Obituaries

Feb 20, 2013

A true American patriot, Leslie Gross was born July 5, 1921 in New York City, New York, the son of Ralph and Rose (Rubin) Gross. He died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Las Fuentes Care Center in Prescott, Arizona. Leslie was 91 years old. He joined the United States Navy and was a proud WWII veteran who served in the...

Feb 17, 2013

Marian Marcella Tope, 89, of Prescott, AZ, passed away on Feb. 17, 2013. She was born on Jan. 16, 1924, in Belle Plaine, MN, to Joseph and Mary McRaith. Always the adventurer, Marian joined the Cadet Nurse Corps at 17. She trained at St. Catherine’s College – St. Joseph’s School of Nursing and, upon graduation, was stationed with many of...

Feb 14, 2013

Anthony died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his home in Paulden, Arizona. He was born December 25, 1933 in Buckeye, Arizona; the son of Anthony Sr. and Lottie (Lemons) Lyon. Anthony was 79 years old. Anthony is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Clara Joyce Lyon; children, Robert Calvin (Teresa) Lyon of Prescott Valley, AZ and Michele (Russell)...

Feb 13, 2013

Feb 13, 2013

Joyce H. Fancher passed away February 13, 2013 at The Margaret T. Morris Center. First and foremost the family would like to thank the staff for the exceptional care they have given to Joyce for the past three years. We could not have done this without you! Joyce was born on 10/05/1928 in Erick OK. At age 15 she was...

Feb 12, 2013

Dorothy Dix, 92, died February 12, 2013 at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, AZ. She was born August 25, 1920 in Haydraw, SD to Raymond & Jessie (Goettel) Godfrey. Cemetery: At a later date, interment will be held at the

Feb 12, 2013

Service: Memorial service will take place at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Prescott Heights Church, 2121 Larry Caldwell Dr. in Prescott.

Feb 10, 2013

Ila Worrell Morris, 92, of Prescott Valley, went peacefully back home to her Heavenly Father on Feb. 10, 2013, at home with her daughter and son in-law where she has lived for the past 7 years. Ila is survived by her son Ross Morris (Alice Faye) and her daughter LeOra Budin (Robert), and her devoted sister Virginia Vaughan. She is...

Feb 9, 2013

Patricia J. Dye, 64, died February 9, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ. Patricia was born March 20, 1948 in Mesa, AZ to William and Ruby Dye. Patricia is survived by her brother Henry Dye of Prescott, AZ and her sister Carrie A. Dye of Lacey, WA. Patricia was a member of the California State Correctional Officers Association and was one of...

Feb 8, 2013

Frances M. Marquardt, 83, of Prescott, AZ died February 8, 2013 in Prescott, AZ. She was born December 7, 1929 in Maywood, CA.

Feb 7, 2013

Bob passed away at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, February 07, 2013 in Prescott, AZ. Bob was a resident of Bloomington for the majority of his life until he and his wife Vicky made the move to Arizona in 2008, as they’d been talking about doing for so many years. His wife Vicky and daughter Edie were lovingly at his side to...

Feb 3, 2013

JoAnne Gipe went to be with her Lord on Feb. 3, 2013 from her home at the Rio Verde Ranch in Paulden, Ariz. JoAnne was an Arizona native, born at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. on Feb. 4, 1927. She grew up at the Saguaro Vista Ranch, outside of Tucson, Ariz. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1948 with a...

Feb 3, 2013

Rose Marie Brown, 83, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, registered nurse, and nursing professor passed away on February 3, 2013. Rose is survived by her husband Joseph T. Brown, of Prescott; sister Jean Warnica of Colorado; 3 daughters of Arizona: Linda Hatch, Sharon Fischer (Gregory), and Nicole Arias; son Bret Hatch of California; son Tracy Brown (Janice) of Idaho; daughter Vicki...

Feb 1, 2013

Debby Lynn Baugh, 52, died in Prescott, AZ on February 1, 2013. She was born March 14, 1960 in Dubuque, IA to James and Rita Weber. Debby is survived by both her parents, James and Rita Weber of Prescott, AZ, her loving husband Kent Baugh of Prescott, her children Monique Holman of Prescott, AZ, Erik Meinhardt of Prescott Valley, AZ,...

Jan 31, 2013

Jury died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. He was born April 11, 1918 in the country of Ukraine; the son of Philip and Maria (Byc) Pychowycz. Jury was 94 years old. Jury is survived by his son Jury Pychowycz Jr., his very close friend, Fr. John Kondrasevych (Ann) of Glendale, AZ. He is preceded in death by his...

Jan 31, 2013

Ruth Olga Barth passed away January 31, 2013 as a result of a massive stroke. She was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 12, 1927 to Ole Andrew and Helga Marie (nee Andersen) Doblough, both Norwegian immigrants. Ruth was valedictorian of the Winter 1945 class at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. At the end of the war, in...

Jan 22, 2013

Lee (Lolita) Marie Lage passed away on Jan. 22, 2013. She was born Nov. 16, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wis. Lee was a beautiful, happy, bright light in everyone's lives. She was truly an angel on Earth. She touched peoples' lives deeply with her energy and positive outlook and her great love of life; she had a lovely gift of making...

Jan 22, 2013

May Westfall Furlong was born in Phoenix on June 6, 1930. She passed away on January 22, 2013 in Prescott Valley. May grew up in Phoenix and Scottsdale. She graduated from Scottsdale High School in 1948 and from Arizona State College at Tempe in 1952. May then served a four year mission for the Methodist Church in Japan during the...

Jan 21, 2013

Harold “Buck” Robert Campbell, 86, died January 21, 2013 at the Pioneers’ Home in Prescott with his loving wife, Toni, by his side. Buck was born September 28, 1926 to Robert & Agnes (Lang) Campbell in Akron, OH. Buck was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Prescott, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and Lynx Creek Cloggers. He enjoyed calf...

Jan 17, 2013

Alan was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to George and Helen [Kilkenny] Atkinson and he attended the University of Toronto where he graduated with a degree in Forestry in 1949. He married Julia Isabella Prouse on October 9, 1948. They moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1949 where he worked for Abitibi Power & Paper Co. until they moved...