Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Vandena Nobles Serna
Oct 16, 2013
Vandena Nobles Serna passed away on October 16, 2013. Van, as she was affectionately known, was born on August 26, 1956 to James Nobles and Evelynn Kahnell. Her siblings were: James Noble, Jr., Lynn Wojahn and Jacqueline Ramos. She is survived by: her husband, Jesse Leroy Serna; 6 children: Steve Lantz, Billy Lantz, Rick Davis, Marci Lantz, Cody Candelaria, Angel...
Cooper Jason Pyatt
Oct 14, 2013
Cooper Jason Pyatt, born to parents, Jason and Megin (Bolton) Pyatt, on October 14, 2013 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona is now safe in the arms of his Heavenly Father. Cooper is survived by his parents, Jason and Megin of Snowflake, Arizona; paternal grandparents, Jack and Kristen Pollard of Happy Jack, Arizona and...
Crucita R. Espinoza
Oct 11, 2013
Crucita R. Espinoza, of Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on October 11, 2013 at her home in Holbrook. She was 83. Crucita was born to the late Doroteo and Lucinan Domingez on May 3, 1930 in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona. She always kept her mind busy, whether it was reading a good book,...
Herbert Charles Ham, Sr.
Oct 10, 2013
Herbert Charles Ham, Sr., Passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Sierra Blanca Care Center in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born on October 1, 1932 to Elmer Ham and Anna McLellan Ham at their home in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Barbara Jean Merrill on November 26, 1954 in Superior, Arizona. Herbert was a native Arizonan who was raised in...
Jalen Brent Classay
Oct 5, 2013
Jalen Brent Classay, known to all as Jay, entered into Eternal Life during the early morning of Saturday, October 5, 2013 in McNary, Arizona. He was 19 years old. Jay was born on October 9, 1993 in Whiteriver, Navajo County, Arizona to his mother, Brenda Cruz Burnette, and his father, Jere Classay. Jay graduated from Alchesay High School in 2011...
Virginia Claire Probst
Oct 4, 2013
Virginia Howell Probst, age 90, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013. Funeral services will begin at 1 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the First Southern Baptist Church, located at 360 N. First Ave. in Holbrook, Arizona. Virginia is survived by her 4 daughters, Julie, Debbie, Caroline and Patti; and her 6...
Gayle Ann McKinley
Oct 3, 2013
Gayle Ann McKinley, age 67, passed away October 3, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is survived by her husband Patrick McKinley of Lakeside, Arizona. (More personal information will be coming soon.) A memorial service is planned for 3 pm on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Owens Livingston Mortuary White Mountain Chapel, 320 North 9th Street in Show Low, Arizona.
Ruby Bedonie Gishal
Oct 2, 2013
Ruby Bedonie Gishal, of Jeddito, Navajo County, Arizona suddenly passed away on October 2, 2013 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. She was 89. Ruby was born the eldest child to the late Jim Bedonie and Betty Jim in Jeddito, Navajo County, Arizona on October 15, 1923. Ruby was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and an excellent Homemaker....
Donald Joseph Zimmer
Oct 1, 2013
Donald J. (Don) Zimmer, 86, died October 1, 2013 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona. He was born April 13, 1927 in Elyria, Ohio to Loy and Anna (Wagner) Zimmer, and was the middle child of eleven siblings. In 1945 he graduated for Vienna High School in Vienna, Ohio, and shortly afterward joined the Merchant Marine,...
Rosalee Bennett
Sep 30, 2013
Rosalee Bennett, age 67 years, resident of Show Low, Arizona passed away September 30, 2013 peacefully at home. Rosalee was born in Springerville, Arizona June 18, 1946, the daughter of Bert James Woodside and Pearl Ashford Woodside. Rosalee grew up in Luna, New Mexico and Snowflake, Arizona. She was married for 42 years to Benjamin Thomas Bennett; their union taking...
Linda Honhepiwey Johnson
Sep 22, 2013
Linda Honhepiwey Johnson, of Snowflake, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. She was 73 years old. Linda was born in Mazatlan, Coaqhuaquilla, Mexico to her parents, the late Honhepiwey and Esparanza (Garcia) Johnson. As a young girl, Linda ventured out on her own and moved...
Etta Myers Davis
Sep 16, 2013
Etta Myers Davis (Newman) was born on January 15, 1926 on a fruit and honey farm in Dickersonville, Niagara County, New York. She was the fourth generation to live in the farmhouse and married Robert Davis from Clay County, West Virginia on August 15, 1942 in the parlor immediately below the bedroom in which she had been born. Their partnership...
Roger L. Warner
Sep 15, 2013
Roger Llewellyn Warner died on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at his home in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. He was 70 years old. Roger was born on January 26, 1943 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island to his parents, the late Edward L. and Eliza (Dunn) Warner. As a teenager, Roger moved to Arizona, making his...
Charles F. Newman
Sep 13, 2013
Charles was born November 22, 1920 in Saginaw, Michigan and died September 12, 2013 in Lakeside, Arizona. He served in WWII as a medic in the Army, and received 2 Bronze Stars. He and his family moved from Michigan to Tucson, Arizona in 1953 where he worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft. After retiring, he spent his summers at...
Christopher Paul Blackwell
Sep 10, 2013
Christopher Paul Blackwell died unexpectedly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Maricopa County Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 23 years old. Christopher, who was affectionately known as "Bubba" by everyone who knew him, was born on September 27, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona to his mother, Donna Marie (Lindstrom) Baird and his father,...
Callie Flake
Sep 9, 2013
Surrounded by her family, Callie Flake passed away just as a new day was dawning on Monday, September 9, 2013 at her home in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona from complications of a lifelong illness that she endured. She was 28 years old. Callie was born on January 26, 1985 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona to her parents, James Scott Flake...
Yazzie Bigman
Sep 7, 2013
Yazzie Bigman, 88, of Whitecone, Navajo County, Arizona died September 07, 2013 in Taylor, Navajo County, Arizona surrounded by loving family. He was the son of the late Bigman Nez and Late Widow Bigman. Yazzie was a former medicine man who helped many throughout the Navajo Reservation. He loved to tell stories, jokes and was a great mechanic. He is...
David Ivan Kessay
Sep 6, 2013
David Ivan Kessay, of Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona passed away following a lengthy illness at his home in Chandler on September 6, 2013. He was 46. David was born in McNary, Apache County, Arizona on March 12, 1967 to parents, Virgil and Dorinda (Kitcheyan) Kessay. David began working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) fighting fires in 1985 and...
Toshiji Watanabe
Sep 5, 2013
Toshiji (Toshi) Watanabe 91, of Pinetop, Arizona passed away peacefully on September 5, 2013 at Soltera in Lakeside, Arizona. He is survived by his two children, Pat (Steve) Kishi of Huntington Beach, California, Ronald (Diane) Watanabe of Pinetop, Arizona, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, also survived by sisters-in-law Martha Tanita and Barbara Ishii, and many nieces and nephews. He was...
Beatrice Elizabeth Jarvis
Sep 5, 2013
Funeral Services for Beatrice Elizabeth Jarvis, age 99, who peacefully died in Snowflake, Arizona on Thursday, September 5, 2013 will be held on Saturday, September 14th at the Show Low Downtown Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A viewing will be held from 6-8 pm Friday, September 13th at Owens Livingston Mortuary in Show Low and...
