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Joseph Henry Rogers

Joseph Henry Rogers

Oct 18, 2005

Joseph Henry Rogers, age 82, of Prescott passed away Oct. 18. 2005. Joseph was born on September 17, 1923, the son of Alvina and William Rogers in Brooklyn, NY. At the young age of 17, he volunteered for the Navy in WWII. He was stationed in Atu, Alaska, where he became crew chief of a PV 1 Ventura bomber. He...

Alfred Leonard Lambert

Alfred Leonard Lambert

Oct 17, 2005

Alfred Leonard Lambert, age 70, died Monday October 17, 2005 in the Yavapai Regional Medical Center, Prescott. Alfred was born August 12, 1935, the son of Otis and Alice (Douglas) Lambert in  Akron, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He would marry the former Lenny Wilkinson on March 9, 1963. Alfred was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk...

Ida Mae Skinner

Ida Mae Skinner

Oct 16, 2005

Ida Mae Skinner died October 16, 2005 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.  She was born on March 11, 1917 in Lodi, California, the daughter of Henry H. and Martha Schmidt.  Ida was 88 years old. Ida was a member of the Baptist Church in Big Pine, California and enjoyed hiking, knitting, gardening and hunting for arrow heads.  She was especially proud...

Mark Timothy Mcfarland

Mark Timothy Mcfarland

Oct 16, 2005

Mark Timothy McFarland, 45, died Sunday, October 16, 2005 in Chino Valley, AZ. He was born September 16, 1960, in Port Hueneme, California. A private cremation will be held at Bradshaw Crematory in Prescott Valley, AZ. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Ohio. He is survived by his parents, Carl & Marti McFarland of Chino...

Garnet Robert Rubinato

Garnet Robert Rubinato

Oct 13, 2005

Garnet Robert Rubinato, died October 13, 2005 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona.  Garnet was born March 27, 1939 in Midland, Canada, the son of Dominic and Elizabeth Rubinato.  Garnet lived in California before moving to Yavapai County in 1995.  He loved the water and enjoyed scuba diving and snorkeling.  He also loved to travel and saw much...

Bernice Fern Hull

Bernice Fern Hull

Oct 13, 2005

Bernice "Fern" Hull died peacefully October 13, 2005 with her granddaughter at her side. She was 89 years old. She was born October 11, 1916 in Macoupin County, Ill., near Modesto, on her family's farm. She remained in Macoupin County, living and working on farms in Palmyra, Virdin, and Girard, for the first 40 years of her long life. Fern...

Margaret Maxine Caldwell

Margaret Maxine Caldwell

Oct 11, 2005

Margaret "Maxine" Caldwell died Tuesday, October 11, 2005 in Presccott Valley, she was 77 years old. Maxine was born on February 7, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of Lowell and Grace (Elmore) Thompson.  In February of 1947 she married Arthur Caldwell.  Maxine stayed at home raising their 10 children.  The family moved to Yavapai County in 1958. Maxine is...

Marie Luise Dambrauskas

Marie Luise Dambrauskas

Oct 9, 2005

Marie Luise Dambrauskas, 74, of Prescott passed away October 9, 2005. She was born July 18, 1931 in Greifenberg, Germany. In 1956 she immigrated to the United States. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Nanny and Fritze Jatzke, her brothers Helmut and Friedrich-Karl Jatzke and her husband Marijonas Dambrauskas. Marie is lovingly by her son Tony...

William Phillip Keefe

William Phillip Keefe

Oct 9, 2005

William P. Keefe, 84, passed away October 9, 2005 in Prescott, AZ.  He was born in Waukegan, IL on August 23, 1921 to Honoria and Edward Keefe.William spent his formative years in Waukegan, IL. Later, while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he attended Wabash College and the University of Norte Dame.  Known as Bill by all,...

Saxton Dwayne Kendall

Saxton Dwayne Kendall

Oct 8, 2005

Saxton was born in Payson, Arizona on June 18, 1993, the son of Dwayne and Cori Kendall. He entered into peaceful sleep on October 8, 2005 to await the resurrection and one day rise to indefinitely lasting life. Saxton is survived by his parents; grandparents Paul and Joanne Lopez of Prescott, Janet Edwards of Payson, George H. and Gloria Kendall...

