Obituaries

Apr 7, 2020

On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Raymond J. Johnson, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at age 94. Ray was born on September 23rd, 1925 in Duluth, MN. On June 25, 1949, he married Lynn Johnson. They raised three sons, Scott, Bruce and Mark, and one daughter, Kathy. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Lynn...

Apr 5, 2020

Apr 5, 2020

Esther Lucille (Shamy)Leitner - June 10, 1927-April 5, 2020Born in Toledo, Ohio on June 10, 1927 to George Shamy and Wilma Landin.  Esther married Blaine Leitner of Toldeo, they moved with three children to Phoenix in 1959.  Esther is preceeded in death by her sons, Edward Leitner and Donald Leitner; Grandsons, Erik Kincaid and John Leitner.  Esther is survived by...

Apr 1, 2020

Jeanine “Jean” Kiesling (nee Nelson), died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Prescott Valley, AZ due to complications of congestive heart failure.  She was 78. Jean was born on April 8, 1941 in Mankato, Minnesota to her parents, Peter and Rosetta Nelson.  She graduated from Lake Crystal High School in 1959 and became an LPN (licensed practical nurse).  She married...

Apr 1, 2020

Mar 29, 2020

Gail Marie Kentch, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend to all who met her, passed away at her home in Black Canyon City, Arizona on March 29th, 2020, at the age of 78, after a grueling battle with Breast Cancer. Gail Fitzgerald was delivered by a midwife at her home in Seligman, Arizona to Victor Winslow Fitzgerald and Desolea Joan...

Mar 28, 2020

Boyd Davis Johnson passed away on March 28, 2020 in Skull Valley, AZ. He was born on August 2, 1957 Chicago, IL and is preceded in death by his father, Ray Prescott Johnson, Jr. and mother, Alice Boyd McGreevy, his step-father Raymond Charles McGreevy, his brother, Ray Prescott Johnson, III, his sister, Beverly Jean Boa Hendrickson, his brother, George Robert...

Mar 28, 2020

Donald Lee “Don” Howell. Lt. Col. USAF Ret.Donald Lee Howell age 89 passed away on March 28, 2020. He is survived by his wife Lois of 54 years and his daughters Donna (Kim) Bryan of Kansas and Wilma (David) Moore of Las Vegas, NV from his first marriage to Jean Sumner, and 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Don graduated...

Mar 24, 2020

David E. Seelye of Prescott, AZ passed away peacefully on March 24, 2020, at the age of 73.  Dave was born to Thelma and Douglas Seelye on September 13, 1946 in Watertown, NY. As a veteran, he proudly served in the US Army and then earned degrees in Economics and Chemistry from the University of Buffalo.  Dave worked for the...

Mar 23, 2020

Rita Marie Miller, age 54, passed away Monday, March 23. She is survived by her husband Darin, daughters Mariecia and Deanna, four siblings, her mother, and many more family members. Rita had a very caring heart and was always offering help to anyone in need. She enjoyed her job at Safeway, game nights with her family, and indulging in margaritas....

Mar 22, 2020

On Sunday March 22nd, 2020 Rita Reeves Davis completed her fourteen year long battle with breast cancer with her husband and children at her side. She fought her cancer the same way she loved: tenaciously and beyond expectations. She did not waste her borrowed time. She battled for more time with the people she loved and by doing so she...

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 20, 2020

The family of Frederica Horn Van Sant announce that her soul took flight on March 20, 2020.  She is survived by her beloved son and daughter-in-law Seth and Sue Newberry of San Diego, California and her cherished grandsons Drew Newberry and Brooks Newberry.  Frederica was the daughter of Carl P. and Helen H. Horn of Ardmore Oklahoma.

Mar 20, 2020

Mar 20, 2020

Margaret A. Lightner passed away at her home in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Friday March 20, 2020. Margaret was born on May 11, 1936 in Fort Ripley, Minnesota to Andrew and Katherine Perlinger. Margaret graduated from Washington High School in Brainerd, MN. After graduation Margaret moved to the Twin Cities area where she worked at a bank. She moved back...

Mar 18, 2020

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Maureen Emma Brewer peacefully passed away on Monday, March 16. Though determined to claim victory over this terrible disease, she ultimately lost her battle with cancer at the tender age of 66. She was always one of those people who was a very positive, kindhearted person who always had an infectious smile ready for all who greeted her.  Maureen was  ...

Mar 14, 2020