Maribeth Joan Wodzien was born on October 7, 1960 in West Des Moines, Iowa to Leo John Wodzien and Shirley Ann Wodzien (Hedman). She was the youngest of four daughters, welcomed into a house already bustling with so many young ladies! Her father’s role as a salesman took her from West Des Moines to Michigan… Continue Reading
Dorothy K. Wales peacefully reposed in her apartment on June 22, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born July 15, 1924 to Marie and Christopher Kotthoff in St Louis, Missouri. Dorothy graduated in 1942 from Ursuline Academy in Kirkwood, Missouri, and Maryville College of the Sacred Heart in June 1946. She graduated with Magna cum… Continue Reading
Gretchen Trinklein, 56, passed away on June 21, 2022 in Phoenix Arizona. She was born to Rev. Arnold and Mary (nee Zander) Frank in Whittier California. Gretchen graduated from Coronado High School in 1983 and was named Home Coming Queen. She graduated from Christ College in Irvine CA in 1987 and was named their Home… Continue Reading
Hugh died peacefully on June 22, 2022, with his family by his side. He was born in New York on April 12, 1940. He graduated from All Hallows High School, entered the U.S. Army in 1958 and served in the 101st Airborne Division. He worked for the Maricopa County Highway Department until his retirement in… Continue Reading
Josephine Anne St. Angelo, 88, from Massapequa, New York, died peacefully at home on June 21, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born on July 31, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York to Margaret Trizzino and Louis Marino. She was married on May 30, 1953, in Queens Village, New York, to her love John Joseph St…. Continue Reading
Jolyn Twohig Shikany of Phoenix, AZ died peacefully on June 23, 2022. Jolyn was born on September 7, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio to Lynn and Helen Winans. As a young child, her family relocated to San Diego, CA where Jolyn and her family curated a love of the ocean and a sense of adventure. After… Continue Reading
Dortha Lee Fauci, 83 of Phoenix, Arizona passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 20, 2022. She was born in Aurora, Indiana on September 1, 1938 and moved to Phoenix with her mother Minnie Thompson, in 1943. She attended North High School, in Phoenix, AZ and graduated in 1956. Dortha met her husband Jim… Continue Reading
Franciscan Rev. Luis Baldonado, OFM passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Born in New Mexico June 14, 1925 he attended St. Anthony Minor Seminary (Santa Barbara) and joined the Order as a novice in June of 1945. The commute across Arizona from home and back those years was his first introduction to this state…. Continue Reading
JoAnn Tedford Newberg of Phoenix, Arizona died Sunday, June 19, 2022. She was born December 19, 1930, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Josephine Guinee Tedford and James Madison Tedford. After the family moved to Peoria, Illinois, in 1935, she attended local schools, graduating from the Academy of Our Lady high school and Bradley University, where she… Continue Reading
Phil, affectionately known as Chubb by family and friends, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2022 after a lengthy illness. A native Phoenician, Phil was born December 28, 1944 to Philip and Evelyn Calihan. He attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Brophy College Preparatory and the University of Arizona where he was a proud Wildcat!… Continue Reading
