Obituaries

Vincenza Mafalda Braender, 87 of Phoenix passed away on September 21, 2016 after a longillness. Mafalda, “Mada” as she was affectionately named, loved her family in the U.S. and hersiblings back in her home country of Italy. She was devoted to taking care of her youngestgranddaughter prior to her illness.She is survived by her sons, Richard and Robert; grand-daughters, Hannah,...

born October 7,1930 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Went to rest September 20, 2016.  Isabel moved to AZ at the age of 2 with her Mom Susie Rosales Carranza. She attended St. Mary’sElementary School and graduated from St Mary’s High School in 1950. While working at First National Bank she met and married Manuel Encinas. She is preceded in death by her...

85, of Phoenix, passed on September 23, 2016. She was born April 1, 1931 to Harvey and Florence Compo in Buffalo, NY. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Page Whitcher. Evelyn is survived by her brother Gordon Compo  and her children; Connie Mason, William R. Buckles Jr, Janet Joiner, Jennifer Cooper, Patrick Buckles, Dan Whitcher...

Beth Schulze Clements passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on the afternoon of September 19th, 2016. Beth was born October 14, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the first child of William “Bill” and Zoe Schulze. At the age of four she moved with her family to San Bernardino, California where she was raised. Beth attended San...

James Barry Crowley died peacefully on Monday night at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was a strong person with undying integrity who lived his values of honesty and morality without compromise and always guided by his Catholic faith.  Jim was born on December 1, 1930 to William Patrick Crowley and Helen McDonald Crowley in St. Louis, Missouri, where...

Petersen, Myron Leroy, 91, of Phoenix, Arizona, entered the Kingdom Triumphant on September 2, 2016. Myron was born on Mother’s Day, May 10, 1925; the first of four beloved sons of Laura Dumas and Charles Petersen, Sr. One brother, Arnold Petersen, survives him. His wife Barbara, daughters Darlene Garrison and Lori Kalat, and son Michael survive him. Stepsons Steve, Dave,...

69, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully September 15, 2016, surrounded by his wife and four children. Tom was born to SGT Joseph and Nellie Keenan in Beaver, IA on September 29, 1946. Tom attended Arizona State University after graduating from Ogden (Iowa) High School. “Pie” (Tom) obtained a B.A. and M.A. in American Literature and was a member of the...

Cathy Linda Rossetto, 49, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2016 at her home in Anthem, AZ.  She put up an extraordinarily brave fight against breast cancer for the past few years.  She was surrounded by loving family and friends. Cathy was born on July 13, 1967.  She was the daughter of Marcel and Rejeanne Bizier.  She was the middle...

Laura, born October 16, 1948 in Muncie, Indiana to Roxie and Arch Hamilton, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2016, with her family by her side. Laura attended Cowan High School and graduated from Purdue University before moving to Phoenix, Arizona in 1970. Two years later she met her husband, Dave, and they were married in 1973. In her early...

James Percy Marsh passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. He will be remembered by everyone who knew him as husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Percy exemplified an unwavering selfless love and loyalty for the family and friends who meant the most to him. His strong faith and love for the Lord were paramount in his life,...

Christopher Michael Haenel died peacefully in a golf shirt at 79 on September 10, 2016. Chris battled Parkinson’s with courage, dignity and grace. Chris is survived by his younger brother Larry, half-brother Robert Guttman, half-sister Renee Levine, his favorite and only son, Michael, his daughter-in-law, Betsy, Michael’s mother, Patsy Jedynak, and his five grandchildren: Michael Jr, Philip, Patrick, Peter, and...

Passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 9, 2016. Louis was born in Phoenix and attended St. Mary’s Grammar and St. Mary’s Catholic High School. He graduated from Phoenix College. He was a member of the Henry Firpo Family Poultry Business. Louis was in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Luke Air Force Base. He was an...

On September 6, 2016, Margaret “Peggy” Gmelich, passed away at her residence in Peoria, Arizona.   She died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 76.Peggy was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 11, 1940 and was the daughter of Raymond and Margaret Shewbridge.Peggy grew up on the south side of Chicago, attended Longwood High School, and continued her studies...

Ellen Regina (Geni) Knapp the last surviving member of a pioneer Arizona family died on September 4, 2016 in Phoenix. She was the youngest child of the seven surviving children of Christopher and Mary Ellen (Pettid) Dalton. She was born in Phoenix on August 30, 1920 and grew up on the family farm at 36thStreet and Oak. After graduating from...

Joseph Ysidor Otondo (JY) passed away peacefully at home on September 3, 2016 surrounded by his wife and children. He was born October 21,1917 to Ysidor and Marceline Otondo, Basque immigrants of Spain who settled inArizona. He was the oldest of five children growing up in Glendale and Flagstaff. At the age of 17, after his father’s death, he began...

Patrick John McCormick, 63, of Gilbert, AZ and formerly of Midland, MI, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 2, 2016. Patrick was born in Midland, MI on June 29th, 1953 to Joseph Michael McCormick and Anna (Drobena) McCormick. Patrick was a 1971 graduate of H.H. Dow High School in Midland, MI. He later moved to the Phoenix...

87, of Phoenix, died on September 6th, 2016. She was born on October 22, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Mary and Barney Dimford. For many years Dolores and her first husband owned the Helvitia Hotel on Pistakee Lake, IL. She is preceded in death by both her parents. Dolores is survived by her sister Bernadine Mack, nephews, Jim Mack (Lyn),...

84, of Phoenix, passed away on September 5, 2016. Virginia was born in Lugart, OK on September 9, 1931 to Lee and Maggie Lee Wisdom. She moved to Phoenix in 1966 from Lubbock, TX. She is survived by her loving husband, Johnny, and daughters Diane Gaskill and Janet Edens-Johnson, son Jeremy Shott, sister Louise Traylor, four grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren....

64, of Scottsdale, passed away unexpectedly on September 6, 2016 with her family by her side. Jean was born on November 16, 1951 in Zanesville, Ohio to Decil Czigans and Iline Harper. Jean graduated from Zanesville High School and moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 1984. Jean was an active member of the community with the Girl Scouts, served on the...

Barbara Joan Cesena (Compton) 83, passed on to heaven on August 31, 2016. She was born in Louisa, Kentucky and raised in Ashland, Kentucky. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Barbara was a retired secretary for the Phoenix Union High School District. Her favorite hobby was tole and fine art painting. She passed most of her beautiful...