Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Dennis Hugh Eckiwaudah

Dennis Hugh Eckiwaudah

Aug 23, 2023

Dennis Hugh Eckiwaudah Jr, 62, ascended to the kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, August 23, holding the hand of his beloved wife of 41 years. His family was at his side to comfort him and remind him of all the joy they shared and cherished.

Dennis was born on August 18th in Lawton, OK, and grew up...

Dennis Kelly

Dennis Kelly

Aug 22, 2023

Dennis Kelly passed away August 22, 2023 at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona after a progressive battle with interstitial lung disease. Dennis was born in Safford, Arizona in 1953 and came to Flagstaff when he was three years old.

Flagstaff was a small town at that time and Dennis loved all the adventures and freedom it had...

Arville "Glen" Reagan

Arville "Glen" Reagan

Aug 20, 2023

Arville "Glen" Reagan 75 of Mormon Lake, AZ. Since 1985 passed away on August 20, 2023, at home with his family by his side.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years Madeline; daughters Virginia (Jason) Adams; Nicole (Travis) Dukes; son Blake Palen: Grandchildren Shelby, Frankie, Jessica, David, William, Audrey, Junior, and Charlee; Great grandchild Ivee....

Gregory Matthew Kleiner

Gregory Matthew Kleiner

Aug 19, 2023

Greg and his twin sister were the youngest of four children born to Mary and Edmund Kleiner.  He grew up in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, graduated from Fort Lee High School in 1966 and completed his Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in 1970.  Two years later, Greg married his beloved "5-Star" wife, Pennie Biggs, while attending the prestigious...

Norman Earl Wallen

Norman Earl Wallen

Aug 16, 2023

Norman Earl Wallen, son of Richard and Madge Wallen, and brother of George Wallen, was born August 19, 1929, in East Rochester, New York, where he grew up. He graduated from the University of Rochester and served in the US Navy Reserves. He received his Ph.D from Syracuse University and taught courses in research design and statistics to master's...

Larry Rougemont

Larry Rougemont

Aug 14, 2023

Larry Joe Rougemont Sr., of Peoria, AZ, passed away on August 14, 2023. He was surrounded by his loving family and a few members of a compassionate medical team from the Mayo Clinic. Larry was a U.S. Army and Vietnam War Veteran, born in Grants, NM on December 29, 1947. He graduated from Flag High in 1965 and earned...

Mary Kathleen Kirby

Mary Kathleen Kirby

Aug 11, 2023

Mary Kathleen Kirby, 74, of Flagstaff, Arizona passed away August 11, 2023.

Loving wife to Gerald; mother of 2; stepmother of 5, grandmother of 11 and a friend to many.

Dr. Gerald "Jerry" Knowles

Dr. Gerald "Jerry" Knowles

Jul 30, 2023

A funeral mass for Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Knowles, 90, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 224 S. Kendrick St., in Flagstaff, AZ.  A rosary will be held at 10 a.m. prior to the mass. A reception in the Guadalupe Parish Hall will follow the mass.

Jerry died July 30...

Luciano Garcia

Luciano Garcia

Jul 30, 2023

Luciano Garcia, age 80, passed away at Olivia White Hospice Home on Sunday, July 30, 2023, following a courageous battle with Parkinson's.

Some knew him as "Vic", some knew him as "Chano", some knew him as "Tata". He was deeply loved by his family as well as his community, where he always offered help to anyone in...

Gloria Everett

Gloria Everett

Jul 27, 2023

"You've come a long way baby"  A true Coal Miner's daughter, Flagstaff resident Gloria Everett (née Triplett) passed peacefully on July 27th  at the Sunnyside home of Wayne and Christine Everett, her son and daughter-in-law. She was a mere 5 weeks shy of her 96th birthday. A lucky survivor of breast cancer, Gloria was singularly known as "Mother" to...

Stephen Michael Crnkovich

Stephen Michael Crnkovich

Jul 26, 2023

Stephen "Stev" Crnkovich passed away at home on July 26, 2023 with his wife Cherryl by his side.  He was 81.

