Obituaries

Lloyd H. “DOC” Garner, Sr., 95, joined his devoted wife Mary Sue, December 20, 2014 when he passed away at home in Glendale surrounded by family.He married Mary Sue Cardwell on Valentine’s Day 1940. They were married 56 years until she passed away in 1997. Lloyd is survived by his three children: Lindley and Mary Garner of Biltmore Forest, NC,...

passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Jill was born February 20, 1937 in River Rouge, Michigan as the only child to Gladys Elizabeth Harvey and Thomas Charles Burns. At Our Lady of Lourdes School in River Rouge she discovered her strong connection to the Catholic faith and converted.   Her faith would be the...

90, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2014 after a long life of service to his family and country. He enjoyed financial markets, fishing, gardening, golf and being with his family.Chick was born on January 10, 1924 in Nettleton, AR. He grew up during the great depression graduating from Nettleton High School in 1940. Chick was a...

94, of Phoenix, born October 1, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away December 18, 2014. She lived a very long fulfilling and prosperous life and was immensely adored by many. She was a living example of a beautiful, hardworking and loving soul and she will be missed tremendously but never forgotten. She is survived by her daughter Pat Hinz (Norman);...

was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 13, 1940.Her parents, Kenneth G. Wood and Patricia J. Wood, moved to the McDowell Manor area in Central Phoenix in 1951. BJ graduated from North High School in 1958. BJ was involved in the trucking industry for most of her adult life, retiring in 2008. Betty Jean went back home to the Lord...

Charles E. “Chuck” Misfeldt, 82, of Scottsdale passed away on Monday December 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Delia “Dee Dee” and Charles Misfeldt.Chuck attended Hoover High School in Glendale, California. After four years of service in the Marines as a pilot, he moved to Arizona along with his new bride Janice and enrolled...

Charles Albert Moody reunited with his wife in heavenWednesday morning, December 17, 2014. He was born to Warren and Alice Moody in Minnesota on March 9, 1940. He is survived by his daughters, Alice Kaminsky and Angie King and grandchildren Alexis Kaminsky, Trinity King, Savannah King and Brandon Kaminsky. He is also survived by his brothers, Gaylon and Gary and...

of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on December 15, 2014.  She was born in Gallup, NM on August 21, 1945 to Genevieve and Bonafacio Fernandez.  She was the baby of thirteen brothers and sisters.  Gloria worked as a crossing guard at Papago School and had been there for the last 6 years.  When she wasn’t working, she was at home...

Bob Dehmlow of Phoenix passed away December 15, 2014. He was born in 1931 and raised in Algonquin, Illinois, by parents Fred and Laura Dehmlow. His late sister, Joanne Kettner was a year older. He attended Valparaiso University and the University of Illinois before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1950 where he earned ratings as radar observer, navigator and...

our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away unexpectedly December 15, 2014 surrounded by all of his loved ones. George is preceded in death by his father Ray and brother Jimmy Ray and is survived by his mother Esther, sisters, Bobbie, Cathy, Anna (Ben), Diana and Angela (Woody); brothers, David (Kathy), Michael (Norma) and Robert (Lupe); many nephews and...

Mary Ann Graham Johnston received her Angel’s Wings on 12/11/14 in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on 9/20/33 to Rilus Alden Graham Sr. and Marie Belle Timmerman. Mary Ann was delivered by her grandmother, Olga Graham, a midwife, on the Jenny Lyn bed in her grandparent’s home in Gary, Indiana. She was a firstborn and consequently a bossy big sister...

George Rubelsky, 86, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away on December 13th, 2014.He was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 13th, 1928. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and a proud veteran. He worshiped at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Phoenix.He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ronnie; a daughter, Marianne (Smythe) and...

Mary Jeanne Finnegan, 73, a 50 year Phoenix native, passed away on December 11, 2014. Jeanne was born on May 8, 1941 in Evanston, IL, to Jean and Laurence Pierron. Shortly after moving to Arizona in 1965 she met her future husband, Jim, whom she married in 1969. Jeanne truly had a zest for life, and was grateful for every...

Gemma Matesic of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on December 13, 2014. She was born in Rankin, PA on October 16, 1925. Gemma and husband Edward (deceased) moved to Phoenix 67 years ago. Gemma was a true artist accomplished in oil painting, turquoise jewelry, wood carving, singing and floral design. For over 20 years, she decorated St. Mary’s Basilica. One...

Kellogg, Joanette Chapman nee MurphyJoanette was born in Pittsburg to Edward and Agnes Murphy on July 6, 1931. She spent her early life in Virginia and N. Carolina, but went to high school in Huntington, W. Virginia. She started working part-time for a travel agency while in high school and worked in the travel industry all her life. She loved...

Cheryl R. Stolze, CDR, United States Navy, Retired, 48, of Peoria, AZ passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her family on December 10, 2014, after a brief illness. Cheryl was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the daughter of Laurel D. Reed and Marjorie A. Kilpatrick. She attended East Hampton High School, Old Dominion University, and received her Masters from...

Frank Romero, 86, surrounded by his family passed on Nov 21, 2014. He was born on Nov 13, 1928 in Phoenix to the late Rev. Librado and Nellie Romero. He was one of seven children in the family. Frank was a lifelong resident of Phoenix, he attended Monroe Elementary school and he graduated from Phoenix Union High School. He then...

passed from this Earth on December 2, 2014, at home in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was born on July 17, 1920, in Clark, South Dakota, the daughter of John and Alma (Karnapp) Campbell and one of a large farm family (four boys and eleven girls). She was married in Huron, South Dakota on December 7, 1946, to Major George W. Stafford,...

76, of Tempe, AZ passed away peacefully on December 5, 2014.  She was born in Phoenix, AZ. Margie graduated from St. Mary’s High School.  She is survived by her husband Richard of 56 years, son John Albert, daughter Elisa, 2 brothers, 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  A Rosary will be held on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 10:30 A.M, with...

(December 20, 1931 – December 3, 2014) parts with us to join his beloved wife of 59 years, Jacquelyn. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to John and Ellen Jankovsky, Frank joined the United States Air Force where he stationed at Williams Air Force Base as Airman First Class. In 1992, he retired from Garrett, a Division of Allied-Signal Aerospace Company, after...