Obituaries

George T. Moore was born August 31, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. He died in Scottsdale on May 19, 2023. He received training to be an officer in the Navy at Cornell University. After serving honorably in the Navy during WWII, he received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan where his stellar academic record brought...

Aurelia “Rae” Guthrie age 101 passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Rae was a dental hygienist before being married on May 10, 1947 to the love of her life James “Andy”. She was a devout catholic whose faith filled her heart providing the love and joy she radiated upon her family and everyone she met. Rae was a...

“Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.”Birth: September 3, 1938Profession: September 8, 1960Ordination: June 9, 1967Death: May 18, 2023Father Joseph Gabriel Wambach was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on September 3, 1938. He was the only child of William and Cecilia (Nueffer) Wambach. The family made their home in Phoenix, Arizona,...

Michael “Mickey” Patrick Mahoney, age 42, passed peacefully on May 13, 2023. He was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.In his youth, Mickey was a member of the Arizona Puma Track Team and went all the way to the Junior Olympics, in Lincoln, Nebraska where he competed in a triathlon. At age fourteen, he had the first of two successful...

Thomas David Lawless, 67, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully at his home on May 12, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.Born in San Diego, California to his late parents, David Thomas Lawless, a Scottsdale orthodontist, and Mary Ellen Lawless, his family moved to Scottsdale in 1959 from the Midwest when Dr. Lawless opened his practice, and Tom was...

Jack Stevens Mandala passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2023, in Ft. Worth, TX. He is survived by his parents, Amy Moore Mandala, of Tucson, and Charlie Mandala, of Dallas; his brother, Michael; his grandmothers, Sarabeth Moore of Paradise Valley, AZ, and Joan Mandala of La Quinta, CA; aunts and uncles, Steve and Sheryl Mandala, Carrie Mandala, John and DeeDee...

Amalia Judiscak loved life, and everyone loved Mali. She touched people’s lives wherever she went and whatever she did. It sounds cliche, but she was a shooting star – brilliantly lighting her path in an all too short life. She was taken from us far too soon in our understanding, but at the perfect time in God’s loving plan. We...

Donald “Keith” Cox of Prescott Valley, Arizona died Saturday, May 13th just shy of his 96th birthday. He was a loving husband, devoted father, doting grandfather and great-grandfather to a whole clan of Coxes. He also was a dedicated Middle School Teacher beginning his long career in education at Mitchell School in Tempe and retiring from Gililland Middle School in...

Margaret Mary Frushon, 85, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on May 11, 2023.  She was born on February 21, 1938 to John and Eleanor Mazzanti in Plains, PA. Margaret married her beloved husband of 61 years Anthony “Tony” Frushon. Together they had two children Dawn Marie (Robert) Roeder and Anthony Jr.They moved to Phoenix...

Barbara Jane Ruguone has now joined the love of her life, her husband Joe, in heaven. Barb passed away peacefully on May 8, 2023 with her devoted and caring daughters Sandy Evans (Larry) and Debbie Cohen (Fred) by her side. Her beloved son Steve preceded her in death.Barb’s roots go back to Chicago where she was born on November 16,...

Sandra Marie Stanley, age 87 of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on May 9, 2023. Beloved wife of the late David Stanley and loving mother of her surviving four sons: Rick (Ellen) Greenville, SC; Mike (Linda) Phoenix, AZ; Greg (Rachiel) Escondido, CA; Scott (Kerry) Glendale, AZ., 10 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. Sisters Lynda Miller and Patricia Hall Pasco (Stephen). She...

David Daniel Hafner was born in Phoenix, AZ, on December 10, 1951, to his loving parents Carmen and Dan Hafner. After a life filled with a story for every adventure, he succumbed to his battle with kidney disease and passed away on March 23, 2023 at 71 years old.David was raised in the Phoenix West Valley. He attended St. Gregory’s...

Diann Marie Draeger passed away peacefully into God’s loving arms surrounded by her family in her home on May 1, 2023. Diann was born on July 6, 1944, in Buffalo, New York to Arthur and Rita Beattie. She is survived by her daughters Colleen (Craig), Laura (John), sister Arleen Schaffner and grandchildren Mark (Cassidy), John, Trey, Kendra, and Damon.Diann spent...

Our precious loved one, Margie Shirley Nelson, was born on February 24, 1951, in Winslow, AZ. She was born into the Díbélzhíní (Black Sheep) clan and born for Táchii’nii (Red Running into the Water) people clan. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy and Maggie Moore, and brothers Marvin Moore and Orlando Moore. Margie was the third oldest...

Jackie Arlene Dulin, 75, the eldest of three siblings, was born in Chicago, IL on August 1, 1947. She passed in her home in Glendale, AZ on April 28, 2023.After moving with her family to Phoenix, AZ as a young girl, she embraced the desert. After graduating from Phoenix Union High School in 1965 she began her accounting career with...

Deborah Lynn Cusimano, age 64, beloved wife, mother, nana, sister and friend will be forever in our hearts.Debbie was born on September 21, 1958 in England and lived in Spain, Oklahoma and Arizona. She passed away peacefully on April 28, 2023 after a 4+ years battling cervical cancer. She was a true warrior and angel.She married the love of her...

Fritz Schmidbauer passed away peacefully (age 98), surrounded by his family, on April 28, 2023. Fritz was born in Porndorf, Germany in 1925 and emigrated to the USA with his mother and siblings when he was 6 months old. He spent his childhood in New Haven, Connecticut. He joined the Navy at 17 and saw combat in the Pacific Theater...

Paula Wentworth Dailey, 56, died unexpectedly on March 29, 2023, at her home in Beaufort, North Carolina. Paula was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and then attended and graduated from the University of Colorado.She then met and married the love of her life, Mike Daily, in Denver, where Mike worked as a computer programmer for the federal government and...

Judge William Moroney, 95 years of age, passed away peacefully in his home on April 14, 2023, immediately joining Shirley, his beloved wife of 71 years, in heaven. Bill was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Francille and Col. William J. Moroney and had a sister Molly. His family relocated often due to his father’s service in the Army, and they...

On April 17, 2023, Dr. Ram R. Krishna passed away peacefully at the age of 77, after having lived an extraordinary life of service. Dr. Krishna earned his medical degree in India and completed his residency in general surgery and orthopedics at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident of Orthopedics.Dr. Krishna went on to...