Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Rusty Flournoy
Oct 6, 2022
Rusty Flournoy, loving husband, devoted son, and dedicated father to four fur babies, passed away at age 36 on Thursday, October 6, 2022.Rusty, Melody's Gentle Giant and Little Lamb, was born on July 27, 1986 in Yokosuka, Japan to Mike and Melody, where he lived until he was 15 months old. Rusty's magical beginnings included visiting the Great Buddha, his...
John Seger
Sep 30, 2022
John William Seger, Sr.Born November 24, 1922 in Donora, PA, deceased September 30, 2022 in Wickenburg, AZ. John was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who was loved by everyone who met him. During high school, he was a track star. He won a scholarship for drafting school but instead decided to join the military and fight for...
Audrey Hankins - Balow
Sep 27, 2022
Audrey Hankins Balow, 80, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours Sept. 27, 2022. A 60-year resident of the Wickenburg area, Audrey was well-known for capturing the life of Arizona ranching families in the verses of her many poems. Her sweet smile will be missed by many. Audrey was born Oct. 12, 1941, in Mason City, Iowa, to Ivan...
Darrell Weaver
Sep 27, 2022
Darrell Ernest Weaver, age 68, passed away September 27, 2022. He was born July 30, 1954, in Evergreen Park, Illinois. In 1976, at the age of 21, he enrolled in the U.S. Army and was honored to be an Airborne Ranger (2nd Battalion, 75th Regiment). After serving with the US Army, Darrell spent a large portion of his career as...
Betty Hanson
Sep 11, 2022
Betty Lou HansonBetty Lou Hanson passed away on Sunday September 11, 2022. Betty was born on August 7, 1940 in rural Wisconsin. She married her high school sweetheart, Russ Hanson, on November 7, 1959. Russ passed away on December 28, 2021. She worked in the banking industry and was bookkeeper for Russ's excavating business until 1985 when they moved to...
Larry Swift
Sep 3, 2022
Larry Allen Swift, age 78, passed away on September 3, 2022, in Wickenburg, AZ. Born January 3, 1944 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, Larry was the son of Richard Allen and Cecil Kathleen Badger. He attended high school at Carl Hayden in Phoenix, AZ. Larry worked at Standard Oil in Wickenburg, AZ before working in the Copper mines in Superior, AZ....
Neil Rowan
Aug 18, 2022
Neil Craig Rowan, age 57, passed away on August 18, 2022 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Neil was born July 19, 1965 to E. Neil & Michele Rowan in Reno, NV. At the age of 5 years he moved with his family to Eugene, OR later moving to Eastern Oregon. Neil attended college in Portland. He later began working as a heavy...
Phyllis Willis
Aug 17, 2022
Phyllis Charlyne Willis passed peacefully into her Father's arms on August 17, 2022 at the age of 93, at her daughters home in Pinetop, AZ. She was born I Covington, OH on June 6, 1929 to Roy and Mary Hecker. Phyllis' family moved from Ohio to Arizona after her junior year in High School. This move was very difficult for...
Chad Parkerson
Aug 13, 2022
Chad Howard Parkerson, age 39, passed away from injuries sustained in an auto accident on August 13, 2022. Chad was born January 21, 1983 in Wickenburg, Arizona. He was currently working as a welder in the mining industry. Chad was preceded in death by his parents Lydia Ann and and Frank Howard Parkerson. He is survived by his wife Morgan...
John Tatum
Aug 11, 2022
JOHN EDWARD TATUMFebruary 16, 1941 - August 11, 2022John E. Tatum passed away peacefully after a long battle with advanced stages of Parkinson's Disease on August 11, 2022. John was born February 16, 1941 in Fairfield, Illinois to Alma Lavelle Owen Tatum and T. H. Tatum. John grew up in Heavener, Oklahoma and graduated from Heavener High School in 1959....
Norma Gilchrist
Aug 4, 2022
Norma C. Gilchrist, age 80, passed away on August 4, 2022. Norma was born Norma Jean Crittenden on June 22, 1942 in Moab, Utah to Howard and Ida Crittenden. She was a teacher most of her life and enjoyed teaching and the children she worked with. She moved to Wickenburg in 2012 and attended First Southern Baptist Church. She is...
Allethe Yngsdahl
Jul 29, 2022
Allethe P. Yngsdahl, age 99, passed away July 29, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was born May 20, 1923 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Otho & Blanch Barnhill. She was a homemaker and also worked in retail during her life. Allethe was a lovely person with a vibrant personality. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Family services...
William Costanzi
Jul 6, 2022
William Steven "Coke" CostanziJanuary 3, 1939 - July 6, 2022 It is with great sorrow that we, his family, must announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather on July 6, 2022.Coke was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 3, 1939. He moved with his mother, step-father and siblings to Phoenix in 1953 where he continued his...
Ginger Fitzgerald
Jun 28, 2022
Ginger Diane Fitzgerald was born on October 14, 1955 in Susanville, California to Bob and Garnie Pinneo. She was called to Heaven on June 28, 2022.Ginger and her two siblings grew up in Litchfield, where they spent their time competing in horse shows and rodeos. Ginger was very competitive and loved team roping more than anything.She attended Shaffer School, and...
Linda Wilson
Jun 15, 2022
Linda Louise Wilson (nee McCoy) was born in Chehalis, Washington, the 3rd child of Roland and Arline McCoy. Her older siblings are Caroline and Ron. Her younger sibling is Ray. Although she grew up in Washington, she graduated from Arcata High School, in Arcata California in 1961.Soon after graduation, she married Charles Swenson and had two boys, Tony in 1962...
Andrew Rix
Jun 13, 2022
Andrew "Andy" William Rix"You never said I'm leaving, you never said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knew why.A million times we needed you, a million times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still.In our hearts you...
Jack Davis
Jun 12, 2022
Mr. Jack Ernest Davis, age 77, passed away on June 12, 2022 in Sun City West, Arizona. Jack was born in Glen White, West Virginia to Joel Omer & Edith Arline Davis. He served in the Navy during Viet Nam. Jack had worked as a mechanic and operated backhoe and truck. He was one who love to serve others and...
Violet Sorenson
Jun 1, 2022
Violet P. Sorenson, 91, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Violet (Vi) was born in Oslo, Minnesota, on May 20, 1931.Vi enjoyed selling real estate for a few years, but found her true passion in pilot car running for her husband, Oscar, who had his own mobile home transporting company in Riverside Calif., Sorenson Trucking.During retirement,...
Thomas Partin
May 29, 2022
Thomas Dempsey Partin, Jr., born on December 9, 1928, to Thomas Dempsey Partin and Florence West Partin in Gary Indiana, went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2022. Tom, a Navy veteran who served on the USS Baltimore, married his wife, Bertha, in 1955 and moved his young family from Ohio to Phoenix, Arizona in 1963 where he...
Peggy Peterson
May 15, 2022
May 23, 2022 8:00 AMPeggy Peterson, 75, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 15, 2022. Peggy was born in New Jersey in October 1946 one of two children of William and Ruth Tuers.After graduating high school, she earned an associate's degree and went on to become a dental hygienist/orthodontist assistant. She married and had two children while living...
