Obituaries

Billie Catherine McBride was born in Phoenix at Good Samaritan Hospital, on January 24, 1929, on the cusp of the Great Depression. Her parents were William Otha McBride and Bertha May Wallis McBride, who had relocated to Phoenix from Mississippi. Billie attended Wilson Elementary School, and Phoenix Union High School.On Valentine’s Day, 1946, Billie married Ray Hamm, Jr., after the...

Julia Alicia Galdos Lazo viuda de Valdivia, 94, passed away on November 29, 2022 surrounded by her family in Scottsdale, AZ.Julia was born in Arequipa, Peru on January 9, 1928 to Tomas Galdos and Manuela Lazo. Alicia is survived by her children; Percy (Maria) Valdivia, Soledad Valdivia, and Carlos (Teresa) Valdivia, as well as seven grandchildren; Randy, Bryan, & Alexander...

On the gate it said “Journey’s End” and Joan said, “We will have to think of a better name for our new home.” It was the oldest residence on Camelback Mountain, well known for a seasonal Merry Christmas sign visible across the Valley. Her husband Jim said “not me; this place will be the end of my journey” …. And...

Joseph “Jerry” Gough, 93, passed away December 4, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ. He was born May 26, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of James Gough and Mary Alvey. One of eight children, the family was very poor. Occasionally, the State of Michigan would remove the children from the family and place them temporarily into foster care. Despite this, he...

Our Beloved Father was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on December 2, 2022. Gordon Lee “Pete” Pemberton was born in Phoenix, AZ on April 25, 1928, to Gordon and Kathleen Pemberton. He was the first of 11 children born to Gordon and Kathleen. He grew up in Tolleson, AZ, but attended St. Mary’s Elementary and High Schools in...

John Craig Thoman was born December 3, 1954 and passed away on October 29, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. John’s surviving family members are his wife Mary Thorman; daughter’s Tiffany Marie Cramer & Theresa Campbell; sister Gayle Diaz; brother Edmond Thorman. John worked as an Instermantation Technician at Honeywell for 30 years.

Daniel Candia Hernandez, son of Lucila and Manuel Hernandez, passed away from this earthly life on December 3, 2022 at the age of 58. Daniel is survived by hisbrothers and sisters, Manuel (Elizabeth) Hernandez, Jr., Isabel (Ruben) Arvizu, Felicia (Cloid) Adams, and Rosa (Ronald) Miranda; and also, by 11 nieces & nephews and 10 great-nieces & nephews.Daniel was a kind...

Lucille Arlene Ahern of Glendale Arizona passed away on December 3, 2022, at the age of 96. She died peacefully and surrounded by family. Lucille was born September 5, 1926 in Davenport, Iowa, daughter to C. A. Barnett and Mable Barnett. Lucille grew up the first of three siblings, two of whom did not survive childhood illnesses.Lucille graduated from high...

Ramon “Ray” Aledo Alday was born to mother Maria Annie Baneges and Ramon Alday on July 2, 1959. He passed along side daughter Monica Alday on November 15, 2022 near Flagstaff Arizona. He was born in Glendale Arizona. The only boy of 6 siblings. He was survived by sister’s Carmen Escontrias and Margaret Melendez, also son’s Ramon Alday and Jesus...

Lylia Louise Thomas, 80, of Phoenix passed and left us to go home to our Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at her home after her battle with AML Leukemia. Lylia was born October 25, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Louise and Anthony LaMantia. She married Marion “Keith” Thomas on September 14, 1968 in Phoenix, Arizona....

Monica Victoria Alday was born in Phoenix Arizona on September 20, 1986 to Cristina Reyes and Ramon Alday. She passed away along side her dad Ramon Alday on November 15 2022, near Flagstaff Arizona. She grew up along side her brother’s Ramon Alday and Jesus Ortiz; sister to Christina Alday. She lived in Flagstaff Arizona where she had 6 children...

Donald Thomas Gallucci died on December 5, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ. He was born in Naugatuck, CT., son of the late Thomas and Anna (Scarano) Gallucci. Mr. Gallucci was a graduate of Salem and Naugatuck High School and Central Connecticut State University. He taught at Prospect Street School and at Hillside Middle School, retiring in 1986 after 32 years. Mr....

Charles Hugh “Hughie” DeMore, Phoenix native and longtime resident, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, December 1, 2022, less than a mile from where he was born. He was the first of twin boys to come into this world on June 29, 1929, at St. Joseph’s Hospital; his parents were Mayme Smith and Charles DeMore.After graduating from St Mary’s High School...

It is with deep sadness we announce Selma “Sally” Romley gently passed away on November 29, 2022. Sally was born July 7, 1925 to Richard M. and Edna Elias in Ray/Senora, Arizona. She spoke Spanish and Arabic before she was fluent in English. She attended elementary school at Emerson Elementary, graduated from North Phoenix High School and married William “Bill”...

Alice Rink died, with her two daughters beside her, on November 23, 2022, two days after her 93rd birthday. Alice was born to Frank and Margie (Olson) Hunter on a dairy farm in Richland Center, WI on November 21, 1929. Her father was a farmhand and she began helping her parents with the milking by the time she was 8....

Marie Corrales Marín lived her life of 98 years in loving service to her family, friends, and associates fortunate and blessed to know her. Slowed only by complications from a steep fall in 2017, she took her last breath in the comfort of her home the evening of November 25, 2022. Born in Winkelman, Arizona on May 31, 1924, to...

Ramon “Ray” Duarte Nieto, 80, of Scottsdale AZ, born in Phoenix to Clara Pimbert and Matias and Gabriela Nieto. He had 21 brothers and sisters. He attended AZ Boys Ranch, Chandler High School, Phoenix College and ASU. Ramon joined the US Army from 1962 – 1965. After 43 years he retired from the U.S. Post Office in 2004. He was...

Patricia Starr Newquist passed away peacefully on November 17, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was born March 21, 1934, in Denver, Colorado. Pat was the only child of the late Col. Clifford Starr and Madeline Carey. A graduate of St. Rose College, she taught at Cobleskill, NY Central School. On October 12, 1957, she married Harvey Newquist, her loving husband...

Betty S. Scherer, 90, of Casa Grande passed Nov. 19, 2022 at Copper Sky Assisted Living in Casa Grande.The memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Harvest Family Church, with Pastor Tom King officiating. She was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, in Phoenix next to her husband Richard C. Scherer.Betty was...

On October 29, 2022, the phenomenal mind and heart of Marguerite “Peggy” Joy took leave of us after 92 years of tireless labor. Peggy Devine was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 11, 1930, into a tight-knit but complex family that both nurtured and tried her spirit. Peggy’s aunts and grandparents fed her insatiable craving for knowledge, making her...