessman. He was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed being with his family.Burail was held at Eloy Memorial Park, Eloy, AZ.
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