Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes and Crematory Logo

Obituaries

Nathan Park Buckwalter

Nathan Park Buckwalter

Jul 2, 2011

Nathan was born in Lancaster, PA to Elizabeth and Nathan Buckwalter. He was the 3rd of 5 children. Growing up on a dairy farm in Atglen, PA, and loved to hunt, fish and riding motorcycles as well as boating. Nathan was a kind and generous person who loved life and always told jokes to make a person laugh, and was...

Robert Douglas Dougherty

Robert Douglas Dougherty

Jun 30, 2011

Bob Robert D. Dougherty passed away at home in Prescott Valley, Arizona. He was 67 years old. He was born in Long Beach, California on June 20, 1944. Bob was preceded in death by his father, Joseph W. Dougherty, and his mother, Cordelia Fay Dougherty. He is survived by siblings; Kathleen A. Laiblin, Michael W. Dougherty, and Theresa M. Luedy....

Lloyd V. Whittaker

Lloyd V. Whittaker

Jun 22, 2011

Cemetery: Commital service with military honors will be 10am, Thurdsay June 30, 2011 at the National Memorial of Arizona, Cave Creek, AZ.

Arthur Wickersham

Arthur Wickersham

Jun 21, 2011

Arthur died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Hospice Family Care, the Crossings, in Prescott, Arizona. He was born June 20, 1922 in San Francisco, CA; the son of Arthur Wickersham, Sr. and Lillian Carpenter. Arthur was 89 years old. He graduated from Berkeley with a B.S. before serving in the United States Army from 1943-1946 during World War II. Arthur...

Lillian Evelyn Jacobson

Lillian Evelyn Jacobson

Jun 20, 2011

Lillian died Monday, June 20, 2011 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She was born September 23, 1910 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota; the daughter of Michael and Pauline (Ficher) Stengel. Lillian was 100 years old. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Prescott Valley and had also been a member of FOE (Fraturnal Order of Eagles). She was most...

James B. Hinkle

James B. Hinkle

Jun 19, 2011

James Hinkle, age 79 passed away on June 19, 2011 in Prescott, AZ at the VA Hospice. He was born Decmeber 30, 1931 in Mt. Hope, WV. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Emmett and Virginia Hinkle and two sisters, Jean Smelgus and Elizabeth Arthur. Jim is survived by his wife of 40 years, Annie. Other...

Ronald Lee Mccormick

Ronald Lee Mccormick

Jun 18, 2011

Ronald Lee McCormick died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona. He was born July 2, 1950 in Taunton, MA; the son of Charles and Louise (Hollis) McCormick. Ronald was 60 years old. He is survived by his loving and caring wife, Michele, sons; David McCormick, Kevin McCormick, Ronald McCormick, Donald Groblewski, Nicholas Groblewski, daughters;...

Lorraine W. Mccormack

Lorraine W. Mccormack

Jun 18, 2011

Lorraine W. McCormack 79, died June 18, 2011 at her home in Prescott Valley. Lorraine was born August 1, 1931 in Poultney, VT. Lorraine is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, David McCormack, her loving children; Linda Roby, Diane McCormack-Murphy, David McCormack, and Steve (Michelle) McCormack, one brother and two sisters. Survivors also include her 11 grandchildren and...

Janis Hilliard Hollingshead

Janis Hilliard Hollingshead

Jun 17, 2011

Janis Hilliard Hollingshead died on June 17th, 2011 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Prescott, AZ. She was born August 2, 1916 in Cambridge, MA, the daughter of Edward Knight Hilliard and Elsie (Davenport) Hilliard. She was baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal Church. After high school Janis attended and graduated from the Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy on June...

Ralph Clyde Carpenter

Ralph Clyde Carpenter

Jun 16, 2011

Ralph Clyde Carpenter, 94, of Phoenix, Ariz., born Aug. 20, 1917, in Harrison, Mich., passed away June 16, 2011, in Prescott.Cremation will be at Bradshaw Crematory in Prescott Valley.

Steven R. Andrus

Steven R. Andrus

Jun 14, 2011

On June 14, 2011, our Father, Grandfather, Brother, Son, & Dear Friend Steven Roy Andrus of Prescott, Ariz., lost his battle with Leukemia. He is survived by his Ex Wife of 35 years, Diane Andrus, three children David (Kathy) Andrus of Germany; Brenda Wallace (Uncle Bob) of Prescott; Sharon Felker of Cordes Lakes. His niece & nephew of whom he...

Gabrielle Liese

Gabrielle Liese

Jun 14, 2011

Gabrielle died peacefully at home on June 14, 2011. She was born on July 28, 1914 to Dr. and Mrs. William Dennison Morgan (Gabriella Sengastak) of Hartford, Connecticut. During her school years between 1929 and 1931 she spent three to four months each summer in Europe, except in 1928 when her mother decided that Gabrielle and her sister, Dorothea, should...

Patricia Joan Josephson

Patricia Joan Josephson

Jun 12, 2011

Patricia died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Hospice Family Care, the Crossings, in Prescott, Arizona. She was born July 7, 1947.

Clifford Harry Bryan

Clifford Harry Bryan

Jun 11, 2011

Clifford died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Emerald Hill Care Home in Prescott, AZ. He was born April 6, 1921 in Oskaloosa, Iowa; the son of Harry Earl and Aileene (Downs) Bryan. Clifford was 90 years old. At 18 years old Clifford was signed by the Cardinals farm team as a right-handed pitcher, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps...

Charles Robert 'Bob' Brunk

Charles Robert 'Bob' Brunk

Jun 9, 2011

Service: Celebration of Bob's life will be 10am, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 7440 E. Addis Ave, Prescott Valley, AZ

Larry Donald Sowell

Larry Donald Sowell

Jun 8, 2011

Larry Donald Sowell, 86, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Prescott, Ariz. Larry was born on Dec. 17, 1924 to Eva and Fred Sowell in Safford, Ariz. He attended high school in Coolidge, Ariz. and college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. Larry has lived in Prescott, Ariz. for the past 30 years.Larry was a...

Mary Ann 'Townsend' Persons

Mary Ann 'Townsend' Persons

Jun 8, 2011

Mary Ann Townsend Persons, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at her sisters home in Prescott. She was born February 15, 1938 in Bismark, North Carolina. The daughter of Leon Roy and Eloise (McKee) Townsend. Mary Ann was 73 years old. Mary Ann had a Ph.D. in Phsychology. She worked for the schools systems in Durango, Colorado as well as in...

Share by: