Obituaries

Francis William Farmer Jr. “Bill”, passed away on March 2, 2022 surrounded by his family.  He was born on November 11, 1945 to his parents Rosemary Farmer and Bill Farmer, in Phoenix, AZ.  He was a third generation Arizonan.  He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Suzanne Ferguson Farmer, two daughters Sara Farmer, Elizabeth Farmer Gardemann (Chad), grandchildren,...

Margaret Louise “Peggy” Scalise was born to Francis and Virginia Thurston on January 30, 1945, in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Camelback High School in Phoenix in 1962. She then continued her pursuit in education, graduating from Phoenix College in 1964 and from Arizona State University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre Arts (drama) in 1966.Peggy married Dan...

1955 ~ 2022David K. Pettycrew, age 66, passed away on January 24, 2022.  David left us far too soon. He had recently retired and was planning a fun life of travel and exploration after a fulfilling and highly successful career in the insurance industry. Many of his dreams of retirement were interrupted by the Covid pandemic, but during those trying...

Beth Clement was born on June 27, 1964 in Burbank California and passed away on February 2, 2022 in Phoenix Arizona. Beth is survived by her husband of 19 years Keith; her children Jason (Diane), Jonathan, and Breanna; her grandchildren Aaron, Oliver and Haley; her brothers Ric, Jeff, and Bob; and her sisters Diane, Nyla and Angie. Beth was preceded...

José Avitia Gutierrez nació el Marzo 30 1966, él murió un 27 de Febrero 2022. Perdió la batalla contra el cáncer linfático a la edad de 55 años.Nació y se crió en el estado de Chihuahua, México, al lado de sus padres y 7 hermanos.Hijo del sr, Alberto Avitia y Andrea Gutierrez, siendo el 3ro de 8 hermanos A él...

Librado Y. Renteria Jr., 87, passed away on February 25, 2022 at his home in Chandler, Arizona.  Librado was born on November 30, 1934, in Phoenix, Arizona. He had a successful career working for the City of Phoenix for 35 years before retiring to spend more time with his family. Spending time with his family was his favorite pastime. He...

John P. Diskin, age 73, passed away February 22, 2022 at the VA Medical Center of Phoenix with family by his side. He was born August 12, 1948 the youngest son of Joseph F. and Rose (Burns) Diskin of Scranton, Pennsylvania.Raised in the Minooka section of Scranton, Jack was educated in the Scranton School District and a graduate of Scranton...

Librado E. Rojo, 78 of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on February 20, 2022. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico to his parents Mauro and Laura Rojo.Librado is survived by his wife Maria Rojo and his kids. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.A Visitation will be held from 9:00 – 11:00 A.M., immediately followed by a...

Robert “Bob” Harley McKee, 90 years, passed away on February 23, 2022 in the Phoenix home he shared with his devoted wife of 44 years, Mary Ellen.Bob was born on October 26, 1931 in Hamilton, MO in the home behind the service station owned by his grandfather and run by his father.As an only child, he attended elementary and high...

Barbara G Winslow (85) was born January 25, 1937, in Boston Massachusetts and passed away suddenly on February 16, 2022, in Phoenix Arizona from lung disease. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Eleanor Winslow.Barbara grew up in exceptionally hard times and had a tough start very early in life. The definition of a true Bostonian is a...

Manuel Garcia Sr., age 84, had left his family in shock when he passed in peace on February 18, 2022. Manuel was born and raised in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. Where he was surrounded by his large family of brothers and sisters, three of those siblings, Juana, Ramona, and Beto, still reside. Over the years, Manuel grew his own...

Norma Lee Adams went to be with the Lord on February 10, 2022, after a rich life of 90 years.  She was born June 21st, 1931, to Norman & Leora Fraser in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended North High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked for Arizona Highways Magazine, Air Research, and Lama, Maio, & Co. In approx. 1972, she went...

Lori Mendez-Ahlers was born in Tucson on February 7, 1939 to Rosa and Alfredo Mendez. Her passing was in Phoenix on February 3, 2022 unexpected and devastating to her surviving 5 children, Lori/Kurt, Lisa/Tom, Charlene/Ken, Chris/ Deanna, Teresa/Joe; 11 grandchildren, Michael, Nikki/Justin, Leigh Anne, Chris/Joanna, John/Nicole, Amber/Emmanuel, Charmaine/Keif, Matthew/Ashley, Seth, Mason/Layla, Phillip/Nicole; 6 great-grandchildren-Mia, Brody, Liliana, Kruz, Donovan and Kortez;...

Marlene Therese Andrade, 83, of Phoenix, lost her battle with cancer Sunday February 20, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Marlene was born on October 3, 1938 to the late Frank Ramona and Gertrude Lane in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Villa Angela High School and graduated in 1956. Marlene met and married George P. Andrade of Phoenix, in 1959, where they spent...

A lovely lady of grace, devoted wife and mother, passed away on February 19, 2022.Lillian Mary Radigan, was born in Hammond Indiana on January 14, 1920 and moved to the valley in 1971. She graduated from Catholic Central High School, now known as Bishop Noll Institute. Her family was always her number one priority. Lillian was an assistant bookkeeper and...

Malcolm Joseph Gowen Jr., a caring husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, was surrounded by family as he went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2022. He was born to Malcolm Joseph Gowen Sr. and Mary Weems Gowen on November 3, 1936.He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Tila; son, Ron Gowen and his wife, Celeste;...

Kelly Nichols, 59, of Phoenix, AZ earned her wings on February 13, 2022 after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Burlingame, California on March 24, 1962.Kelly is preceded in Death by her parents; Nicholas and Patricia Troisi and her sister Danielle Thumma. She is survived by her twin brother Tony (Jeana) Prymak, brother Darrell (Martie) Troisi...

Roger Eckstein, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on January 17, 2022 after a rich life of 91 years. Roger was born to Frank “Earl” and Regina (Hoefer) Eckstein on November 11, 1930 in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the youngest of three, having two sisters, Mary (Hantelman) and Ruth (Kane/Meyers). As a boy, he swam and canoed, went on adventures with...

William A. Roberts, 92, passed away On February 16, 2022, at the Gardens of Scottsdale Memory Care Facility in Arizona. Born in Racine, Wisconsin on December 18, 1929, son of the late Alfonse and Genevieve (Van Bree) Roberts. He married Mary Louise Eaton at St. Charles Church in Burlington, Wisconsin on November 19, 1955 where they began their lives together....

Thomas “Tom” Frank Sawyer, 83, died at 1:07 AM on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center, Scottsdale, AZ.Tom was born on July 5, 1938 in Murphysboro, Illinois to parents Marion Francis (Pete) Sawyer and Margaret Brammeier.Industrious from the start, Tom made a lifelong habit of picking up odd jobs where he could pick up...