Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona

Elliot Leach

Elliot Leach

Aug 5, 2012

Elliot Crow Leach returned to God's care on August 5, 2012. He was the stillborn infant son of Sean P. Leach and Gabryelle R. Rodriguez-Foraker. Elliot is survived by his Maternal grandparents Debbie O'neal and Mike Rodriguez both of Wickenburg and Paternal grandmother Leslie Leach also of Wickenburg and Pat. Great-grandparent Ruth Leach of Wickenburg and Mat. Great-grandparents Miguel and...

Mike Havins

Mike Havins

Jul 31, 2012

Michael E. "Mike" Havins, age 53, passed away July 31, 2012 at home after a lengthy illness. Mike was born August 21, 1954 in Yuma, Arizona to Richard Havins and Lee Brown Havins. He was raised in Yuma and attended schools there. He moved with the family to Missouri in 1987 where he met and married Barbara Fronabarger in 1992....

Lori Darks

Lori Darks

Jul 30, 2012

Lori R. Darks, age 46, passed away July 30, 2012 in Wickenburg, Az. She was born August 9, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Sterling Darks and Dian Wergin Darks. She has lived in Arizona for the last 28 years. Lori was a member of the American Legion Post 12 in Wickenburg and had worked as a waitress in past years....

Martha Chatham

Martha Chatham

Jul 29, 2012

Martha Chatham: Martha Is My Mother Martha Chatham is not and was not to be remembered only in the past tense. She died on Sunday afternoon, July 29, after a brief stay at Wickenburg Community Hospital here in Arizona, and a very helpful, quality-care and professional two-years' stay at My Father's Retirement Ranch here in Wickenburg. She and our family...

John Sheets

John Sheets

Jul 28, 2012

John Carson Sheets: graduated to heaven on July 28th, 2012. Born Jan 8, 1926 in Memphis, NY only son of John and Fanny Sheets. Survived by his loving wife Charlotte and his four children, John Sheets (Jacquie) from Kissimmee FL, Irene Davis (Kent) from Eugene Or, Kathleen (Mike Obermann) from Holley NY and Christine Dabney (Charles) from Raleigh NC. Seven...

Linda Maxwell

Linda Maxwell

Jul 22, 2012

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 28th at 11:00 AM at Wickenburg Funeral Home 187 N. Adams St. Wickenburg, AZ 85390 Visitation will be prior to services from 8:00 AM until service time. Interment will follow in the Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery .

Deborah Smith-Pierce

Deborah Smith-Pierce

Jul 20, 2012

Deborah Ann Smith-Pierce passed away July 20, 2012 in Wickenburg, Arizona. She was born May 10, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa to James and Verna White. She spent her younger years in the Anaheim, CA area and raised a family and later in life returned to school to study computer science. She came to Arizona in 1991 and began working...

Joseph Doyle

Joseph Doyle

Jul 18, 2012

Joseph P. Doyle, age 56, passed away July 18, 2012 in Wickenburg, Az. He was born May 12, 1956 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Earl & None Doyle. He had worked as a superintendent at the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant. He is survived by his wife Deidre Parsons-Doyle of Congress.

Sylvia Jacobs

Sylvia Jacobs

Jul 16, 2012

Sylvia M. Jacobs, age 95, passed away July 16, 2012 in Sun City West, Arizona. She was born February 7, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan to William John Maynard and Myrtle Beatrice Maynard. She came to Arizona some 30 years ago settling in Wickenburg. She attended First Presbyterian Church. Sylvia is survived by her daughter Marilyn Gruscynski of Wickenburg and son...

James Lyle

James Lyle

Jul 15, 2012

James A. "Tony" Lyle, age 57, passed away following a lengthy illness at the family home in Wittmann, Az. Tony was born November 6, 1954 in Normal, Illinois to Jame D. Lyle and Vilor Atkinson Lyle. He moved with his family to San Diego, California as a boy and was raised there. He came to Arizona in 1972 and married...

