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John  Owens

John Owens

Apr 2, 2018

John Owens passed away in Prescott on April 2, 2018. He was born on November 20, 1940 to John and Maxine Owens. Maxine married his step-father Alfred Bearden who helped raise him.  John proudly served his country in the United States Army. He married Cecelia and had two children Pam and John. John then married Carolyn and had two more...

Rita M Mackey

Rita M Mackey

Apr 1, 2018

Rita M. Mackey passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 in Prescott, Arizona. She was born February 24, 1945 in Fremont, Ohio, the daughter of Alfred and Marie (Karle) Hepner. Rita was 73 years old.   Rita met and later married Donald J. Mackey on August 23, 1967. Along with raising two sons, she worked as an office manager in the...

Joe Paul Gonzalez

Joe Paul Gonzalez

Mar 30, 2018

Joe P Gonzalez, 88, passed away quietly at home in Prescott, AZ on April 30, 2018. He was born April 28, 1929. Joe attended Washington Elementary, graduating from Prescott High in 1948. He also attended ASU studying architectural design but his studies were cut short when he went to work full time. . For 40 years he was a proud...

Patricia  Ann Cowell

Patricia Ann Cowell

Mar 28, 2018

Patricia Ann Cowell, a resident of Prescott since 1994, Mrs. Cowell died in Prescott on March 28th, 2018, after a lengthy illness.   Born in Grandview, Washington in 1925, and raised in the Yakima Valley, she was a graduate of Yakima High School. She attended Washington State University and earned three degrees: a B.A., a B.Ed. and an M.S. in Physical...

Mary Ellen Griffith

Mary Ellen Griffith

Mar 25, 2018

Mary Ellen Griffith Entered into Life March 10, 1935 - Entered into Rest March 25, 2018 Rejoining her husband, Claude W. Griffith who recently passed away in 2017 and her beloved sons, Tim, Clyde and David. Her Grandson, Billy. She is survived by her children; Susan Tyler Steele of Loris, SC, Pamela Spaulding of Prescott Valley, AZ, Donna Campbell of...

Mickey Strauss

Mickey Strauss

Mar 25, 2018

Mickey Strauss, a beloved citizen of Prescott, AZ, died peacefully in his sleep at age 91 on March 25, 2018, fulfilling his wish to die with his new wife and beloved pups by his side.  He, along with his deceased third wife Joni Strauss, was the founder and avid supporter of Safe Harbor, a 12-step clubhouse that is credited with...

Margaret Ann Umbreit

Margaret Ann Umbreit

Mar 25, 2018

Services to be announced at a later date.

Marie N. Highland

Marie N. Highland

Mar 24, 2018

Marie Norton Highland, 90, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Marley House inpatient hospice surrounded by those who loved her. She was born in Cleveland, OH on April 21, 1927 to Evelyn Bellows Norton and Victor Malmgren Norton, an immigrant from Sweden in 1905.  Marie was predeceased by her parents and two children, Wendy Highland Berndt (Paul) and Jeffrey...

Kimberly Mcclain

Kimberly Mcclain

Mar 20, 2018

Kimberly Foreste McClain, 64, went to be with the Lord on March 20th after a long battle with cancer.  Kim was born in Pennsylvania February 17, 1954 and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana as a young child where she grew up and attended school. She married Michael Allen McClain in 1976 and they lived in Window Rock before moving to Prescott...

Loren James Peterson

Loren James Peterson

Mar 18, 2018

Loren James Peterson passed away on March 18, 2018 at his home in Prescott Valley surrounded by loved ones.  Loren was born on October 27, 1955 in Harmony, Minnesota.  He and his family moved from Minnesota to Prescott Valley, AZ in 1971. Loren graduated from Prescott High School in 1974 and worked various jobs in Prescott Valley, until he and...

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