Obituaries

Robert Michael Garcia (67) born 8/16/49 to Jose and Antonia Garcia in Prescott, AZ. He was an Ajo All-State Football Player (Guard) for the Red Raiders in 1966. He graduated from Ajo High School in 1967, and he married Terry Luna in 1970. He graduated from A.S.U. in 1973 majoring in Elementary Education. After graduation, he became a Social Worker...

Ray Allen West, 23, born on February 15, 1993. He started his life as an adventurous and outgoing individual and lived his entire life just the same. Ray was a brother to two siblings who he absolutely adored. The love he had for his family was one that cannot be described.  He attended Buckeye High School and grew up playing...

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away on October 29th, 2016. Alma was 97 years of age. She and her husband of 61 years, Virgil (deceased) worked together in their masonry and stone business, Arizona Flagstone, since 1950. With her attention to detail and innate business sense, she and Virgil were truly partners in their success. Alma...

Passed away August 4, 2016 at the age of 75, due to lung cancer complications. He was a second generation Phoenician, born to Matthew Makaus, a World War I Veteran, and Gladys Margaurite Block Makaus. Her father, Peter Block, was the first commercial, industrial realtor and appraiser in Phoenix. Peter R. Makaus followed in the same profession as his grandfather...

81, of Phoenix passed away October 26, 2016. Born February 3, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky to parents Charles and Myrna Webb. He was one of eight children. Ray moved to Phoenix at a young age and attended Phoenix Union High School. He married Frances Bassetti at St. Thomas Catholic Church in 1956. Ray has three children; son Ray, daughter Gena...

86, of Phoenix, passed away on October 24, 2016. Don to his friends, was born in Omaha NE and came to Phoenix in 1960. Don was a Drug and Alcohol Counselor with the V.A. Health Care System. Don loved to fly planes and was a barn stormer. He loved photography and the arts. He was a member of the Phoenix...

Louis Mena, 52, of Long Beach, CA died on October 21. Louis was born March 31, 1964 in Evanston, IL to Dr. Luis and Theresa (Terry) DiPietro Mena. He attended and graduated from Agua Fria High School in 1983 and then earned a Business Degree from ASU. He was a long time employee of Bobby McGees and World Com Wireless....

Dolores T. Salazar, 58, passed on October 21, 2016.  Dolores was born to the late Robert and Sophie Salazar on October 18, 1958.  Dolores is survived by her 3 sons Zakariyz, Monte and Corey (Jazmine).  She’s also survived by her 3 grandchildren, Emily, Aidin, Mallinani and her siblings Maria, Grace, Lisa, Virgie, Paul, Danny, Jessie and Yolanda.  Dolores was a...

47, of Mesa, AZ passed away on October 22, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Raquel, 3 sons; Joseph, Erik (Madalane), Angel and daughter Teresa, parents Marcos and Teresa, his 3 brothers; Marcos, Matthew and John and his sister Rhonda. Luke is preceded in death by his son, Luke Anthony Rodriguez II. Luke will be forever...

Josephine Rivera Delfino died surrounded by her loving family and friends Saturday October 22, 2016. She was 87 years old. Josephine was a beautiful and loving mother, grandmother, sister, cousin, aunt, friend and Godmother. Born in Ray, Arizona on May 28, 1929 to Alexander and Josephine Rivera. She graduated from Ray High School. She was the first woman to work...

79, passed away peacefully, comforted by his family, on October 22, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. Don was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He was born on February 4, 1937 to John and Dorothea Conroy in the Bronx, New York. He graduated in 1954 from Manhattan College Prep and Manhattan College in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in...

87, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2016. Joyce is survived by her two sons Stephen (Karen) and Michael, grandchildren, Jordan, Denney, Crystal, Ryann, Samantha, Lorraine and 9 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward, and her sister Rose. A Funeral Service is scheduled at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Whitney &...

83, beloved Father, Tata, Uncle, Brother and Friend passed away October 20, 2016.  Libby was born on August 12, 1933. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and later worked and retired from The City of Phoenix.  He is survived by his former wife Amparo, sons; Librado “Sonny” III (Cecilia), Gregory “Bochy”, Donald (Ellka), Ronald (Carmen); and...

79, went to his Lord on October 18, 2016. He was born in Bisbee and lived the remainder of his life in Phoenix, AZ. He retired from the City of Phoenix. Ralph is preceded in death by his brother Manuel Mendez. He is survived by his wife Amelia, sisters MaryLou Gonzalez, Ophelia Jimenez, and Mona Hernandez, four children, Ralph Jr.,...

71, of Phoenix passed away peacefully on October 14, 2016.   David is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years, Kathy and his children Davie, Ray and Jennifer.  Sisters, Bobbie Benites, Cathy Chavez-Bohnsack, Anna (Ben) Chavez, Diana Chavez, Angela (Woody) Chavez-Weld and Laveer Beceria.  Brothers, Michael (Norma) Chavez, Robert (Lupe) Chavez and many nieces, nephews and cousins who all loved...

Alma passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at age 93 in Tempe, Arizona. She was born on September 11, 1923 in Houston, Texas, the only daughter of Rudolph Lewis and Patricia Shannon Gaden and sister to 2 brothers and 2 half-brothers who all called her “Sis.” Alma graduated from Marion College in Indiana and worked as a stewardess for...

Janette Lee Kaufman passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016. Born to Mary and Bill Ring in Phoenix on August 1, 1962, Janette grew up on a cotton farm west of Goodyear where she and her brother Bill rode dirt bikes, placed pennies on the railroad tracks and swam in irrigation ditches. Janette graduated from Agua Fria High School in...

Henry just left to be with Mom, Dad, Margie, Bobby and Gilbert Joseph (Beanie). Henry was always an inspiring older brother. Golden gate has lost another renowned member from that illustrious neighborhood. Cancer was the culprit, but he fought it head-on. Just like our Dad, he would not give up. A graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in l957, he...

Hon. Thomas William O’Tooleof Phoenix, Arizona passed away October 13, 2016 at age 78. Born April 12, 1938 in Marshalltown, Iowa, Judge Thomas W. O’Toole (Tom) was the first of four sons born to Dr. Roger L. O’Toole and Emily Fisher O’Toole Cartwright.A long-time resident of Phoenix, Tom moved to the valley in 1956 prior to attending the University of...

Parker Geesen, 84, of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on Oct. 14, 2016. Parker was born on Apr. 13, 1932 in Seward, Nebraska to Leonard and Margaret (Parker) Geesen. He graduated from Seward High School in 1950 and continued his education at the University of Nebraska, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Law and Juris Doctor Degree in Law....