Obituaries

On Monday July 1, 2019, Elsie Westbrook, loving wife and mother of five children passed away at the age of 99.Elsie was born December 13, 1919 in Moore, ID to James and Harriet Knighton. She received her Associates Degree in education from Ricks College in 1941. She taught school for a total of eight years, with a year and a...

Santina Thiel passed away peacefully June 27, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 91. She was born September 7, 1927, in Chicago IL to Vincent and Anna Marie Fauci.Santina was married to her neighborhood sweetheart, Edward Thiel for 47 years. They had three sons and two daughters Edmund, Ronald, Mark, Janet and LuAnne.In 1974 the whole family excluding...

Phoenix-Robin Josef “RJ” Kolkoski passed away peacefully on June 25, 2019. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1933 to Chester and Ruth Kolkoski. RJ graduated from Michigan State University and served 2 years in the Air Force. RJ moved to Phoenix in 1955 and worked for All State Insurance.In 1959 RJ met the love of his life Sara Lu and...

Raymond Curt Jivery, 64, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 15th, 2019. Raymond was born to Arthur and Florence Jivery on November 2nd, 1954 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He was named after Arthur’s army buddy but was known as Curt to family and all who knew him in his early years. His parents separated when...

Leatha Hazel Everett was born in Woodland, Maine, where her parents had a potato farm. She was the fourth of five children born to Hazel and Sam Everett. She contracted polio (infantile paralysis) at the age of 6 months, and the disease left her with a lame left leg. She had her own pony cart to get her to school...

Michael Thomas Bennett, born September 27th, 1957, passed away on June 24th, 2019 after a short battle with lung cancer.A beloved husband, father, son, brother, and papa, Michael is survived by his wife, Julie N. Bennett, two children, Christopher M. Bennett, his wife Ashley A. Bennett, and Lauren E. Bennett, one grandchild, Jackson Bennett Vass, two stepchildren, Jack Dimond and...

DeNee Millar passed away June 22, 2019, at the age of 101. She died peacefully on her own terms, surrounded by her family, at the Gardens of Scottsdale where she lived for the past two years.DeNee was born on October 30, 1917, on the family farm in Conklin Township, N.D. to Phillip & Helen Norden. She grew up on the...

Sherry Lou (Mitchell) Robertson, a lifelong resident of Phoenix, Arizona, died in the early morning hours, on June 12, 2019. Her devoted husband of 38 years, Rick Robertson, was at her side.Sherry was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on August 19,1950 and moved to Arizona when she was just an infant. Sherry attended the Madison Elementary School and was a...

Donald Richard Colo, born on January 5, 1925, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on June 23, 2019. The son of Josephine and Virgilio Colo, Don was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.At 18 years old, on July 1, 1943, Don joined the U.S. Navy. He would serve his beloved country honorably, including serving on...

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Larry Stapp of Phoenix, Arizona, loving father and grandfather passed away in his home at the age of 81.Larry was born in Vandalia, Illinois on July 25, 1937 to Gordon and Artie Stapp. He served in the United States Air Force as a Nuclear Weapons Technician and was actively arming U.S. aircraft during the 1956...

On Friday, March 7, 2019, Connie Johnson of Humboldt, AZ, loving wife and mother of 3 boys, passed away at the age of 90 surrounded by family.Connie was born in Phoenix on November 14, 1928 at home near 10th and Jefferson Streets to Frank B. and Rafaela (Beltran) Gonzales. She attended Phoenix Union High School.Connie worked for several years as...

Joe Santellan Lopez, 76, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 18, 2019. Joe was a native of Phoenix and grew up in the “32nd Street” neighborhood. He graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1961. He loved working with his hands and quickly found his passion in sheet metal work. For over 43 years, he was a skilled...

The Dolan Family is heartbroken over their loss of Joe Dolan, who passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the age of 65. Dolan grew up in Dallas, Texas and later moved with his mother, Marianne, to Morenci, Arizona, where he worked in the copper mines, then went on to receive his BA in English Literature in 1977 & his...

Kathy Sue Hoover passed away peacefully June 12, 2019 at Banner University Hospital at the age of 61. Kathy was born in Oklahoma and raised in Wittman but spent much of her adult life in Phoenix. Although she struggled with disabilities all her life, she was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. Kathy was one of those truly special...

ASTEMBORSKI, Frank “Lefty”, 89, of Phoenix, AZ passed away on June 17, 2019. Frank is preceded in death by his son Stephen, and his wife Dorothy. He is survived by his Sons Mike (Sandy), Andy, Daughters Donna (Jim) Greenwade, Brenda (Mike) Aldrich, 7 Grandchildren and 9 Great-Grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 pm, Friday, June 21, 2019 at Whitney...

Carol left us suddenly on Friday, June 14th after suffering a severe stroke at the age of 74. She passed into heaven peacefully surrounded by her family. Carol was the bright spot in every person’s life she touched, and we want to share the story of her life with you.She was born in Los Angeles, CA, on March 7th, 1945....

Joanne Schaefer (Mangin) Whitney died peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 9:00 P.M. in the hospital, after a short illness.Born in Evanston, Illinois on February 22, 1930 and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Joanne attended St. Joseph Elementary and St. Scholastica High School in Chicago. Joanne also attended Barat College in Lake Forest. Married to Frank Mangin in 1950 in...

Ernest Jayme passed away June 10, 2019 in Phoenix. He was born March 27, 1934 in Tucson, AZ to Louis and Catherine Jayme. He moved to Phoenix in 1967.Ernest was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Jayme, and stepson, Robert McDivitt, Jr.He is survived by his daughter Cathy Bracy (Jimmy), granddaughter, Brooke, stepdaughter Wendy Powell and stepson Pete McDivitt,...

Surrounded by loving family, John Charles Mullarkey Jr., passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord on Sunday, June 09, 2019. John was born November 27, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the only child to John Charles Sr. and Helen Mullarkey. John proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II protecting the Pacific Coast on the Goodyear...

On the morning of Saturday, June 8, 2019, Maurice William Nielsen, Jr., passed away at the age of 84. He was a devoted loving husband and an amazing father of 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.Maurie was born in Denver, Colorado on May 8, 1935 to Maurice William Sr., and Nellie Nielsen. He graduated high school and would eventually...