Obituaries

In Loving MemoryJulie A. Buchella Van DranOctober 17, 1960 – January 17, 2021Julie was born in Tucson, Arizona to Frank H. Buchella, Jr. and Harlene Matthews.  She spent the majority of her youth in Tucson and also spent some time in Florence, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, and Silver City, NM.  Julie graduated high school in Tucson, AZ, and then returned...

It is with great sadness that Anthony Bernal Cano passed away at 17 yrs old on Jan 23, 2021. Many family members called him “Peanut”, he was a joyful, fun-loving, silly, athletic, clown that made everyone laugh with him. He was the light and life of the party with many dance moves that would appear out of nowhere with the...

In Loving MemoryA beloved husband, loving father, and devoted grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather, firstborn son to the family’s patriarch, the late Manuel Munguia Sr. and Porfirdia Valenzuela Munguia and third of twelve children, Manuel Valenzuela Munguia, 79 years old passed away in January, 2021.Manuel was born in Taft, Texas in 1941.  In 1956, Manuel met Elsa Guebara...

Darrel Don Tarwater, 60 of Chandler, Arizona died peacefully, surrounded by family at his home after a long battle with cancer on January 19, 2021.Darrel was born on January 8, 1961, in Orlando, Florida to Robert Burl and J. Danell (Cloud) Tarwater.He graduated from Chandler High School and worked for the family’s Tarwater Dairy until it was sold in the...

Manuelita (“Baby”) Christina Valenzuela, age 77, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. Manuelita was born in Chandler, Arizona on September 28, 1943, to Frances and Jose Valdez. She had seven siblings in total and is survived by her sisters Olga Valdez, Sylvia Stoll, and brothers Joseph Valdez Jr. and Daniel Valdez. In 1961, Manuelita graduated from Seton Catholic High...

Patricia Jean Brown MacDonaldpassed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2021, after a brief illness unrelated to Covid-19.Tricia was the youngest of 3 daughters to Walter and Elaine Brown born on January 20, 1947, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Tricia married her best friend Doug MacDonald on December 21, 1966, in Paradise Valley, Arizona. They had two children together, Christa MacDonald and...

Allen Mitchell Taylorof Camp Verde, AZ   passed away January 20, 2021, of complications of Covid-19.  Allen was born in Clemenceau, AZ May 22, 1935, to Harness and Esta Taylor and was raised in Chandler, AZ.  Disabled as a child with a brain tumor and surgery, he suffered from grand mal seizures for much of his life.As an adult, he resided...

Angelita “Voodie” Garcia Gonzalesage 73, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2021, after a long battle with COVID-19. She was born on September 11, 1947, in Casa Grande, Arizona to Jose and Victoria Garcia. She eloped and married Epifanio Salcido Gonzales in October of 1966. Angelita is preceded in death by her husband “Chano.”Angelita loved all people and was the...

It is with overwhelming sadness that we say goodbye to Harvie Jared Bonner, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend. Jared entered this world on November 25, 1971, in Bethany, Oklahoma, and left us on January 3, 2021, in Chandler, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother Mary, 2 younger brothers, and cherished dog Joe-Joe. He is survived...

Gary Joseph Contreras, 62 of Chandler, AZ, was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. On Jan 17, 2021, he passed away due to complications of Covid. Gary was proceeded in death by his mother Julia Schwegman. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Mary (Bielmaier) Contreras, his son, Callan Contreras and fiancé Jennifer Oman, his sister...

Paul C. Curtinage 75, of Gilbert AZ, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18th, 2021.  He was born on January 3, 1946, in Medford, MA to Clement J. Curtin and Margaret Mary Trevor Curtin.He served in the United States Air Force.  He was a Boston Metropolitan Police Officer and Massachusetts State Police Trooper.  He graduated from...

Victor Savalla Parra92 died peacefully on Jan 10, 2021. Born in Duncan, Az to Pilar Parra & Josefa Savalla. He was the eldest of 12 siblings. He married his long-distance sweetheart Eufemia Domingues Aguilar on Jan 13, 1950. (They would have been married 70 years 1-13-21) they were dedicated to each other & raised a loving family. He is survived...

Joseph H. Montgomery, 54, of Chandler, Arizona, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Tempe, Arizona, on Jan. 14, 2021.Joe was born in Monmouth, Illinois, on Dec. 2, 1966, the youngest of six siblings to Charles and Doris (Mettler) Montgomery. He attended Monmouth schools and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1985, then earned an associate degree from Carl Sandburg...

Bossio, Donald Joseph(April 15, 1936 – January 10, 2021)The dearly loved patriarch of our family left us too soon, passing away recently at his home under the love and care of his dear wife of 61 years, Sheila Yarroll Bossio. Don fought bravely against several illnesses recently, the most recent involved a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.The grandson of Joseph and...

It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas Noel Mulhern announces his passing on Saturday, January 16th, 2021 at the age of 58 after courageously battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Tom was born December 25th, 1962 in Phoenix and graduated from West High School. Tom worked at Alcoa for over 30 years in the Chandler area. He is...

Dewight Christopher (DC, D-STYLE) Thomas, 41 passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, December 31, 2020.Dewight was born on August 23, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan the son of Marilyn (Gibson) Rivers and Melvin Brown.Dewight was very pleasant, easy going. He was a person who put everyone before himself. He always made everyone who came in contact with him feel...

Josefa Alicia Juradowas born on October 31, 1960, to Manuel & Elsa Munguia in Terry County, Texas. On June 2, 1978, Josefa married the love of her life, Juan Jurado. Josefa and Juan were happily married for 42-years and had 4-children together, Raimy, Jose, Tony, and L.J, along with 2 step-children. Over their 42-years of marriage, Josefa and Juan had...

Mary Kathryn Posey WynetteNewport – Mary 65 years of age daughter of Knox Anthony and Charlene Riley Posey born in Newport Arkansas November 8th, 1955 move to Chandler, AZ at the age of 3 remained a Chandler resident up until her passing on January 13th, 2021 Mary joined her husband Rodger k in Heaven Mary has one brother Knox Anthony...

Mark Joseph Stoll, Sr., age 81, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Mark was born in Manilla, Iowa, on August 19, 1939, to Elizabeth (Ellen) Schulte and Joseph L. Stoll. In 1958, Mark graduated from Seton High School in Chandler, AZ, and went on to start his life’s work in the masonry construction business. Mark married Sylvia Valdez on...

Reinhold Melvin Hanson (Mel Hanson)Mel Hanson passed away due to heart failure on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Sun Lakes, Arizona. He was born on January 15, 1930 in Boone, Iowa, the son of Reinhold Magnus Hanson and Stella Hanson (Meyer).After graduation from Boone High School in 1948, he attended Boone Junior College and AIB in Des Moines. Upon college...