Robert Wesley Knott
Jan 1, 2009
Robert W. Knott 87, a longtime Flagstaff resident, died Thursday Jan, 1 2009. Mr. Knott was born February 28, 1921 in Great Falls, Montana. He married the former Jean Hamlow on September 10, 1940. Mr. Knott served in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII, stationed at Luke Air Force Base. After the war, Mr. Knott became a licensed...
Louis Mitchell Costion
Jan 1, 2009
Louis "Bud" Mitchell Costion, age 85 passed away January 1, 2009, in Flagstaff. He was born January 7, 1923 and raised in Brockway, Pennsylvania. He served in the Army Air Corp as a Co Pilot on a B17 Bomber during WWII. He worked as a sheet metal worker for several companies and retired from Westinghouse Company after 20 plus years....
Chrysanta P. Chavez
Dec 31, 2008
Chrysanta P. Chavez, 92, of Flagstaff died on December 31st, 2008. Mrs. Chavez was born in San Rafael, New Mexico on December 23rd, 1916. Mrs. Chavez and her husband, Preciliano Chavez, moved to Bellmont in 1953, shortly after that they moved to Flagstaff where they've resided for over fifty years. Mrs. Chavez was a housekeeper for many years, and a...
Walter Wendell Elliott Jr.
Dec 28, 2008
Substitute preachers for small-town churches come from the unlikeliest of careers. When preachers for Winslow's First United Methodist Church were unable to tend their congregation, the flock heard the fire and brimstone from Wen Elliott, the church's accountant. Elliott had moved to Winslow in 1990 as a partner in an accounting and bookkeeping firm. In 1997 Elliott ventured as a...
Clara Lytle
Dec 27, 2008
Clara (Hellmuth) Lytle, 91 of Cottonwood, formerly of Rimrock and Flagstaff, passed away peacefully on December 27th 2008. She was born on October 16th 1917 in Napoleon, North Dakota to John H. and Eva (Schnabel) Hellmuth. Clara married Gordon H. Lytle, with whom she shared her life for 52 years. She is survived by their four children, Robert (Susan) Lytle...
Clifford E. White
Dec 26, 2008
As his friends and family will tell you, Cliff White never did anything halfway. Known in town as one-half of Mr. and Mrs. Flagstaff Theater, White was a perfectionist to a fault, whether it was teaching speech and drama to NAU students, directing a play or instructing young church acolytes on how to carry an altar candle. "You do not...
Paul William Turko
Dec 16, 2008
Paul W. Turko, 68 of Flagstaff, Arizona, beloved husband of 44 years to Betty Ann Turko and devoted father of Jeffrey and Gregory Turko and grandfather of Felix King Turko, and brother of Lynne Chipman, passed from this world on Tuesday, December, 16, 2008 after a battle with ALS. Mr. Turko was born in Passaic, N.J. and lived in Hackensack,...
Glynda Ann O'Clair
Dec 6, 2008
Glynda Ann O'Clair, 49, a Flagstaff native, loving daughter, beautiful wife, sister, daughter-in-law and friend passed away December 6, 2008. She was born December 30, 1958 in Flagstaff to Alan and Ann Davies. Glynda graduated from Coconino High School and attended a year of college. In 1977 she married her sweetheart Jeffery O'Clair. She worked for the county attorney's office...
Carrie Bernice Neal
Dec 5, 2008
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of longtime Flagstaff resident Carrie Bernice Neal. She died Friday, December 5, 2008 at the age of 74. Carrie was born March 6, 1934 in McNary, Arizona to Frank and Bernice Natt. She was the second of four children. Upon moving to Flagstaff, Carrie attended Dunbar Elementary under the...
Gene Neal Tucker
Dec 5, 2008
Gene "The Rose Man" Tucker, 63 of Flagstaff passed away December 5, 2008 at Flagstaff Medical Center following multiple health problems. He was born May 17, 1945 to Ida Tucker in Omaha, Nebraska. He was known to be tenacious and a hard worker. He was kind and had an infectious laugh. Gene loved his dog Toy; together they walked through...
