Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
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...
Karen Vance
Feb 11, 2011
Karen Mattison Vance (McCloy) of Wickenburg, Arizona, passed away on February 11, 2011, after a brief difficult battle with cancer at the age of 73. Karen was born on January 4, 1938 in Rockford, Illinois to John and Mildred McCloy. She moved to Arizona with her family in 1953. After high school, she lived and worked in various communities in...
Rosemary Starr
Feb 5, 2011
Rosemary Wade was born July 1, 1924 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the only child of James Wade and Flo Lowe Wade. She attended Purdue University where she met and married James F. Reed. They had 2 children, Charles and Donna. Jim and Rosemary divorced in 1970 after 27 years of marriage. She finished her education and graduated from Indiana State...
Gertrude Babcock
Jan 31, 2011
Gertrude (Quarnberg) Babcock, age 96, passed away January 31, 2011 in Wickenburg, Az. Gertrude Q. Babcock was born April 27, 1914 to Carl and Kathryn Quarnberg in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. She attended Belle Fourche High School graduating in 1932. She attended Colorado Women's College for two years. Much later attended Chardon State College in Chardon, Nebraska and graduated in...
Eugene Schultz
Jan 28, 2011
Eugene Walter Schultz, age 81, passed away January 28, 2011 in Wickenburg, Az. Gene was born December 28, 1929 in Los Angeles, California to Richard W. Schultz and Iril Hamilton Schultz. He was raised and attended schools in Denver, Colorado. He began working as a meat cutter at an early age. He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard following...
Jim Green
Jan 27, 2011
James W. "Jim" Green was born September 24, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to James W. Green and Xilon Rae Brammer Green. He was raised there and attended schools there following high school he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in Korea. Upon completion of his military service Jim returned to California where he began working as a deputy...
