Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Tony Jaeger
Jun 30, 2013
Tony Jaeger, of Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family at his home in Show Low on Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was 74. Tony was born to his parents, the late Jerome and Annie (Scow) Jaeger on March 24, 1939 in McNary, Apache County, Arizona. Tony had the opportunity, and was proud that...
Linda Marie Gelski
Jun 30, 2013
Linda Marie Gelski, age 54, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona. She was born on June 2, 1959 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Linda graduated from Joseph City High School in 1976. She was a very strong family woman. She enjoyed gardening and working on vehicles. Linda loved kids, especially her...
Leona V Pickens
Jun 29, 2013
Leona V. Pickens, age 99 of Snowflake, Arizona passed away of natural causes on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Carriage House on West Garden Lane in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona. Leona was born on March 11, 1914 in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona to Charles Spencer & Leona Burke. She was the fourth of nine children. In 1981 she...
Kathryn Harris
Jun 29, 2013
Kathryn ("Kay") Harris, 74, formerly of Holbrook, passed away on June 29, 2013 at the Carriage House in Snowflake, Arizona. Kay was born on July 19, 1938 in Holbrook to Ralph Marion Harris and Helen Fay Randall Harris. During her childhood years she attended Holbrook Public Schools and she graduated from Holbrook High School in 1957. She participated in the...
Chester Ben
Jun 29, 2013
Chester Ben also known as Chester Jim, age 93, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona. He was born on June 15, 1919 in Ganado, Apache County, Arizona. Chester was well known in Arizona and New Mexico for helping people as a Roadman. In 1998 Chester gave his life to...
Calvin Benjamin Newman
Jun 28, 2013
Calvin Benjamin Newman died Friday afternoon, June 28, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona following a short illness. He was 82 years old. Cal, as he was known, was born on September 9, 1930 in Wink, Winkler County, Texas to his parents, the late Alfred Vanderhorn & Gloria (Barron) Newman. When Cal was about 2 years...
Vera Pauline Rath
Jun 28, 2013
Vera Pauline Rath, of Pinetop, Navajo County, Arizona peacefully passed away at her home in Pinetop on June 28, 2013. She was 90. Pauline was born to her parents, the late, Elmer Roy and Verba (Reeves) Hassett on August 18, 1922 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Pauline married the love of her life, Stanley S. Rath, on September 4, 1948...
Rosalie Perea Sample
Jun 28, 2013
Rosalie Perea Sample, of Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona suddenly passed away in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona on June 28, 2013. She was 74. Rosalie was born, the oldest of 11 children, to the late Demetrio Perea and Consuela Abeyta in Holbrook, Arizona on October 15, 1938. Rosalie married the love of her life, Henry Chavez Sample Sr., on February...
Norma Clea Kendrick
Jun 27, 2013
Norma Clea Kendrick, of Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona peacefully passed away at her sister's home in Show Low on June 27, 2013. She was 80. Norma was born on October 22, 1932 in Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado and was the second child born to Floyd Earl Perrine and Ethel Louise French. Norma was a shy little girl and to...
Michael Scott Beatty
Jun 25, 2013
Michael Scott Beatty, of Lakeside, Arizona suddenly passed away on June 25, 2013 at his home in Lakeside. He was 44. Michael was born to parents, Michael Vandermark and Rebecca Louise Beatty in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona on November 26, 1968. He is survived by his loving wife, Mickey Beatty; daughter, Ashton McCall; son, Wile Beatty; grandmother, Shirley Beatty; sister,...
Donald Nesbit Wise
Jun 23, 2013
Mr. Wise was born on September 25, 1927 in Mayfield, Michigan to Delia Campbell Wise and Charles Arthur Wise. He was educated in Michigan and Chicago in the 1940s and ʻ50s, where he became an engineer in the nascent television industry. He served in the US Navy in both World War II and Korea and was honorably discharged in 1952....
John Dickens Welchman, III
Jun 22, 2013
John D. Welchman, III originally of Davenport, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the age of 66. He was preceded in death by his parents, John D. and Odelia (Best) Welchman and by his first wife, Renate Welchman. He is survived by sisters: Julie Houston, Gail Welchman; brother, Lonn Welchman; brother in arms, John Fell; second wife, ToniLynn...
William Henry Stahl
Jun 15, 2013
William Henry "Bill" Stahl died in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2013 at his home in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona following a valiant battle with cancer. He was 77 years old. Bill was born on Saturday, September 7, 1935 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio to his parents, the late Clifford and Marie (Wellman) Stahl. As a...
Mary Elizabeth Gibson
Jun 15, 2013
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Gibson went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, June 15, 2013 at Solterra Senior Living in Lakeside, Arizona. She was born on November 1, 1929 in Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana to her parents, the late Carl O. and Hortense (Rogers) Burke. Betty moved to Phoenix, Arizona when she was 5 years old. She graduated from...
Roman Barrozo
Jun 10, 2013
Roman Delfino Barrozo, of Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona peacefully passed away with his daughter by his side on June 10,2013 at his home in Show Low. He was 74. Roman was born on June 13, 1938 to the late Roman Guerrero and Consuelo Maria (Martinez)Barrozo in Ventura, Ventura County, California. A very hard worker Roman began picking oranges at...
Milton Miller Gishal
Jun 8, 2013
Milton Miller Gishal, age 93, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico. He was born on December 15, 1919 in Jeddito, Arizona to Jishal & Adzan (Nez) Bitsou. Milton was a man who did most anything; he was a rancher, farmer, railroad worker, carpenter and even a Navajo Councilman. He served in World War...
Robert Joseph Casey
Jun 7, 2013
Dr. Robert Joseph Casey passed away Friday afternoon, June 7, 2013. Dr. Casey was born May 28, 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Borromeo Seminary and John Carroll University before enlisting in the Marines and attending Case Western Reserve University and earning a Master's degree in social work before deciding to follow his heart and go into medicine by attending...
Laura Anne Cook
Jun 4, 2013
Laura Anne Cook, of Show Low, Arizona passed away on June 4 2013. She was 54 years old. Laura was born in Austin Texas on August 6 1958 to Rev. Lee and Connie Schlothauer. Laura grew up in the Episcopal Church and continued her life as a devoted Christian. Laura graduated from high school in Dillon Mt in 1976 and...
Dorothy Marie Lyle
Jun 3, 2013
Dorothy Marie Lyle died Monday morning, June 3, 2013 at her home in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona following a short illness. She was 92 years old. Marie, as she was known, was born at the family home on May 16, 1921 in Grapeland, Houston County, Texas to her parents, the late Edd Duncan and Ella Mae (Clark) Clark. On August...
Donna Marie Brown
Jun 1, 2013
Donna Marie Brown, born on July 20, 1948 in Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 1, 2013 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. She was 64. She is survived by her 2 brothers, Tom Brown, Lester Brown Jr. and her cousin, Judy Pobihun. She was preceded in death by her parents, Betty and Les...
