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Sharon L Johnson

Sharon L Johnson

Jan 19, 2019

Sharon Louise Johnson passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 19, 2019.  She was born on February 14, 1945 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Alan and Louise Dresser. Sharon married Mike Johnson on January 30, 1965 in El Cajon, CA.  They would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this month.  They had three daughters.  Sharon was a florist most of...

Sarah (Sally) C. Veil

Sarah (Sally) C. Veil

Jan 19, 2019

Sarah (“Sally”) C. VeilSarah Veil, known as Sally to friends and family, passed away on January 19, 2019 at the age of 78. Born in Washington. Pennsylvania on October 13, 1940, to Marshall and Katharine Clarke, she attended the East Washington public schools and went on to graduate from Chatham College in Pittsburgh in 1962 with a BA degree in...

Phyllis Marlene Sides

Phyllis Marlene Sides

Jan 18, 2019

Phyllis Marlene Newlove was born on March 17, 1936, (St. Patrick’s Day) in Ashland, Kentucky, to the parents of Wayne I. Newlove and Mazie Fern Lykins. Because her father was employed by the federal Government Veteran’s Hospitals, the family moved several times in Phyllis’s early childhood living among places such as Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Walla Walla, Washington. It was...

Waneta June Russell

Waneta June Russell

Jan 14, 2019

Waneta Russell Obituary Waneta June Russell, 91, of Prescott, Arizona, passed away January 14, 2019. She was born June 15, 1927 to Charles and Mildred (Wilson) Wooley in Cherokee, Iowa. She later lived in Harlan, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Los Angeles area. Waneta was preceded in death by husband Don Russell (Prescott, Arizona), daughter Karen Harris (Virginia Beach, Virginia),...

Dorathy Howell

Dorathy Howell

Jan 11, 2019

Dorathy “Dottie” Howell was born August 28, 1939, in La Grande, Oregon, and passed away January 11, 2019, in Prescott, Arizona.        The daughter of Everett and Erma Hyde, Dottie grew up in La Grande, and attended Eastern Oregon University there. Airline stewardess school drew her to the Los Angeles area, where she met and married Richard Howell. After raising their...

Hank  Rittmeyer

Hank Rittmeyer

Jan 8, 2019

Hank Rittmeyer, a farm boy from Hecker, Illinois, passed away January 8, 2019.  He enjoyed the last 8 years at Granite Gates in Prescott. His wife, the love of his life, Jo Rittmeyer preceded him in death I know mom is excited to have her dance partner again.  Left behind to miss him but always to have great memories are...

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