Obituaries

William Joseph Reckling III, 71, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on June 12, 2022. Bill was born in Houston, Texas, in May of 1951. He attended high school at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. He earned an undergraduate degree in history at the University of Notre Dame and then began a Ph.D. program in medieval history at UC San Diego....

Maria Estella Koster was born in February, 1928 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents were Emil and Carmen Garfield. Her father worked for Sante Fe Railroad and she grew up in small railroad towns in north-western Arizona. She graduated from 8th grade from a one room schoolhouse in Salome, Arizona. The family moved to Wickenburg, Arizona so...

Ramona Facio Suchil “Mona”, age 55 of Tempe, AZ was reunited with her parents, brother and family in Heaven on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Ramona was born in 1966 to Helen B. Facio and Frank S. Facio Sr. at Vandenberg Air Force Base California. She then moved to phoenix Arizona then to Tempe in the early 70’s where she spent...

Dan Cracchiolo, 93, passed at his home on June 1, 2022, surrounded by his family. Dan was born in Detroit in 1929, the second of five children born to Italian immigrant Andrea Cracchiolo and his wife Carmelita. In 1941 their young family moved to a house in Tucson located a few blocks from the University of Arizona, where Dan graduated...

Shirley M. Scheidler, 93, passed away on June 1, 2022. Shirley was born in Phoenix on April 28, 1929. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Cleo; and her brothers Willard and Richard. She is survived by her brother Stuart, Sister-in-Law CJ, her nephew Mark, nieces Lisa and Karen, niece “in-law” Robin (Ed) and a large extended...

Frederic Lee Patterson, 79, of Golden Valley, Arizona, passed away May 29 in Scottsdale from complications following surgery.Fred was born in Akron, Ohio, on April 26, 1943, to Virgil and Corrine Patterson. He came to Phoenix with his family in January, 1959, where he attended Camelback High School. He attended undergraduate school at Whittier College and Arizona State University, where...

Darrel Burch passed away on May 25, 2022. He was born October 8, 1932 in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up all over Arizona and went to St. Mary’s Catholic High School where he was student body president. He attended University of Arizona and worked at AiResearch/Garrett/Allied Signal/Honeywell for over 40 years and had many patents during this time. While in...

Tammy Lynn Kastberg, the daughter of Marvin and Linda Kastberg, passed away on 17 May 2022. Tammy, who was caring, compassionate, and bigger than life, was born in Wisconsin and spent her early years in New Jersey until moving to Arizona, where she resided for 30 years. Tammy enjoyed the finer things in life but more often than not it...

Robert “Big Dog” Dalgleish, Devoted Grandfather, Father, Brother, and FriendRobert Frederic Dalgleish, 85 , died Friday May 27, 2022 at his home in south Scottsdale. Robert was born September 18, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Robert and Blanche Dalgleish. The family swiftly moved back to Southern Arizona where his Father was a Principle in Dos Cabezos just outside of...

(5/31/22; Darien, IL) The Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary (PCM), Order of Carmelites, mourns the death of the Reverend Tiernan O’Callaghan, O. Carm., who died at the age of 90 on May 31, 2022.Visitation for the Reverend Tiernan O’Callaghan, O. Carm., will be 2PM on Friday, June 3, 2022, at St. Agnes Parish, 1954 North 24th Street,...

Margaret Rosalie Breitkopf passed peacefully from natural causes on May 31, 2022, three months shy of her 100th birthday. Margaret cared deeply for refugees having been one herself. She was born in Leuven Silesia, now part of Poland, on September 11, 1922 into a family that built high quality tractors. She described her hometown as idyllic until Russian soldiers invaded...

John R. Turek, 79, passed away on May 19, 2022 in Phoenix. He was married to his wife Inez T. Turek for 22 years. John served in the United States Army as PFC. He was preceded in death by his brother Bob. John is survived by his brothers Rich, Steve, daughter, son, stepson, 9 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.Graveside service...

Laila Innabi, 54, of Peoria, AZ passed away on May 26, 2022. She was born on June 16, 1967 in Jordan.The funeral arrangements for our beloved Laila Innabi are as follows…The Escobedo Family is opening their home to accept condolences from 6-10pm on Sunday May 29th and Monday May 30th. Their address is as follows:9998 W Los Gatos DrPeoria, AZ...

Angels called Patricia Woodland Maguire to be with God on May 4, 2022, at the age of ninety-nine. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank W. Maguire, her sister Kay Zell and brother Joseph McGovern. She is survived by her sister Lea McGovern and her seven children, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.Patricia was born in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania...

PSG Gil I. Martinez (U.S. Army, Ret.) of Phoenix passed away peacefully on May 24, 2022. He lived a full life until the age of 91 years. Gil was born in the Philippines and entered the U.S. Army in 1952. He was recognized for his honorable service with a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and many commendations....

Ersenia “Ersie” Salcido passed away at age 83 on May 24, 2022, surrounded by loved ones.Ersie was born on November 17, 1938 in Phoenix, Arizona to Gus and Vera Enriquez. She had two younger brothers Albert and Gustavo.A lifetime resident of Arizona, Ersie graduated Phoenix Union High in 1956 and worked for Valley National Bank (now JP Morgan Chase Bank).On...

Evelyn M. Branch, beloved mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2022, in Phoenix AZ.  Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband of almost 72 years, James (Red), and her grandson David Branch.  She is survived by her daughter Marianne Hornbeck, son Richard (Judy) Branch, daughter Jo (Mike) Hart and son Steve (Becky) Branch; eight grandchildren: Angela...

Milton Patmore Smith Jr. who everyone knew as “Bud”, was born to Fannie and Milton Smith in Phoenix Arizona on December 5, 1926, and passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, in his home.Bud can trace the lineage of his family, noting that he is a descendent of William Bradford, a passenger on the Mayflower and the first Governor of...

Frank J. Sitter, age 67, of Phoenix, Ariz., passed away peacefully on May 16, 2022. Frank was born in Muskogee, OK on September 17th, 1954 and was the third of 4 children born to Albert and Alma Sitter. A frame-maker then Mail Carrier for the USPS in 1986, Frank retired in 2014 after almost 29 years. An active Philanthropist, Woodworker,...

Eleanor Ann (McNamara) Booth, the daughter of Robert and Lillian F. (Keevan) McNamara, went to heaven, on 26 April 2022. Eleanor, who was caring and compassionate, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Eleanor, who once auditioned, as a teenager, for country music artists, enjoyed many things in life, but more often than not, it was the little, or simple things that...