Obituaries

Michael “Mike” Dennis Phelan passed away December 6, 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 72 years of age.Mike was a native of Troy, New York and the son of Dr. William and Mrs. Margaret Phelan. The youngest of 6 boys, Mike attended LaSalle Institute and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University where he was a...

Stanley Charles Watkins passed away at his home in Gilbert, AZ on the morning of Saturday, December 21, 2019. He was 82 years old. Stanley was born in Wichita, KS in 1937 but moved to Phoenix in 1960 to join the City of Phoenix Police Department. He spent nearly 40 years in law enforcement in Arizona serving as a patrolman,...

Petros Christos Economopoulos 85, of North Falmouth, MA died on December 16, 2019 in Arizona where he was residing.Petros was born in Athens, Greece on October 1, 1934 to Christos Petros Economopoulos and Iakovina (Digenis) Economopoulos. Petros’ father moved his family during the German Occupation of Greece in WW2 to his village of Aristomenis in the Peloponnese in order to...

Lukas, Thomas William, 70, of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed suddenly after a brief illness on December 15, 2019.Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edward B. Lukas and Rita J. Lukas on October 24, 1949. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at John Carroll University in 1971; and his Juris Doctor at Northern Illinois University in 1981. Tom married Deborah (nee...

John Louis Mulligan was born August 3, 1938 in Langdon, North Dakota, and passed away in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 81 on December 14, 2019 after a courageous battle with melanoma.John was born to Dr. Victor and Alice Mulligan, and was one of ten siblings. His father was the top doctor of the area, and delivered hundreds, if...

Elda Mae Sandoval Gallegos, daughter of Jose Jesus Sandoval and Aurora Peralta, was born in Concho, Apache County, Arizona, on September 19, 1924.Aurora’s parents were Jose Jesus Peralta, son of successful sheep rancher Manuel Peralta, and Grizelda Perez, daughter of renowned Civil War veteran and politician Don Tomas Perez.Tomas Perez’s wife was Lina Candelaria, daughter of famous sheep rancher Manuel...

PHOENIX – – Alice M. Ambrose of Phoenix, Arizona lost her hard-fought, thirty-month battle to ovarian cancer on December 14th, three days shy of her 69th birthday. She passed away peacefully at home while in Hospice care and surrounded by loving family and friends.Born in Pasadena, California in 1950 to Robert D. Aylsworth and Jeanne (Kelly) Aylsworth, Alice was the...

Carmine “Mickey” Salvatore was born in Bronx, New York in 1926, to John and Marie (Tuccilo) Salvatore. Mickey lived his life in New York, California, and Arizona. He had a lifelong love of music, which began as a teen in Hollywood, California and continued for decades. Mickey served in the Army in World War II and received many medals, including...

Belen G. Lopez, 84, passed away on Dec. 14, 2019. She was born in Chamberino, NM June 26, 1935 to Felipe and Juanita Gutierrez. Belen was preceded in death by brothers Reymundo, Reuben and Jimmy, sisters Gloria and Estella and son James Lopez.She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Eddie Lopez, Son Michael Lopez (Monica), Daughter Belinda (Rick)...

Italo A. (Bart) DeBartoli of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away after a short illness on Sunday December 15, 2019 at the age of 96. Bart was born on April 17, 1923 in New York City, to Francesco A. DeBartoli and Carmela Magliano DeBartoli. He was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and in Brooklyn, NY.During the 1930’s and 40’s...

Beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Adelfa Ordonez Arellano passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019 after a lengthy illness.‘Del’ was born in Ballinger, TX on March 18, 1949 and moved to Phoenix as a young girl with the large Arellano family. She attended Ann Ott Elementary School, Phoenix Union High School. She graduated with a B.S. from ASU’s...

Mickey Folz was born in 1936 in Evansville, Indiana. His family moved to Phoenix in 1941. He attended St. Francis Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1955. He was a longtime physical education teacher and sports coach for the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix grade schools St. Francis, St. Louis the King, and St. Gregory’s.Mickey is survived...

Our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jimmie Gomez, passed away on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 84 years old. He is survived by one brother, Angel Gomez, and two sisters, Marcelina Erramuzpe and Olivia DuVall, 9 children, 26 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.Jimmie Gomez was born in Solomonville, Arizona on July 8th, 1935. He...

January 27, 1954 – December 6, 2019Diane Louise Marquis (age 65) born on January 27th 1954 in Fort Smith Arkansas, entered into eternal rest on December 6th 2019 in Phoenix, AZ. She was the 2nd daughter born to the late Louis A. Clericuzio and the late Nancy L. Clericuzio (Petterson). In 2015 she achieved her lifelong dream and retired to...

Edith E. Kroepel, 93 of Phoenix passed away December 7, 2019. Edith was the daughter of Alfred and Media Swanson of Shenandoah, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Melvin and her two sons. Edith is survived by her daughter. There will be a celebration of life service in January of 2020. Edith was a lover...

April 10th, 1934 – December 6th, 2019He was born on April 10, 1934 in Milwaukee, WI, to Harold and Irma Schmidt. Being educated in Milwaukee he went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in pharmacy in 1957. Prior to his graduation he married Sylvia Ann Seaver in 1956.He began his career as a pharmacist in...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Margaret “Margie” Mary Mraz Hubbard, 83, of Phoenix who passed away unexpectedly on December 5, 2019.Margie was born on January 17, 1936 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the daughter of Gregory and Winifred Mraz and was sister to two brothers, William (Bill) and Richard (Dick). At her High School Homecoming, while...

Latanya “Jody” WilsonA beautiful loving soul and child of God, who enjoyed Her Bible & Religious Readings went to meet with Her Lord, too soon on December 4, 2019. A Retired USPS Letter Carrier, clerk, nurse, and US ARMY Veteran from Chicago, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, Arizona, is survived by Her Companion & Soulmate Jeff Clark, sister Tracye R. Wilson (Frank...

August 4, 1920 – November 27 2019On August 4, 1925 in Flint, Michigan, Jacqueline Barbara Ann Jacobs was born as the fourth child of Alice and Willard Jacobs, joining her older sisters Ruth (Betty) and Phyllis, and brother Buster. She was a much loved child, playful, precocious, fun loving, intelligent and mature for her years… traits she continued to demonstrate...

Phoenix—Andre William LeBlanc, 27, born September 5, 1992, passed away on Saturday, November 16th (US-AZ time) during a vacation trip to Australia where a tragic accident took his life. We lost a beloved son, grandson, cousin, and friend way too soon. Although Andre will be greatly missed, his life is also a source of inspiration and light.Andre was a delightful...