Obituaries

Linda A. Lavin, born August 15th, 1947 raised in Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully Thursday the 14th of February 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Family, faith and football were a staple in Linda’s life. She was blessed with many friends throughout the years, and had a love for God, socializing, traveling, playing games and cheering from the...

Maria del Rosario Magdaleno Blanco, “Rose”, passed away on February 10, 2019. She was born December 10, 1925, the third of ten children to Andrés Guzmán Magdaleno and Maria Chavez Magdaleno in Miami, AZ.Her parents had emigrated from Aguascalientes, Mexico, to Arizona where her father worked in the copper mines. When she was 17, her father was killed in a...

Donald L Myers, born August 31st in Huntington Beach, CA. passed away February 1, 2019, in Mesa, Arizona. He was 63 years old. He is survived by his wife of 36 years Joan Myers, 2 sons Jason and Michael and a grandson Gavin. He moved here in 1962 with his family where they settled in south east Phoenix. He attended...

Robert “Bob” Falk, 93, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on February 5, 2019, surrounded by family and friends.Born Robert Edward Johnston on August 1, 1925, in Chicago, IL. At a young age, he was adopted by his stepfather Clarence V. Falk.He attended and graduated from Hirsch High School in Chicago. Bob was an accomplished drummer and during his High School...

Patricia Ann Nichols, “Pat”, entered in to eternity peacefully on January 31, 2019, and to be reunited with her husband of 65 years.Patricia, affectionately known as “Grandma Pat”, was born May 10, 1930 in Chicago, IL. She was the oldest of three children born to J. William and Lucille Ann Fleming. Pat earned her RN Degree from the St. Joseph’s...

Patricia Louise Bowker-Haman, 75, passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease on January 31, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona.Pat was born January 6, 1944 in New York City to Florence Crandall Bowker and Willard Hughes Bowker, Jr. The oldest of four children, she grew up in the Los Angeles area, graduating from Dominguez High School in 1961. She and her two sisters, Peggy...

Grace Marie Crawford was taken to be with our Lord on Saturday, January 26th, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. Grace was 93.Grace was born on 7/5/1925 to John and Elizabeth (Delagardelle) Herrmann in LaPorte City, IA. Grace was the youngest of 7 siblings. Grace grew up on the family farm in Gilbertville, IA where she was relied upon to complete her...

Catherine M. Johnson left this earthly life for her Heavenly home on January 30, 2019. She was born on Staten Island, New York on May 19, 1932. Catherine spent her early years working as a legal secretary for various firms throughout Manhattan before moving to Phoenix with her husband, Robert, whom she was preceded in death by in 1970. She...

Anne Kathleen Phillippi (Annie),12/12/1944 – 12/30/2018Anne Phillippi passed away in her Phoenix home on December 30, 2018 at the age of 74. After a 12 year battle with a rare form of cancer and a beautiful life, Annie peacefully passed in her sleep and became God’s newest Angel.  Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky and raised in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Annie...

Boyd A. McDuffy, a longtime resident of Phoenix, passed away January 27, 2019.Boyd is survived by his wife Patti, mother Della V Roberts, Warren Gilmour, sisters Mary Peery (Darryl), Michelle Murphy, nieces LaNette, Breanna, their children and many, many extended family members.Boyd was a joy to all who met, or knew him. He was a lover of children and animals....

John Joseph Krahulec, 95 of Phoenix AZ died peacefully after a brief illness on January 24, 2019.John was born in Dalcom Slovakia. He served in WWII with the Royal Canadian Artillery. He moved his family to Phoenix in 1952 and always loved having been a valley resident for over sixty years. He worked for the circulation department at the Arizona...

Theresa Diane Scholz, champion of kindness and kinship, passes at age of 49.On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Teri, a loving wife and mother, passed away after an unexpected battle with cancer. Born in 1969 to a devoted mother and father, Gail and Judson Morris of Hollywood, CA. Teri grew up in Encino where she formed lifelong friendships. The Morris household...

With great sadness our family says goodbye to a beloved husband, dad, grandpa, son, brother, uncle and friend.Jose Garcia, age 63, drifted off to his final resting place while sleeping. Joe was born in Sonora, Mexico on July 20, 1955.  He moved to Arizona at the age of 8. At the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp....

Albano, Merle Margaret Wallach “Margo”, born December 13, 1941, when her family was living on a farm near Byrnesville, Mo, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019, after being in hospice care at home in Phoenix for two weeks.Margo died at approximately 8:27 a.m., almost to the minute of the start of her marriage ceremony to Robert Albano on January 22, 1966....

Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Mankowski passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 82 years. She was born on April 20, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Edward and Rose (Heim) Haselkamp. She attended Pius High School and married the love of her life and husband of 61 years, Robert Mankowski in 1957. In 1964, they...

With great sadness our family says goodbye to a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother in law, uncle, and friend. Leo Frank Ferra, Jr., age 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He passed away unexpectedly while being prepared for surgery to correct a heart problem. Family were at his side. Leo was born to Leopoldo Francisco...

Thomas Albert Halter (Tom) was reunited in heaven with his parents and sister on Monday, January 14th, 2019.Tom was born on September 25th, 1937 to Georgia Frances and Edwin George Halter in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the youngest of three children including Nancy (Halter) Dacek and David E. Halter. Tom graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1955. He went...

Claire Ann Zwickl, loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away Thursday, January 17th, at the age of 90. She was born on August 21st, 1928, in Koenigstein im Taunus, Germany, the fourth daughter of Rosa and Josef Flugel. She was raised in a loving environment in a beautiful resort town in Germany until World War II. When the...

Joseph F. Seivert, 91, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully at home on January 20, 2019. He was born to Frank and Agnes Seivert in Colorado Springs, CO, on February 26, 1927, and moved to Phoenix at the age of 3. He attended St. Mary’s High School and served in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17, where he fought...

Robert Earl Haberer, 90, passed away on January 20, 2019. Bob was born in Buffalo, New York, on May 30, 1928, to Mildred and Earl Haberer. He met and married the love of his life, Phyllis Stafford, while attending college in Buffalo. He served in the United States Army and was a Staff Sergeant in the Korean War. A gifted...