Obituaries

82, of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on May 18, 2014.  Dorothy is preceded in death by her son Stephen in 1993.  She is survived by her husband Frank of 62 years, sons Mike (Sandy), Andy, daughters Donna (Jim) Greenwade, Brenda (Mike) Aldrich, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00pm, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Whitney...

81, of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on May 18, 2014.She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Guadalupe M. Garcia, sons David and Richard, daughters Teresa and Bernadette, and brother Charlie B. Romero, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.  Visitation will be from 5-8pm with a Rosary at 7pm, Wednesday, May 28, at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800...

Mrs. Mary Ann Willoughby, age 82, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Mary Ann was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on April 13, 1932, daughter of the late William and Teresa Niesen. She was the widow of Garrett T. Willoughby who died on November 22, 1988.  Mary Ann graduated from Kenosha High School in 1950. She worked...

80, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.  She was an only child born to the late Pedro Lopez and Maria Concepcion Alcala on May 25, 1933, in Guadalajara Mexico.  Dolores came to this country in 1951 right after graduating High School and married Gene Monteilh in 1962.  Dolores was a godly wife, daughter,...

Monica passed away April 26, 2014 at the age of 91 years in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Monica was born January 11, 1923 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.  Monica was a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix for many years, as well as working at the Surgical Eye Center of Arizona.  She was a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church.  Relatives...

Kevin Michael Ore, 35, was tragically taken from us Tuesday, May 7th, 2014 by a senseless act of violence just months after bravely battling and beating stage four Melanoma.Our Kevin was the “bees knees”! He would never waste time simply with nice words when a kind action was the appropriate option. He was handier than most and was happy to...

Charles (Charlie) C. Kottmer, 85, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away May 9th, 2014.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Rita, and stepson Patrick Brannan.  Charlie is survived by sons, Kim (Linda) and Kevin (Jane) Kottmer, stepson Michael (Chris) Brannan and stepdaughter Kathleen (Richard) Metz.  He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Charlie left his...

Mickey (Marion) Richmond, 80, of Buckeye, Arizona passed away peacefully Thursday, May 1, 2014.  Mickey was born August 20, 1933 in Phoenix, Arizona.He was predeceased by his wife Goldie (Sue), his parents Arleigh and Mary Richmond and two siblings Janice and Arleigh, Jr.  “Dad” is survived by his daughter Skeeter (Ken) Hall, daughter Dusty (Curt) Johannson and son Kelly (Becky)...

87, of Phoenix, went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2014.  She is preceded in death by her parents Sophie and Torivio and by her brother Manuel.  Sally is survived by daughters Diana and Debra (David), son David (Norma), sister Hilda Quinoñez, seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.  Her smile, humor and devoted love...

Raymond A. Soukup, 92, of Phoenix, passed away May 3rd, 2014.  He was born on September 24, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN. Ray and wife Pat welcomed their two children, Linda and Tim, before relocating to the Valley in 1953.  He served in the U.S. Navy on a submarine tender during WWII.  Ray played baseball for UC Berkeley and was a...

89, was reunited with our Lord and all of his departed relatives – including his mother, father, and siblings – on April 29, 2014.  He spent his final moments surrounded by his loving family at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Gene was born in Phoenix on July 23, 1924 to his parents Henry and Angie Firpo.  Gene spent his childhood...

Valerie Nelson, age 100, passed away May 1, 2014 at the Terraces in Phoenix, AZ.  Born on January 17, 1914 in New Jersey.  Daughter of Frank and Nellie Biese.  She was active at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish and served as prefect of the Sodality there.  She was preceded in death by her husband John, her parents and 4 siblings. ...

87, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2014.  He is preceded in death by his wife Bettie Ann in 2010.  Vincent is survived by his daughters, Agnes (Jose Adrian Sanchez), Mary (Rick Baker), Kim, as well as his sister Carolyn, his brother Sam and seven grandchildren.  A Graveside Service will be held at 10am, Monday, May 5, 2014...

Dr. Charles S. McCammon, 94, a career medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, died on May 1, 2014.  He was born on November 6, 1919 in Maryville, TN, and graduated from Maryville College.  He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 1945 and a master’s in Public Health Administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1952...

Matriarch of the Hurtado family passed away on May 1st, 2014 at the age of 100.  Petra was born in San Miguel De Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico, September 17, 1913 to Esteban Ramirez and Maria Sanchez.  She was predeceased by her husband Jose of 57 years.  Also predeceased by her sons Rev. Jose R. Hurtado, Casimiro Hurtado, daughter Esther Hurtado,...

Phil was born on Jan. 6, 1925 in Erwin, TN, the oldest son of Paul Casey Green and Sarah Louise Cox Green. During the Depression years the family lived in several locations in the south, including Bells, Tenn.  Phil graduated from Nicholas Blackwell High School in Bartlett, TN in 1943 and soon enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the...

George Elias, 87, was born on April 10, 1927 in Ray-Sonora, Arizona and passed away on April 23, 2014. He was one of six children born to Richard and Edna Elias. George grew up in Phoenix, attending Emerson Grade School and graduating from North High School. After serving in the US Army, George spent his entire career working with the...

Despite growing up in the Bronx which is the mecca of New York Yankees nation, and frequently attending Yankee games with his father Tom did not idolize the fabled legends in Yankee pin stripes like Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. No, despite popular opinion and severe hazing from the Yankee faithful Toms loyalties were with a rag tag bunch...

83, of Phoenix, AZ was reunited with his wife of 50 years, Barbara Anne, on April 18, 2014.  Neil was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans and Military Order of the Cooties as well as a friend to numerous other veteran and military organizations.  Neil retired as an installer from Western Electric and...

91½, of Phoenix, passed away on April 15, 2014.  He served in WWII and after that he began his journey with the love of his life Esther.  He was a union carpenter by trade and retired from McCarthy Construction in 1987.He is survived by his loving wife Esther, of 67 years, 5 daughters and 4 sons; Bobbie, Cathy, Anna (Ben),...