Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary Lou Olivier

Mary Lou Olivier

Feb 22, 2017

Mary Lou Olivier, also known by friends and family as "Grandma Lou" passed away early Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 due to illness. She was 74. Mary Lou was born March 21, 1942 in Rapid City, Michigan and later moved to Florence, Arizona with her family. It was there that she met and married the love of her life, Robert "Bobby"....

John "Bill" William Myers

John "Bill" William Myers

Feb 22, 2017

John William "Bill" Myers III passed away with his family by his side on February 22, 2017, in Phoenix, AZ. He was born July 2, 1958, in Holbrook, AZ. Bill Myers, son of Bill and JoAnn Myers, grew up in Holbrook, AZ. He attended Holbrook High School, where he excelled in track and field, and where he met the love...

Russell William Dilly

Russell William Dilly

Feb 21, 2017

Russell (Russ) W. Dilly, 47, died at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on February 21, 2017. Russ was born in Helena, Montana on January 5, 1970. He attended Elementary School in Clancy, Montana and 2 years of High School in Boulder, Montana before moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1987. After graduating Chaparral High School, he then attended Arizona State University...

Mary Ann Keim

Mary Ann Keim

Feb 19, 2017

Mary Ann Keim, age 85, wife of Jackson M. Keim one month shy of 65 years, passed away in Tucson, Arizona, on February 19, 2017, at Peppi's House Hospice. Never one to shy away from a good conversation, Mary Ann managed to find something in common with almost everybody she met. Mary Ann and Jack married in 1952 and lived...

Gloria Swann

Gloria Swann

Feb 19, 2017

Gloria Swann (91) passed away peacefully Sunday, February 19, 2017. Poet, pianist, teacher, and scholar, Gloria was born February 5, 1926, in Fort Worth, TX. Brilliant and gifted, she was a "child prodigy," performing concerts, publishing poetry, and graduating high school at 16. In 1945, she married her first love, Benjamin Swann, and they raised 4 children together during their...

Annette Jane Weigand

Annette Jane Weigand

Feb 18, 2017

Annette Jane Weigand (Tomerlin), age 80, passed away on February 18, 2017, following a long-term illness. She was born in Superior, Arizona, to Cecil and Mercia Tomerlin on May 7, 1936. Annette attended elementary, junior high, and high school in Superior and enjoyed being a drummer in the high school band. It was there that she met her beloved husband,...

John W. Hyatt

John W. Hyatt

Feb 18, 2017

John W Hyatt was born in South Bend, Indiana on April 25, 1924 to Orval and Orpha (DeLong) Hyatt. After graduating from Hesperia High School in Michigan, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November 1943. As a B-17 pilot John flew 35 bombing missions over Germany and France with the 385th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force....

Gabriel Stuart

Gabriel Stuart

Feb 17, 2017

Gabriel Stuart was born in Denver, CO, the third of three children. He moved to Flagstaff in 2001. He died on Feb 17, 2017. He worked as a tele communications technician. He is survived by his two sons Jacob and Samuel, father Elijah Stuart and mother Cynthia Pair; his sister Deborah (Ken) Cook and brother Nathan (Vicki). There will be...

Sandra Jean Garretson

Sandra Jean Garretson

Feb 16, 2017

Sandra Jean Garretson passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 16, 2017. Born June 10, 1959 she attended Mt. Elden Elementary School, East Flag Jr. High and Coconino High School. She was employed at Goodwill Industries as a supervisor until 2012. Sandra had a love for gardening, but most of all, enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren....

Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers

Feb 16, 2017

Jimmy Rogers 56, of Williams, AZ died unexpectedly on February 16th, 2017. He was the last baby to be delivered by the Santa Fe railroad doctor in Seligman on August, 27th 1960 and lived most of his life in northern Arizona. He will be missed greatly by his daughters Alyssa Rogers, Amy Rogers, Katey Tapija (husband Daniel) and Rylee Rogers,...

