Obituaries
Albert Tapia Rodriguez
Sep 5, 2025
Albert Tapia Rodriguez was called home to his Savior, our Lord, on Friday, September 5, 2025. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gus and Esther; his son, Albert Jr.; his brothers, Gus Jr., Robert, and David; and his sisters, Sadie and Celia. He is survived by his loving...
Bertha Martinez Mazon
Sep 1, 2025
Bertha Martinez Mazón, of Chandler, AZ, passed away on September 1, 2025, at the age of 100. She was preceded in death by husband Frank, son Frankie, parents Fermín and Frances, brothers Rudy and Salvador Martinez, and sisters Mary Helen Tovar and Jessie Montaño. She is survived by daughters Linda Mazón Gutierrez (Jaime) and Sonja Mazón Rubalcava (Andrew); son Mark...
Barbara Lou Engelhardt
Sep 1, 2025
Barbara was born on Feb 20, 1944 at Great Lakes Naval Base, Illinois. Her father was James P Marcacci, a Marine Staff Sergent and her mother was Margaret (Peg) H Marcacci (NEE Lloyd). She grew up in Dwight, Illinois where she made friends early in life and still had them when she died. She was preceded in death by her...
Harold William Sciotto
Sep 1, 2025
Harold William Sciotto, affectionately known to his family as "Papa" and to his friends as "Hal," passed away peacefully on September 1, 2025 in Mesa, Arizona with his loving daughter, Dina, and devoted son, Sam by his side. Born on May 13, 1938, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and lived in Cleveland, Ohio. Harold was the cherished son of Sam Sciotto and...
Gerald Nigh Bloom
Aug 31, 2025
Gerald Nigh Bloom (Jerry), beloved father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on August 31st, 2025, at the age of 90. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland on June 26th,1935, he was son to Irvin K. and Lucille L. Bloom. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 56 years, Mary I. Bloom and his youngest daughter Elizabeth...
Roger Harry Walcott
Aug 30, 2025
Roger Harry Walcott, 101, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away to be with Our Lord on August 30, 2025. He passed quietly in his sleep, surrounded at his bedside by loved ones, after a brief illness. He was born on February 25, 1924 in Waterbury, CT to the late Carleton and Agnes (Johnson) Walcott. He was the youngest of three children....
George C. Grout
Aug 30, 2025
George C. (Bud) Grout passed away August 30, 2025 at the age of 95. He was born December 1, 1929 in the original St. Joseph Hospital at 4th & Polk Street in Phoenix to David and Ruth Grout, the fifth of six children. He grew up on a farm in West Phoenix and always felt fortunate for his childhood lifestyle...
Frank Ronald Camacho
Aug 29, 2025
With great joy, we are pleased to announce that Frank Ronald Camacho has gone home with Christ! Frank, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, social justice activist, pioneering Mexican-American news anchor, Catholic, and baseball enthusiast, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at the age of 75. Frank was born on September 15, 1949, and he dedicated his life to...
Margie M. Kinnas
Aug 27, 2025
Margie M. Kinnas of Phoenix, Arizona passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 27th, 2025. Margie was a hardworking, dependable, and loving friend, mother, aunt and grandmother. She is survived by her grandchildren Carl Blazak and Megan McCluskey. Margie outlived her sister Carmen Miranda Valles, and brothers Jesse and Arthur Miranda, her husband Michael Kinnas, and all her children, Michael Paul Figueroa,...
Marie Burgess
Aug 25, 2025
Marie Burgess was born in Brazil, grew up in Brooklyn, built a life for her three children in Virginia, and eventually met her soulmate, Paul, when she was 44. They spent the next 45 years together in Arizona, when they weren’t travelling the world.
Marie encouraged you to be yourself, even if it wasn’t easy. Her idea of family was the...
Arcenia Vasquez
Aug 25, 2025
Arcenia (Chena) Vasquez
Arcenia Vasquez, born September 26, 1944 in Florence, AZ has peacefully passed away at 80 years old on August 25, 2025 at Banner Hospital. She dedicated her life to the ones she loved the most as well as her work. She loved to cook day or night for herself, or others; it was her ultimate passion. She was...
Maryanne Rita Farrell Mercure
Aug 24, 2025
Maryanne Rita Farrell Mercure, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at the age of 77. She was born on May 15, 1948, in Flagstaff, Arizona, to the late Rita and Pat Farrell. She was also preceded in death by her cherished grandson, Liam McGowen.
In 1969, Maryanne met the love of her...
Crystal Baldenegro
Aug 23, 2025
Crystal Baldenegro passed away on August 23,2025, in Fountain Hills, Arizona, at the age of 40. Born on September 27, 1984, in Scottsdale, Arizona, Crystal spent her life rooted in Arizona where she called home.
She is survived by her beloved sons Giovanni, Junior, and Santino; her devoted mother Clara; and her brothers Mike and Bart. Crystal was predeceased by her...
Barbara Lee Piatt
Aug 21, 2025
Barbara was a beloved mother, grandmother, friend, and faithful servant of our Lord. She passed away on August 20, 2025. She was born on January 7, 1939, in East Pike Run, Washington County, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to a young coal miner, Michael Doroban, and his wife and homemaker, Charlotte Henrietta. Barbara was the last living of her five...
Mary Virginia Claire O'Dowd
Aug 18, 2025
Mary Shikany O’Dowd, 74, passed away in her home on August 18, 2025.
Born on April 18, 1951, in Minneapolis, MN, to the late James and Virginia Shikany. Mary was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. In 1955, the Shikany family moved to Phoenix, AZ, where she attended St. Gregory Elementary School and later Bourgade High School. Mary became...
Angela Masters
Aug 18, 2025
Angela Masters, 99, born on April 27, 1926, in Bronx, New York, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. She loved fashion and design and established her own label in the greater New York area.
Angela's impact on those around her was profound; she was loved by all who had the privilege of knowing her. As a loving...
Brenda Lee LaVoie
Aug 17, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Brenda Lee LaVoie, 47, who left this earth to go home with our Lord on August 17, 2025. While we are heartbroken, we will forever cherish the love and joy she shared with each of us.
Brenda was born on June 19, 1978, in Anaheim, California, to...
Carole Margaret Spangrud
Aug 14, 2025
Carole Spangrud (Mills), 93, of Phoenix, AZ entered the kingdom of heaven peacefully from home on August 14, 2025. She was born May 17, 1932 to Margaret and Lawrence Mills. She attended both the University of Minnesota and The Minneapolis School of Art and Design. Carole was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Tom Spangrud and her...
Mary Lynne Jackson
Aug 13, 2025
Mary “Lynne” (Feeney) Jackson passed away peacefully on August 13th at 90 years young. Born in Joliet, IL on August 19, 1934, her family relocated to Phoenix in 1944. She attended St. Francis Elementary school and was a graduate of Xavier High School in 1952. She married Ralph Jackson in 1955. She was a founding member of St. Louis The...
Carla Kramer
Aug 9, 2025
Carla Kramer, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025 at the age of 84. Born and raised on the East Coast, Carla lived with a spirit of adventure, enjoying travel and skiing around the world. Above all, she devoted her life to her family. She is survived by her children, Lisa Kramer-Nadler (Sheldon Nadler), Tracy Kramer-Conrad...
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