Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruth Westover Palmer

Ruth Westover Palmer

Jan 28, 2011

Ruth Westover Palmer passed away January 28, 2011. Ruth was born on January 3, 1919 to John Lycurgus Westover and Maren Adele Bushman in Joseph City, Arizona. Ruth's ancestry helped establish communities along the Little Colorado River in Northern Arizona in the late 1800s. She is survived by her husband E. Gus Palmer and her 4 children: Bob (Mary) of...

Kerry Henrickson

Kerry Henrickson

Jan 26, 2011

Kerry (Thomson) Henrickson, NAU physiology and pathology assistant professor, died of cancer at her home in Flagstaff, AZ on January 26, 2011. Dr. Henrickson was born in Kalispell, MT on November 19, 1969, and lived with her parents Bob and Jan Thomson in Great Falls, MT, where she graduated from CMR High School in 1988. She graduated from the University...

Dalton Blackwell

Dalton Blackwell

Jan 24, 2011

Bobby Dalton Cooper Blackwell died January 24, 2011 in Flagstaff, AZ. Dalton was born March 16, 1995 in Norman, Ok to Tara (Wilson) Blackwell and Jim Blackwell. Dalton loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His passion in life was to share the message of Christ with all he knew. He was known by his big smile and bubbly personality....

Richard B. Bolding

Richard B. Bolding

Jan 24, 2011

Richard B Bolding Jr passed away January 24, 2011 in Valle, Arizona. Richard was a true Southern Gentleman at all times, in every manner of the implied meaning. He was generous, kind and thoughtful, always addressing the ladies with yes Mam, Always ready to help a lady in distress, flat tires, or what ever needed getting done. Recently he assisted...

Lydia Rita Sandoval

Lydia Rita Sandoval

Jan 20, 2011

Lydia Rita Sandoval, 64, a Flagstaff native passed away January 20, 2011 at Flagstaff Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1946 to Ygnacio and Altagracia "Grace" Sanchez. Lydia has worked for Flagstaff Medical Center for a number of years in the cafeteria. She is an active member of the San Francisco De Asis Parish and a member of the...

Betty E. Patterson

Betty E. Patterson

Jan 15, 2011

Betty E. Patterson, 86, graduated from this life on January 15, 2011 in Winslow, Arizona. She was born on October 22, 1924 in Leoti, Kansas to Virgil and Mary (Willis) Owens. She was so tiny her parents didn't name her until she was six weeks old, fearing she may not survive. As a young child, she rode a shetland pony...

Bunny Glaspie Lucero

Bunny Glaspie Lucero

Jan 15, 2011

Bunny (Glaspie) Lucero, 32, of Flagstaff, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Mrs. Lucero was born March 24, 1978, in Flagstaff, to Kenneth and Christine Glaspie. She loved and lived for her husband Fabian, and their two boys, Fabian Jr. (14) and Jordan (8). She was a woman of God who lived for kids and their sports as a "Coach Mom."...

Tomas "Tommy" Martinez

Tomas "Tommy" Martinez

Jan 13, 2011

Tomas C. Martinez, the charismatic and loving father, grandfather, uncle and friend to all he met, passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, Thursday morning, January 13, 2011. Tommy, 79, was born in Seligman, Arizona on March 23, 1931 to Alejandro Martinez and Gabrielita (Casaus), the youngest of 10 children. As a child in the midst of the Great Depression, Tommy learned...

John Myers Jr.

John Myers Jr.

Jan 12, 2011

John Myers Jr. passed away suddenly and peacefully in his sleep on January 12, 2011, he was 78. He was an avid outdoorsman, devoted father, hardworking and compassionate man that devoted his life to his family and public service. John's sudden passing brought great sorrow, but his legacy will forever be remembered by the Flagstaff community, Coconino County, his friends...

Donald D Helm

Donald D Helm

Jan 8, 2011

Donald David Helm, 81, passed away on January 8,2011 in Sedona,AZ. Don was born on June 29,1929 in Phoenix AZ to Truman and Bessie May Helm. He graduated from Phoenix College in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, from Grand Canyon College in 1953, and Arizona Bible Institute in 1955 with a Certificate in Biblical studies. He worked in...