Richard Evans

Richard Evans

Jul 15, 2012

Richard L."Coyote" Evans, age 65. passed away July 14, 2012 in a weather related accident in Wickenburg. Richard was born March 5, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona to Richard Evans, Sr. and Mildred Carmichael Evans. He was raised in Phoenix and graduated from Paradise Valley High School. He later served in the U.S. Navy in VietNam from 1965 to 1969. Following...

Antony Freed

Antony Freed

Jul 12, 2012

Antony Marcellus Freed, age 86, passed away July 12, 2012 in Surprise, Arizona. Mr. Freed was born in St. Albans, Herefordshire, England to Thomas and Annnie Freed. He served in the British Military in the Royal Engineers from 1943 to 1952. He came to the United States in 1963 living in Massachussetts where he worked as a Department Store Manager...

Dolores Wallen

Dolores Wallen

Jul 10, 2012

Dolores "Dee" Wallen, age 76, passed away at home July 10, 2012. Dolores was born June 11, 1936 in Redland, California to Clifford Hardy Hall and Mattie A. Popejoy Hall. She was raised there and attended schools there. She came to Arizona in 1992 settling in Yarnell. Dee had been having severe health problems since last Thanksgiving, and is now...

Benjamin Willtrout

Benjamin Willtrout

Jul 2, 2012

Mr. Benjamin F. Willtrout, age 83, passed away July 2, 2012 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Mr. Willtrout was born May 25, 1929 in Granite City, Illinois to Owen & Ola Willtrout. He worked primarily as a professional truck driver traveling most of the country. Ben was a member of the Masonic Lodge #877 A.F. & A.M in Granite City. He married...

Robert McCarrel

Robert McCarrel

Jun 29, 2012

Robert Bryan McCarrel, Jr."Bob" to his friends, age 84, passed away June 29, 2012 in Sun City, Az. Mr. McCarrel was born August 17, 1927 in Berwick, Pennsylvania to Robert B. & Rebecca R. McCarrel. He served in the USMC during WWII. He retired to Arizona after working for the Ford Motor Company in Chicago Heights for many years. He...

Elizabeth Sherrard

Elizabeth Sherrard

Jun 26, 2012

Elizabeth A. Sherrard, age 93, passed away on June 26, 2012 in Sun City West, Arizona. She was born April 12, 1919 in New Haven, Wyoming to Soloman and Dorothy Ingram. Elizabeth was a homemaker and rancher most of her life. Family services will be held at a later date in South Dakota.

Lester Fletcher

Lester Fletcher

Jun 19, 2012

Lester R. Fletcher, age 87, passed away June 19, 2012. He was born March 27, 1925 in Beatrice, NE to Lloyd R. and Grace Fletcher. Lester was a resident of Congress, AZ for 23 years and was a member of the Bahai Faith. He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Lester retired from...

Amelia Brott

Amelia Brott

Jun 17, 2012

Amelia Polito Brott, age 95, passed away June 17, 2012 in Wickenburg, Arizona. She was born October 22, 1916 in Yonkers, New York to Carmine Polito and Angela Galdi Polito. She married Guy L. Brott and they made their home in Michigan with Amelia working in the Automotive industry as an Executive Secretary. She and Guy came to Arizona in...

John Miller

John Miller

Jun 11, 2012

John E. Miller, 79, of Congress, AZ passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012, as he was surrounded by his family. John was born in Plymouth, Indiana to Theodore and Esther Miller on November 1, 1932. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linda of Congress; daughter and son-in-law Rebecca and Pontus Karnsund of Glendale; four grandchildren Keila,...

Rusco Long

Rusco Long

Jun 11, 2012

Rusco G. Long, age 87, passed away June 11, 2012 in Youngtown, Arizona. Rusco was born June 6, 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut to Rusco Long, Sr. and Myra Howarth Long. He had worked a good part of his life as a rancher. He married Vetra Adams Redford in 1966. They came to Arizona in 1977 first to the Sedona area...

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