Obituaries

Born 4/2/1925 in Spokane, WA passed away on May 1, 2011. Mary graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelors degree in educatin. She married Charles B. Sherrill, Sr. in December 1951 and raised a family of 6 children in Paradise Valley, AZ; Charles Jr. James (Wendy), Gerald (Cathy) Patrick (Curtis), Marie Lipps (Scott) and Rita Sherrill. Further survivors include 17...

3/1/1945 – 4/30/2011. Ed passed suddenly after suffering a heart attack while doing what he loved best, serving others. He was deeply in love by his wife, Marie (Mary). He is survived by his wife and five children: Missy, Jeff, Crystal, Eddie Jeanie, three grandchildren, Emma, Cayden and Ethan; extended family in Minnesota: Jean Sullivan, Bob, Earl, Jim, Bill, Gert,...

Born October 3, 1990 went home to be with the Lord at 7:15pm, May 1, 2011. Chance is a big-hearted, sweet young man who cared a lot about others. Chance passed at Hospice of the Valley’s Dobson House after sustaining catastrophic injury to his brain. Chance is preceded in death by his two brothers Benjamin and Nicholas and is survived...

Passed away April 29, 2011. He was born on September 17, 1915 in Struble, Iowa, to Frank Benjamin and Mary Ann Roeser. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Chief Radio Technician aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Frankford DD-497. He participated in the invasion at Normandy on D-Day. Smitty married Marguerite Helen Thayer and the couple...

Joined our heavenly father on April 23, 2011. She leaves behind her husband Charlie of 59 years along with her six children; Luis (Rosie), Dahlia, Ruth (Isreal), Cathy (Steve), Debbie (Victor) and Robert, 19 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great, great-grandchildren, 1 sister Velia Madrid and 1 brother Johnny Ruiz numerous nieces and nephews. Mother was a beautiful and loving...

81 passed away April 25th, 2011 after a long battle of Parkinson’s Disease. Bobby was born in 1929 in Oklahoma City. He moved to California at the age of 8 and lived there most of his life, where he built a successful plumbing business and became one of the first commercial developers in the San Fernando Valley. He served in...

Catherine “Kate” Scheurich passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 22, 2011. Kate was born on September 5, 1920 in Champaign, Illinois to Peter and Helen (Manning) Scheurich. Kate was an accomplished pianist. While at the University of Illinois in Champaign studying journalism, she played piano and sang in a swing band. After college, she embarked on a long career...

92, born the youngest of 12 children to a farming family in Ashippun, WI on February 10, 1919. He and his wife Mary moved their young family to Phoenix in June 1959. A master glazier, Harold worked for valley glass companies and when several went out of business, he was the last employee released because of his wonderful sense of...

age 79, died in his home in Phoenix, Arizona with his family at his side on April 24, 2011, after a lengthy battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on December 1, 1931 to Helen and Gerald Inglehart, Bill was the first of their four children. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Glencoe, Illinois. He attended New Trier...

February 1, 1923-April 26, 2011Christy, Sister Mary Rose, RSM – in Phoenix on April 26, 2011 at the age of 88. Mary Ruth Christy, born in Pittsburgh, PA, was the second of five girls born to Joseph A. Christy and Henrietta Wise. She grew up during the depression in a strongly Catholic family and after graduating from Swissvale High School...

92, of Chandler AZ, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2011. Deborah was born April 16, 1919 in Akron, Ohio. She was the second oldest of five children born to Mildred and William Chudanov. Debbie married Michael Lontchar and moved to Arizona in 1945. She was employed at Goodyear working on Blimps. They were blessed with a son and...

son of Ellen and O’Dell Keil, born June 14, 1988 passed away April 18, 2011 at age 22. Nick was a loving brother to his sister Lauren, cherished son and above all a charmer. His life was a blessing to all who knew him. He lived with an open mind and open heart. Nick is survived by loving grandmothers, cousins,...

80, passed away on April 18, 2011. He was born in Duncan, AZ on May 2, 1930. Antonio served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in 1951 where he was wounded when struck by enemy mortar fire. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Campaign Star, Korean Service Metal and the Purple Heart. Later in his life,...

85, passed away on April 20, 2011. She was born on August 3, 1925. Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert, and children, Beverly, Maureen, Nancy, Tim and Ann. She was preceded in death by her sons, Robert and Terrance, and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Ruth was very...

85, passed away on April 20, 2011. She was born on August 3, 1925. Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert, and children, Beverly, Maureen, Nancy, Tim and Ann. She was preceded in death by her sons, Robert and Terrance, and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Ruth was very...

passed away on April 19, 2011. Beatrice, 94 years old, was a beloved mother, grandmother, soon to be great grandmother, relative, and friend. She was born in Walters, Minnesota on April 4, 1917, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants who came to America in 1910. Beatrice graduated High school in Alden, Minnesota and married Wadiea Abraham in 1945. They lived in...

entered back into Heavenly Father’s care on April 15, 2011. He was born March 22, 1982. He was the youngest of six children. He was an outstanding athlete and he loved to coach and mentor young athletes. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to laugh with friends and family. He will be greatly missed. We all love...

Peter Gerardo passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Vito was born on October 13, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. The son of Peter and Nancy Gerardo. Vito grew up on the north side of Chicago where he attended Cameron Elementary School and Crane Tech High School where he played football. He also was a member of the Boy Scouts of...

20 of Paradise Valley, AZ passed away on April 9th. She is survived by her loving parents Kathleen Flanagan and Atwood Pound. Also survived by brother Bud, sister Lucy, stepsister Bobbie Jo and grandmother Betty Lou. A Visitation will be held on Monday, April 18th from 5:00-7:00pm at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road. Funeral Mass...

Went to be with the Lord on April 13th, just weeks before her 94th birthday. She had a full and wonderful life that began on April 28th, 1917 to parents Peter and Margaret McLennon. She grew up in a lively household of 5 brothers: Jack, Peter, Leo, Paul and Jerry and 2 sisters: Mary and Grace. Of her siblings, she...