Dennis L. Walter

Dennis L. Walter

Jan 1, 2011

Dennis L. Walter, 57, of Happy Jack passed away at his home on January 1, 2011. He was born July 6, 1953 in El Paso, TX to Everett and Imogene Walter. Dennis graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1971. As he was growing up he enjoyed baseball. He was a member of the first Flagstaff Hot Shot crew. He retired...

Barbara "Bk" Kay Austin

Barbara "Bk" Kay Austin

Dec 30, 2010

BARBARA KAY "BK" SAMMIS AUSTIN Barbara Sammis Austin passed away in Flagstaff, surrounded by her loving family, on December 30th, 2010 after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 27th, 1938 in Seattle, WA. She moved to Flagstaff with her family in 1943, and then they moved to Tennessee. She met the love of her life, Grady...

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Griffith

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Griffith

Dec 28, 2010

Griffith, Elizabeth "Betty" Jean, 86 of Winslow passed away on December 28, 2010 at home. Betty was born in Onawa, Iowa on October 30, 1924. She moved to Ash Fork in 1942 where she ran a Standard Station and worked calling crews for the Santa Fe. She later worked in her mother's Arizona Cafe as a waitress and in 1946...

Scott Wayne Ross

Scott Wayne Ross

Dec 26, 2010

Scott Wayne Ross, passed from this life to be with our Ever-Loving Father on December 26, 2010 at his residence in Flagstaff. Scott was born on August 24, 1958 in Billings, Montana and moved with his family in 1974 to Flagstaff. He is the son of Donald and Norma Ross of Flagstaff. He is a 1977 graduate of Coconino High...

Allen Frederick Dill

Allen Frederick Dill

Dec 24, 2010

Allen Frederick Dill, 87 of Flagstaff passed away December 24, 2010. He was born May 26, 1923 to Henry and Mabel Pease Dill in Brooklyn, New York. CDR Allen F. Dill, CEC, USNR received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, in 1946, his M.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1950, and a...

Panagiotis "Pete" Nicholas Kretsedemas

Panagiotis "Pete" Nicholas Kretsedemas

Dec 19, 2010

Panagiotis "Pete" Nicholas Kretsedemas, 78, of Flagstaff, AZ passed away peacefully at his home with his family around him, on Sunday, December 19, 2010 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was born to the late Nicholas N. and Konstantina G. Kretsedemas, September 20, 1932, in Peleta Kynourias, Arcadia, Greece. Pete immigrated to Birmingham, Alabama on May 1st, 1949, following...

Lonn "Lonnie" Eric Kesterson

Lonn "Lonnie" Eric Kesterson

Dec 19, 2010

Lonn Eric "Lonnie" Kesterson, 50, of Williams, Arizona, passed from this world December 19th, 2010, at Flagstaff Medical Center following a valiant fight against cancer. Lonnie was a loving and loyal husband, brother, friend, and one of those every day heroes whose lives often go unsung but for those of us who will never forget. Lonn was born in Cedar...

Loretta Mae Cody

Loretta Mae Cody

Dec 18, 2010

Loretta Mae Cody, "Mae" 59 yrs old of Flagstaff, Az. Passed away Dec. 18, 2010 at Flagstaff Medical Center due to illness. She was born in McNary, Az. The daughter of Kee Bahee Sr. & Moretta Keams and sister of Dean Bahee, Doris Bahee, Cheryl McCabe, Roger Bahee, Percy Bahee, Kee Bahee Jr.,& Danny Bahee. They all grew up in...

Agnes "Sunny" Meehan Peterson

Agnes "Sunny" Meehan Peterson

Dec 11, 2010

Agnes D. "Sunny" Meehan Peterson March 7, 1923 ~ December 11, 2010 Agnes Dorothy Jensen Meehan Peterson went to be with God on December 11, 2010. She was surrounded by her family at their home in Flagstaff, Arizona. Born on the family farm in Fowler, Colorado on March 7, 1923 to parents Goodman Martin Jensen and Cecil Marie Christensen, Agnes...

John Arnold Pinkerton

John Arnold Pinkerton

Dec 6, 2010

John Arnold Pinkerton passed away on December 6, 2010, at his residence in Flagstaff, AZ. John was born on July 8, 1947, and raised in Sarasota, FL. He was the son of the late John C. Pinkerton and Eloise A. Pinkerton of Sarasota. He later moved to Central Florida so he could manage the family's citrus groves and also started...

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