Joanne Margaret Bernardi
Dec 2, 2008
Joanne Margaret Bernardi, 89, of Flagstaff, passed away December 2, 2008. She was born October 5, 1919 in Breslau, Germany to Henry and Martha Ritter. Joanne moved to Arizona from Michigan nearly 60 years ago, loving the area and sitting on her front patio in the sunshine. She enjoyed shopping, collecting clocks and jewelry. She loved attending her church and...
Anya Lee Chambers
Nov 28, 2008
Anya Lee Chambers, 26, of Flagstaff passed away November 28, 2008. Anya is survived by her parents Chuck and Marilyn Chambers of Santa Fe, NM, siblings Kateri Chambers and Todd Chambers of Washington D.C. Anya will be fondly remembered by her 5 aunts, 6 uncles and 17 cousins for her infectious laugh, joyful smile and wicked volleyball plays. We will...
Jerome Bandura
Nov 27, 2008
Jerry Bandura (80) passed away November 27th, 2008 while living at The Peaks in Flagstaff. Jerry was born December 3, 1927 in Minnesota. He enlisted in the Navy in 1945, in Santa Monica, CA and served at the end of WWII. Jerry married Susan in 1946 and he and his family settled in Scottsdale, AZ. Jerry spent most of his...
Robert J. Staron Sr.
Nov 27, 2008
Robert J. Staron, Sr., passed away November 27, 2008. He was born in Michigan on May 18th, 1929 to Frank Sr. and Victoria Staron is survived by his wife Barbara Ann, children Robert Jr., Victoria, Wendy, Jacque and Darla. He also leaves behind eleven beloved grandchildren and two surviving siblings, Lottie Gonciarz and Frank Staron along with many nieces and...
Edgar Tilousi Uqualla Jr.
Nov 24, 2008
Edgar Tilousi Uqualla Jr. 51, of Flagstaff passed away November 24, 2008. He was born February 26, 1957 at the Grand Canyon. He lived most of his life here in Flagstaff where he attended South Beaver School. He loved the outdoors living here in Flagstaff under the peaks. He was very independent and thoughtful of others. He is survived by...
Kenneth Gregg Parsons
Nov 23, 2008
Kenneth Gregg Parsons went to meet the Lord on Sunday November 23rd, 2008. Gregg was born in Flagstaff September 17, 1963 to Kenneth E. and Myra Parsons. He was very knowledgeable about the bible and loved spreading the word of the lord. Gregg enjoyed hunting and fishing. He homesteaded in Alaska and had two degrees from the University of Alaska...
Particia Kay Mclaughlin
Nov 22, 2008
Saturday night, November 22, 2008 our Mother, Patricia K. McLaughlin, (Patty, Patsy Pat, "the Candy Lady from Circle K") left us here to be with the Angels of Heaven, Her husband (our dad, Robert McLaughlin, Bob, Shoes, Vern) and many of our family and friends. She was confident in her heart that all she left behind would be greatly watched...
Deric Jarvis Singer
Nov 22, 2008
Born in Tuba City, Arizona, Deric was the second of six children of Bob & Marie Singer. He grew up most of his life in Page, Arizona. As a kid he loved playing with his brothers, sisters, and cousins and was always very close to his family. He had a fantastic sense of humor, a contagious laugh, and loved to...
Trever Michael Butters
Nov 22, 2008
Trevor Michael Butters, 28, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in Flagstaff. Mr. Butters was born June 9, 1980, in Flagstaff, Arizona. His greatest passion in life was raising his 9-year-old son, Micah Fennessy-Butters. Some of his many other passions included hunting, fishing, hiking and enjoying the many things the great outdoors had to offer. He shared these passions greatly with...
Susie Janet Begay
Nov 22, 2008
Funeral services will be held for Susie Janet Begay on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at the LDS Church 4th Ward (435 S. Lake Powell Blvd.) in Page, Arizona. Interment will follow at the family plot in Hanging Horse, Arizona. A dinner/reception will be held at the LDS Church 4th Ward in Page, Arizona following the burial. Susie...