He grew up in Flagstaff, living first in the Saguaro Club, a dinner house his parents owned and then in the Museum Club when his mother, Katie, owned that.

He graduated from Flagstaff High...

Monica Jean Franke

Monica Jean Franke

Jul 19, 2023

Monica Jean Franke, age 55, Passed away peacefully with friends at Lake Powell on Wednesday, July 19th after years of bravely battling illness. Monica was born April 23, 1968, at 7:39 am at Flagstaff Medical Center. She was a 1986 graduate of Flagstaff High School. Monica married Juan Garcia and they had three amazing sons: Joshua, Austin, and Jared....

Walter "Johnny" W Johnson

Walter "Johnny" W Johnson

Jul 8, 2023

Walter W. "Johnny" Johnson

W. W. "Johnny" Johnson passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the age of 94 after a brief illness.

Johnny Johnson was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on December 4, 1928, to Warren and Elsie Johnson.

While stationed in England, shortly after WWII, Johnny, a young...

Iva Jane Frances Cox

Iva Jane Frances Cox

Jul 6, 2023

Iva "Jane" Frances Cox of Flagstaff, Arizona, passed away on July 6, 2023 after a long illness.

Iva Jane was born on February 2, 1938 to Isaac and Violet Ignacio in Pasadena, CA. After Iva went to Canoga High School, she married Richard Cox, the love of her life, on April 29,1956 in Las Vegas, NV. They...

Susan Jay Thomas

Susan Jay Thomas

Jul 3, 2023

FLAGSTAFF - Susan Jay Thomas departed this great circle of life on July 3, 2023. She passed in the early hours of the morning with her daughter close by after an almost two-year trial with transverse myelitis. Born and raised through high school in New Jersey, she had the privilege of dancing in the ocean, sailing on the Navasink...

Marsha Taylor Wheeldon Pritzel

Marsha Taylor Wheeldon Pritzel

Jun 30, 2023

Marsha Taylor Wheeldon Pritzel

June 7, 1947 – June 30, 2023

God needed someone to write letters and chose Marsha Pritzel to join him in heaven on June 30, 2023.  In the last thirty years of her life Marsha averaged writing 25 letters a week on note cards she had made.

Her parents,...

Kay Brown

Kay Brown

Jun 29, 2023

Kay B. Brown of Flagstaff passed away June 29, 2023. She was born April 14, 1942 in Osseo, WI to Lloyd and Phyllis Anderson.

Kay graduated from NAU with a Bachelors in Art and worked as an Art Assistant at NAU. Kay was an advocate for Mental Health as a cofounder of Flagstaff NAMI.

She...

Julia Martinez

Julia Martinez

Jun 22, 2023

Julia Martinez went to meet the Lord Jesus Christ on June 22, 2023 in Flagstaff, AZ. She was born in Standard, Ca February 24, 1928. She is survived by family members: 7 sons, 3 daughters, 31 grandkids, 81 great-grandkids, 52 great-great-grandkids. Family members that proceeded her in death: Husband Mike Martinez Sr., daughter Romona Flores.

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Steve Alfaro Vega

Steve Alfaro Vega

Jun 17, 2023

Steve Alfaro Vega, (AKA "Boy", "Vega") passed away peacefully on June 17, 2023, surrounded by his family.  Steve was born in Flagstaff on April 12, 1952, to Tomas and Sofia Vega.  He attended South Beaver and Kinsey Schools and graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1970.   In high school, Steve was an athlete, lettering in wrestling and football.

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Gary Estes

Gary Estes

Jun 10, 2023

Gary Estes, 72 passed away on June 10, 2023 with his loving family by his side. Gary was born August 22, 1950 in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up in Buckeye, Arizona and was a member of the graduating class of Buckeye Union High School in 1969. In Buckeye, he met his high school sweetheart, Tootie and began their 48...

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