Obituaries

John I. Bishop, 68, passed away on February 17, 2011. He enjoyed spending time on the golf course and heading out to Concho Valley to get out of the heat. He enjoyed traveling to Hawaii. He was an active member of the Hawaiian Club and the Hawaiian Golf Club of Arizona, American Legion and AZ American Italian Club.John worked 30...

86 passed away on February 14th, 2011. She was born January 4th, 1925 in Hayden, AZ. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Antonio A. Cota and survived by siblings , Ricky Garcia, Jennie Pacheco, Rudy Garcia and Patsy Rios, her daughter Gloria Hughes and her son-in-law Burton Hughes, her son Antonio “Gordo” H. Cota Jr., three grandchildren...

91, passed away on February 16, 2011 of congestive heart failure. Born in Phoenix, Arizona on September 14, 1919. He was enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps from October 12, 1937 to March 31, 1940. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II from January 7, 1941 to June 13, 1945 when he was Honorably discharged. He...

Age 95, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on February 12, 2011. He was an aircraft mechanic in WWII, and worked for the Corps of Army Engineers. He met, and married the love of his life for 59 years, Elizabeth Turnage, in a small town in Mississippi. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering from Ole Miss,...

Passed away on February 17, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. A resident for 32 years, formerly from the Cleveland Ohio area. Preceded in death by his father Herbert C. Taylor. Survivors include his wife Catherine, daughters Katherine L. Roth, Laurie R. Sherwood (Jim). Also survived by his mother Irene L. Taylor, sister Sharlene Jayjock and brother David Taylor. Paul served in...

A native Phoenician passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Leon S. and Dorothy Black. Rick attended Kenilworth grade school, Phoenix Union and West High Schools, Stanford, U of A law school, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He was a prominent trial attorney known for initiating...

On February 10, 2011, Frank J. Bergero entered into eternal rest. Frank is survived by his loving wife Anita, son James, daughter Kathleen and her husband Marvin Cohen, granddaughter Gabrielle Gaylor and her husband Matt and son Aiden, his brother Andrew and his wife Teresa, his sisters Josephine Donato, Ann Cortopassi, Mary Mulvihil and her husband Robert, and his many...

Born August 27, 1930 in Olathe, Kansas to Kendall and Mary Louise (Clarke) Day, passed away on February 3, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 80. Ken worked for many years as a field superintendent for International Surfacing, Inc. and was a veteran who served in the United States Navy as a helicopter crew member during the Korean...

Benjamin A. “Ben” Butler, 78, a native Phoenician passed away on Tuesday February 8, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Bertha andR.G. “Ted” Butler. Ben attended St. Mary’s High School and ASU and was in Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity majoring in business.He was the owner of Butler Brothers and Associates for years prior to merging...

December 10, 1915 – February 10, 2011. Jo Swiger was the 9th of 11 children, born in the coal-mining town of Monongah, WV. She and her husband, Buck, and their 3 daughters relocated to Phoenix in 1957, where two of her sisters lived. She was very active in the Catholic parish of St. Theresa where she was Prefect of the...

79, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, February 3, 2011. Joe was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 24, 1931 to the late Salvatore and Lucille Cacioppo. He graduated from Lane Tech in Chicago in 1949. Joe was a veteran of the US Army and served in Europe during the Korean War. Joe married his childhood sweetheart...

Beloved father, grandfather & patriot, Hector “Andy” Andrade, 93, passed away on February 3, 2011. Born March 30, 1917 in Tubac, AZ to Ramon and Rachel (Gastelum) Andrade, a ranching & dairy family. His great great-grandfather, Augustin Marquez, did sculpting work on the San Xavier Mission near Tucson. The family moved from Tubac to the Phoenix area in 1920, continuing...

was born March 28, 1916 in Portland, Oregon to Esmond H. Morris and Frances Sigler Morris. He died January 21, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bob spent the first thirty years of his life in the Portland area where he went to school, started his life’s work, and married Ruth V. Wallin. Bob and Ruth had three children together. The family...

Age 74, passed away February 1, 2011. He was born on June 29, 1936 in Tucson. The Wanslee family arrived in Arizona shortly after the Civil War and Pat took great pride in being a fourth generation Arizonian. After graduating from Tucson High School and attending the University of Arizona, Pat served his country and was a proud veteran of...

Butch passed away at the age of 62 after a long battle with COPD. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 7, 1948 and came to Arizona in 1972. Butch proudly served two tours in Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970. He joined the National Guard in 1976 and retired in 1992 and he continued to serve as...

Frank T. Oswald, 95, passed away peacefully on January 19th, 2011. Born in California, Pennsylvania, Frank graduated from high school and immediately started to work in the coal mines to help support his family. World War II called and he left to serve in the Army as a medic in the Pacific Arena. A decorated soldier, he was most proud...

Marilyn Janis Burson Summers passed away January 29th at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born October 2, 1929, the third generation Arizona native was an alumnus of Roosevelt Elementary, North Phoenix High and ASU. She worked for twenty years at Avondale Schools as a teacher and administrator and was a member of Chi Omega and Delta Kappa Gamma sororities....

80, born Jane Margaret McInnis, in Eau Claire, WI, Mrs. O’Meara died on January 30, 2011, in Scottsdale, AZ. Peggy graduated from St. Patrick’s High School, Eau Claire, WI and then studied recreation at Wisconsin State University – Eau Claire. She married Leonard H. Gearan, a career Army aviator from Gardner, MA; together they traveled the world with their four...

103, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on January 30, 2011. Arthur was born in Settefratti, Italy on February 23, 1907 to Dominic and Maria Cristina (Pia) Ioli. Art lost his mother at the young age of 5 and lived with his grandparents as his father had immigrated to America. In 1920 at the age of 13 he traveled alone to...

Dorothy Fisher-Giel, our beloved mother, died unexpectedly January 27, 2011 from a massive heart attack. She is survived by her children Janet Giel-Romo of Tempe, Judy Giel of Cave Creek, and Jim Giel of Big Rapids, MI, and four grandchildren. She will be deeply missed. Services are Monday, January 31st at 3:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4027 E....