Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Karen Cluff
Mar 14, 2020
Karen Cluff died on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at her home in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona from a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer. She was 76 years old. Karen was born on Friday, September 24, 1943, in Seattle, Kane County, Washington to her parents, the late Tharvel R. "Tom" Mitchell and Effie (Payne) Meyer.
Karen was a graduated member...
Edward Samuel Young
Mar 14, 2020
Edward Samuel Young of Show Low, Arizona passed away following a brief illness on March 14, 2020 in Show Low. He was 88. Ed was born on August 7, 1931 in Phoenix, Arizona to the late Charles Edward and Louise (Weiner) Young.
Ed met the love of his life, Kay Violet Douglas, while attending Phoenix Union High...
Dennis E. Bowles
Mar 14, 2020
Dennis E. Bowles, 80, of Lakeside, passed away on March 14, 2020 at Haven of Lakeside in Lakeside, Arizona. He was born in Phoenix, AZ on September 27, 1939.
Dennis served in the U S Navy for 12 years and went on to retire from The City of Santa Cruz California after 30 years. They then moved to Arizona.
He...
Harry John Forrester
Mar 13, 2020
Harry John Forrester died Friday morning, March 13, 2020, at the Haven of Show Low in Show Low, Arizona from complications of lymphoma. He was 61 years old. Harry was born on Thursday, May 1, 1958, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to his parents, the late John Lee and Elizabeth Clara (Klee) Forrester.
Harry was a great man, always...
Robert C. Small
Mar 12, 2020
Robert (Bob) C. Small passed away on March 12, 2020. He was born in Auburn Maine on June 12, 1932 to his parents, Charles Henry Small & Frances Belle Ordway.
Bob spent his early years in Maine. He served in the marines, after which he moved to Arizona and worked 25 years at Garret/Allied-Signal. Bob was active in his community...
Mae Ruth Dalberg
Mar 11, 2020
Mae Ruth Dalberg, born May 13, 1925 in Flandreau, South Dakota to Hans and Ella Bonrud; passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Vernon, Arizona.
She went to school in Sisseton, South Dakota. She married Orvey Dalberg in 1947; they had one child, a son, in 1949. Mae worked mainly as a clerk in the Roberts County Courthouse--Treasurers...
George Dee Acosta
Mar 11, 2020
George Dee Acosta died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his home in Pinetop, Arizona following a lengthy illness. He had just turned 75 years old. George was born Saturday, March 10, 1945, in Childress, Texas to his parents, the late Dee and Julia Carol (Garrison) Acosta.
Following his high school graduation, George enlisted in the United States Air Force. ...
Reala June Baldwin
Mar 10, 2020
It is with great sadness that Rela Baldwin, 74, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Flagstaff.
There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Holbrook Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1127 Helen Avenue, Holbrook with a luncheon to follow.
Reala is survived by...
William Allan "Bill" Rawlings
Mar 6, 2020
William Allan Rawlings, better known as "Bill", died Friday, March 6, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona following a brief illness. He was 62 years old. He was born February 4, 1958, in St. Johns, Arizona to his parents, the late Jerry Lee and Gloria Anna (Grantham) Rawlings. He lived in the White Mountains his entire life, attending school in Show Low. ...
Dillard Lyle Fox
Feb 28, 2020
Dillard Lyle Fox passed away on February 28, 2020. He was born on October 6, 1946 in Ord, Nebraska.
Dillard was a Vietnam Veteran who enlisted in the Navy in early 1965 and served proudly until his honorable discharge in late 1968. Dillard attended college in Chadron, NE. After graduation, he began his career in the US Forest Service, working...
Willie Nozie, Jr.
Feb 25, 2020
Willie Nozie, Jr. died Tuesday morning, February 25, 2020, at home in HonDah, Navajo County, Arizona. He was 85 years old. Willie was born on a Friday, September 7, 1934, in Bylas, Graham County, Arizona to his parents, the late Bessie (Haan) and Willie Nozie, Sr. Willie was a member of East Fork Lutheran High School Class of '55. Following...
Dorothea Brown
Feb 25, 2020
Dorothea Brown of Mesa, Arizona passed away on February 25, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona following a hard fought battle with various illnesses throughout her life. Dorothea was born on January 26, 1962 in Keams Canyon, Arizona.
Dorothea loved meeting new people and her home was always open to her friends and family. She was very loving, caring...
Cyrus Wilson Finley
Feb 25, 2020
Cyrus Wilson Finley of Show Low, AZ died February 25, 2020 at home after a short illness. He was born March 1922 in Ames, IA to Elnora (Studer) and Clifford B. Finley.
He graduated high school in Owatonna, MN and attended college in IA. Cy served in the Army Air Corps (Air Force) during WWII and was a lifetime member...
Cindy Katherine Smith Hatch
Feb 24, 2020
Cindy Katherine Smith Hatch of Snowflake, AZ passed away on February 24, 2020, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 60. She was born on December 15, 1959 in Williams, AZ, the youngest of six children. Her parents were Norman and Margaret Smith.
Cindy married Hal Hatch on June 10, 1982 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They...
Maudie Treadway
Feb 23, 2020
Maudie Treadway passed away peacefully, in her sleep, with her son and daughter at her side. She was the faithful wife and mother of 4 children, Terry, Deborah, Margaret and Lois; grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 6.
Born in Flagstaff, Arizona to Francis and Margaret Patton into a heritage of pioneers in Northern Arizona Maudie was received in...
Dolores Aquila Morreale
Feb 23, 2020
Dolores Aquila Morreale died on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at The Carriage House in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona from natural causes incident to her age. She was 80 years old. Dolores was born on a Tuesday, May 23, 1939, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to her parents, the late Ernesto and Antoinette (Barrile) Borrelli. She attended an all girls school...
Robert Henry Brandt
Feb 21, 2020
Robert Henry Brandt was born December 28, 1953 in Indianapolis Indiana. He spent his early years on a small farm in Carthage, Indiana.
After his father died, his mother moved the family to San Diego, California in the late 1960’s. They settled in Mission Bay and he attended Mission Bay High School. After High School, Robert spent 2 years in...
Laura Lee Hager
Feb 21, 2020
Laura Lee Hager, 63, passed away on February 21, 2020 in Holbrook, Arizona. Laura was born in Butte, Montana to Lawrence and Arliss Connors on January 15th, 1957.
She graduated from Butte High School in 1975. Laura served six years in the Army National Guard where she met the love of her life, Lawrence Hager. They were married on April...
Amelia "Mel" Axford
Feb 19, 2020
Amelia “Mel” Axford passed away February 19, 2020 in Show Low, AZ. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 25, 1925 to Dominic and Antonia Minchella, fifth of six children.
She married Theodore (Ted) Axford in May 1948. Mel and Ted moved to Arizona in 1977 from Michigan. She is survived by her son David, son Leonard (Vickie), daughter...
Janet Hill Lance
Feb 18, 2020
Janet Hill Lance "Jan", passed away February 18, 2020 in Show Low, Arizona. She was born November 30, 1931 in Freemont Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Harold E. Lance; her parents, Lester and Donna Hill; and her sister, Carolyn Erhardt.
Surviving are 3 children, Anita Lewald of Clarksville, Tennessee, Marcia Allen of...
