Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Irvin Carl Uhl
Mar 15, 2018
Irvin C. Uhl and Edith E. (Petschke) Uhl passed away peacefully in their home on March 15, 2018. They were married 70 1/2 years. They passed away 12 hours apart from each other. Almost could hear Dad saying "Come on Edith, let's go." Dad was born January 27 1917 in Sandusty, Ohio. Mom was born June 16, 1926 in Hinesdale,...
Vickie L. Garcia
Mar 14, 2018
Vickie L. Garcia, joined our Heavenly Father in the arms of her loving children at her home in Show Low, Arizona on March 14, 2018. She was born in Cullman, Alabama on April 12, 1943, the third child of four born to Redie and Corla Robertson. Her family moved to Arizona when she was just a teenager, where she attended...
Michael Douglas Riggs
Mar 14, 2018
Michael Douglas Riggs died following a brief illness on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Tempe St. Luke's Medical Center in Tempe, Arizona. He was 58 years old. Mike was born on a Monday, August 3, 1959, in China Lake, Kern County, California to his parents, Michael Fordyce and Patricia LaBelle (Bechtold) Riggs. As a baby, he and his family moved...
Raymond Leroy Garberich
Mar 11, 2018
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Raymond Garberich announces his peaceful passing on March 11, 2018 at the age of 85. Ray was born in 1932 and lived in Show Low, Arizona. He was born to Roy Raymond Garberich and Erma Beatrice Holmes. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and...
Dolores Ellen Mason Wethington
Mar 10, 2018
Dolores Ellen Mason Wethington died Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2018, at her home in Overgaard, Navajo County, Arizona from complications of ALS. She was 83 years old. Dolores was born on a Thursday, July 19, 1934, in Oakland, Alameda County, California to her parents, the late Alexander Buriah and Eva Jacosa (Walton) Wilkins. Dolores grew up in Northern California near...
LaVell (Hall) Fejes
Mar 9, 2018
Our beloved Mother, Grandma and Nama LaVell (Hall) Fejes of Snowflake, Arizona peacefully passed away surrounded by her loved ones on March 9, 2018 at her home in Snowflake. She was 79. LaVell was born to her parents the late, John William and Virginia (Mills) Hall on March 25, 1938 in Show Low, Arizona.
Her...
Hal F. Butler
Mar 9, 2018
Hal F. Butler, 92, returned home to his Heavenly Father late in the evening of Friday, March 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on a Saturday, April 4, 1925, in Show Low, Arizona to his parents, the late Julius Ray and Dicy May (Adams) Butler. Hal had five brothers and sisters; all of whom have preceded...
Gary Dean Parker
Mar 8, 2018
Gary Dean Parker was born May 2nd, 1947, and said farewell to us on March 8, 2018. He is survived by his wife, soul mate, and best friend, Margo. They were married for over 30 years and there is no greater example of true love. Their undying respect, trust, and faith in each other is a phenomenal example of marriage.
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Carlon Nelson Gossett
Mar 8, 2018
Carl Gossett, age 62, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 in Show Low, Arizona. He was born April 23, 1955 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to William Calvin Gossett and Lettie Mae Clark Gossett. He and his wife owned Stolen Recipe Barbeque. He loved making wonderful food creations. He loved to tell the story of how he obtained the stolen...
Thomas Edison Cole
Mar 7, 2018
Thomas Edison Cole passed away peacefully on March 7, 2018 at Summit Regional Medical Center, in Show Low, AZ. He was born September 23, 1928 in Boonton, New Jersey, to Jacob E. and Hannah M (Buis) Cole. He was the older of two children.
Tom was an AP in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict in the early...
Robert Joseph Bromley
Mar 6, 2018
Robert Joseph Bromley passed from this life to the next on Tuesday morning, March 6, 2018. He was born in Milford, CT on November 1, 1945. After growing up in the New England area, he joined the Navy and served in Vietnam on several aircraft carriers including the Midway. After his Navy service he stayed in the San Diego area...
William Michael DeMare
Mar 5, 2018
William Michael DeMare passed away peacefully on March 5, 2018 at The Peaks, in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 93. Bill was born in Bellaire, Ohio on February 21st, 1925. He was the youngest of eight children. His father, Sam DeMare, and his mother, Catherine LaRuffo DeMare, immigrated from southern Italy. His parents died when he was young and Bill lived...
Johnnie Lee Keith
Mar 3, 2018
With his loving family at his side, Johnnie Lee Keith died in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the home of his son in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona. He was 80 years old. Johnnie was born on a Tuesday, March 16, 1937, in Bernalillo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico to his parents the late Walter Lee Keith...
Brenda Gardner Johnson
Mar 3, 2018
Brenda Gardner Johnson, 76, passed away suddenly in her home on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018, in Woodruff, AZ. She was born on November 11, 1941 to John and Kathelene Gardner. Brenda was a graduate of the University of Arizona where she earned a Master’s degree in Education. Her hobbies included genealogy work and writing. Brenda contributed to several historical books...
Dixie Ann Nichols
Mar 2, 2018
Dixie Ann Nichols, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. She was born the second of ten children born to Alice and Don Nichols of Selma, Alabama. After earning her Associates degree in Nursing, she worked for twenty years as an Emergency Room nurse at the Vaughn Hospital in Selma. She...
Joyce Leola Ober
Feb 27, 2018
Joyce Ober, 88, of Overgaard, Arizona passed away Feb. 26, 2018. She was born April 23, 1929 to Lloyd Ennis Reed and Helen Mabel Stark in Cordosa, Minnesota being the oldest of 6 children. Being raised during the depression she had many responsibilities that came to her early in life. She lived on the Southern Minnesota Prairie not far from...
Judy Arlene Castle
Feb 26, 2018
Judy Arlene Castle passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at the age of 74. Judy was born on November 4, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington to James and Evelyn Shepard. She was employed as a Maricopa County Detention Officer and retired from the United States Post Office in Concho, Arizona. Judy joins her husband, Ron Castle; parents, James and Evelyn Shepard;...
Irene Bates Lewis
Feb 24, 2018
Irene Bates Lewis died during the midnight hour of Saturday, February 24, 2018, at her home in Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 84 years old. Irene was born on a Wednesday, January 10, 1934, in Winslow, Arizona to her parents, the late Wilford Woodruff and Lilly (Gardner) Bates.Irene will always be remembered as a loving...
Doris Marie Robinett
Feb 21, 2018
Doris Marie Robinett died in Lakeside, Arizona on February 21, 2018 following a 12 year battle with cancer. She will be missed by her family and friends. Doris was born on April 4, 1931 in McNary, Arizona to Thomas and Elizabeth Amos. She was married to Clarence Robinett, Jr. and was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. “A stronger person...
James Robert Boggs
Feb 18, 2018
James Robert Boggs of Linden, Arizona passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 with his family at his side, just 5 days after his 74th birthday. Jim was born on Monday, February 12, 1944 in Safford, Arizona to the late Fred Smith & Neva Rachel (Dendy) Boggs. When Jim was 10 he moved with his family to Bowie, Arizona to farm...
