Obituaries

May 10, 2008

Shirley Jean Schnitzius died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at her son?s home in Prescott AZ.  She was born on November 16, 1923 in Cloquet, MN, the daughter of Jess and Mildred (Nichols) Sherrick.  She was 84 years old. Shirley married the love of her life, George, on September 1, 1950.  They raised four beautiful children together, moving to Prescott in...

May 10, 2008

Edward Herman Koester died May 10, 2008 at Mountain View Manor in Prescott, Arizona.  He was born January 12, 1924 in Cissna Park, Illinois; the son of Johann and Carolina (Seggebruch) Koester.  Edward was 84 years old. Edward married the love of his life, Phyllis Arlene Althaus on August 19, 1944.  He enjoyed woodworking, camping and was a member of...

May 10, 2008

May 9, 2008

Dawn Owens-Cleland entered into eternal life May 9, 2008, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born November 20, 1957 in Phoenix, Arizona the daughter of  Donald  and Beverly (Chester) Owens. Dawn was 50 years old.   Dawn graduated from Arcadia High School before attending NAU.  She received her BA in criminal justice from ASU in 1982 and her...

May 8, 2008

May 7, 2008

Vincent N. Poleo, Sr.  died May 7, 2008 at Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona. He was born January 13, 1926 in Boston, Mass; the son of Charles N. and Anna (Cassino) Poleo. Vince was 82 years old.   Vince retired in 1982 as the operations manager of KTAR. He had also had a successful career with Ford Motor...

May 6, 2008

Lee Roy Mudgett Jr. passed away on May 6, 2008 at Prescott Samaritan Village at the age of 88. Lee Roy was loved and cared for by wife of five years Bonnie Amy Mudgett. Lee Roy was born September 16, 1919 in Great Falls, Montana to Lee Roy & Laura Maragaret Mudgett. Lee Roy joined the United States Navy and...

May 6, 2008

Gregory M. Monroe, died May 6, 2008 at YRMC in Prescott, Valley, Arizona. He was born July 25, 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona the son of Paul W. and Eileen M. (Cooney) Monroe. Greg was 30 years old.   Greg was raised in Prescott, where he graduated from Prescott High School. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Oasis. Special...

May 5, 2008

May 2, 2008

May 2, 2008

Benjamin Lyman Hall passed away at his home in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Friday, May 2, 2008 where he has been a resident for the past 10 years. Ben served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, was a retired Real Estate agent, and had been a deacon for various Baptist Churches but because of his illness, had not been active...

May 1, 2008

Dolores M. DeWolf died May 1, 2008 at the Peridot Assisted Living Facility, which had been her home since 2001. Dolores was born June 25, 1921, in Pocatello, Idaho, and grew up in Michigan, except for the few years that her family spent homesteading in Idaho.  She attended college in Michigan and her skills were refined as a bookkeeper for...

Apr 30, 2008

Jewell Ellis Hurt, age 87, died Wednesday April 30, 2008 at Prescott, Arizona.  Jewell was born October 25, 1920 in Trenton, Missouri, the daughter of William Calvin and Ruth Jones Ellis.  Jewell attended many schools in and around Trenton, graduating from Trenton High School, class of 1939.   Jewell worked for the Service Laundry, Chamber of Commerce (twice) and Unionville Production...

Apr 29, 2008

Apr 28, 2008

George B. Hickok died on April 28, 2008, in Prescott, Ariz.  He was 86. George was born July 21, 1921, in Clovis, N.M.  He married Mary Catherine Mollohan  May 21, 1943.  In World War II George served as an officer in the U.S. Infantry in Northern France, Central Europe and the Rhineland.  He was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and...

Apr 27, 2008

Carl Edward Etter II, 62, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at his home in Prescott, Arizona.  He was born January 17, 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona; the son of Carl Edward and Mary Frances (Tharp) Etter. Carl was a member of the National Hot Rod Association and enjoyed auto racing, boating, fishing, football and traveling.  He was most proud of his...

Apr 25, 2008

Gary Dean Carroll died April 25, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.  Born December 3, 1940, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, he was the son of Lonnie and Alta (Edgar) Carroll.  He was 67 years old. Gary served his country in the US Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He enjoyed 4-wheeling with his...

Apr 25, 2008

Josie ?Edgel? Bennett, 88, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008.  Simply put, her work here was done.             Edgel was born October 2, 1919, the third of seven children born to John Ellen Surrett, a pioneer rancher and miner who came to Arizona from North Carolina in 1895, and Josephine Catherine Hegglin, who immigrated to Arizona from Switzerland in...

Apr 24, 2008

Apr 22, 2008

Jacobus ?Jack? Hageman died April 22, 2008 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott after a brief illness.  He was born February 26, 1943 in the Netherlands, the son of Johannes & Maria (Pylman) Hageman.  He was 65 years old.         Jack lived in Curacao for 10 years before immigrating to the U.S. in March 1961.  He served in the U.S....