Obituaries

Born on February 9, 1929, Joan Araas passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019 at the age of 90. Joan grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Casper, Wyoming as a young woman to work for Skelly Oil Company. There, she met the love of her life, Ken Araas, who preceded her in death in 1988. They were married and...

Miles D. Burke, age 82, passed away on February 20, 2019, in Phoenix, AZ. Miles was born on February 21, 1936, in Grand Junction, CO, to parents Miles and Leona Burke. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from the University of Portland with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Upon graduation he moved to New Jersey where...

Thomas Joseph Wich, age 95, passed away peacefully at home, on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Tom was born on March 26, 1923 to Margaret Smith Wich, and Michael Francis Wich, Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona where he lived most of his life. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School. He was the husband of the late Betty Reuter, Fern Johnson and Suzanne...

Patricia M. Hogan of Phoenix, Arizona passed away peacefully on February 18, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born on January 23, 1933 to John and Eleanor Hogan in Woodbury, NJ. In 1952, at the age of 19, Pat joined the IHM order of Nuns and spent 22 years teaching school in Pennsylvania and in Savannah, Georgia. In...

Barbara died peacefully at home on February 18, 2019. She was born in 1934 to Leo and Emma Giroux and lived in Marinette, Wisconsin. There, she graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in 1952. After graduation, she worked at Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co. until moving to Phoenix in 1960, where she began working for First National Bank as...

Evelyn Rodack died peacefully at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the age of 96 years old. She was born on April 7, 1922 in New York City, New York, and she married her high school sweetheart, Ted Rodack, in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1945. During the early 1950s, Evelyn and Ted relocated to...

Gary L. Cooper, 83, born in White River, Arizona, fittingly passed away on Arizona’s statehood birthday. Gary was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta, and survived by his two children, Julianne Wheeler and Jon Cooper (Jackie), five grandchildren, Samantha Terrell (Marc), Shannon Wheeler, Brynn Wheeler, Max Cooper, and JD Wheeler, and by his five siblings, Gaye Ludwick, Ron Cooper,...

TSgt Benjamin J. Salcido, 33, passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 2019, while stationed with the USAG in Germany.Benji was born January 10, 1986 in Mesa, AZ. Son of Dave and Rhonda Salcido, brother to Dave (Victoria), Chad, Shayla (Scott) Robinson, Camilla (Cameron) Bendixsen, Amanda (Wadi) Jones, Hannah (Mark) Forson, Sierra (David) Tanner, Jace, Olivia and Maci. Grandson of Ron...

Linda A. Lavin, born August 15th, 1947 raised in Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully Thursday the 14th of February 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Family, faith and football were a staple in Linda’s life. She was blessed with many friends throughout the years, and had a love for God, socializing, traveling, playing games and cheering from the...

Maria del Rosario Magdaleno Blanco, “Rose”, passed away on February 10, 2019. She was born December 10, 1925, the third of ten children to Andrés Guzmán Magdaleno and Maria Chavez Magdaleno in Miami, AZ.Her parents had emigrated from Aguascalientes, Mexico, to Arizona where her father worked in the copper mines. When she was 17, her father was killed in a...

Donald L Myers, born August 31st in Huntington Beach, CA. passed away February 1, 2019, in Mesa, Arizona. He was 63 years old. He is survived by his wife of 36 years Joan Myers, 2 sons Jason and Michael and a grandson Gavin. He moved here in 1962 with his family where they settled in south east Phoenix. He attended...

Robert “Bob” Falk, 93, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on February 5, 2019, surrounded by family and friends.Born Robert Edward Johnston on August 1, 1925, in Chicago, IL. At a young age, he was adopted by his stepfather Clarence V. Falk.He attended and graduated from Hirsch High School in Chicago. Bob was an accomplished drummer and during his High School...

Patricia Ann Nichols, “Pat”, entered in to eternity peacefully on January 31, 2019, and to be reunited with her husband of 65 years.Patricia, affectionately known as “Grandma Pat”, was born May 10, 1930 in Chicago, IL. She was the oldest of three children born to J. William and Lucille Ann Fleming. Pat earned her RN Degree from the St. Joseph’s...

Patricia Louise Bowker-Haman, 75, passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease on January 31, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona.Pat was born January 6, 1944 in New York City to Florence Crandall Bowker and Willard Hughes Bowker, Jr. The oldest of four children, she grew up in the Los Angeles area, graduating from Dominguez High School in 1961. She and her two sisters, Peggy...

Grace Marie Crawford was taken to be with our Lord on Saturday, January 26th, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. Grace was 93.Grace was born on 7/5/1925 to John and Elizabeth (Delagardelle) Herrmann in LaPorte City, IA. Grace was the youngest of 7 siblings. Grace grew up on the family farm in Gilbertville, IA where she was relied upon to complete her...

Catherine M. Johnson left this earthly life for her Heavenly home on January 30, 2019. She was born on Staten Island, New York on May 19, 1932. Catherine spent her early years working as a legal secretary for various firms throughout Manhattan before moving to Phoenix with her husband, Robert, whom she was preceded in death by in 1970. She...

Anne Kathleen Phillippi (Annie),12/12/1944 – 12/30/2018Anne Phillippi passed away in her Phoenix home on December 30, 2018 at the age of 74. After a 12 year battle with a rare form of cancer and a beautiful life, Annie peacefully passed in her sleep and became God’s newest Angel.  Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky and raised in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Annie...

Boyd A. McDuffy, a longtime resident of Phoenix, passed away January 27, 2019.Boyd is survived by his wife Patti, mother Della V Roberts, Warren Gilmour, sisters Mary Peery (Darryl), Michelle Murphy, nieces LaNette, Breanna, their children and many, many extended family members.Boyd was a joy to all who met, or knew him. He was a lover of children and animals....

John Joseph Krahulec, 95 of Phoenix AZ died peacefully after a brief illness on January 24, 2019.John was born in Dalcom Slovakia. He served in WWII with the Royal Canadian Artillery. He moved his family to Phoenix in 1952 and always loved having been a valley resident for over sixty years. He worked for the circulation department at the Arizona...

Theresa Diane Scholz, champion of kindness and kinship, passes at age of 49.On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Teri, a loving wife and mother, passed away after an unexpected battle with cancer. Born in 1969 to a devoted mother and father, Gail and Judson Morris of Hollywood, CA. Teri grew up in Encino where she formed lifelong friendships. The Morris household...