Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Virginia Varju
Oct 23, 2016
Virginia L. Varju, age 75, passed away October 23, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. Virginia was born September 8, 1941 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to Donald Gregg and Betty Jane Mawhinney Gregg. She was a mother and homemaker and worked as an accountant with the State of California before retiring and moving to Arizona. She is survived by her husband William of...
Mary Klass
Oct 21, 2016
Mary Jean (Dondale) Klass was born September 21, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents were George and Margie Dondale. She had one younger sister, Helen. Although Mary and Helen's mother passed away when they were only ages 5 and 2, respectively, they were then raised by their father and their maternal grandmother. They still had a fun childhood growing up...
James Pyeatt
Oct 20, 2016
James Edwin Pyeatt, Jr., age 86, passed away October 20, 2016 at his home near Wickenburg, AZ. James was born January 12, 1930 in Miami, Arizona to James Sr. & Josephine Lazear Pyeatt. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing and was an outfitter for years. He is survived by his wife Betty and children.
Joaquin Almazan
Oct 20, 2016
Joaquin Almazan, age 66, passed away October 20, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona after and extended illness. He was born July 20, 1950 in Guadalupe Ycalvo, Chihuahua, Mexico to Alfredo Almazan and Guillermina Pereda Almazan. He lived and worked in California for years a carpenter and came to Arizona some 13 years ago settling in Wickenburg. He worked in Landscaping with...
Lee Bevens
Oct 18, 2016
Born in Auckland, New Zealand 14 February 1936. Lee grew up in an orphanage and excelled in school sports making headlines for her feats. Later she played for New Zealand Women's Basketball team against Australia. She was a seamstress for the New Zealand Ballet Company and worked for the New Zealand Tourist Bureau, planning, booking and conducting tours of New...
Paul Gross
Oct 16, 2016
Paul Richard Gross, age 65, passed away October 16, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. Paul was born April 29, 1951 in Glendora, California to George & Mary Frances Gross. He worked mostly as a firefighter and earned a Master's Degree in Geology. He had worked in various part of the world and traveled extensively. He is survived by his brother &...
Bernice Garcia
Oct 15, 2016
Bernice A. Garcia, age 87, passed away October 15, 2016 in Wittmann, Arizona. She was born January 17, 1929 in Odds, Kentucky to Robert J. Collins and Mintie Birchfield Collins. She was a homemaker survived by her husband Mel Garcia of Phoenix. Family services will be held at a later date.
Ted Jordan
Oct 12, 2016
Ted D. Jordan, age 79, passed away October 12, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. Ted was born March 5, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska to Paul A. Jordan and Mardel Parsons Jordan. He served in the Marine Corps and later worked in the Petroleum industry for Chevron for many years. He will interred in Nebraska at a later date.
Doris George
Oct 11, 2016
Doris L. George, age 91, passed away October 11, 2016 in Surprise, Arizona. Doris was born July 9, 1925 in Nevada, Iowa to Leroy Thompson and Elizabeth McDonald Thompson. She is survived by daughters Joyce Smith of Lakewood, Co and Ellen Hewitt of Morristown, Az. Family services will be held in Colorado at a later date.
Hassel Duncan
Oct 9, 2016
Hassel R. Duncan, age 71, passed away on October 9, 2016 in Sun City West, Arizona. Hassel was born September 24, 1945 in Santa Monica, California to Ruben Duncan and Nova Patterson Duncan. He served in the U.S. Army and following his military service worked as a framing contractor in construction. He is survived by his wife Brenda of Wickenburg.
Barbara Dawson
Oct 9, 2016
Barbara L. Dawson, age 83, passed away October 9, 2016 in Sun City West, Arizona. She was born July 29, 1933 in Douglas, Oregon to Edwin Blair and Blanche Simons Blair. She has been a Wickenburg area resident since 1944 and attended local schools. She was preceded in death by her husband William Franklin in 1976 and son John Lloyd...
Lucille Gonzales
Oct 3, 2016
Lucille M. Gonzalez, age 62, passed way October 3, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born April 30, 1954 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Don Martinez and Mary Roybal Martinez. Funeral Services will be held later this month in California.
Ilene Hansen
Sep 27, 2016
Hansen, Ilene (Willis) 91 3/4, of Wickenburg, AZ., passed away Sept. 27, 2016 after a long battle with Cancer. She is survived by her sister Sara "Willis" Spigner and brother Dwain Willis, Sons Jerry, Lloyd and Eric, Daughters Carol, Marsha and Janice.Ilene slipped peacefully from mortality to return to her Heavenly Family and I know what a great reunion they...
Ronald Maxwell
Sep 23, 2016
Ronald V. Maxwell, age 75, passed away September 23, 2016 at home in Fountain Hills, AZ. Ron was born May 1, 1941 in Pixley, Tulare, California. Funeral services are planned for Friday, September 30, 2016 at 1:00PM at the Wickenburg Funeral Home with visitation from 11:00 AM until service time.
Peggy Ivey
Sep 20, 2016
Peggy J. Ivey, age 73, passed away September 20, 2016 at her home in Wickenburg. She was born May 11, 1943 in Cooper, Texas to Walter F. & Zadie Ivey. Peggy was a homemaker and a mother and had worked in various occupations during her lifetime. She is survived by her children, Shantel Lutz and Danny Fuller and grandchildren: Christopher...
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
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
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
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.
