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Karl Mike Snyder

Karl Mike Snyder

May 17, 2009

Karl ?Mike? Snyder died May 17, 2009 in Prescott, Arizona ; after a long and couragous battle with cancer. He was born March 28, 1931in Battle Creek, MI; the son of Kenneth and Pauline (Hynes) Snyder. Mike was 78 years young.   Mike was a proud Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict who served as a radio man on P2V Neptunes....

Bernice Vosburgh

Bernice Vosburgh

May 11, 2009

Bernice Vosburgh  died Monday, May 11, 2009 in Prescott, Arizona. She was born June 21, 1913 in Moline, Illinois; the daughter of Fred Engst and Edna (Stoehr) Engsy. Bernice was 95 years old.   Bernice was an active member of the Prescott School Volunteers and a local gardening club. Bernice is survived by her daughter Cynthia (George) Zacharek of Baldwinsville, New...

Fielding Merwin Mcgehee Jr.

Fielding Merwin Mcgehee Jr.

May 10, 2009

Fielding Merwin McGehee, Jr., long time resident of Prescott AZ, died May 10, 2009. Born November 17, 1924 in Natchez, Mississippi to Fielding M. McGehee, Sr. and Clara (Lattie) Reber McGehee. Married to Helen F. Ewell of Charlottesville, VA since 1946. Dr. McGehee held BS and MS degrees in physics from the Unviersity of Alabama, and a PhD in physics...

Joan Ann Marie Huelle

Joan Ann Marie Huelle

May 10, 2009

Joan Ann Marie Huelle died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Good Samaritan in Prescott, Arizona.  She was born March 23, 1933 in England.  Ann was 76 years old. She is survived by her loving and caring husband Ivan Huelle of almost 40 years; son Mark and his wife Carol Huelle of Sunset Beach, NC; daughter Jane Huelle of Washingto, DC....

Donald Charles Entz

Donald Charles Entz

May 8, 2009

Donald Entz, 85 of Prescott, Arizona passed away on May 8, 2009. He was born in Mesa, AZ in 1924. Donald attendede U of A. He joined the US Army Air Corps in WWII and served as a 1st LT P38 pilot in the South Pacific. Donald was a partner and President of Spur Industries and Pinal Cattle Feedlot in...

Winnifred C. Potter

Winnifred C. Potter

May 6, 2009

Winnifred ?Winnie? C. Potter (Myers)  died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at her home in Prescott, Arizona. She was born July 7, 1935 in Toronto, Canada; the daughter of Herbert E. Myers and Hazel (White) Myers. Winnifred was 73 years old.   Winnifred enjoyed her dear friends, her good health, knitting, and loved decorating. She was most proud of her children and...

Sheila Zachgo

Sheila Zachgo

May 1, 2009

Sheila Zachgo died suddenly on May 1, 2009 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.  She was born in Cairo, Egypt on May 19, 1943.  Sheila was 65 years and is survived by her husband, Gerald Zachgo.

Gordon John Van Dalen

Gordon John Van Dalen

Apr 30, 2009

Gordon Van  Dalen passed away April 30, 2009 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. Gordon was born September 19, 1951 in Japan. He was 57 years old. Dr. Van Dalen was a retired Professor of Physics at the University of California at Riverside, California. Gordon is survived by his wife Carolyn of Prescott, Arizona; and sons John (Kate) of El...

Fern Davye

Fern Davye

Apr 30, 2009

Fern Davye, Lecturer in the Luminosity of Language, made her final exit from the stage of life on April 30, 2009 at Hospice Family Care, in Prescott, Arizona. She was born to Ben and Zelia (Strauss) White onh May 6, 1951 in Amityville, New York. Fern Loved to live the good life and included all her friends and students with ...

Alex Samuel Holbrook

Alex Samuel Holbrook

Apr 26, 2009

Alex Samuel Holbrook passed away April 26, 2009, in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 20 years old. Alex was a young man full of joy and charm. He brought out a smile in everyone. He enjoyed all sports and was a natural-born athlete who could lead any team on or off the field. Everyone looked up to Alex and saw the...

Joan Marie Owens

Joan Marie Owens

Apr 25, 2009

Owens, Joan Marie Age 81, entered into eternal life April 25, 2009 peacefully with her family by her side. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI., Joan settled in Phoenix, AZ with her husbandJohn and their 3 sons in 1963. Joan and John retired to Chino Valley, AZ in 1997. Joan enjoyed cooking, gardening, travel, golf, and a wonderful life together ...

Helmut Johann Karl Deike

Helmut Johann Karl Deike

Apr 25, 2009

Helmut Johann Karl Deike, 88, Prescott, AZ passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in the Hospice Care Unit at the VA Hospital in Prescott. He had resided at the Peridot Retirement Home on Bradshaw Drive in Prescott before his recent illness. He is survived by three sisters, Anne Marie Deike, Elsie (Allen) Burckhardt and Hildegarde ?Hillie? (Walter) Wells.  Also...

Mary Saunders Moseley

Mary Saunders Moseley

Apr 24, 2009

Saunders Moseley died Friday, April 24, 2009 at her home in Prescott, Arizona.  She was born August 1, 1924 in Houston, Texas; the daughter of Charles and Agnes (Burford) Saunders.   Mary is survived by her husband Donn Moseley of Prescott, AZ; her son Donn Charles Moseley of Prescott, AZ; her daughters Ginny and husband Bill Greaves of Temecula, CA, Becky...

Marylou Johnsen

Marylou Johnsen

Apr 20, 2009

Marylou Johnsen was born in Detroit, Mich. on April 28, 1927, the daughter of Tessie and Emil Barth.  The family moved to Anacortes, Wash. shortly thereafter, Marylou graduated from Anacortes high school as class Salutatorian.  She continued her schooling at Mt. Vernon Jr. College in Washington State and met her soon to be husband, William (Bill) R. Johnsen in her...

Benjamin Franklin Osborn

Benjamin Franklin Osborn

Apr 19, 2009

Benjamin Franklin Osborn, II., 74, of Prescott, formerly of Indian Wells, California, died peacefully April 19, 2009.  Loving, devoted husband of Virginia Osborn, ?The First Lady,? his partner for 54 years  Beloved and cherished father of Sean, Cynthia and Kevin and adored grandfather of Kathryn, Brenna, Scott, Benjamin, Caroline, Lauren, Alex, Stephanie and Natalie.  Son of Curtis Boggs Osborn of...

Norman Stoken

Norman Stoken

Apr 17, 2009

Norman Stoken, 94, died peacefully in his sleep April 17, 2009.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Naomi. He is survived by his son Ben & wife Lisa of Prescott, daughter Anne of Niles, IL, grandson Joe and wife Dorna of Aptos, CA, granddaughter Heather of Portland, Oregon and his great-granddaughter Natasha. Norman fought in...

Mary K. Flowers

Mary K. Flowers

Apr 12, 2009

Mary K. Flowers, 93, died April 12, 2009 in Prescott, Arizona. Mary was born November 30, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Katie (Feischel) Kellmann. She was past President of the Brookfield Women's Club and Citizen of the year for the Chamber of Commerce in Brookfield, Illinois. She is survived by daughter, Jay Ross, son-in-law, Richard Ross, granddaughters, Wendy...

Natalie Florence Lockie

Natalie Florence Lockie

Apr 8, 2009

Natalie Florence Lockie passed away on April 8, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 19, 1935 in Worcester, Massachusetts; the daughter of Seymour & Hazel (Chrichton) Ricketts. Natalie married her sweetheart William on December 23, 1954, they shared many years of love & happiness together. She lived in Yavapai County since 1991 and previously resided...

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