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Alton Brent Colf

Alton Brent Colf

Dec 23, 2016

Alton Brent Colf, 62, of Prescott Valley, Arizona passed away Friday, December 23, 2016.Alton was born July 31, 1954, in Tacoma, Washington to Alton Bruce and Marilyn Fawcett Colf. Brent, as he was known to the family, was the eldest of four sons. As part of an Air Force family, Alton's younger years were spent in many places including Yuma,...

Gerald  Douglas  Chadderdon

Gerald Douglas Chadderdon

Dec 23, 2016

Gerald Douglas Chadderdon, 94, formerly of Olean, NY and Orlando, FL died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at The Marley House in Prescott, AZ. Born Oct. 9, 1922 in Friendship, NY, he was the son of the late Sealey Warner and Anna Wind Chadderdon. He grew up on Genesse Street in Olean, NY.He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air force as...

Janice Meredith Cooley

Janice Meredith Cooley

Dec 21, 2016

Janice Meredith Cooley, 96, of Prescott passed away on December 21, 2016. She was born on October 18th, 1920 in Susanville, California to Thomas and Frances Acord. Jan met the love of her life, Jim Cooley, when he was stationed in Susanville for Naval training. They were married 6 months later in Corpus Cristi, Texas, November, 1944. After leaving military...

Roy Adelbert Lang

Roy Adelbert Lang

Dec 21, 2016

Roy Adelbert Lang was born on March 28, 1922, near Jetmore, Kansas. He worked on his family's farm and graduated from high school in 1941. He was going to Sterling College when WWII broke out. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1942 and went to Guadalcanal. After he returned, he married Nancy Mae Comstock (she was a cadet nurse)...

Richard Douglas Burns

Richard Douglas Burns

Dec 20, 2016

Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake, from the hill, from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh. — "Taps" Richard Douglas "Doug" Burns, age 73, passed in the early morning hours of Monday, December 20 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Tammy, two grown sons, Michael Paul and...

George F Marchessault

George F Marchessault

Dec 17, 2016

George F. Marchessault of Prescott Arizona went to heaven on Saturday, December 17, 2016.  His passing was peaceful with his family by his side.  George was born November 9, 1928 in Auburn Massachusetts to George E Marchessault and Irene (Plante) Marchessault.  He joined the U.S. Army in September 1946.  He was incorporated in the U.S. Air Force when it was...

Lynn Marie  Trombley

Lynn Marie Trombley

Dec 11, 2016

Lynn Marie Trombley passed away on December 11, 2016 in Arizona.  She was born on December 19, 1972 in Trenton, MI.

Gayle Woodward Dinsmore

Gayle Woodward Dinsmore

Dec 8, 2016

USAF Capt. Ret. Gayle Woodward Dinsmore, 76, passed away Thursday, December 8th at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, AZ. He was born October 25th, 1940 in Lexington, KY, where he grew up and attended University of Kentucky. Gayle served his country honorably in Maintenance and Transportation with the US Air Force for 22 years, including service in Vietnam. Gayle...

Eugene Henry O'Sullivan

Eugene Henry O'Sullivan

Dec 7, 2016

Eugene Henry O'Sullivan, 89, passed away on December 7th, 2016, in Prescott, Arizona after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, son Steven, daughter Kathleen, and three sisters Maureen, Sharon, and Sheila. Eugene was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During the 2nd World War he served in the Navy aboard the USS Pensacola. After WWII he attended the...

Elsie  Foley

Elsie Foley

Dec 6, 2016

Elsie Foley was born, Elsie Virginia Bonds on November 16th, 1924 in Hobert, Oklahoma to James and Ethel Bonds.   Elsie is preceded in death by her siblings, Bill, Bud, Eugene, Inez, Beulah, and Vinna, her son Sonny, First husband Homer Raymond Arms, second husband Morrison "Pete" Foley, and her parents James and Ethel Bonds.  She is survived by her sister...

Shirley Marie Kern Crovetto

Shirley Marie Kern Crovetto

Dec 6, 2016

Shirley Marie Kern Crovetto September 26, 1928-December 6, 2016 Shirley Crovetto was a loving, creative and hard-working wife and mother who dedicated her life to raising her five sons. Shirley attended Soule' Business College and worked as a legal secretary for many years. She was an active community member who helped establish the first "Helping Hands" ministry in the New...

Beverly Joyce Sibley

Beverly Joyce Sibley

Dec 6, 2016

Beverly Joyce Sibley age 90 of Prescott, Arizona passed away on December 6, 2016. Beverly was born November 4, 2016 at Des Moines, IA.

Patricia  Mary Gradine

Patricia Mary Gradine

Dec 6, 2016

In Offering...With our sincere sympathy we trust you will find in it abundant consolation in your sorrow. Christ's Life and Teachings are the source of that courage and hope that all of us need in time of bereavement. His words and example can help us, as nothing else can, to bear our loss and continue to live as he would...

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