Obituaries
Xavier Campas
Jan 12, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Xavier Campas. A loving and devoted father who left us on January 12, 2025 at the young age of 24. He will be deeply missed by his three children and family.
Xavier was known for his infectious smile and unwavering love for his children. Despite the fact that he had a tough childhood,...
Edward Joseph Farrow
Jan 10, 2025
Edward was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and passed peacefully at Chandler Memorial Hospital in Chandler, Arizona. He is survived by his three sons, Christopher, Eric, and Scott; his grandson Logan; his sisters Evelyn, Theresa, Helen, Joan and Tina; his brothers Steve, Charlie, Sam, and Rob; and countless nieces, nephews and their own children. Edward was preceded in...
Marvin Lee Tahmahkera
Jan 7, 2025
Marvin Lee “Key Wolf” Tahmahkera was born September 10, 1933 in Lawton Oklahoma. He was called home January 7, 2025 in Chandler Arizona, peacefully surrounded by family and some new friends.
Marvin is survived by his son, Marvin Tahmahkera Jr, daughters Susan Tahmahkera and Jewel Rhodes, brother Garrison Tahmahkera and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Marvin was raised in Walters, Oklahoma...
David Newton Neal
Jan 6, 2025
David Neal (90) of Tempe, Arizona passed away at home on January 6, 2025, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Christine and 4 of their children Terry (Luellen), Stuart (Michele), Kirk, Jeff (Evie); 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren his older sister Nelda, his brother Tommy and his younger sisters Dorothy, Juanita and Alice. He is...
Katherine D Kretsedemas
Jan 5, 2025
On the eve of Theophany—January 5th, 2025—our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Katherine D. Kretsedemas, reposed in the Lord. She was 93 years old and reposed peacefully surrounded by family. Katherine was preceded in death by her husband, Demetrios N. Kretsedemas, in 2020. In life, they were blessed with 61 years of marriage, 4 children, 7 grandchildren, and...
Theola Crawford
Jan 3, 2025
On January 3, 2025, Theola Crawford, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully. She was 99 years old, just 40 days from her 100th birthday.
Theola was born February 12, 1925, in Hubbard, Arizona to Wilford and Mary Ann Peterson. She grew up on a farm in nearby Glenbar with 9 siblings. She loved life on the farm and...
Sheila Karen Fisher
Jan 1, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Sheila Karen (Johnston) Fisher, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, peacefully passed away in her home located in Tempe, Maricopa County Arizona on January 1, 2025, at the age of 83.
Sheila Karen (Johnston) Fisher was born on December 2, 1941, in Hettinger, Adams County North Dakota. Her parents were...
Evelyn Lucile Lewis
Dec 30, 2024
Evelyn Lucile Rolf Lewis was born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 25, 1923, the third child of James Rolf and Edith Yoho Rolf. She was raised in Laverne, Oklahoma, in the heart of the dust bowl, with her six siblings. She endured a spartan life through her early years, which included the Great Depression. As a child she attended a...
Beverly Doris Masner
Dec 28, 2024
Our hearts are filled with both sadness and gratitude as we say goodbye to our beloved Beverly Doris Masner, who peacefully left this world on December 28, 2024. Beverly was not just a wife, mother, friend, aunt, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother – she was the heart of the family, our biggest supporter, and the woman who could make anyone feel...
Joe F Wright
Dec 27, 2024
Joe F. Wright was born 25 March 1933 to Enid Mae Webster and Warren R. Wright in Charleston, Wasatch County, Utah. They lived in Salt Lake for a short time then moved back to Charleston. He was followed by Merlene, Bee, Rex, and the twins Bob and Betty. The family moved to Provo when he was eleven.
He met his sweetheart,...
Brent Alan Farnsworth
Dec 26, 2024
Brent Alan Farnsworth, age 70, of Chandler, AZ, passed away on December 26th, 2024, after bravely battling complications following open heart surgery. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend whose selflessness, humor, generosity, and unwavering integrity left a lasting mark on everyone who knew him.
Born on December 31st, 1953, in Brigham City, UT, to Joe and Colleen Farnsworth,...
Mary Ann Arellano
Dec 24, 2024
Mary Ann Arellano, 74, of Houston TX, daughter of Alfonso Zuniga and Alexandra Banda has passed on December 24, 2024 at home peacefully with family and friends who loved her dearly. Though Mary spent most of her life in Coolidge, AZ with her surviving spouse Juan Arellano. Mary was a homemaker for most of her life, she loved to cook,...
Diana Louise Anderson
Dec 24, 2024
Diana Louise Anderson passed away in Chandler, Arizona on December 24th, 2024, at Chandler Regional Hospital comforted by her family. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, William Anderson, their two children, Matthew Anderson, and Stephanie Anderson, and their three grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Linda Seeley. Diana was preceded in death by her...
Howard Earnest Ward
Dec 21, 2024
Howard Earnest Ward, passed away on December 21, 2024, he is survived by his 3 children, 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Howard was Born August 20, 1931, to Reginald (Rex) Ward and Emma Lash Ward, in Jamestown, New York. His family later moved to Olean, New York in 1935. He went to Olean schools and Graduated in 1951.
He served in the...
George and Sheila Greenberg
Dec 21, 2024
George Greenberg July 5, 1944 - December 21, 2024
Sheila Greenberg July 13, 1948 - December 27, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sheila Greenberg (née Shershow) and George Greenberg, whose lives were a testament to love, family, and shared joy. Married for 55 beautiful years, they departed this world together, leaving behind a legacy of...
James William Watzke
Dec 17, 2024
James William Watzke, 69, of Queen Creek, Arizona, formerly of Scottsdale, passed away on December 17, 2024, surrounded by the love of his life, his sons, and his daughters-in-law. He was welcomed with open arms by his father, William (Bill) Watzke, and mother, Sarah (Jane) Watzke.He is survived by his beloved wife, Kathleen (Kathy) Watzke; his sons, Jacob William Watzke...
Dixie Lee Neely Franklin
Dec 16, 2024
Surrounded by family, Dixie, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Phoenix, AZ on December 16, 2024.
Dixie was born August 27, 1935 in Kerrville, TX to Red and Ethel Neely. She grew up in Kerrville, Norwalk, CA, and Chandler, AZ, graduating from Chandler High School in 1953. Dixie attended Grand Canyon College, where she met and married the love...
Pete A Hernandez
Dec 12, 2024
Pete A. Hernandez, 76, of Chandler, Arizona passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 12, 2024. He was born in Mesa, Arizona, on May 5, 1948, to Pete and Mary (Acuna) Hernandez.
An Arizona native, Pete was a three sport standout athlete at Chandler High playing Football, Basketball and Baseball. In 1969 after attending Phoenix College on an athletic...
Evelyn Joan Sinclair
Dec 7, 2024
On December 7, 2024, Joan Sinclair of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 years.
Joan was born on April 23, 1932, in Springfield, Illinois, to Mary Barbara and Joseph Henry Kriener. She moved to Arizona in 1958 and to Sun Lakes in 1988.
Joan was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 53 years...
Wayne Chris Peterson
Dec 7, 2024
Wayne Chris Peterson, age 74, died at home on December 7th, 2024, in Phoenix, AZ.
Wayne Chris Peterson was born November 28th, 1950, to Orrin Peterson and Genevieve (Maier) Peterson in Moorhead, MN. He lived with his family on a farm outside of Rothsay, MN where he attended a one room schoolhouse with his brother and sister. They walked about 1...
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