Aubrey Steven Messenger

Aubrey Steven Messenger

Feb 15, 2017

Dr. Aubrey Steven Messenger, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2017 in Flagstaff, AZ at 85 years old. He was with his wife, his three children, son-in-law, pastor and close friends. Steve will be remembered as a kind, gentle man who loved talking to and helping people without ever expecting anything in return. He loved his family and God's beautiful...

Donald Lee Skaggs

Donald Lee Skaggs

Feb 14, 2017

Donald (Don) Lee Skaggs (85) passed away peacefully in Flagstaff, February 14, 2017. Don was born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, January 20, 1932 and moved to Flagstaff with his family when he was two. Flagstaff was his home for 83 years. Don graduated from Flagstaff High School where his brother Daniel (DL) Skaggs was a teacher. As a high school...

David Jackson Seals

David Jackson Seals

Feb 12, 2017

David Seals joined his parents Walter and Mary Katherine (Kay) O'Brien Seals and siblings Kathy, Mary and Jacquie in the eternal on February 12, 2017. Dave was born in Denver, Colorado and lived in Tokyo, Denver and Tripoli Libya where he graduated from Wheelus High School. He then graduated from Western State University in Colorado in 1968. After a brief...

Juanita "Lois" Holsomback

Juanita "Lois" Holsomback

Feb 7, 2017

Juanita "Lois" Holsomback was called to heaven, on February 7th, 2017. Lois was born to Earl and Lucinda Small, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on September 10th, 1941. She was blessed to grow up alongside her five siblings. Although she loved Oklahoma, it was Arizona that she decided to call home. Lois moved to Arizona in 1961 to start a teaching career...

Santiago De Leon

Santiago De Leon

Feb 7, 2017

Santiago De Leon, 90, of Flagstaff, passed away February 7, 2017. He was born May 1, 1926 in Malpaso, Zacatecas, Mexico. On June 6, 1946, at the age of 20 he married the love of his life Raquel. At the age of 21 they moved to the United States, they spent time moving around the states until settling in Flagstaff,...

Mary Palmer Craft

Mary Palmer Craft

Jan 29, 2017

Mary Palmer Root Craft, of Williams, AZ, passed into Heaven on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Mary was born September 8, 1948, in Omaha, NE. She met the love of her life, Jim Lewis, in February of 2000, and lived a very full, beautiful life with him. During her life, Mary was a Registered Nurse, piano teacher, women's ministry leader, writer,...

Daniel Contreras

Daniel Contreras

Jan 28, 2017

Daniel Contreras passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 28th, with his daughter by his side at their home in Phoenix, AZ. Daniel was born in Flagstaff, AZ to Pio & VirginiaVillegas Contreras. Daniel joined the National Guard at Fort Huachuca, AZ, in 1954 when he was only 17 years old. He did his 6 months of basic military training. He...

Vernon Harry Fairchild, Jr.

Vernon Harry Fairchild, Jr.

Jan 28, 2017

Vernon Harry Fairchild, Jr. of Flagstaff died January 28, 2017 in Flagstaff, AZ. He was born May 5, 1947, also Flagstaff, AZ . to Vernon H. and Betty Fairchild. Harry attended Emerson Elementary and graduated Flagstaff High School as an honor student in 1965. During his younger years and through High school, Harry was active in the youth group at...

Myron E. Becker

Myron E. Becker

Jan 27, 2017

Myron E Becker entered into his eternal rest January 27, 2017, while residing at Olivia White Hospice Home in Flagstaff, AZ. Myron was born in Ulysses, Kansas to Irvin and Adella Becker. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Once discharged from the Army, he started an apprenticeship as a journeyman lineman with Kansas Gas...

Roberta Ann Wright

Roberta Ann Wright

Jan 26, 2017

Roberta (July 20, 1940 - January 26, 2017) passed peacefully from this world with family and friends by her side. She was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and later moved to Baker City, Oregon. There, she graduated from high school and met her husband, Loren Allen Wright. They were married on July 12, 1958. Loren was a logger, so...

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