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Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Dorothy Lavern O'Donnell
Feb 2, 2017
After battling cancer, Dorothy Lavern O’Donnell went to be with our Lord on February 2, 2017 in her home in Vernon, Arizona. She was surrounded by her family. Born Dorothy Lavern Henderson on June 21, 1942 in Bismarck, Arkansas, Dorothy was the fifth child, of seven, born to Mart and Jewel Henderson. Dorothy came to McNary, Arizona in 1962 where...
Richard Eugene Born
Feb 1, 2017
Richard Eugene Born, 91, of Show Low, Arizona peacefully passed away on February 1, 2017 at his home with his loving wife at his side. He was born on September 12, 1925 in Camden, New Jersey to his parents Harry and Annie (Campbell) Born. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Harry; and sister Monica Spelling. He...
Ivan W. Thomas
Jan 31, 2017
Bill, or Billy as he was known to most of his friends, was born in Snowflake, AZ to Vada Rogers Thomas and William Wood Thomas on January 12, 1943.Bill was a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle and grandfather. He also had many lifetime friends, as he lived most of his life here in the White Mountains.As a young man, Bill...
Velva Jean Zahgotah
Jan 31, 2017
Velva Jean Zahgotah, 58, of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on January 31, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born on April 24, 1958 in Whiteriver to Earl Zahgotah and Marie (Ethelbah) Alchesay. Velva loved to cook for big dinners and was always helping with wakes making sure the kitchen was run properly. She enjoyed traditional beadwork and was always the...
Tracy Sue Diaz
Jan 28, 2017
Saturday January 28, 2017, Tracy Sue Diaz the embodiment of love, ambassador of kindness, and exemplar of charity, obediently returned to our Father in Heaven, who summoned home to rest, one of his most precious angels. Tracy, born June 7, 1960, was a true angel on this earth, like one of those Greek goddesses … just one glance into her...
Kenneth Susan
Jan 27, 2017
Kenneth Susan, 76, of Whiteriver, Arizona passed away on January 27, 2017 surrounded by his family in Phoenix, Arizona. Kenneth was born to the late Martin and Mae Susan on March 6, 1940 in Cedar Creek, Arizona. Kenneth was a very kind, loving, compassionate person who was always checking on his family and friends and assisted and helped on many...
Lisa Rae Jager
Jan 27, 2017
Lisa Rae Jager of Show Low, Arizona, age 61, passed away peacefully and in comfort at her home on January 27, 2017. Lisa was born in Vancouver, Washington and at age 1 year old moved to Arizona with her family, where she was raised with her sister Kathy by her parents, Richard and Beverly in the Globe-Miami area; where she...
Mildred Madeline Hartzell
Jan 25, 2017
Some knew her as Mrs. Hartzell. Some knew her as Millie. Some knew her as Mom or Grandma.Mildred Madeline Hartzell went home to be with Jesus on January 25, one month past Christmas and 11 days after her 92nd birthday. She was born in Pennsylvania and came with her parents and brother, Don, to Arizona in 1932. She met her...
Bill Burton Elkins
Jan 23, 2017
Bill Burton Elkins, 88, of Snowflake, Arizona died January 23, 2017, at his home on the Rocking Chair Ranch.He was born January 1, 1929 in Bluewater, New Mexico. He was the third of seven children born to Mark and Ina (Teitjen) Elkins, pioneer ranchers in the state of New Mexico. He was a lifelong rancher except for two years he...
Dorothy May "Dotty" Brimhall
Jan 22, 2017
Dorothy May Brimhall “Dotty” February 20, 1940 – January 22, 2017 Dorothy May Brimhall “Dotty”, of Sundown Girls Ranch near Aripine, Arizona, 76, passed away on January 22, 2017 in Clay Springs, Navajo County, Arizona. The public viewing and visitation will be at 9:00 AM, one hour before the funeral services, which will begin 10:00 AM, January 28, 2017 at...
Susan Marie Clark
Jan 22, 2017
Susan Clark, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, joined her Heavenly Father on January 22, 2017. She was born on November 3, 1948. She is survived by daughters, Jessica Smith & Nedra Danielle Clark; son, S. Fraser Clark; step-son, Ryan Clark and grandsons, Mario Escalante and Keith Boll. She left behind two sisters, Lyle and Betsy; brother, Bart; many nieces...
Virgil Lee Berg
Jan 21, 2017
Virgil Lee Berg passed away quietly in his sleep, at home, being loved and cared for by his family, on January 21, 2017.Arriving from Wisconsin, he discovered the White Mountains of Arizona and they quickly became his forever home.He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy, and their five children: Lance, Keith (Elizabeth), Kimberlee (Larry), Brian (Josie), and...
Karen Rose Carlson
Jan 18, 2017
Karen Rose Carlson, of Show Low, Arizona passed away on January 18, 2017 at the Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low. She was 67. Karen was born the eldest of 7 children on August 4, 1949 in Bangor, Maine to Harlan and Rose (Flagg) Megquier. Karen was an excellent seamstress having sewn dresses and fisherman knit sweaters and...
Wanda Ballejos
Jan 16, 2017
Wanda Ballejos, age 63, passed away peacefully at her home in Lakeside surrounded by her husband, her daughter, and her sister on January 16, 2017. Born in Topeka, Kansas on November 17, 1953 to Marvin and Gayle Current Saville. The family moved to Iowa shortly after her birth. In 1957, Gayle met and married Bud Hulbert and later, Wanda and...
John Merle Valentine
Jan 10, 2017
John Merle Valentine, of Lakeside, Arizona, died at his home on January 10, 2017. John was born in DeKalb, Illinois on June 12, 1938 to loving parents Merle Stevens Valentine and Lorraine Eleanor Larson Valentine. The family moved to Arizona when John was about seven years old and his brother Richard was five.The boys had an ideal childhood. In a...
Nella Egnor
Jan 10, 2017
Nella McCarley Egnor was born in a humble home in Snowflake on September 10, 1930 to Kenneth and Ione Allen and into a beautiful immediate family that included three older sisters and memories of a slightly older brother who had died as a toddler. Her very large extended family included her grandparents, Will and Emma Hall, and the Smith and...
Larry Kay Baldwin
Jan 9, 2017
Larry Kay Baldwin, 63, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017, in Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington. The public viewing and visitation will be 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday, January 27, 2017 at Owens Livingston Mortuary - Holbrook Chapel, 409 N. 1st Avenue in Holbrook, Arizona. The funeral service will begin 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Holbrook...
Margaret Sansone
Jan 6, 2017
Margaret Sansone died Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Hinkson House in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 90 years old. Margaret was born on a Wednesday, November 10, 1926, Manhattan, New York to her parents, Harry and Genevieve (Dempsey) Sullivan.She is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Sansone. The Funeral Mass of Christian Burial was...
Charles Lewis Grover
Jan 5, 2017
Charles Louis Grover, 87, died January 5, 2017 at the Haven of Show Low nursing center in Show Low, Arizona. He was born September 16, 1929 in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, to Walter James Grover and Edith May Grover (nee Knepper). Charles “Chuck” Grover was married to Beverly M. Grover, who died at the age of 79 on January...
Michelle Rae O'Donnell
Jan 5, 2017
Michelle "Shelly" Rae O'Donnell passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017. She was at her home in Show Low, Arizona when she lost her 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 59. Shelly was born on October 28, 1957, in Binghamton, New York. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert O'Donnell, in...
