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Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Deborah Kay Foreman
May 15, 2008
Deborah Kaye "Debby" Foreman died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at her Vernon, Arizona home following a lengthy illness. She was 56. Debby was born on September 5, 1951 at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois to the late Donald D. and Juanita Sue (Derickson) Shaffer. In her younger years, Debby lived in Anchorage, Alaska where she worked as a...
Marvin Lee Lewis
May 14, 2008
Marvin Lee Lewis, age 57, died Wednesday, May 15, 2008 at his home in Lakeside, Arizona of natural causes. He was born on October 17, 1950 in Los Angeles, California to the late John Ebert and June Adele (Bruce) Lewis. In his younger years, Marvin worked as a cook and chef. He later enlisted in The United States Navy and...
Riley Olivia Baca
May 12, 2008
Riley Olivia Baca, born May 12, 2008 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center, returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 12, 2008. She is survived by her parents; Elizabeth Schwendemann, and Johnnie Baca II; maternal grandparents, Chuck & Debbi Hoag, Mark Schwendemann; paternal grandparents, LaDawn Hancock & Johnnie Baca I. She was preceded in death by her uncle, Nicholas...
Frankie Lynn Hackman
May 11, 2008
Frankie Lynn Hackman, age 38, passed away May 11, 2008 in Show Low, Arizona. Frankie was born March 5, 1970 in Phoenix, Arizona. The intended spouse to Vernon Lewis and mother to Amber and Maraiya Kitchen, she resided in Hood River, Oregon for 20 years prior to moving to Lakeside, Arizona in June of 2007. Her intended life with Vernon...
Elizabeth Markey
May 11, 2008
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Markey, age 85, passed away May 11, 2008 in Lakeside, AZ. She was born July 5, 1922 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Leo and Wanda (Lalande) Bouwens. She was raised in Wisconsin and moved to Arizona in 1968. In 1947, she married Del Snyder; who passed away in 1992. In 1997, she married Jim Markey; who passed away...
Derl Tortice
May 11, 2008
Derl Tortice, age 52, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Whiteriver Hospital. He was born April 16, 1956 in Show Low, Arizona to Noddy (Early) and the late John Tortice. He attended school in Salt Lake City, Utah under the LDS Placement Program. After high school, he joined and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 6 years. He met...
Sylvia Jean Jernigan
May 9, 2008
Sylvia Jean Jernigan, 68, of Vernon, Arizona, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2008 in Lakeside of Lymphoma. Sylvia was born on October 7, 1939 in Yuma, AZ to Eric and Marie Crowder. She worked for many years in the family bee business with her father and sisters. Sylvia graduated from Yuma Union High School in 1957 where she played...
Katherine Shipley Braswell
May 8, 2008
Katherine Braswell, age 51, died at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona on Thursday, May 8, 2008. She was born October 25, 1956 in McNary, Arizona. Katherine was a loving mother and grandmother who loved her family and grandchildren. She loved the arts, outdoors, poetry, gardening and collecting Indian artifacts. She will be greatly missed but we...
Thelma Inez Wood
May 4, 2008
Thelma Inez Wood died, following a lengthy battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 4, 2008 at her home with her loving family gathered around her. She was 69. Thelma was born on July 5, 1938 in Tucson, Arizona to Ernest Everett and Mary Euline (Allen) Harmon. Thelma did live a few years in Alabama, however,...
Ted Montoya Gallegos
May 3, 2008
Beloved Son, Brother, Father, Uncle, Nino, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa, Teodoro "Ted" Montoya Gallegos died suddenly on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at his home in Holbrook, Arizona. He was 74. Ted was born on June 8, 1933 in McNary, Arizona to his father, the late Teodoro Kline Gallegos, and his mother, Gabriela "Gabie" D. Montoya Gallegos, who still resides in Holbrook....
