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Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Ivan Lamar Rhoton
Sep 18, 2006
Ivan Lamar Rhoton, 79 of Show Low, passed away September 18, 2006. He was born to H.I. and Minnie K. Rhoton in Snowflake. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and served during WWII on the U.S.S. WASP. Upon returning home, he finished his High School education in Casa Grande. He owned a successful radio and television...
Melva "Lili" Sanchez
Sep 13, 2006
Melva "Lili" Sanchez, 53 of Show Low, passed away September 13, 2006. She was born December 24, 1952 to Daniel Vasquez-Vasquez and Melva Ayala. Lili moved to Show Low 13 years ago and was a personal caregiver to Helen Purcell for several years until Helen's death. She was most recently serving as Relief Society President for the Spanish-speaking branch of...
Paul Alva Soderstrom
Sep 7, 2006
Paul Soderstrom, 86 of Phoenix, passed away September 7, 2006. Born in Denmark, his family moved to New Jersey when he was 18 months old. He grew up in Hoboken, NJ and was a classmate of Frank Sinatra. Following school he went into the Navy. After his military service, he worked for the New York Times. He moved to Arizona...
Ella Ann Begay
Sep 6, 2006
Ella Ann Begay, 80 of Sunrise, died September 6, 2006 in Albuquerque, NM. Born August 10, 1936, she went to school in Intermountain and returned home to Sunrise. She was a homemaker and rancher. She loved taking care of and raising her sheep, rams, and horses. She was always willing to help others and never said "no", not even to...
Pansy Christina Gallegos
Sep 1, 2006
Pansy Gallegos, 88 of Holbrook, peacefully passed away at home on September 1, 2006. Pansy was born and raised in St. Johns where she attended school. Following school she was a housekeeper and nanny to the Whiting family. She met, and later married Frank Gallegos on June 12, 1936. They lived in McNary where she was a homemaker. They moved...
Joseph S. Lambert
Aug 6, 2006
Joseph S. Lambert, age 85, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with our Lord on August 6, 2006. Joseph was born in Phoenix on August 26, 1920. He served in the Navy during World War II and retired from Luke Air Force Base after over 30 years of service in 1976. He moved to his beloved White...
William Tatroe, Jr.
Aug 6, 2006
Bill "Cadillac Bill" Tatroe, born April 21, 1947 in Lansing, MI, passed away August 6, 2006 in Show Low, AZ. Son, Brother, Father, Friend; he will be greatly missed by all. No services are scheduled.
Richard Collateta
Aug 6, 2006
Richard "Dinky" Collateta, Jr., 18 of Cibecue, AZ, passed away August 6, 2006. He was born in Phoenix, AZ to the Eagle Clan and the Roadrunner Clan and grew up in Cibecue. As a young boy he was quiet, but his family could tell at an early age that he was a very intelligent child. He liked to play basketball,...
Walter Ray Downs
Aug 5, 2006
Walter Ray Downs, age 77, passed away August 5, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born June 19, 1929 in Ballinger, Texas to Walter Redding and Mabel Downs. He moved to Arizona in 1963. He worked for the paper mill where he retired after 35 years. He also served in the United States Army, where he was a radio...
Edith Ruth Miller
Aug 4, 2006
Edith Ruth Miller, age 90, passed away August 4, 2006 at Webb's Adult Care Home in Snowflake. She was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. She grew up and attended Nursing School in Lynn, Mass. She used this nursing degree to help her travel to many places including; Seward, Alaska; Dallas, Texas; Sutter Creek, CA; Tucson and here to the...
Dorma Maggie Penrod Dudley
Aug 4, 2006
Dorma Maggie Penrod Dudley, 81, passed away August 4, 2006. Dorma was born in Show Low to Wal and Alice Penrod. She was raised on a homestead in Pinyon and in Show Low. She attended Snowflake Union High School, graduating in May of 1944. She attended Business College in Albuquerque, N.M, graduating in May of 1945. Dorma worked as a...
John Henry Post
Aug 4, 2006
John Post, 93 of Pinetop, passed away in Payson on August 4, 2006. He was born on January 8, 1913 in Prospect, N.J. to Johanna and Henry Post and he graduated from Prospect Park Grammar School #1 in 1927. He met his future wife, Clara May Magie while on a boat on the Hudson River. Clara stuck out her foot...
Rene Jones
Aug 1, 2006
Rene' Jones, 43 of Taylor, passed away August 1, 2006 in Taylor. Mrs. Jones, a medical assistant at Pineview Behavioral Health Center in Show Low, was born August 29, 1962 in Phoenix. She grew up in Tempe and attended Tempe High School. Following High School she moved to Show Low and began working as a waitress at Village Inn. It...
Rev Varrel Verle "Pete" Yarnell, Jr.
Jul 12, 2006
Reverend Varrel Verle "Pete" Yarnell, Jr., 52, went to be with the Lord on July 12, 2006 in Pinetop-Lakeside after a four-year battle with cancer. May it be known that he "fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith". (2Tim. 4:7-8) Pete was born on November 11, 1953 to Varrel Verle "Shorty" Yarnell and Joyce Elaine (Sunderman)...
Damien M. Montoya
Jul 9, 2006
Damien Montoya, 21 of Holbrook, died July 9, 2006 while in the line of duty, serving our country in Iraq. He was born in Portsmouth Virginia Naval Hospital. His family moved to Holbrook when he was 5 months old. Damien attended Holbrook schools, graduating from Holbrook High School in 2004. He enlisted in the Army right out of High School...
Garnett Pearl Franklin
Jul 8, 2006
Garnett Franklin, 92 of Holbrook, peacefully passed away at home on July 8, 2006. Born in Dewey, OK on April 10, 1914, her family moved around quite a bit when she was a small child, settling in Holbrook when she was 6 years old. She has been a resident of Holbrook for 86 years. She worked for the Holbrook Tribune...
Ivan Stratton Larson
Jul 8, 2006
Ivan S. Larson, age 93, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday July 8, 2006 at RTA Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Lakeside. He was born on April 23, 1913 in Snowflake, Arizona to the late Evan J. and Zella Stratton Larson. He attended Snowflake high school until his senior year, then moved to Winslow where he...
Raymond T. Lacy
Jul 6, 2006
Owens Mortuary Raymond T. Lacy, 69 of Clay Springs, went home to be with the Lord on July 6, 2006. Born in McKinney, Texas, his family moved to Safford when Ray was only 4 years old. He was raised and went to school in Avondale, AZ, graduating from Litchfield High School in 1954. Following school, he enlisted in the Air...
Marie Brewer
Jul 5, 2006
Hazel Marie Memmott Brewer returned home on July 5, 2006, at the age of 78. With humble hearts, we pay tribute to the matriarch of our family. Hazel Marie was born in Colonial Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, on February 18, 1928, the daughter of Joseph Fletcher and Nilus Stowell Memmott. She had fond memories of growing up in Mexico and was...
Gerald E. Story
Jul 3, 2006
Gerald E. Story, 80 of Concho, passed away July 3, 2006 at RTA Hospice in Lakeside. Mr. Story, a retired R.V. technician, was born April 17, 1926 in Middleton, Idaho. He grew up and attended school in Idaho. Following school, he enlisted in the Navy and served during WWII. Following the war, he moved to Colorado where he met and...
