Tillie Barela
Jun 5, 2016
Tillie Barela was born June 22, 1926 to Guadalupe and Valentine Marino. She married the love of her life, Benjamin, on November 15, 1946. Moving to flagstaff from Las Vegas, New Mexico, the dedicated themselves to the church and community. Opening their hearts and their home, the welcomed two children: daughter Judy and son Lawrence. Tillie and Benjamin belonged to...
James Edward Joyce
Jun 2, 2016
James Edward Joyce was born July 1, 1956 in Flagstaff, AZ. James passed away June 2, 2016, at the age of 59 in Flagstaff, AZ. James is the third child of eight, born from the union of Robert, Sr. and Henrietta Joyce. He attended South Beaver, Kinsey Elementary, Flagstaff Junior High, and graduated Flagstaff High School. During his high school...
Roy Albert Peck
May 30, 2016
Roy Albert Peck, 78, resident of Flagstaff, Arizona, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family, on May 30, 2016. Roy was born on March 22, 1938, in New Britain, Connecticut; the son of Isabel and Glenn Peck. Roy first moved to Flagstaff in 1977 and purchased 17 acres of bare land on Leupp Road. He then fulfilled a...
Mary Margaret Kruse
May 25, 2016
Mary Margaret Sawyer Kruse, 95, of Flagstaff, AZ, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 25, 2016. Mary Margaret was born August 4, 1920, in Owatonna, Minnesota to Abbott Woodman Sawyer and Mary Francis White Sawyer. She grew up in Winona, MN and graduated from the College of Saint Teresa, in Winona in 1942. Mary Margaret married her high...
Manuel Sanchez
May 23, 2016
Manuel Sanchez passed away peacefully at home on May 23, 2016 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Chuco was born on May 14, 1947 in Albuquerque, NM to Flora and Tony Garcia, both preceded him in death. He was the fifth child of fourteen and was preceded in death by 3 Siblings. Chuco is survived by his wife of...
Mark Brian Gant
May 20, 2016
For just over 61 years, life expressed itself beautifully through Mark Brian Gant, who died in his home surrounded by beloved friends and family on May 20, 2016. Mark is survived by the love of his life, Roxane George, his daughter Katy Gant, with whom he had the father-daughter relationship all fathers and daughters yearn to have, his big brother...
Thompson "Tom" Reid
May 18, 2016
Tom Reid died at home, under the loving care of his wife of 66 years, Ruth. He was preceded in death by his son Don, and is survived by his children Ken and Barbara, 16 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Tom was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was the only child of William and Florence Reid. He graduated from Penn...
Elizabeth Sexton
May 17, 2016
Elizabeth Sexton passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2016. Elizabeth, or Ellie as everyone knew her, was born to Stephen and Basiliki Papadopoulos on May 7, 1954 the youngest of five sisters. She grew up in Michigan where she earned her Bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo University, and later moved to California where she met her husband, Daniel. She settled in...
Darleen Angela Sullivan
May 17, 2016
Darleen Angela Sullivan, 66, of Flagstaff, passed away at her home May 17, 2016. She was born in New Orleans, LA on August 27, 1949. She is survived by her husband, Gary Sullivan; her mother Patricia Baird; her children: Kelly Roerig, Jennifer Baird, Robert Roerig, and Patrick Sullivan; and her brother Jeffery Baird.
Kenneth Ray Rumery
May 17, 2016
Kenneth Ray Rumery was born December 19,1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to George Ray and Ethel Billings Rumery. After completing both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music at the University of Nebraska, he received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado in 1971. He joined the Music Department of Northern Arizona University in 1971, from which he...
Dwight "Red" Eugene Mayo
May 13, 2016
Dwight Eugene "Red" Mayo, retired Major in the USMC and Northern Arizona University History Department Professor Emeritus, died May 13th at his home in Flagstaff, AZ. He was 96. Dwight was born on November 28, 1919, in Sherburn, MN to George Earl and Lois Lamyra (Harnden) Mayo. He was part of the "Greatest Generation" shaped by the Great Depression and...
James L. Brown
May 13, 2016
James "Jim" Brown 63 of Flagstaff passed away May 13, 2016. He was survived by daughter Becky (Nathan) Budden of Bellevue, Ne, two grandchildren Nathan Jr. and Alice Budden. Special friend Eve Yazzie, also two brothers Darrell (Terrie) Brown of New Mexico and Dennis (Marsha) Brown of Flagstaff. Along with nieces and nephews He was proceeded into death by parents...
William Pill
May 7, 2016
William Pill 9-17-1924 to 5-7-2016 Beloved Husband of 61 years, Father, Grand-father, WWII veteran and friend. He is survived by his wife Nelly, sister-in-law Ruth, 2 children Alfredo (Adela) and Patricia (Steven), and four grandchildren Estefania, Kayria, Jordan, and Anali. He is preceded in death by his brother Joseph Pill and parents Nicholas and Mary Pill of Winona, Az.
Eric Randall Pellatz
May 5, 2016
Eric Randall Pellatz, 31, passed away on May 5, 2016. Eric was born on April 16, 1985 in Gillette, Wyoming, to Randall and Gayle Pellatz. He grew up with his sister, Abigail Pellatz, in Gillette, Wy and Flagstaff, Az. Eric graduated with a degree in Personal Training from the National Personal Training Institute. After completion, he pursued his dream of...
Rose Speraw
May 2, 2016
Our wonderful mother. Rose, 98, went to join our Heavenly Father on May 2, 2016. She was born on September 29,1917, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Clarence and Mae (Jennings) Jones, the oldest of seven children. Her given name was Clara Rosa Belle Jones as she was named after both of her grandmothers but always called Rose. She married the...
Vera Zocim London
Apr 27, 2016
Vera Z London, 91, of Kearny, Arizona passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Vera was a longtime resident at Cottonwood Village and recently in the care of Flagstaff Elder Care. Survivors include Sonja London-Hall (daughter) Doug Hall (Son-in-Law) and her two grandchildren Zoe and Ian Hall. Vera was preceded in death by Henry London, husband of 48 years. Vera was...
Barbara Ann Sweet
Apr 25, 2016
Barbara Ann Sweet was born September 4 1942 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Allen and Mary Harding, who brought her up to be a caring and devoted daughter, wife and mother. Barbara accepted Jesus Christ into her heart at the age of 7 and lived a life devoted to His service. Her greatest joys in life were her family, church...
Grace Marie Miles
Apr 23, 2016
Grace Marie Miles, 61, passed away April 23, 2016, in Flagstaff after a battle with metastatic breast cancer. Grace was born December 24, 1954, in Roseburg, Oregon to Malcolm and Rosemary (Cheney) Miles. She moved to Flagstaff as a child and attended St. Mary's and graduated from Coconino High School. She was a very kind and generous person. Grace is...
Cecil Fisher
Apr 23, 2016
Cecil Fisher, beloved husband and father, died in his home on April 23, 2016. His family was by his side. He is survived by his wife Eva, and his daughter Arianna, grand and great-grandchildren. He was known by many people because of his kindness, his love of God, and through his charity. He was born in Bakersfield, CA in 1943,...
Lenoa Mae Paddock Smith
Apr 21, 2016
Lenora Mae Paddock Smith, 87, passed away on April, 21, 2016. Lenora lived most of her life in the Flagstaff area. She worked many years as a baker for the then, Knoles Bakery in Flagstaff. She also retired from Bashas' grocery chain as a baker having worked in Tuba City, Kayenta, Chinle, Sedona and Cottonwood stores. She was also an...
