Obituaries

Garcia, Anthony Abril Burnette43 of Chandler passed away on December 7, 2010. Anthony was quite an athlete in his day and shared his love for sports as he got older. He donated his time to chandler PONY baseball coaching kids for many years there. He too was the proud coach of the Chandler White Sox Club Baseball team. He touched...

22 years of age, born August 11, 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri. Lisa was tragically taken from us on December 5, 2010 and survived by her loving parents, Gary and Mary O’Briant of Rye, Colorado and a large extended family of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Lisa attended John Newman middle school in Pueblo, Colorado. While there, Lisa brought daily sunshine...

83, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on December 4, 2010 at Gardner Home Hospice of the Valley following a long illness. He was surrounded by family. Born on March 28, 1928, the son of George and Laura (Willoughby) Field, he was a lifelong resident of Phoenix, Arizona. Gene attended St Mary’s High School in Phoenix and graduated in 1947. He...

was born April 1, 1983 and passed on from this life December 3, 2010. Easily described as strong-willed and determined, at Nicole’s core was a nurturing and loving heart. No matter the situation or relationship at hand, Nicole consistently put aside differences to be a true source of support to her friends and family in need. Nicole leaves behind her...

John A. (Jack) Wilson, Jr., born January 7, 1940 in Chicago, IL, passed away December 5, 2010 in Scottsdale with his children by his side following a long and courageous battle with colorectal cancer. Jack will forever be a Chicagoan; he moved to Phoenix in 1990. He is preceded in death by his dear parents John and Mary Helen (Etchison)...

McCarthy, Ruth SullivanPassed away peacefully in the arms of her daughter on December 2. Born in Canandaigua, NY, Ruth was the daughter of Mary and Mark Sullivan. Ruth and her late husband, Donald L. McCarthy, were married 57 years. They retired to Phoenix in 1982. Ruth and Donald enjoyed many years of Arizona sunshine and wonderful times with their grandchildren...

91, passed away Sunday December 5, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.Pauline was born on November 23, 1919 in Independence MO.to William W. Wilson I and Naomi Paxton Wilson. Pauline graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence MO. in 1937 as a member of the National Honor Society. She continued her education at Gregg College of Commerce in Kansas City, MO....

A long-time Scottsdale resident and Arizona native, Alta passed away Tuesday, December 7th at the age of 97. She was born in Tempe/Kyrene Arizona on September 26, 1913 to Walter R. Redden and his wife Florence (Davis). The Redden family is one of the original pioneer families who helped to establish the Kyrene/Tempe area. Orphaned at the age of 15,...

Dela Rosa, Isabel Z.Born May 25, 1933, Sonora, Mexico. Isabel was one of four children. Sister, Flora Alicia is living and she had one brother and one sister both deceased. Arnold and Isabel met in Nogales and began their loving journey of 35 years of marriage together. Her love of travel took her and Arnold to many beautiful and memorable...

Passed away peacefully December 5th, 2010 at Hospice of the Valley with her family by her side. She was a very special person in so many ways. Her presence filled a room with love, laughter and her unending smile. She was born in Dallas, TX in 1926 to Robert and Eva Bechtold. Her father worked for the telephone company and...

D’Arcangelo, James AdrianAge 80, passed away on December 2, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 22, 1930. James, “Jimmy”, moved to Phoenix in 1944 due to chronic health issues. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1948, and then enrolled at Phoenix College where he held the single season batting average record at over 500 until...

88 of Scottsdale, AZ died December 9, 2010. Born December 5, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. Survived by her son James Solesky, daughter Cathy Szabo, 2 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews. Visitation will be held Monday, from 5:00-8:00pm, December 13 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. Funeral Mass will...

December 7th, 2010 marked the loss of Mrs. Margaret Walden; she passed in her home, surrounded by the love and presence of her family. Margaret is survived by her four loving children: Edith and husband Bill Cromer, Charles Jr. and wife Deborah Walden, Sarah and husband Marty Hildebrandt, Martha and husband Rick Merwin as well as nine grand children and...

Betty Lou Campbell, November 18, 1927—November 23, 2010The transition from life to death is difficult for the one who is dying as much as it is for those who are left behind. Knowing ahead of time when that time has come is a grace that can allow the one who is dying to be at peace and can also afford...

Mrs. Ruth Irene Bartlo, 97, passed away on November 27, 2010. Ruth was born on November 8th, 1913 in Lebanon, OR. She traveled with her parents from Oregon to Kansas, then to California before moving to Phoenix in 1926. She married Alva Long in 1930 and they had two sons. She later married Walt Bartlo and moved to Payson, AZ....

Margueritte peacefully passed away at age 97 on November 24, 2010. She was born on September 8, 1913 in El Centro, CA to Pierre and Maude Audureau, and grew up in LaVerne, CA. Independent and an avid learner, she got her teaching degree from State Teachers College in Santa Barbara, CA in 1935. She then taught school for many years...

83, beloved husband, father and grandfather. A member of St. Gregory Catholic Church, usher at St. Gregory, member of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Gregory Conference, American Legion Post #1, American Society of Civil Engineers and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Dixie, son Michael, daughter Denise, daughters-in-law Patty and Susie, granddaughters Emily and Olivia. Visitation...

92 of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on October 25, 2010. Ellie was born on January 20, 1919, in Wayne, Nebraska and was raised in Iowa, along with her sister and four brothers by their parents Al and Mary Lantaff. Ellie attended business college and worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, DC for several years. She married the...

Veteran and beloved husband of Anita Garcia passed away on November 16th, 2010 at the age of 81 after a brief struggle with liver cancer. Gilberto was born in Mesa, AZ on April 11th, 1929 and spent his early years in Superior, AZ. He moved to Phoenix in 1937 and graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1948 where he...

Alice died November 19, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. She was born January 17, 1917 at Good Thunder, Minnesota to William B. and Mary Ann (Mountain) Weir. Her husband, Mitchell Turner, preceded her in death. She was one of ten children, eight of whom preceded her in death – John Francis, Cletis, Harold, Ann Mead, Rose Stewart, Father Sherlock Weir, Clem...