Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona

James Wills

James Wills

Sep 19, 2016

James R. Wills, age 71, passed away September 19, 2016 at his home in Wickenburg, AZ. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Gilbert Sommer

Gilbert Sommer

Sep 18, 2016

Gilbert R. Sommer III, 58, passed away Sept. 18 in his hilltop Wickenburg home surrounded by family and his hunting dog, Jackie Blue.Working the summer in Canada at their fishing lodge, Austin's Wilderness Lodge and doing what he loved best, "Bert" fell unexpectedly ill and was flown home Aug. 26 to Arizona. His service will be Oct. 3 at the...

Roy Northern

Roy Northern

Sep 16, 2016

Roy L. Northern, age 93, passed away September 16, 2016 at home in Congress, Arizona. Roy was born February 20, 1923 in Hood River, Oregon to Charles and Pearl Northern. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and returned from the service working as a truck driver in the logging industry. Roy was preceded in death by his wife...

Vincent Hart

Vincent Hart

Sep 6, 2016

Vincent Kaler Hart, age 82, passed away September 6, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. Vincent was born March 11, 1934 in Texas. He served in the Navy Seabees and following the military he worked in construction as a concrete finisher. Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 1:00 PM at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Russell Jones

Russell Jones

Sep 3, 2016

Russell Ward Jones, 83, of Wickenburg, Arizona, passed away on September 3, 2016 at the Sante of Surprise. Russell as born January 7, 1933 to Robert Leslie Jones and Elinaore (Weatherby) Jones who both preceded him in death along with his sister Sandra. Russ was the oldest of the two children.Russell is survived by his wife AJ and his two...

Carol Capraro

Carol Capraro

Aug 31, 2016

Carol A. Capraro, age 70, passed away in her home in Surprise surrounded by her family. She was born May 6, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island to Isadore Peck and Irene LaValle Peck. She and husband Robert came to Arizona settling in Wickenburg and later moving to the Surprise area. Family services will be held at the Funeral Home.

Jack Robbins

Jack Robbins

Aug 29, 2016

Jack Allen Robbins, age 63, passed away August 29, 2016 in Sun City West, Arizona. He was born May 24, 1953 in Harlingen, Texas to Billy Ray Robbins and Frankie Masters Robbins. He served in the U.S. Navy and later owned and operated an R.V. Repair business with his wife Lesley. He came to Arizona in 2000 from California and...

Peggy Prian

Peggy Prian

Aug 28, 2016

Peggy Ann Prian, age 76, passed away August 28, 2016 at her home in Wickenburg with her family by her side. Peggy was born May 7, 1940 in Oxnard, California to Dave Wangenan and Margaret Banks Wangenan. She worked with her husband in the real estate business for years before moving to Arizona in 2014 settling in Wickenburg.

Cheryl Davis

Cheryl Davis

Aug 21, 2016

Cheryl Darlene Davis was born in Miller, South Dakota in May of 1942 and died on August 21, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is survived by her three sons, Tim, Terry and Ted, her granddaughters, Katie and MacKenzie, her mother and siblings, and her extended family. She was preceded in death by her father. She cherished her friends and family....

Carlton Rogers

Carlton Rogers

Aug 16, 2016

Carlton B. Rogers passed away Aug. 16th, 2016 surrounded by his family, following a short, but tough battle with cancer. Carl was born in Arkansas Jan. 14, 1941 and his family moved to Arizona when he was a baby. He grew up in Surprise, AZ.Many people knew Carl as "Good eye", he first earned this nickname when he worked in...

Gerald Carne

Gerald Carne

Aug 13, 2016

Gerald "Jerry" Carne of Wickenburg, Arizona formerly of Fallbrook, California received his eternal reward on August 13, 2016. Jerry was born in Newman Grove, Nebraska on December 3, 1917, oldest of six children of Douglas and Hazel Carne. He graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a B.S. degree in physics and from the Illinois Institute of Technology with an M.S....

Mary Rynkiewicz

Mary Rynkiewicz

Aug 12, 2016

Mary Lou Rynkiewicz, age 85, passed away August 12, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mary Lou was born December 21, 1930 in Shamokin, PA to Frank and Della Tretter. She attended schools there and came to Arizona in 1963. She was a registered nurse in the medical field for years. She originally retired to the Cottonwood are but eventually moved to...

James Alessi

James Alessi

Aug 10, 2016

James ( Jim ) Alessi , known locally to many as " The Music Man " passed peacefully at his home in Wickenburg, after a short, courageous bout with cancer.Jim was born in Manhattan NYC in 1928, went to Flushing High School ( Queens ) NY and served as a radar man in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1948 and continued...

Richard Fletcher

Richard Fletcher

Aug 7, 2016

Richard John Fletcher, age 69, passed away at his home in Yarnell, Arizona on August 7, 2016. John was born December 25, 1946 in Bath, Somerset, England to Edwin & Ellen Fletcher. He worked in the Automotive design industry most of his life. He is survived by his companion Jeannine Brown of Yarnell and daughter Safronya Fletcher of England. Services...

Sherry Ziegler

Sherry Ziegler

Aug 3, 2016

Sherry Laneen Ziegler, 68 of Wickenburg, Arizona passed away on August 3, 2016, surrounded by her family. Sherry was born April, 23, 1948 to Leonard and Donna Ediger who preceded her in death along with her brother Gary Ediger. Sherry was the oldest of three children.Sherry is survived by her husband, John, her children: Kris Ziegler (Terry ) Cheyenne, WY,...

Herbert Bauer

Herbert Bauer

Jul 30, 2016

Herbert F. Bauer, age 88, passed away July 30, 2016 in Wickenburg, Arizona. He was born March 5, 1928 in Mancos, Colorado to Phillip Jacob Bauer and Esma Rickner Bauer. Herb worked as a carpenter during his life and came to Arizona from Colorado in 1952 eventually settling in Wickenburg. No formal services are planned.

Dennis Labout

Dennis Labout

Jul 29, 2016

Dennis Labout, age 82 passed away July 29, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Peggy Rose

Peggy Rose

Jul 20, 2016

Peggy Ann Rose, age 68, passed away at her home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Peggy was born August 27, 1947 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Floyd & Theresa Moyer. She had worked as a nursing assistant and been a homemaker. Peggy is survived by her husband Jack Rose of Wickenburg and a daughter Theresa of Phoenix.

Maude Leming

Maude Leming

Jul 20, 2016

Maude Elizabeth Leming, age 97, passed away July 20, 2016 at her home in Circle City, Arizona. She was born January 13, 1919 in Laveen, Arizona to Jim Thomas Barney and Ella Brown Barney. Maude was raised in the Wickenburg-Wickieup areas and attended school in the Little Red School House in Wickenburg. She married Sam Foster and they made their...

Carl Paulsen

Carl Paulsen

Jul 18, 2016

Arrangements are pending at this time.

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