Obituaries

Megan Lynne Sellerscame joyfully into the world on July 12, 1975 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. There she was received by her very first audience (and cheering squad) her mama and daddy. Megan continued throughout her life to spread joy and light wherever she was. She loved to laugh and to make people laugh.She welcomed each of her three siblings with...

Leslie MacNair GreeneA loving wife, mother, daughter, friend.Leslie MacNair Greene was born to Rebecca Wade and Fred W. MacNair on February 24, 1964 while the family was on assignment in Camillus, New York. The family was transferred back to Arizona in 1965 where Leslie attended Westwood Elementary, West Phoenix, and Washington High School. In her high school senior year, 1982,...

On August 5th, 2020, Alexander Nathaniel Vasquez-Soza received a higher calling of becoming the guardian angel to his beloved family. Alex is survived by his parents (Crissy and Jacob Soza), 2 brothers (Ezayah and Jakie), 5 sisters (Asiana, Natalya, Monique, Krislynn and Jasmine), 2 nieces (Lily and Iris), grandparents (Papa Chief, Grandma Lupe, Nani and Tati), along with many aunts,...

Mona Lanore Perry Sandorfpassed away on August 6, 2020, in Gilbert, Arizona.Mona was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 1931, to Verne Jerome Perry and Eva Norris. After high school, Mona attended University of Nevada Reno to earn her BS in elementary education. While in college, she met John Louis Sandorf. They married on June 10, 1953, in...

Joan Neila Johnson, of Tempe, Arizona passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 3, 2020. Her kindness, generosity and ability to make everyone feel welcome, will be missed by her family and friends. Her husband of 62 years, David Johnson, Sr fondly remembers the many years of love, travel and celebrations with friends and family.Joan was preceded in death...

Bruce Allan White, 73, passed away peacefully in his home on July 10, 2020 in Chandler, AZ. Bruce was born in Ashland, WI in 1946. His family moved to Phoenix when he was a child, where he lived for 66 years. He served in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969; receiving an honorable discharge. His interest in...

Karen Elizabeth Baldwin PoppKaren Elizabeth Baldwin PoppBorn 24 July 1962 in Concord, NHLeft her mortal core in the early morning of Sunday 26 July 2020 in Scottsdale, AZ.Mother, Sister, Artist, Musician, and a beautiful old soul often brilliant beyond our comprehension.Karen is survived by two Adult children who are actively pursuing life to its fullest. Her four siblings, a sister...

Harvey Bornemann Knudson Jr., 86, Sun Lakes Arizona, formally of Alexandria Virginia and Mayville North Dakota, died July 24, 2020.  He was born on April 13,1934 in Finley, North Dakota.  He was the first born of Judge Harvey Knudson, Sr. and Pearl Knudson.  In 1937 the family moved to Mayville.  After graduating from high school he joined the army and...

Frank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of 8 children on May 7, 1946.  He was received into heaven on July 20, 2020.  Growing up he helped out on the family farm, helped out at the family’s grocery store, and later on was a bartender at his family’s tavern.  He spent 20 years in the optical industry, owning his...

Ramon Lopez, of Chandler, Arizona peacefully passed away at the age of 83 on Monday July 27, 2020, surrounded by family.Ramon was born in Brownsville, Texas on March 19, 1937. He later moved to Chandler, Arizona with his mother and siblings.Ramon has always been a hard working man, he always had to keep busy. You could always find him in...

Gary Allen Snellwas born February 20, 1960, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as the third of four children of Ray and Beverly Snell. Gary unexpectedly passed into eternity while sleeping early Sunday, July 26, 2020. The sixty years of Gary’s life seem not enough to those that knew him. He was full of life, love, and purpose.Gary experienced the life-changing power...

Tomas “Boyet” Calicawas born on June 24, 1952 in Bauang La Union Philippines.  He was one of twelve (12) children born to Antonio and Filomena Calica (both of whom preceded him in death) and two half siblings.Tomas was a Devoted Husband to Marilyn, a Loving Father to three beautiful daughters, Pamela, Fatima, and Rheana and a Caring Grandfather to six...

Hollis Leroy Nelson, son of Albert and Lillian Nelson, father to Elena and Daniel Nelson and husband to Vasiliki Nelson, died on Friday the 17th of July 2020. Born in Balkan, Kentucky, Hollis was the ninth and last child of a coal miner and a homemaker. His father died suddenly when he was at the tender age of two and...

Herbert A. Gerardpassed away peacefully on July 18, 2020. He was born on August 17, 1932 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Herb served in The United States Navy and loved his country. Herb graduated with a degree in Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1956. He worked as an engineer and retired from Boeing in 1998. He was a loving husband,...

Rosalie Ann ElliottBorn July 12, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio. Passed July 19, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Rice, grandsons, Henry Elliot and Jamie Pomerleau, son-in-law and care-giver,  Dennis Pomerleau and brother, Joseph Andres.Rosie believed her way into Heaven was paved by those who went before her. Her parents, Clarence and Hazel Andres, and Henry...

It is with great sadness that I share the news of Don Moss who will be sadly missed. Our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be forever remembered in our hearts. Went to be with our Heavenly Father on July 16, 2020, in Chandler, Arizona, from heart failure.He was 64 years old, having lived the last 18...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Demetrios Nicholas Kretsedemas, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who peacefully reposed in the Lord on July 14, 2020 in Tempe, Arizona. He was 90 years old, having lived the last 17 years in Chandler, Arizona and being a dedicated parishioner of St. Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church.Demetrios...

Augusta Marie Ratliff. August 4, 1944-July13, 2020.  She was the 12th child of James Bernard and Agnes Helen McGovern in Hawesville, Ky.  She moved with her parents to Owensboro when she was 16.  She worked for GE, and would meet her husband, Tony Walter Ratliff at a Square Dance.  They married two months later on September 23, 1968.  They had...

Raymond Leroy YazzieOn the evening of July 7, 2020, Raymond Leroy Yazzie passed away at the age of 51.Leroy was born in 1968, in San Francisco, CA to Raymond and Carmen Yazzie. In 1982, Ray and Carmen relocated their family to Chandler AZ, which has been home to Leroy ever since. Leroy attended Chandler Jr High School and Chandler High...

Mary Magdalene Smithwas born April 22, 1942 to Mary Lee Angton and Oliver “Sunny” Woods in Crockett Texas. The family moved to Chandler, Arizona in the early 1950s. Mary was educated in the Chandler School System. She attended the old Ocotillo school before integration. Mary was a graduate of Chandler High School and was one of the first African Americans...