Obituaries

Ed, of Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, passed away peacefully New Year’s Eve at the age of 79, surrounded by family. An Arizona native, Ed graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in 1953, and went on to play football for and graduate from the University of Notre Dame in 1957. Ed was a 3rdgeneration Funeral Director joining his father...

Walker, Michael James, 59, of Phoenix, died peacefully on December 30, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic surrounded by his loving family.  Mike was born on May, 11, 1955 in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Dr. John Walker and Elizabeth Murray Walker.  He graduated from West High School where he played football and sang with the Young Americans.  He graduated from...

90, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014. Born January 2, 1924 in Schuyler, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Wilma and Frank Bailey. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Dr. Carl P. Villalanti. She is survived by her three children, Dr. Daniel Carl Villalanti, and wife, Lea Ann...

25 of Phoenix, AZ went to be with our Lord on December 26, 2014. He was born on March 9, 1989 in Mesa, AZ, the son of Mary Dower and Dick Santistevan. Daniel completed an A.A. degree from Mesa Community College and was working for Amazon.com.   He attended Seton Catholic H.S. and Mt. Pointe H.S where he graduated in 2007....

Lloyd H. “DOC” Garner, Sr., 95, joined his devoted wife Mary Sue, December 20, 2014 when he passed away at home in Glendale surrounded by family.He married Mary Sue Cardwell on Valentine’s Day 1940. They were married 56 years until she passed away in 1997. Lloyd is survived by his three children: Lindley and Mary Garner of Biltmore Forest, NC,...

passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Jill was born February 20, 1937 in River Rouge, Michigan as the only child to Gladys Elizabeth Harvey and Thomas Charles Burns. At Our Lady of Lourdes School in River Rouge she discovered her strong connection to the Catholic faith and converted.   Her faith would be the...

90, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2014 after a long life of service to his family and country. He enjoyed financial markets, fishing, gardening, golf and being with his family.Chick was born on January 10, 1924 in Nettleton, AR. He grew up during the great depression graduating from Nettleton High School in 1940. Chick was a...

94, of Phoenix, born October 1, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away December 18, 2014. She lived a very long fulfilling and prosperous life and was immensely adored by many. She was a living example of a beautiful, hardworking and loving soul and she will be missed tremendously but never forgotten. She is survived by her daughter Pat Hinz (Norman);...

was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 13, 1940.Her parents, Kenneth G. Wood and Patricia J. Wood, moved to the McDowell Manor area in Central Phoenix in 1951. BJ graduated from North High School in 1958. BJ was involved in the trucking industry for most of her adult life, retiring in 2008. Betty Jean went back home to the Lord...

Charles E. “Chuck” Misfeldt, 82, of Scottsdale passed away on Monday December 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Delia “Dee Dee” and Charles Misfeldt.Chuck attended Hoover High School in Glendale, California. After four years of service in the Marines as a pilot, he moved to Arizona along with his new bride Janice and enrolled...

After a long and courageous fight with cancer, our Joe died at home in Phoenix, on Thursday night, December 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and friends. It is hard to believe that such a strong and good man is gone.Joe was born on October 13, 1952, to Joseph Jack and Betty June (Richardson) Storace in Rome, New York,...

Charles Albert Moody reunited with his wife in heavenWednesday morning, December 17, 2014. He was born to Warren and Alice Moody in Minnesota on March 9, 1940. He is survived by his daughters, Alice Kaminsky and Angie King and grandchildren Alexis Kaminsky, Trinity King, Savannah King and Brandon Kaminsky. He is also survived by his brothers, Gaylon and Gary and...

of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on December 15, 2014.  She was born in Gallup, NM on August 21, 1945 to Genevieve and Bonafacio Fernandez.  She was the baby of thirteen brothers and sisters.  Gloria worked as a crossing guard at Papago School and had been there for the last 6 years.  When she wasn’t working, she was at home...

Bob Dehmlow of Phoenix passed away December 15, 2014. He was born in 1931 and raised in Algonquin, Illinois, by parents Fred and Laura Dehmlow. His late sister, Joanne Kettner was a year older. He attended Valparaiso University and the University of Illinois before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1950 where he earned ratings as radar observer, navigator and...

our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away unexpectedly December 15, 2014 surrounded by all of his loved ones. George is preceded in death by his father Ray and brother Jimmy Ray and is survived by his mother Esther, sisters, Bobbie, Cathy, Anna (Ben), Diana and Angela (Woody); brothers, David (Kathy), Michael (Norma) and Robert (Lupe); many nephews and...

Mary Ann Graham Johnston received her Angel’s Wings on 12/11/14 in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on 9/20/33 to Rilus Alden Graham Sr. and Marie Belle Timmerman. Mary Ann was delivered by her grandmother, Olga Graham, a midwife, on the Jenny Lyn bed in her grandparent’s home in Gary, Indiana. She was a firstborn and consequently a bossy big sister...

George Rubelsky, 86, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away on December 13th, 2014.He was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 13th, 1928. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and a proud veteran. He worshiped at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Phoenix.He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ronnie; a daughter, Marianne (Smythe) and...

Mary Jeanne Finnegan, 73, a 50 year Phoenix native, passed away on December 11, 2014. Jeanne was born on May 8, 1941 in Evanston, IL, to Jean and Laurence Pierron. Shortly after moving to Arizona in 1965 she met her future husband, Jim, whom she married in 1969. Jeanne truly had a zest for life, and was grateful for every...

Gemma Matesic of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on December 13, 2014. She was born in Rankin, PA on October 16, 1925. Gemma and husband Edward (deceased) moved to Phoenix 67 years ago. Gemma was a true artist accomplished in oil painting, turquoise jewelry, wood carving, singing and floral design. For over 20 years, she decorated St. Mary’s Basilica. One...

Kellogg, Joanette Chapman nee MurphyJoanette was born in Pittsburg to Edward and Agnes Murphy on July 6, 1931. She spent her early life in Virginia and N. Carolina, but went to high school in Huntington, W. Virginia. She started working part-time for a travel agency while in high school and worked in the travel industry all her life. She loved...