Obituaries

Leona Theresa Hawking, 90, passed away on January 7, 2020 at her home in Phoenix.Leona (Gaspar) Hawking was born July 22, 1929 to Joseph Lambert Gaspar and Anna Elizabeth Wieseler in Howell Township, South Dakota. The youngest of ten children, she was baptized July 28, 1929 at St. Liborius Catholic Church, in Polo, South Dakota. Leona attended school in Polo...

Suzanne Marie Fessler passed away on January 6th. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. Preceded in death by her parents Richard and Frieda (Hilsher) Lasinski and nephew Paul Johnson. She is survived by husband John and siblings Richard (Cinda) Lasinski, Barbara Lasinski, Carol (Gregg) Johnson, three nephews and two nieces. After graduation from ASU, she became a teacher,...

Anne Turner Henry, loving mother, teacher, fierce competitor, lively wit, and enduring inspiration, was born January 6, 1918, in San Francisco, California, and died December 26, just short of her 102nd birthday. She had been a resident of Vi at Grayhawk in Scottsdale since 2001, and had lived in Arizona since 1960. She is survived by her three children—Constance Walley...

Tony Di’Andrea, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on January 4, 2020. He is survived by his mother, brother and 1 aunt. No services are planned.

Jacky Blake never missed a practice, a game, or left a customer without power. He was born in Pitcher, Oklahoma on September 27th, 1935. When he was just six months old, Jack moved to Phoenix with his older brother Russell and parents Charles and Juanita Blake.After losing his father in a mining accident when he was just six years old,...

Downey, Aubrey Richard 98 yrs. 1921-2019Aubrey Richard Downey was born in Morvin, AL to Vance and Lillie Downey on Nov. 2,1921.Aubrey passed peacefully just before sunrise, on Dec.12, 2019 in Scottsdale, AZ.Aubrey Richard Downey served his country in the United States Army, from 1942-1945. Aubrey enlisted in the Army in 1942 and was inducted at Ft. McClellen, AL. The Pacific...

Frank Charles Kostyun was born on 06-28-1946 in Endicott, NY to Frank and Leda Kostyun. He married Sharon Maurin on April 4th of 1972 and they raised their three children, Frank, Mary, and Peter.Frank graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in mechanical engineering and went on to work for APS until retirement. After retirement, Frank found a great...

Robert Wayne Tungland II was born in Des Moines, Iowa on August 28, 1949 to Robert Tungland, president of Meredith Burda Publishing U.S. division and Pauline Virginia Tungland, a homemaker; and passed away on December 20, 2019.Robert graduated from Des Moines High School in 1965 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve while attending University of Iowa. After graduation with...

Michael “Mike” Dennis Phelan passed away December 6, 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 72 years of age.Mike was a native of Troy, New York and the son of Dr. William and Mrs. Margaret Phelan. The youngest of 6 boys, Mike attended LaSalle Institute and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University where he was a...

Stanley Charles Watkins passed away at his home in Gilbert, AZ on the morning of Saturday, December 21, 2019. He was 82 years old. Stanley was born in Wichita, KS in 1937 but moved to Phoenix in 1960 to join the City of Phoenix Police Department. He spent nearly 40 years in law enforcement in Arizona serving as a patrolman,...

Lukas, Thomas William, 70, of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed suddenly after a brief illness on December 15, 2019.Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edward B. Lukas and Rita J. Lukas on October 24, 1949. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at John Carroll University in 1971; and his Juris Doctor at Northern Illinois University in 1981. Tom married Deborah (nee...

Petros Christos Economopoulos 85, of North Falmouth, MA died on December 16, 2019 in Arizona where he was residing.Petros was born in Athens, Greece on October 1, 1934 to Christos Petros Economopoulos and Iakovina (Digenis) Economopoulos. Petros’ father moved his family during the German Occupation of Greece in WW2 to his village of Aristomenis in the Peloponnese in order to...

John Louis Mulligan was born August 3, 1938 in Langdon, North Dakota, and passed away in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 81 on December 14, 2019 after a courageous battle with melanoma.John was born to Dr. Victor and Alice Mulligan, and was one of ten siblings. His father was the top doctor of the area, and delivered hundreds, if...

Elda Mae Sandoval Gallegos, daughter of Jose Jesus Sandoval and Aurora Peralta, was born in Concho, Apache County, Arizona, on September 19, 1924.Aurora’s parents were Jose Jesus Peralta, son of successful sheep rancher Manuel Peralta, and Grizelda Perez, daughter of renowned Civil War veteran and politician Don Tomas Perez.Tomas Perez’s wife was Lina Candelaria, daughter of famous sheep rancher Manuel...

PHOENIX – – Alice M. Ambrose of Phoenix, Arizona lost her hard-fought, thirty-month battle to ovarian cancer on December 14th, three days shy of her 69th birthday. She passed away peacefully at home while in Hospice care and surrounded by loving family and friends.Born in Pasadena, California in 1950 to Robert D. Aylsworth and Jeanne (Kelly) Aylsworth, Alice was the...

Belen G. Lopez, 84, passed away on Dec. 14, 2019. She was born in Chamberino, NM June 26, 1935 to Felipe and Juanita Gutierrez. Belen was preceded in death by brothers Reymundo, Reuben and Jimmy, sisters Gloria and Estella and son James Lopez.She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Eddie Lopez, Son Michael Lopez (Monica), Daughter Belinda (Rick)...

Carmine “Mickey” Salvatore was born in Bronx, New York in 1926, to John and Marie (Tuccilo) Salvatore. Mickey lived his life in New York, California, and Arizona. He had a lifelong love of music, which began as a teen in Hollywood, California and continued for decades. Mickey served in the Army in World War II and received many medals, including...

Italo A. (Bart) DeBartoli of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away after a short illness on Sunday December 15, 2019 at the age of 96. Bart was born on April 17, 1923 in New York City, to Francesco A. DeBartoli and Carmela Magliano DeBartoli. He was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and in Brooklyn, NY.During the 1930’s and 40’s...

Beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Adelfa Ordonez Arellano passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019 after a lengthy illness.‘Del’ was born in Ballinger, TX on March 18, 1949 and moved to Phoenix as a young girl with the large Arellano family. She attended Ann Ott Elementary School, Phoenix Union High School. She graduated with a B.S. from ASU’s...

Mickey Folz was born in 1936 in Evansville, Indiana. His family moved to Phoenix in 1941. He attended St. Francis Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1955. He was a longtime physical education teacher and sports coach for the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix grade schools St. Francis, St. Louis the King, and St. Gregory’s.Mickey is survived...