Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Ann Reese
May 8, 2015
Ann Reese, age 84, passed away May 8, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. Ann was born August 31, 1930 in Los Angeles, California to Frank P. Layne and Bess Craw-Layne. She was raised there and attended schools there and later graduated with a degree in nursing. Ann married George Reese and raised three sons, Kip, Wayne and Greg. She and George...
Eugene Kerkman
May 8, 2015
Eugene John "Gene" Kerkman, 84, passed away at his home in Prescott on Friday, May 8 after a long and brave battle with leukemia. Gene was born in a farmhouse in Antelope County in northeast Nebraska on Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day), 1930, to Theodore and Theresa Kerkman. After graduation from Petersburg High School in 1948, he joined the U.S. Air...
Jane Boyd
Apr 30, 2015
Eleanor Jane S. Boyd, age 86, passed away April 30, 2015 peacefully at her home in Wickenburg, AZ. Eleanor Jane Starke was born on July 19, 1928 in Tarrytown, New York to George A. Schrader Starke and Anne McEwan Starke. Mrs. Boyd was raised in Tarrytown attended and graduated from the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. An enterprising...
Robert Sutton
Apr 30, 2015
Robert George Sutton, age 89, passed away April 30, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. Mr. Sutton was born February 21, 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Robert G. & Celia S. Sutton. He was raised and attended schools there and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Serving during WWII. Following his military service he attended a vocational school. He began working...
William Depperschmidt
Apr 27, 2015
William "Bill" Depperschmidt, born November 2, 1923 in Liebenthal, Kansas to John and Rosalia was the last known survivor of 18 siblings. Bill grew up in Kansas, speaking only German, where he survived the Dust Bowl of the 1930's before he moved to Colorado, where he worked in the CCC Camps and learned to speak English. Liebenthal, Kansas, once known...
Duane Staley
Apr 22, 2015
Duane A. (Due) Staley Jr., 79, formerly of Littleton, CO died in his home in Congress, AZ on 22 April 2015. Duane was born 27 February 1936 in Perry, IA to Duane Staley and Florence Workman. Preceding him in death are five sisters Elnora Kirsch, Jean Anise, Carol Messerly, Barbara Hazen, Patricia Brandenburg, and one daughter Patti Kowal. Surviving him...
James Baker
Apr 18, 2015
James Barton Baker, was born February 21, 1941 in Pueblo, Colorado to Eddie Gibson Stewart Baker and Curtis Gordon Baker. He passed from this life into God's hands, on April 18, 2015. He grew up on the family farms in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. He was the youngest of six children, and preceded in death by his parents and...
Margarita Oribe
Apr 16, 2015
Margarita Oribe, age 85, passed away April 16, 2015 at her home in Aguila. Margarita was born January 1, 1930 in Tejupilco, Mexico. She is survived by her daughter Cristian Maldonado of Aguila. Visitation was held on Sunday, April 19th at Wickenburg Funeral Home.
Lesley Rogers
Apr 15, 2015
Lesley Loraine Rogers, age 54, passed away April 15, 2015 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Lesely was born September 2, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to George M Lawrence and Rosemary Pemberton Lawrence. She was raised in Clio, Michigan and attended schools there. Following her schooling she worked in customer service for years. She moved to Monticello, Utah in 1998 and met...
Helen Sewell
Apr 15, 2015
Helen Imogene Bodiroga Sewell a resident of Wickenburg since 1946 passed away on April 15, 2015 with her family at her side. Born March 26, 1927 to Paul & Marjorie Davis of Miami, Az. The first of 4 daughters. Helen grew up in Miami, in 1945 she married George Bodiroga a Wickenburg native. They had two daughters, Jorja Beal &...
Jacqueline Bonney
Apr 13, 2015
The world is short one cowgirl but heaven has gained a good one. Jacqueline (Jacquie) Bonney, a woman with a beautiful soul, contagious laughter and kindness for all, passed away unexpectedly on April 13th in Wickenburg, AZ. She is survived by her daughter, Laura (Robert Allen) Bonney and grandchildren Hunter and Ella of Erie CO, stepdaughter Ann (Robert) Shelden and...
Betty Egbert
Apr 8, 2015
Betty Lee Egbert, age 84, passed away March 8, 2015 in Surprise, Arizona. Betty was born December 2, 1030 in Garber, Oklahoma. She was raised in Garber and attended schools there and later graduated from high school in Cleveland. She married Richard C. Egbert in 1953 while he was serving in the military and she and Richard lived in various...
John Francis
Apr 5, 2015
John R. Francis, Jr. age 61, passed away April 5, 2015 at his home in Wittmann, Az. John was born February 15, 1954 in Toledo, Ohio to John R. & Joan Francis and was raised in various parts of the country. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1974 to 1978 serving primarily in the Kodiak, Alaska region. Following...
Ralph Carpenter
Apr 3, 2015
Ralph T. Carpenter, Jr, 97, passed away April 3, 2015 in Surprise, AZ. Ralph was born to Gwendolin and Ralph Carpenter, Sr. on July 5, 1917 in Sheldon, IA. He grew up on his fathers farm in Rock Rapids, IA. He attended the Metropolitan Business College for Industrial Science Agriculture studying animal husbandry and graduating in 1941 to work on...
Jacquelyn Gerke
Mar 31, 2015
Jacquelyn Gerke, 87, died March 31, 2015 at her home in Morristown. Mrs. Gerke was born in Eau Claire, Wis., and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1949 from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. She was a high school teacher, chemist at U. S. Rubber, business owner, and seamstress for 35 years. Mrs. Gerke moved to Arizona in 1992...
Gary Abbott
Mar 27, 2015
Gary Lynn Abbott, age 57, passed away March 27, 2015 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Gary was born August 9, 1957 in Ogden, Utah to Kenneth and Mary Abbott. He worked as a truckdriver most of his life. Gary was preceded in death by his wife Connie in 2013. He is survived by his children Ted and Amanda both of Utah. Services...
Mark Michels
Mar 26, 2015
Mark Timothy Michels, age 47, passed away March 26, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. Mark was born February 27, 1968 in Orange, California to Ralph and Lucinda Michels. He was raised in Yuma, Arizona and graduated from Yuma High in 1987. He later attended UTI Technical Institute and worked as a mechanic with Royal Packing Co. A few...
Barbara Austin
Mar 24, 2015
Barbara Jean Austin, age 65, passed away March 24, 2015 in Wickenburg. Barbara was born May 3, 1949 in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. She had worked as a claims examiner in the Moving & Storage industry. She is survived by her husband Tim of Wickenburg.
Mary Brown
Mar 22, 2015
Mary Ellen Louise Brown passed away on March 22,2015. She was born on August 25th, 1939 to Bernard "Pat" and Ellen Greene in Corey, PA. She will be remembered for her love of sewing, quilting and singing with her friends at the local American Legion. She will be truly missed by her long time friend and partner Ernie, her 6...