Vincent Gerald Favro
May 1, 2008
Vincent Gerald Favro "CY", age 92, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at RTA Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Lakeside, AZ. He was born as one of five sons' to Claude & Myrtle Favro on August 4, 1915 in Plattsburg, New York. Cy married Thelma Darrah on March 28, 1936. He later joined the United States Navy serving during...
Joy Olivine Chlarson
Apr 28, 2008
Joy O. Chlarson, age 86, passed away April 28, 2008 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was born May 13, 1921 in Manitou, Oklahoma to the late John Oliver and Nila Belle (Montgomery) Thompson. She loved her family and animals; especially her dogs and cats. Joy is survived by her sons, H.R. (Sue) Chlarson, Mike (Margaret) Chlarson, Shawn (Carrie) Chlarson; daughters, Linda...
Connie C. Baca
Apr 27, 2008
Connie Conception Baca, age 95, passed away surrounded by her family, April 27, 2008 in Snowflake. Connie was born Maria Conception Baca, July 2, 1912, in Tome, New Mexico, to the late Abel and Manuela (Torres) Zamora. Connie is survived by 5 sons, Roman (Donna) Baca of Wisconsin, Ralph Baca of Snowflake, Sammy Baca of Snowflake, Raymond Baca (Dorothy Dickson)...
Stephen Claude Moore
Apr 24, 2008
Stephen Claude Moore, age 61, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Show Low. He was born on March 21, 1947 to Ceazer and Hideko (Shigematsu) Moore. Mr. Moore worked as a Supervisor for the City of Brawley, California Public Works. Stephen is survived by his wife, Avis Moore of Show Low; children, Stephen T. Moore, Mitsuye L. Garcia and...
Leon George Murphy
Apr 19, 2008
Leon G. Murphy, age 92, passed away on April 19, 2008. Leon was born July 6, 1915 in Waldport, Or to George and Mamie (Reynolds) Murphy. He and his family moved to Snowflake in 1962 where he worked at the papermill until he retired in 1974 and moved to Duncan, AZ. During his retirement he enjoyed mining and rock hunting....
Henry Eldon Sutter
Apr 17, 2008
HENRY ELDON SUTTER went to be with the Lord on April 17th 2008, at the age of 85. He was at his home in Lakeside Arizona, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Henry was born November 4, 1922 in Phoenix Arizona, the son of Elmer and Anna Sutter. He spent a lifetime as an Arizonan, except from 1964-1972 he...
Kay Buckius
Apr 17, 2008
Kay Buckius, age 74, died April 17, 2008 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center. Services are pending at this time and will be updated to this website as soon as available.
Larry Reed Larson
Apr 17, 2008
Larry Reed Larson, age 70 passed away April 17, 2008 in Lakeside, Arizona. Larry was born July 28, 1937 in Woodruff, Arizona to the late Reed & Jean Larson. He is survived by his wife, Karen Larson; 7 children, Keith Larson, Tami Kincannon, Brandi Sanchez, Kara Larson, Glenn Larson, Maci Bamrick and Tiffani Kingsland; 4 brothers, Wendell Larson, Kenny Larson,...
Albert Dell Hatch
Apr 16, 2008
Albert Dell Hatch, age 84, passed away peacefully April 16, 2008 in Phoenix, AZ. Albert was born January 17, 1924 in Woodruff, AZ to the late Albert and Zina (Brinkerhoff) Hatch. He graduated from Snowflake High School. Following school Albert served in Germany during WWII for the US Army. After the war, he attended the Arizona State College (now ASU)...
Beverly Russell
Apr 16, 2008
Beverly Raye Russell, age 66, passed away surrounded by her family, April 16, 2008 at RTA Hospice & Palliative Care in Lakeside. Beverly was born November 12, 1941, in Phoenix, Arizona to Ben & Roma Lee. On June 2, 1968 she married Harold Eugene Russell who preceded her in death on April 19, 1989. Beverly leaves behind 2 daughters, Sandy...
