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John Benjamin Burnett

John Benjamin Burnett

Feb 27, 2014

John died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Good Samaritan's Marley House hospice in Prescott, Arizona. He was born April 30, 1932 in Erie, Pennsylvania; the son of John and Ruth Burnett. John was 81 years old. He served in the United States Marine Corps, married the love of his life, Roberta (Jeanne) Lee on June 29, 1957, raised four chidlren....

C. Derk Janssen

C. Derk Janssen

Feb 27, 2014

Cemetery: Private services. Service: Prescott Highschool in Prescott.

Rodney Muse

Rodney Muse

Feb 27, 2014

Rodney died Saturday, February 27, 2014 at Mountain View Manor in Prescott, Arizona. He was born March 12, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona; the son of Glenn and Alma (Fleming) Muse. Rodney was 66 years old. Rodney servced in the United States Marine Corps and spent most of his life working in the banking industry as a mortgage broker. He enjoyed...

Joseph Frederick Mcguire

Joseph Frederick Mcguire

Feb 25, 2014

Joseph F. McGuire, 75, died February 25, 2014 at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Prescott, Ariz. He was born July 3, 1938 to Leo & Cecelia (Danz) McGuire in Brooklyn, NY. He is survived by his son Michael McGuire and daughter Laura McGuire. Cemetery: Final interment will be at the

William (Bill) Heynen

William (Bill) Heynen

Feb 25, 2014

William Heynen passed away in Prescott Valley AZ on February 25, 2014 at the age of 96. A preacher’s kid, Bill was born in Beaver Dam, Michigan, the youngest of seven children. His family settled in the NW Iowa region where his Dutch immigrant father started several small Christian Reformed Churches. Bill graduated from Calvin College in 1940 and Calvin...

Claudia Lucile Hastings

Claudia Lucile Hastings

Feb 25, 2014

Claudia L. Hastings passed peacefully on February 25, 2014 at the Pioneer Home. She was born October 30, 1917 in Neosho, Missouri to P.R. and Gertrude Smith. She was preceded in death by her sister Dorothy and brother Patrick. After high school she trained to be a registered nurse but after a year decided to attend business college. She had...

Robert Blakey Jr.

Robert Blakey Jr.

Feb 24, 2014

Robert Blakey, Jr., born September 21, 1945 in Albuquerque, NM, passed away February 24th in Prescott, AZ. Bobby B, as he was known to his friends and family, was raised in Phoenix, AZ where his family, including his parents, Robert and Edith and his two brothers Larry and Craig, moved to in 1947. He attended Madison Elementary School #1 and...

Robert 'Bob' K. Lister

Robert 'Bob' K. Lister

Feb 24, 2014

Robert Keith Lister of Prescott, Ariz., died on Feb. 24, 2014, at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz. He was born to Joseph and Marjorie Lister on March 11, 1931. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri and Decatur, Georgia before moving to Wichita to live with his maternal grandparents, Walter and Margaret Smith. He graduated from East High...

Eleanor Louise Button

Eleanor Louise Button

Feb 23, 2014

Eleanor passed from this earth to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 23, 2014. She was born in Roseville, IL on March 28, 1929 to Jessie and Louis Rodgers. She was the 5th of 6 children and had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home with lots of love. She...

Robert Michael Lambert

Robert Michael Lambert

Feb 22, 2014

Robert died Saturday, February 22, 2014 at his home in Prescott Valley, Arizona. He was born May 19, 1922 in chicago, Illinois; the son of Emanuel and Mildred Lambert. Robert was 91 years old. Robert served his country in the United States Marine Corps, married the love of his life, Janice Malette, on January 1, 1947. He worked as a...

Anna Marie White

Anna Marie White

Feb 18, 2014

Anna White, on February 18th, 2014 we lost our beloved mom, grandmother and friend. Anna Marie White “Ann” was preceded in death by her husband Elmer and grandson Levi Fugitt. Ann is survived by her sons Danny of Martinez, CA, Randy (Yvette) Kartchner of Phoenix, AZ, daughter Sabrina (Max Monreal) Fugitt of Prescott Valley, AZ. Grandchildren Lee (Sarah) Fugitt of...

Lucy A. Shaver

Lucy A. Shaver

Feb 17, 2014

Lucy died Monday, February 17, 2014 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott. She was born April 22, 1926 in Seneca Falls, NY; the daughter of Joseph and Angelina (Izzo) Lamanna. Lucy was 87 years old.

Franklyn Jay Price

Franklyn Jay Price

Feb 17, 2014

Franklyn Jay Price died in Prescott, AZ on February 17, 2014. He was born June 4, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Thomas and Lillian Price. Franklyn is survived by his wife Marilyn Rose Price, Children Ernest Price, Eileen and Michael Elia, and step-daughters Joanne, Denise, and Michele, Brothers Robert (Martha) Price, Steven (Marie) Price, Gilbert (Espemnza) Price and Richard...

Olive Elizabeth Elliott

Olive Elizabeth Elliott

Feb 16, 2014

Olive E. Elliott, 98, died February 16, 2014 in Prescott, AZ. She was born August 7, 1915 in Detroit, MI to William & Martha 'Pattie' (Harris) Hill. She is survived by her children Janet Elliott, Joan Pickart, and Pat Hunt. Olive lived a full life of 98 years, 6 months, and 9 days.

Ronald Edwin Myrick

Ronald Edwin Myrick

Feb 16, 2014

On the 16th of February, 2014, at the age of 73, Ron, was called to heaven. He died peacefully with his wife at his side. Ron was born in Los Angeles, California on October 25, 1940. He was the son of Irene Luella “Ward” Myrick and Lorin Albert Myrick. Ron’s family moved from Los Angeles to Downey, California when the...

Gerhard Christian Philipp Umbreit

Gerhard Christian Philipp Umbreit

Feb 14, 2014

Gerhard died Friday, February 14, 2014 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona. He was born July 4, 1924 in the Philippine Islands; the son of Friedrich Christian and Luise (Kleiner) Umbreit. Gerhard was 89 years old. He served in the United States Navy and married the love of his life, Margaret Clarke, on December 26, 1949. Gerhard was...

Dolores Josephine Henry

Dolores Josephine Henry

Feb 13, 2014

Dolores Josephine Hernandez Henry, 70, died peacefully in her home on February 13, 2014. Dolores was a loving wife, a sister, a caring mother and grandmother, and a beloved nurse. Dolores was born on March 31, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, where she graduated from Providence High School. She received her nursing diploma from James R. Dougherty School of Nursing...

Francis Xavier Morrison, Jr.

Francis Xavier Morrison, Jr.

Feb 12, 2014

Francis died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Northern VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona. He was born January 31, 1948 in Peabody, MA; the son of Francis and Laura Morrison. Francis was 66 years old.

Wanda Pearl Burkhart

Wanda Pearl Burkhart

Feb 12, 2014

Wanda died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home in Prescott Valley. She was born August 3, 1925 in Plainville, IN, the daughter of Ralph and Fanny Pearl (Taylor) Burkhart. Wanda was 88 years old.

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