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Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Donalee Louise Leopold Heward
Jan 24, 2012
Donnalee Lousie Leopold Heward died peacefully in her sleep around 4:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at her winter residence in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona following a recent decline in her health. She was 86 years old. Donalee was born on Thursday, November 19, 1925, the fourth child of Edward Charles and Pauline (Saunders) Leopold in Monrovia, Los Angeles...
Robert Duwayne Sanders
Jan 22, 2012
Robert Duwayne "Bobby" Sanders died unexpectedly in the afternoon hours of Sunday, January 22, 2012 at his home in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona. Bobby was 48 years old. Bobby was born on November 25, 1963 in Springerville, Apache County, Arizona, at the exact moment our nation was laying our beloved president, John F. Kennedy, to rest at Arlington National Cemetery....
Richard Phil Hatch
Jan 20, 2012
Richard Phil Hatch "was taken from us too soon" when he died Friday evening, January 20, 2012 at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona just 9 days shy of his 54th birthday. Phil was born on Wednesday, January 29, 1958 in McNary, Navajo County, Arizona to the late Richard Hill Hatch and Louise McCleve Hatch. Phil worked...
Valden Flake Rencher
Jan 18, 2012
Valden Flake "Val" Rencher died in the very early morning hours of Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Coronado Hospice House in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. Val was 67 years old. Val was born on Tuesday, October 10, 1944 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California to the late Joseph Lynn and Aften (Flake) Rencher. Family and...
Valden Rencher
Jan 18, 2012
Valden Flake Rencher passed away six months ago at 2:30 A.M., on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born October 10, 1944 in Torrance, California, the fourth child of Joseph Lynn and Aften Flake Rencher. When Val was 3 1/2, his family moved to a ten acre farm in Farmington, New Mexico where he became a successful...
Peggy Lu Jean Gullick
Jan 18, 2012
Peggy Lu Jean Gullick died in the comfort of her own home in Taylor, Navajo County, Arizona on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from complications of a lengthy illness. She was74 years old. Peggy was born on Monday, September 20, 1937 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah to the late John Lyle and Edna Mae (Cook) Wood. She has made Arizona her...
France Marion Willis
Jan 16, 2012
France Marion Willis, age 93, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 in Snowflake, Arizona. He was born on May 1, 1918 in Snowflake, Arizona to Albert Tillman Willis and Ida Flake Willis. France served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He has been a life long resident of Snowflake, Arizona. He worked as a carpenter for years building...
Rachel Virginia Fall
Jan 16, 2012
Rachel Virginia Fall, age 69, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Sierra Blanca Rehabilitation Center in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona. She is survived by her children, Debrah Ann Riley (Fitzgerald), Michael Schaaf (Yvonne), Gerome Reano, Tina Skidmore; 7 grandchildren, James Michael Schaaf, Ava Fall Schaaf, Julian Reano, Michael Martin, Luke Martin, Nikolai Skidmore, Uureal Skidmore; 3 aunts, 4...
Seymour Marmor
Jan 15, 2012
Seymour Marmor died Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2012 at his home under the auspices of Evercare Hospice at Park Regency in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was 84 years old. Seymour, affectionately known as "Simon", was born on Tuesday, September 20, 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to his parents, the late Moses and Fay (Schuster) Marmor. While still a teenager,...
Marion Brenay Webb
Jan 13, 2012
Marion Brenay Webb passed peacefully from this world on Friday, January 13, 2012, just as the day was coming to a close, at the Banner Ironwood Hospital in San Tan Valley, Arizona. She was 88 years old. Near the time of her passing, she was surrounded by family members who loved her, and she was listening to stories about them....
Bennie Tsaipi
Jan 11, 2012
Bennie Tsaipi, age 46, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in Show Low, Arizona. He was born October 28, 1965 in Keams Canyon, Arizona to Kee Tsaipi and Zonnie Tsalt Tsaipi. Bennie was a shy, gentle, outgoing man who always had a smile on his face. A man who loved to tease others and make them laugh. He was a...
Keith Irving Pundt
Jan 10, 2012
Keith "Kip" Irving Pundt, passed away on January 10, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born May 15, 1947 in Buffalo, New York to Irving Edwin Pundt and Jane Ethel Hart Pundt. In 1962, his family moved to Snowflake, Arizona. Kip graduated from Snowflake High School in 1965. He then worked at the paper mill for a while until he...
Jeri Lynn O'Dell
Jan 8, 2012
Jeri Lynn O'Dell, loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend passed away at her home in Holbrook, Arizona on January 8, 2012. Jeri was born April 29, 1961 in Amarillo, Texas to Jerry Edward Harris and Betty Lou Toller Harris. She moved to Tucson, Arizona then later came to Holbrook, Arizona with the Becktell Corporation. She graduated from High...
Robert Delano Lynn
Jan 8, 2012
Robert Delano "Bob" Lynn died unexpectedly just before the sunrise on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his home in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona. He was 72 years old. Bob was born on March 22, 1939, the oldest of 3 children, in Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas to his parents, the late William Richard and Mary (Corcoran) Lynn. As a young man,...
Luther Ethelbah, Jr.
Jan 4, 2012
Luther Ethelbah, Jr., also known as "Jay" or "J.R." was born on November 28, 1964 at the McNary Hospital in McNary, Apache County, Arizona. He went home to be with our Heavenly Father on January 4, 2012 at the Whiteriver Service Unit in Whiteriver, Navajo County, Arizona. Jay was a Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Al Dammon Saudi Arabia. He...
Brandy Renee Abmont
Jan 4, 2012
BIOGRAPHY Brandy Beaudry Abmont died unexpectedly late Wednesday night, January 4, 2012 at her home in Overgaard, Navajo County, Arizona. She was only 42 years old. Brandy was born on September 24, 1969 to Richard Beaudry and her mother, Kathy McNeil Beaudry. In 1977, her mother married John "Jack" Locarni and Brandy truly loved being their daughter, as she was...
Paul Rosco Fry
Jan 3, 2012
Paul R. Fry died early afternoon on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at his home in Overgaard, Navajo County, Arizona from causes incident to his age. He was 92 years old. Paul was born on January 31, 1919 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan to the late Forest and Lucy (Smith) Fry. He was raised by good Southern Baptist parents whom, early...
Nora Ann Yazzie
Jan 2, 2012
Nora Ann Yazzie, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born November 10, 1952 in Winslow, Arizona to Henry Yazzie and Stella Begay Yazzie. Nora worked very hard at everything she did. She was a very proud mother and grandmother. Nora especially loved to spend time with her grandchildren and...
Helen Darlene Burchett
Jan 2, 2012
Helen Darlene Burchett, passed away peacefully at her home on January 2, 2012, at the age of 88, with her family by her side. She has resided in Show Low for the past 25 years. She was born May 29, 1923 in Greenup County, Kentucky to James F. and Mary E. Hunter. Helen and her husband, Glen, loved coming to...
Bernard Neal Franke
Jan 1, 2012
Bernard Neal Franke, of Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona passed away peacefully Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was 83. Bernard was born on April 5, 1928 in Iowa to the late Herman and Inez (Henderson) Franke. Bernard is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Norma Franke, of Lakeside, Arizona; children, Fritzi (Doug) Dillon of...
