Obituaries

On Monday, August 18, 2014, at the age of 85, our mother died from complications of a life well lived.Ginger was the quintessential only child born to Wynema Posey and Thomas Burnett Blaine on June 26, 1929 in Jackson, Tennessee, and the grand child of Alexander Lawrence Posey; Muscogee Creek Poet Laureate of Oklahoma.  The family arrived in Phoenix on...

88, was reunited with her husband Ritchie and son Ricky in Heaven on August 16, 2014. Also joining her in this journey is Willie Jiron, her beloved son-in-law, who also left us on August 16, 2014.She leaves behind her Love, daughters, Misha Dawa and Dena Jiron, her strength, son-in-law Jerry Dawa, her beauty, grandchildren, Christy Dawa, Angela Garcia, Martin Garcia,...

On August 15th, 2014, Petro “Peter” Hambas, age 76, passed away with honor and dignity surrounded by his loved ones and is now within the loving embrace of the Lord Jesus Christ.  He will be remembered with fond admiration as a loving gentle soul who was ever faithful to the Lord, Family and Friends.  Peter placed high importance on personal...

59, “Left the Game” August 16, 2014. He was dedicated AZ Cardinals Fan and an employee of Wells Fargo/CBRE.  He is preceded in death by his mother Manuela and his mother-in-law Vina and is survived by his wife Dena, son Michael (Katrina), daughter Michele (Michael), grandchildren Jayla and Ashton, father Guillermo, Sr., siblings Diana (Rita), Adela, Maria (Henry), and Marco....

83, of Phoenix AZ, passed away on August 15th, 2014.  She was born December 29th, 1930 to Byron and Myrtle Delange in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She was the oldest of seven children and loved her family dearly.  In 1952 she married the love of her life Edward Lynch, and in 1956 they had their only child Joy.  In 1961 the...

93, of Phoenix, passed away August 17, 2014.  She is survived by her son Jon.  A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Christ Church Lutheran, 3901 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “general fund” at Christ Church Lutheran or Hospice of the Valley,...

The sweet, kind, gentle soul that was Harold Heisser, 97, was lifted up to Heaven on August 8, 2014.  Harold was born on June 8, 1917, to the late Charles and Olive Heisser, in Flagstaff, AZ.  The family moved to Phoenix four years later.  Harold called Phoenix home for most of his life.  At 16, he went to work for...

82, of Phoenix, passed away peacefully at the side of his loving wife Emily of 58 years, on August 13, 2014. Vincent served in the Navy, is a veteran of the Korean War and was an ASU alumni.  He taught 7thand 8thgrade science at Pima and Mohave Schools in the Scottsdale School District. His love of airplanes, photography and woodworking...

Ormond Stanford Parke died Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at his home in Scottsdale just ten days short of his 91st birthday. Ormond was a native of Arizona born August 12, 1923 in Good Samaritan Hospital. Ormond’s father, Leeland Parke was a professor of Agronomy at the U of A, and his mother Agnes was a teacher of home economics with...

82, of Phoenix, passed away on August 9, 2014.  Born in Philadelphia, she was a graduate of Temple University.  Charlotte worked as a Registered Nurse.  She achieved Mensa status and was a member of the ACLU.  She was also the president of VNSA.  She is survived by her son Lawrence John Marlin (Anita) and their children Christopher, Michael, Rachel and...

Richard Roney, known by most as Dick, passed away July 27th, 2014 after a four year fight with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma B-Cell. Dick was a man whose love of life, relentless courage and unremitting wit pervaded into every aspect of his life. He married his soul mate and the love of his life, Mary, and together raised two daughters, Chelsea and...

78, passed away at home on August 12, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.  Lillian was born on January 19, 1936 in Phoenix, Arizona to Erasmo and Delphina Corrales.  She was the eldest of three children including sister, Sylvia Foley, and brother, Dennis Corrales.Lillian loved to dance and grew up to be a beauty queen, winning many local pageants in...

73, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at her home in Goodyear, AZ. She is survived by her sons Dean (Christina) Bornstein and his son Zack, Aaron (Jill) Bornstein and his daughters Lexi andAriel, and by her daughter Tracy Choubmesser and her daughter Tatyanna and her son Carrington.A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at...

Christine Martin, 73 of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of West Harford, CT, loving wife, mother and sister, returned home to our Lord on Thursday, August 7, 2014.   She was preceded in death by her Parents Evelyn and William Doyer and husband Vernon Martin.  She is survived by her Children Evelyn, Willie, Joe, Glenn, Lynda and Jimmy; grandchildren Sean, Kyle, Joe, Jordan,...

Donald R. Gadbery, 81, of Phoenix, passed away at home on August 6, 2014. Born in Emporia, Kansas, Don was a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of Kansas State University’s School of Architecture. He arrived in Phoenix in 1957 where he met and married his beloved wife of 55 years, Fay Litteken.  He was a partner in the architectural...

Artis Laura Bangert Bohr, born July 9th, 1924, was welcomed home by our Heavenly Father on July 27, 2014.  She passed away peacefully at the home of her son Jonathan, surrounded by her loving family. Artis was the sixth of eight children born to Marie and Otto Bangert of Guide Rock, Nebraska and was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran...

Ernie Ford was born in Richmond, Indiana in the summer of 1955.  Raised on a farm, he learned early in life the value of hard work and honest living.  After high school, he joined the United States army, where his superiors and fellow soldiers quickly realized his outstanding physical ability, mental acuity and marksmanship skills.  He subsequently became an Army...

Age 79, his service on earth finished, was called home on August 4, 2014. Dave loved the Lord, and sang his praises from his youth until Parkinson’s disabled his voice three years ago.He met Carol Chester in the Bethel Lutheran choir.  They fell in love, were married February 15, 1964, and sang together for more than 50 years.  She survives...

Gweneth Virginia Fine, age 86, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2014 after a long illness.  Gwen was born on October 4, 1927 in Butte, Montana, the daughter of Walter and Virginia Millar.Gwen spent her early years growing up in Ogden, Utah and began her family in Spokane, Washington where she gave birth to Tami, Gregg and Dianne.  In 1960...

Edward T. Nesdill, 85 of Phoenix, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2014.  He is survived by his wife of 60 years, five children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.A Visitation will be held from 12:00 – 3:00 PM, with a Rosary at 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. ...