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Virgil Bondurant Lindsey

Virgil Bondurant Lindsey

Jul 13, 2008

Lt. Col. Virgil B. "Ace" Lindsey, USAF Retired Virgil B. "Ace" Lindsey, 89, of Prescott died peacefully Sunday, July 13th at Hospice Family Care with his wife Hazel, daughter Ann, and stepdaughter Lynn at his bedside. He was born October 12, 1918, the youngest son of Jacob A. and Annie B. Lindsey of Washington, North Carolina, and was educated in...

Ellen G Artt

Ellen G Artt

Jul 12, 2008

Ellen G. Artt peacefully passed away on July 12, 2008 at Granite Gate Senior Living Community in Prescott, Arizona.  She was 91 years old.  Ellen Georgianna was born on December 8, 1916 to Ernest Artt and Rose Barbara (Schorn).  Ellen retired with United Delco, a division of General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, with a career over 25 years as...

Roy Richard Breitenbach Sr.

Roy Richard Breitenbach Sr.

Jul 11, 2008

Roy R. Breitenbach, Sr. died late Friday evening, July 11, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Prescott.  Roy was born on May 10, 1932 in Chicago, Ill., the son of Reinhold and Ethel (Mather) Breitenbach.   Roy had been a member and past board member of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, and past president of the Vista Del Cerro Homes...

Joan Esther Ashby

Joan Esther Ashby

Jul 11, 2008

Joan Ashby passed away on July 11, 2008 at her home in Prescott , Arizona, after a long battle with cancer. She was 69 years old. Joan was born August 1, 1938 in Winnipeg, Canada to John Hammer & Esther Boden. Joan was a resident of Yavapai County since 2003 and previously of Orange County California. She married her soul...

Beverly Kay Latham

Beverly Kay Latham

Jul 10, 2008

Beverly " Kay " Latham passed away on July 10, 2008 at The Bob Stump VA Medical Center Hospice Unit in Prescott Arizona. She was 70 years young. Kay was born July 2, 1938 in Snyder, Texas to Oscar D. Weir & Katherine Laverne Smallwood. Kay married her soulmate Jim Harvey Latham on August 11, 1979, they shared many happy...

Emily Ingham Sandstrom

Emily Ingham Sandstrom

Jul 10, 2008

Emily Ingham Sandstrom, born June 19, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa, passed away July 10, 2008 in Prescott, Arizona. Emily was preceded in death by her oldest son, Kenneth Miles, and is survived by her beloved husband, Paul of Prescott, AZ; daughter, Dayna Tutino and two grandsons, Jared and Brian Cahn of Dublin, California; a sister, Trudy Dunlap of Laguna...

Julian Gerard Hopf

Julian Gerard Hopf

Jul 6, 2008

Julian G. Hopf, age 88, went with the Lord July 6, 2008.  Julian was a resident of the Arizona State Veterans Home in Phoenix, AZ for the past 10 years.     Julian was an only child born June 2, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan to Raymond and Grace Hopf.     He graduated from High School in 1938 and entered the Army Air Corp....

Carmen Esther Carter

Carmen Esther Carter

Jul 2, 2008

Carmen Esther Carter died on July 2, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, AZ. She was 69 years old. Carmen was born June 23, 1939 in Puerto Rico to Shirley & Maria Carter.  Carmen worked as a caregiver in the Medical field, helping others is what made her happy. She was a resident of Yavapai County for 5...

Nelli Pychowycz

Nelli Pychowycz

Jul 1, 2008

Nelli Pychowycz died on July 1, 2008 at the Prescott Valley Samaritan Center. Nelli was 82 years old . Nelli was born February 14, 1926 in Sangary, Ulraine to Gabriel & Maria Stenko. She married her loving husband Yury Pychowycz on October 30, 1947 . They shared many years of compainonship and love together she will be missed by all...

James Dennis Grandjean

James Dennis Grandjean

Jun 30, 2008

James ?Jim? Dennis Grandjean entered this life on April 17, 1940 in Slaton, Texas to parents Jules and Tillie Grandjean.  He was called to be with the Lord on June 30th, 2008, while cradled in the arms of his wife and sons.   Jim came from humble beginnings, his father a boilermaker-welder for the Southern Pacific railroad and his mother a...

Charles Morris Bonnie

Charles Morris Bonnie

Jun 29, 2008

Charlie passed away on June 29th, 2008, doing what he loved most; exploring in his Jeep, taking photographs and collecting interesting rock specimens.   Charlie had a great love for his immediate and extended families.  A few of his favorite things:  the vacations he and Ronnie took together, his dad?s courage and laughter, his mom?s apple pies, the childhood runs for...

Lloyd George Harris

Lloyd George Harris

Jun 28, 2008

Lloyd George Harris died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at The Crossings in Prescott, Arizona.  He was born September 26, 1946 in Wayne Township, Ohio; the son Lloyd and Martha (McEndree) Harris.  Lloyd was 61 years old. Lloyd was a member of the American Legion and VFW.  He enjoyed his Texas Hold'em buddies, traveling and being a "rock hound".  He was...

Charline M Sanderson

Charline M Sanderson

Jun 27, 2008

Charline M. Sanderson died on June 27, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.  Born on april 26, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, she was the daughter of Charles and Arlene (Rankin) Cummings.  She was 77 years old.  Charline was a Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Master and a lifetime member of her sorority, enjoying the company of her...

Jean A Kelton

Jean A Kelton

Jun 27, 2008

Jean A. Kelton on died June 27, 2008, in her home in Skull Valley, Arizona.  Born on November 2, 1940, in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of James and Edith (Davies) Quarttrocchi.  She was 67 years old. Jean was a member of the Skull Valley Historical Society and the Historic Artist's Guild.  She was one of the first female...

Gertrude Antonia Benoit

Gertrude Antonia Benoit

Jun 26, 2008

Gertrude A. Benoit, was born on December 10, 1919 to Maxime and Edwardina Jubinville, in Irasberg, Vermont. She grew up on a dairy farm with 13 brothers and sisters, she the second from the youngest. Her fondest memory of her youth was playing in the barn with her cats, and watching whenever her Dad started a building project.   As a...

Mildred Millie Lois Angell

Mildred Millie Lois Angell

Jun 22, 2008

Mildred "Millie" Lois Angell died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Meadow Park Care Center in Prescott, Arizona.  She was born June 13, 1940 in Twin Falls, Idaho; the daughter of Armand and Viola (Edwards) Brault.  Millie was 68 years old. She enjoyed music, socializing, and collecting her memorbilia and "collectables".  Millie was especially proud of her children and grandchildren. She...

Walter Wesley Coughran

Walter Wesley Coughran

Jun 21, 2008

Walter Wesley Coughran died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at his home in Congress, Arizona.  He was born December 12, 1912 in Skull Valley, Arizona; the son of James and Pearl (Roberts) Coughran.  Walter was 95 years old. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Taylor Keehner post 79 in Yarnell, AZ. ...

Mary Helen White

Mary Helen White

Jun 21, 2008

Mary, or as everyone knew her as Helen White, passed awa y on June 21, 2008 at Willow Wind in Prescott, Arizona. Helen was born January 12, 1938 to George & Nettie Wilson in Sanford, Florida. As a young child she lived in Willowbrook and Lucerne Valley California and also in Placerville, California where she had fond memories of her...

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