Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Samantha Newton
Apr 6, 2011
Samantha Rae Newton was born August 16, 1992 in Mesa, Arizona. She lived and was raised in the Town of Gilbert and attended schools there until her freshman year when she moved to Wickenburg, where she completed high school graduating in 2010. Following high school, she began attending school and pursuing her goal of becoming a veterinary technician because of...
Jesse Meier
Mar 22, 2011
Jesse J. Meier age 80, passed away March 22, 2011 in Sun City West, Arizona. He was born Nov. 17, 1930 in Lusk, WY to Albert Meier and Jesse Teeter Meier. Jesse was raised in Keeline, WY on the family ranch. He began working at an early age, first in road construction and later in the oil fields as a...
James Johnson
Mar 21, 2011
James "Butch" Johnson & Diane Johnson Diane Johnson, age 66, passed away March 16, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. Diane was born March 16, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona to Lloyd Glen Blanton and Dortha Perkins Blanton. She was raised Sedona and attended schools in Jerome and later attended Northern Arizona University. She married James "Butch" Johnson in 1965 and they lived...
Bernice McIntosh
Mar 21, 2011
Bernice Louise McIntosh was born July 11, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to George Fromeke and Josephine Louise Schmidt Froemke. She has worked as a Telephone Operator for years and came to Wickenburg in 1995 to be near family. Funeral Services with interment were held on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery.
John Showalter
Mar 11, 2011
John David Showalter, age 67, passed away March 11, 2011 at his home near Wickenburg, Arizona. John was born October 31, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Elmer Showalter and Lucille Cleary Showalter. He was raised in a large family and is survived by 4 sisters and 4 brothers with a brother and sister preceding him in death. He began a...
Nancy Wright
Mar 7, 2011
Nancy L. Wright, 81, passed away March 7th, in Payson, Arizona. She was born February 6, 1930 in Clarkdale, Az. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Arizona ranchers, Sam & Nina Dickinson, Paul Wright, Sr., her husband of 52 years and daughter, Trudy Wright Johnson. She is survived by husband, Kenneth Wright of Payson, Az., Linda Wright and...
Frank Serros
Feb 26, 2011
Serros, Frank William 57 passed away February 26, 2011. He was born April 20, 1953 in Bakersfield, CA, to Frank and Wilma Serros. He is survived by his wife Gladis and daughter Cheryl of Congress, his mother Wilma of Modesto, CA. and brothers Jack of Bakersfield, CA., Anthony of Hayward, CA., Richard of Modesto, CA., Arthur of Stockton, CA., Albert,...
Obren Bodiroga
Feb 23, 2011
Obren (Papa) Bodiroga died February 23, 2011, in Boswell Hospital, Sun City, AZ @ 94 1/2 years old. He was still walking the day before taken to the hospital and his mind was very sharp. His strength, perseverance and determination had been amazing and I am forever grateful. He had a great character and you knew his word was good...
Douglas McLean
Feb 22, 2011
Douglas Myron McLean of Wickenburg, Arizona at the age of sixty eight passed away in Surprise Arizona on February 22nd, 2011. Doug was born November 12th, 1942 in Wadena Saskatchewan Canada to George and Lillie McLean. Doug grew up in Saskatchewan and attended school in Saskatoon, Mullingar, and Wadena. Doug loved Saskatchewan and would often talk about his fond memories...
G.R. Smith
Feb 22, 2011
G.R. "Dick" Smith, age 86, passed away February 22, 2011 in Peoria, Arizona. Dick was born May 4, 1924 in Central City, Iowa to Raymond and Olive Smith. He was raised in Center Point, Iowa and attended schools there. He later served in the Marine Corps from 1943 - 1945. Following his military service Dick attended Upper Iowa University receiving...
Roy Stoddard
Feb 19, 2011
Roy Kenneth Stoddard, age 79, passed away February 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. Roy was born in Denver, Colorado February 21, 1932. He was raised there and attended schools there. He later served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Following his military service he began working for Union Carbide as a bookkeeper. Roy also played professional football with...
Mary Lane-Kiamy
Feb 18, 2011
Mary Jane (Lane) Kiamy, age 94, passed away February 18, 2011 in Glendale, Az. She was born in Clarksdale, Arizona to Allen N. Lane and Velma Johnson Lane. She was a longtime resident of Wickenburg. She is survived by nieces, Nancy Lane of Berkeley, CA, and Karen Lane of St. Helena, CA. She will be interred at the Wickenburg Municipal...
Roberta Torgerson
Feb 17, 2011
Torgerson, Roberta "Bobbe" Josten of Wickenburg, AZ and Stevensville, MD passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 17, 2011, in Wickenburg, AZ. Born August 10, 1925, in Owatonna, MN, she married Allan Curtis Torgerson in July 1946. She is survived by him and five children: Christopher Torgerson (Margo), Sally Lawson (Donald), Julie Coyer (Spencer), Thomas Torgerson, and...
Dorothy Surmann
Feb 17, 2011
Dorothy Jane Surmann, age 94, passed away on February 17th, 2011 in Wickenburg, Arizona. She was born September 25, 1916 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin to Alfred and Effie Oosterhous. Dorothy obtained her bachelor's from Stout University, in Wisconsin, and worked briefly for the U. S. War department in Washington D.C. as a dietician, as well as serving in the U.S.O. efforts...
Paul Greene
Feb 15, 2011
Paul "Russ" Greene of Wickenburg died February 15th at the age of 89. Russ was born January 10, 1922 in Beardstown, Illinois. He married Pearl Harn in 1942. He served in Central Burma and India Burma from 1944-1946 as a Air Force airplane electrician. He returned home with numerous decorations and citations including 3 Overseas Service Bars, 2 Bronze Battle...
