Obituaries
David K. Rau
Sep 10, 2025
David K. Rau (1963-2025), age 62, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2025 surrounded by family in Phoenix, Arizona after a year-long battle with cholangiocarcinoma. David married his beloved wife, Giulianna, in 1994 and together they raised two children, Cassandra and Nicholas. David enjoyed spending his time coaching soccer, experiencing nature, and napping with his dog, Luna. Even in his...
Ester Martinez
Sep 8, 2025
Ester Martinez died unexpectedly on September 8,2025. She was 62 years old. The Family is deeply saddened and shaken by her sudden death. Ester was born on June 7,1963 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is survived and missed by her wife Gina.
Her memory lives on with her brother Gilbert, her nephews Roman, Matthew, Alex and Tristan nieces Sierra and Frankie. Ester...
Frank C. Rivera
Sep 5, 2025
Frank C. Rivera, 81, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on September 5, 2025. He was born and raised in Globe, Arizona in 1944 and was a proud Globe Tiger. He was a graduate of Arizona State University, the first in his family to earn a degree in higher education, and was an active member of the Sun Angels for many...
Mark Andrew Monserez
Sep 5, 2025
Mark Andrew Monserez, born on July 19, 1951, in South Bend, Indiana, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025. Mark lived a life full of purpose and fulfillment, leaving behind a legacy enriched by his career as an esteemed attorney at law and his dedication to family and community.
Mark's educational journey began at Marian High School in South Bend, Indiana,...
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...
John Frederick Bruder
Sep 4, 2025
John was born in 1930 to John (Jack) and Linda Bruder, and was raised on a farm north of Wells, Minnesota. He passed away at the age of 95 on September 4, 2025.
He graduated from Wells High School in Wells, Minnesota in 1948, and went on to begin studies in agriculture at the University of Minnesota.
During the second quarter of...
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...
Meghan Eileen Masoero
Aug 31, 2025
Meghan Eileen Masoero, 48, entered into eternal rest in her home on August 31st, 2025, after an 8-year journey of will and strength overcoming a stroke. She maintained a spirit of love and compassion throughout her difficult journey.
Meghan was born to Eileen and David Lowery on August 23rd, 1977. She spent her early years everywhere from Virginia to Istanbul, Turkey,...
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...