Obituaries

Mar 19, 2008

Mar 18, 2008

Ruth G. Hughes Ruth Genevieve (Dressler) Hughes passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at age 93. Ruth was born November 1, 1914, the fifth consecutive daughter to Sandhills-farming parents near Brunswick, Nebraska.  By 1920 her father gave up farming and they moved to town.  Ruth was valedictorian of her 1932...

Mar 18, 2008

Mar 14, 2008

Lucille B Zielinski went home to be with the Lord on March 14, 2008, passing away peacefully during sleep.  She was born May 10, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois, which makes her 91 years young on her date of passing.  She was one of eight siblings, including a twin sister, Ann.  Her parents were Joseph and Pauline (Martinkus) Budzius.    Lucille enjoyed...

Mar 14, 2008

Donald C. Arbogast Jr. died Friday, March 14, 2008 at his home in Prescott, Arizona.  He was born October 24, 2008 in Hanover, Pennsylvania; the son of Donald Sr. and Anna (Hofe) Arbogast.  Don was 63 years old. Don was living in Virginia before moving to Arizona 23 years ago.  In 1992 he moved to the Prescott area and worked...

Mar 14, 2008

Joan Beryl Moore, died March 14, 2008 at the Crossings, in Prescott, Arizona. She was born March 11, 1929, in Cambridge, England the daughter of James and Jessie (Doggett) Taylor. Joan was 79 years young   Joan enjoyed gardening, especially beautiful zinnias and marigolds; but the family can remember her bountiful vegetable gardens when they where growing up. She always took...

Mar 12, 2008

Myrtle Helen Bischke died March 12, 2008 in Wilhoit AZ.  She was born November 18, 1916 in Glendive, MT, daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Jennings) Williams.  She was 91 years old.           Myrtle was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary.   She was an avid flower gardener, planting and tending her garden until two years ago,...

Mar 10, 2008

Rita retired at as a staff assistant for the Bureau of Land Management. She was proudest of working on the wild horse and burro adoption program with the BLM. She loved to dance and the family fondly remembers her dancing with the West Valley Boot Scootin? group in Peoria. She enjoyed photography taking pictures of the family and friends or...

Mar 7, 2008

Virginia Belle Thorne died Friday, March 7, 2008 at Meadow Park Care Center in Prescott.  She was born April 19, 1924 in Los Angeles CA; daughter of John and Alice (Deskin) Adams.  She was 83 years old.   Virginia enjoyed being outdoors, especially when she was gardening.  She loved every aspect of flower gardening ? planting, growing and picking them.  She...

Mar 7, 2008

Tracy Steven Vaglio died March 7, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.  Born on February 16, 1960 in Cottonwood, Arizona, he was the son of Steven James and Marilyn Yvonne (Kinnard) Vaglio.  He was 48 years old.   Tracy loved to watch TV and play hand-held video games, especially poker.  He was most proud of his children and...

Mar 7, 2008

Mar 6, 2008

Richard ?Rick? Paul Rohrbach of Prescott, Arizona, passed away on March 6 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.   He was born on April 24, 1930, to Kenneth and Eleanor (Putnam) Rohrbach in Detroit, Michigan.  He graduated from Michigan State with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his Master?s at UCLA in Westwood, California.  After starting his...

Mar 5, 2008

Gene O. Magdaleno died March 5, 2008 at his home in Prescott, AZ.  He was born September 6, 1934 in Yuma AZ, son of Roman and Daria (Ortez) Magdaleno.  He was 73 years old.    Gene was a member of Eagles West, and belonged to The Latino Club, both in Yuma.  He loved playing softball and was a fast-pitch pitcher for...

Mar 5, 2008

Bernard (Bernie) Frances Steilen passed away on March 5, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center East Campus Prescott Valley Arizona at the age of 64. Bernie was born to Nicholas & Mary Steilen October 25, 1943 in Farmer South Dakota. Bernie had a strong relationship with his father and was very proud to call him his dad. After his tour...

Mar 4, 2008

Jesse Rivera, Sr, died March 4, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center. He was born October 7, 1940 the son of Bartolo and Viviana (Mendez) Rivera, in Jerome, Arizona. Jesse was 67 years old.                  Jesse?s passion was always to work on cars no matter if it was after working a 10 hour day; he was never too tired to work...

Mar 2, 2008

Mar 2, 2008

Betty Jean Pearson died at Yavapai Regional Medical Center on March 2, 2008.  She was born in Denver, Colorado on February 23, 1932, daughter of Russell and Laura (Isaacs) Parker.  She was 76 years old. Betty is survived by her daughters, Kim Tweedy of Prescott, and Vicky (Larry) Casares, of Rancho Murieta, California; grandchildren Joseph, Shannon (Billy), Jason, Jeremy, and...

Feb 29, 2008

Feb 26, 2008

Jack Richard Barcafar died Thursday, February 26, 2008 at his home in Chino Valley, Arizona.  He was born July 24, 1952 in Springfield, Ohio.  Jack was 54 years old. Jack is survived by his loving and caring wife, Marsha Barcafar and daughter, Cheyenne.  He is also survived by his step-sons; Jason Robertson of Chino Valley, AZ., and Gregory Hamilton of...

Feb 25, 2008