Obituaries

Mary was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY on June 26, 1929, the second of four children. She was devoted to her parents. Her father died in 1943 when Mary was just 14. Her mother passed away 12 years later. She and her eldest brother, John, nursed their dying mother to her final days in 1955. The death of her mother...

Pauline Hickcox Bayless, age 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2015. She was born in the mining town of Dawson, New Mexico on April 9, 1916 to Betsey Hall Hickcox and Charles Buchanan (Chas) Hickcox. Her family moved to the new copper mining town of Inspiration, Arizona in 1920 as Chas accepted the position of manager of the...

86, passed away on April 26, 2015 at Hospice of the Valley, Dobson Home, in Chandler Arizona.  She lived a faith-filled, exciting and fun-filled life with her husband Arnold Gasca for the past 10 years and with Charlie Peterson (deceased) who she was previously married to for 55 years. She is survived by her husband, Arnold, siblings: Jerry Sammon and...

John Gerald Kolesar “Jerry”, 63, passed on Saturday, April 25th, 2015. He was born March 17th, 1952, in Phoenix, Arizona where he lived his entire life. His skills as a jeweler were only surpassed by his generosity and kind heart. A loving father, grandfather, brother, son, friend and coach he is survived by many people, all whom he loved deeply....

74, Native Phoenician, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2015. She is survived by her two sons Joe (Danna) and James Mayo, her beloved grandson Anthony Mayo, sister Patty (Edward) Miller, two nieces Kelly, and Kristy and nephew Steve Miller. Barbara was loved by many and recently mentioned that she had led a very full life. Arrangements entrusted to Whitney...

After a beautiful, brave, and valiant fight, Angela G. Markovich (Angie), 75, of Mesa, passed away on Sunday, April, 19, 2015 at Honor Health Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  Angie was born on June 18, 1939 in Ambridge, PA to George and Virginia Karakitsos, both of whom preceded her in death. She lived in Ambridge, PA...

97, of Scottsdale, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2015 to be reunited with his beloved wife, Wanda. He was born and raised in Melcher, Iowa, the son of Martin and Margaret Wood. After high school, he enrolled in the business college at Chillicothe, Missouri where he also played the saxophone in the school band. There he met his future...

90, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away peacefully at her home on April 15, 2015, with her family near her side. She was born to Guy and Violet Houck in Safford, Arizona. She is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Oscar L. Crick, previously her husband of 27 years, Clovis J. Bradley, and son Dale Crick. Ann was...

88, passed away, April 19, 2015, after a brief illness surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Phoenix, August 12, 1926 to Pat Keany and Mary Keany (Wood). He attended St. Mary’s grammar school and high school. Proudly, he served his country on a submarine in the Pacific during WWII. Upon his return, he and Marianne...

Irene Camacho, a most unique woman, born September 6th, 1924, died April 14, 2015. Many who met her would call her “special.” Her children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her “mom” or “Nina.” In 1942, Irene married the love of her life, Frank. Through good times and bad times, they stayed together for 65 years until Frank’s passing in...

passed into the loving embrace of the Lord in the early hours of April 15, 2015, at the age of 77. Sally was born in Phoenix, AZ to Raymond Anthony and Mary Frances (Murray) Greff, the fourth of five children. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents and siblings Raymond, Elizabeth and James. Sally graduated from St. Mary’s...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and “GG,” Lucille “Lou” Benkovic, passed away on March 14, 2015, at age 94, with her family at her side. She is preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, John Benkovic. She is survived by her two daughters, Diane Elliott (Gary) and Carol Hodus (Carl), her four grandchildren, Beth Grady (Sean), Michael Elliott (Lesley),...

79, of Paradise Valley, AZ passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015.  Bernard was born in Boston to John and Bertha Harkins.  He is survived by his sister Mary and brothers John P. and Charles M. Harkins and many nieces and nephews.  Bernard will be greatly missed.  He was loved in life and will be remembered for his love of...

Lenore Gertrude Briggs, née Mitchell, and known to many as simply Mom, passed away at her home in Phoenix, Arizona on April 11th2015. She is survived by six children Meredith, Ross, André, Meryl, Andrea, and Anthony, as well as her sisters, Sybil, Cynthia, Olivia, and Nerissa, her brothers, Ron, Raphael, Desmond, Martin and Anthony, along with nine grandchildren including, Francine,...

With love beside him, Patrick W. Singer ended his battle with cancer on April 13, 2015, at the age of 45. Born in Nuremberg, Germany to Gary and Ellen Singer, Pat resided in Phoenix since he was 7 months old. Pat worked for the Kent Companies of Texas for over 25 years and part of their race team for 10...

Michael Santee, age 36, of Chandler, Arizona passed away on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 unexpectedly from a stroke caused by an undiagnosed brain tumor. Michael is survived by his mother, Alice Santee and his father, Mark Santee and stepmother, Betty Santee, his brother, Mark Santee Jr., and nieces: Amber Lee, Alisha, and Ashley, as well as his aunts, uncles, and...

passed away April 7, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at the age of 86. Jim was born on January 27, 1929, the youngest child of Edward and Alice Marshall. Jim’s parents came to Arizona in 1905 and 1919 respectively. He was predeceased by his siblings Edward A. Marshall (Pete) and Wendy Marshall Koch.A devoted family man and beloved friend,...

born October 25, 1935, passed away March 31, 2015. Nina was born in Naples, Italy and chose to live in a convent from age 10-14. She left the convent to take care of her step sister and then met Pasquale Carino and married him and had three children, Salvatore, Elena, and Pina. Salvatore passed away 2 weeks after birth. Elena...

In Loving Memory Of Mary Beth Byrd Mary passed away March 26, 2015, she was 65 years old.  Mary leaves behind a legacy of great length, which included 6 children, 22 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren.  Anyone that knew Mary knew her to always taking care of someone.  She had a heart of gold, she was always in our corner...

99, of Phoenix, AZ passed away April 3, 2015. She was born to Albert Muehlig and Bertha Trask October 1915 in Los Angeles, CA. Mother married Robert Lewis Parker, Sr. April 1942 and they raised two sons, Bob (Susan) and Mike Parker, had six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was very proud of her family. We spent quality time on...