Madison Jean Neal

Madison Jean Neal

Oct 6, 2005

Madison Jean Neal, died October 6, 2005. She will remain in the hearts of her parents Robert M. and Tami L. (McDaniel)  Neal, her grandparents Jesse and Rena McDaniel, Leo and Beverly Granillo, all of Chino Valley. Also by many aunts and uncles.

Maurice Willard Rupp

Maurice Willard Rupp

Oct 1, 2005

Maurice was born August 20, 1912 in Harrison, IN. He married the former Mary Fink on March 27, 1937. During the war he worked on electronic components for various military vehicles. He was a lapidary, a wood worker and craftsman who crafted beautiful doll furniture and was a phtographer. He was a member of the Moose Lodge 319 of Prescott...

Richard Dean Ostler

Richard Dean Ostler

Sep 29, 2005

Richard was born April 22, 1927, the son of Jonathan Platt and Edith (Thompson) Ostler in Jerome, Indiana. Richard was a United States Army veteran of WWII. He married the former Florene Helen Gilbert on March 7, 1944. Richard is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Florene; Children and their spouses, Richard of Ruidoso, NM., James (Kaye) of...

James Douglass Guscott

James Douglass Guscott

Sep 28, 2005

James ?Gus? Guscott died September 28, 2005 in Prescott, Arizona.  He was born December 29, 1960 in Fargo, North Dakota; the son of Gilbert and Barbara (Linton) Guscott. Jim was 44 years old. Jim was diagnosed a week after graduating from the University of Mass. at Amherst with  an inoperable brain tumor. He learned to live within the limitations the...

Geraldine T Lemond

Geraldine T Lemond

Sep 28, 2005

Geraldine T. Lemond, age 82, went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2005. She was born May 6, 1923 in Sharon, Tennessee; the middle child of the late Ellis B. Thomas of Texas, and the late Vera (Worrell) Thomas of Tennessee. Geraldine graduated from Peabody High School in Trenton, TN in May of 1942. After graduation, she moved...

Frances Hubbs Hill

Frances Hubbs Hill

Sep 26, 2005

FRANCES HUBBS HILL, 84 years old, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at the Prescott Valley Samaritan Care Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Frances was born on September 4, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Ralph and Pauline (Briggs) Hubbs.  She married Jack R. Hill on July 30, 1949 and worked as a Physical Therapist at Mercy Hospital in...

Deborah Theresa Reynolds

Deborah Theresa Reynolds

Sep 26, 2005

Arizona Republic Paid Obituary for Deborah T. Reynolds Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home 303 South Cortez Street Prescott, AZ  86303   Attn: Kris   Please run this obit in AZ Republic paper.  Thank you. *For Saturday 09/30/05*Deborah Theresa Reynolds, 48, born February 15, 1957 in Great Falls, Montana, died at YRMC on Monday, September 26, 2005. Deborah was a member of the...

Naurine E Yeater

Naurine E Yeater

Sep 24, 2005

Naurine E. Yeater, 80, died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at her home in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She was born July 16, 1925 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; the daughter of John and Grace (Gerbrich) Smith. Naurine met and later married the love of her life Millard Yeater on December 26, 1945 and shared 59 loving years together. The couple moved to Prescott...

Doris Rachel Ekstrom

Doris Rachel Ekstrom

Sep 23, 2005

DORIS RACHEL EKSTROM, 87, of Dewey, Arizona, died Friday, September 23, 2005 in Prescott, Arizona.  She was born on January 24, 1918, in Galesburg, Illinois.  She attended the Rio Consolidated School from its beginning through the second year of High School and graduated from Galesburg High School.  She attended Brown?s Business College, with a Professional Secretarial Diploma.  Doris was a...

Cynde May Sevy

Cynde May Sevy

Sep 21, 2005

Tucson Daily Paid Obituary for Cynde May Sevy   Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home 303 S Cortez St. Prescott, AZ  86303 (928) 445-2221   Attn: Tim   Please run this obit in your paper.  Thank you.   *For Saturday  Cynde May Sevy, 56, died Sept. 21, 2005 in Williams.  She was born Jan. 5, 1949 in Bend, Ore., the daughter of Sterling and Alma...

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