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Rose Noyes

Rose Noyes

Mar 23, 2011

Rose was born July 12, 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Lomax) Taylor. She graduated valedictorian and gold medalist from the Business Collegiate of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton. Rose provided secretarial services for the Zimmer Knit Mill for about eight years and later worked for a short time for the registrar of McMaster University.Rose...

Robert William Matthies, M.D.

Robert William Matthies, M.D.

Mar 22, 2011

Robert William Matthies, M.D., who loved his Lord and Savior Jesus, his wife Marcie of 52 years, his family and friends, and his many patients and their families, died at age 75 on March 22, 2011, in Prescott, Arizona. Diagnosed in May with cancer, he bravely served others in Christs name as long as he could. Born in Hammond, Indiana,...

Rev. Allan M. Eliason

Rev. Allan M. Eliason

Mar 22, 2011

Allan died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Pinecrest Adult Care Home in Prescott, Arizona. He was born May 20, 1929 in Swift County, Minnesota; the son of Martin and Allie (Olson) Eliason. Allan was 81 years old. Allan finished high school at Oak Grove Lutheran in Fargo, North Dakota. At Oak Grove he met Harriet Gaarder (Harle). They later...

Robert 'Clay' Botkin

Robert 'Clay' Botkin

Mar 21, 2011

Robert Clayton Botkin was born June 19, 1960 in Miami, Arizona and died from a short battle of Esophageal cancer that spread to his liver on March 21, 2011. Clay was a true Arizonian and moved from the valley of the sun to the cool country of Prescott in 1999. Clay got his AA of Electronics Technology from High Tech...

E. Wayne Bourne

E. Wayne Bourne

Mar 20, 2011

Ellis Wayne Bourne of Prescott Valley, AZ, formerly of Ames, IA, died peacefully after suffering a stroke three days prior. Born March 1, 1924, in Blairsburg, IA, Wayne was the first born of six children of Elsie (Schroeder) and Leslie Bourne. They moved to Ames, IA, when he was one month old. He grew up in Ames with his three...

Florence Marie Thomas

Florence Marie Thomas

Mar 19, 2011

Florence Marie Thomas (DePolis), 98, died on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Marley House Hospice in Prescott, AZ. Florence was a former resident of Cedarburg, WI. and Fairfield, CA. She was born on October 31, 1912 in Spooner, WI, to Louise (Donatell) and Carl DePolis. After graduating from Spooner High School in 1930, she moved to Milwaukee, WI. There she...

B. Rose Noyes

B. Rose Noyes

Mar 19, 2011

B. Rose Noyes, 95 died, March 19, 2011 at Hospice Family Care in the Crossings in Prescott. She was born, July 12, 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Lomax) Taylor. Services: A private cremation will be held at Bradshaw Crematory in Prescott Valley. No other services are planned.

James Ralph Noonan

James Ralph Noonan

Mar 19, 2011

James Randal Noonan, 79 of Prescott died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Northern Arizona V.A. Medical Center in Prescott. He was born January 16, 1932 in Hewitt, WI; the son of Ralph and Welthia (Powers) Noonan. Jim was 79 years old. He is survived by his sister; June Kassebeer of Killeen, TX, and his niece; Karen Kassebeer of Ridgelend,...

Suzannah Hazlewood

Suzannah Hazlewood

Mar 19, 2011

Suzannah Hazlewood 67, graduated from this round of earth-school March 19, 2011 in Prescott Valley, AZ. She was born February 18, 1944 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Suzannah requested no services to be held. The following is something that was prepared by Suzannah: Not much interested in having-ness, not much interested in doing-ness, VERY interested in being-ness. Suzannah is survived by...

Dolores Mae Meadows

Dolores Mae Meadows

Mar 16, 2011

Dolores passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Mountain View Manor in Prescott, AZ. She was born June 16, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota; the daughter of Otto and Dorothy Olson. Dolores was 80 years old. Dolores is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was involved in serving on many missions for the...

Charles R. 'Scotty' Smith

Charles R. 'Scotty' Smith

Mar 16, 2011

Charles R. (Scotty) Smith passed away peacefully on March 16th, 2011. He was born in 1922 in Edna, Texas, but spent most of his life in Arizona. He attended Scottsdale Elementary and Scottsdale High School and had many stories about life in Old Arizona. In his younger days he spent time as a working cowboy, a miner in Superior, working...

Nora Lee Hoyle

Nora Lee Hoyle

Mar 13, 2011

Nora Lee Hoyle, a resident of Mesa, Arizona passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 in Gilbert Arizona. Nora was born April 13, 1929 in Walland, Tennessee to Andrew and Jessie Shields. She lived most of her adult life with her loving husband in Michigan where they raised their 4 children. They retired to Arizona in 1987. Nora was preceded by...

Geraldine 'Jeri' Giles

Geraldine 'Jeri' Giles

Mar 11, 2011

Cemetery: Jeri will be laid to rest with her late husband Leon at the Lakeside Cemetery, in Fairmont, Minn. Service: Visitation 11am-12pm Tuesday, March 15, 2011 with service starting at 12noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Agua Fria Ward 7885 E Long Lock Dr, Prescott Valley, AZ.

Clarence Eugene Larson 'Swede'

Clarence Eugene Larson 'Swede'

Mar 9, 2011

Swede passed away on March 6, 2011 at the Prescott VA Medical Center. Swede was born in Drayton N.D. on September 26, 1931 ti Thorwald and Julia Larson, both deceased. Swede is a former resident of Rialto, CA and past Exalted Ruler with the Fontana Elks. Swede proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1965 when...

Elizabeth L. Sherman

Elizabeth L. Sherman

Mar 8, 2011

Elizabeth L. Sherman died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Hospice Family Care, the Crossing, in Prescott, Arizona. She was born March 18, 1915 in Chester, New York; the daughter of David and Jenny (Snowden) Bell. Elizabeth was 95 years old. Services will take place at the Chester Cemetery in Chester, New York.

Louise M. Dawson

Louise M. Dawson

Mar 8, 2011

Louise M. Dawson died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Hospice Family Care, the Crossings, in Prescott, Arizona. She was born February 23, 1924 in Lake Linden, Michigan; the daughter of Adolph and Genevive (Fretter) Fillinger. Louise was 87 years old. Service: A memorial mass will take place at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2011 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 150...

Mary Lee Potts

Mary Lee Potts

Mar 7, 2011

Mary Lee Potts of Prescott died March 7, 2011 in Prescott. Mary was born in Shreveport, LA on August 17, 1951 Service: A funeral service will be held at Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with a graveside service to follow.

Ormand W. Eskew

Ormand W. Eskew

Mar 7, 2011

Ormand was born September 18, 1913 in Los Angeles, CA and died March 7, 2011 in Prescott, AZ. Memorials: A memorial service will be held at the V.A. Chapel in Prescott, on March 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

Lucien Wilfred Fournier

Lucien Wilfred Fournier

Mar 6, 2011

Cemetery: Private burial will take place at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Cave Creek, AZ

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