Obituaries

Tereso Arambula, 87 years, passed away at home in Phoenix, AZ on August 9, 2019.  He was married to Maria, his wife of 49 years, who preceded him in death in 2004.  He is survived by his ten children, twenty-four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.  His two greatest loves were gardening and spending time with his family. Visitation will be...

Thomas Jens Aker, 70, passed away on August 5th, 2019. Tom was born June 20th, 1949 in Fargo, North Dakota. Moving to Arizona in 1964, Tom was a proud graduate of both Maryvale High School (1967) and Arizona State University (1975), where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Tom held a lifelong career as a credit union executive, which...

Shirley McNeil Wedepohl Bronski Larkin passed peacefully surrounded by family on August 6th in Scottsdale, Arizona.A lifelong Arizonan and proud Democrat, Shirley firmly believed that family was everything. Nothing made her happier than spending time with her family celebrating holidays, birthdays, graduations, dance and music recitals, all kinds of athletic events, weddings and pretty much “the first anything.” Shirley loved...

Ronald A. Castillo Sr., age 68, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 29, 2019 leaving behind his loving wife of 48 years, Betty Castillo, sons; James Castillo Sr. (wife Michelle), Ronald Castillo Jr. (wife Jasmine), daughters; Marie Castillo-Diggs (husband Marty), Anita Castillo-Medrano (husband Daniel), 16 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren. Ron also leaves behind his mother; Eleanor Barreras,...

Alba Giuntoli Clay, 76 of Chandler AZ passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2019 while vacationing in San Diego CA.Alba was born to Ovidio and Irma Giuntoli on August 30, 1942 and raised in the village of Traversagna, Italy. At the age of 11, she moved with the family from Italy to Phoenix. Alba learned English and graduated from...

Arlene Ruth Bansal passed away in the early morning hours of July 13, 2019. Beloved daughter of Arthur Fredrick Hansen and Lois Mae Hansen, she is survived by her only child and son,  Dilip K. Bansal, her sister Donna J. Daugherty, brother-in-law Robert M. Daugherty and nephews Scott and Tom Turner. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she lived the last fifty...

Carol Louise Collins passed away on July 27, 2019, in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 89. Born on June 12, 1930 in Martinez, CA, Carol graduated from Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa and earned an associate degree from Santa Rosa Community College. She worked two years as a secretary at Dow Chemical. She met her soulmate, Robert Collins,...

How do you sum up a life that spanned almost a century … nearly 100 orbits around the sun?!? Its milestones are the years and the decades. Its monuments are the family, loved ones and friends … Those that have passed and those that survive. Its impact is what has been felt and what we have yet to feel. It...

On July 29th Lori Denise Sutton-Egger was called home to her waiting family. Born February 16, 1962 in Murrysville, Pennsylvania to John and Verna ‘Ethel’ Sutton, Lori was the apple of her father’s eye. Following John’s death in 1966, Lori’s mother moved her and her older sister Leslea to Grand Junction, Colorado. There she took on a paper route and...

Monsignor Michael O’Grady, 85, died in his sleep on July 12, 2019 at his home in Ireland. Fr. O’Grady was born on May 21,1934, in Kildysart, County Clare in Ireland to Michael and Elizabeth O’Grady. He attended Kildysart National School and St. Flannan’s College, Ennis. He studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Carlow and was ordained on June...

Thomas Edward Doyle, age 63, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona after a long, hard fought battle against cancer. He was born August 13, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona to Mary and Vincent Doyle. He graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in 1974. Married Cindi Doyle in 1979. Following in the footsteps of his...

Mary Duran, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 27, 2019. She was born in Phoenix, AZ, one of 7 siblings. Mary was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. In passing, Mary joins her husband Angel Duran and is survived by 4 children, 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.Funeral Mass will be held...

Robert Delgado of Phoenix, AZ passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the age of 93 in the company of his loving family. A native of Tampa, Florida, Robert married Gloria Vidal on September 27, 1947, the day of his 22ndbirthday. They were married for 68 years until Gloria’s passing on May 27, 2015. Robert was always a strong...

Sarah Burton Nelson, Psychiatrist and SwimmerSarah Burton Nelson, a psychiatrist and late-blooming masters swimming champion, died a few days shy of her 95th birthday on May 31, 2019 at a skilled nursing facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. Known for her joie de vivre, Dr. Nelson recently assured family members that after several years of declining health and diminished independence, she was...

Mrs. Vanessa Louise Drake (Brown) was born to Sylvia Joyce Brown in Falls View, West Virginia on October 20, 1958. Her early years were spent in South Charleston and Summersville, West Virginia and she attended Spring Hill Junior High School. The family relocated to Alexandria, Virginia where Vanessa graduated from Mount Vernon High School in June,1976. After graduation she took...

Emma Pedraza, a long-time resident of the Phoenix area, died Friday the 19th of July at the age of 84 in her home surrounded by family.Born in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, Mexico on December 20, 1934, was the second of eight children.She moved from Mexico to the United States to single-handedly raise her seven children. Mamita Emma was the matriarch of the...

Virginia Landinger, age 77, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2019 after a long and courageous fight with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born September 11, 1941 in Clifton, Arizona to Florentino and Micaela Saiz. She married her longtime friend and love, Gunther Landinger in June of 1994 who preceded her in death in November of 2016.For many years, Virginia worked...

Louise R. Carroll passed away peacefully on July 19, 2019 in Phoenix at the age of 93. She was born in Chicago and spent many of her early years in Picayune, Mississippi. She moved with her parents, Inez and Edward Rowlands, to Phoenix in 1935 where she attended Kenilworth and Phoenix Union High School, becoming a loyal alum for both...

SEWARD, JOHN KENNETH “KEN”July 17, 2019A true internationalist, Ken Seward lived in five countries outside the U.S. over his lifetime. Fluent in Spanish and Italian, he spoke enough French to order a good meal (with wine) in Paris or Brussels. He was born on March 2, 1931 in New York City, the son of Victor and Ann Seward. He grew...

Born: May 30, 1938 Died: July 15, 2019Irma leaves behind her husband of 61 years of marriage, Joe Loredo. Irma also leaves behind seven children, Michael (Alma), Christine Ybarra (Jesse), Joseph (Cheryl), Rosemary (preceded in death), Nathaniel, Christopher (Edda) and Vicente Loredo.Irma also leaves behind sixteen grand-children and sixteen great-grandchildren.She was loved and cherished by her family and friends. Irma...