Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Edwin George Bordeaux
Mar 23, 2019
Edwin Bordeaux went to his eternal rest Saturday March 23, 2019, peacefully at home. He was born Feb. 21, 1934 in Muskegon, Michigan.
Ed loved to talk about his past days of working the "high steel" and his days in Seattle, but most of all, his job as a maintenance worker for The Salvation Army in Tucson. Ed loved the...
Thomas Altstatt
Mar 22, 2019
Thomas Altstatt, 72, died on March 22, 2019 of heart failure in his home in Overgaarrd, AZ. He was born June 22, 1946 in Phoenix, AZ, the son of Harold & Kathlene Altstatt.
Thomas graduated from North High in Phoenix, the class of 1964. Following graduation Thomas joined the Air Force and served from 1965-1967 in the Vietnam War. After...
Annie Ruth Tessay
Mar 19, 2019
Annie Ruth Tessay passed away Tuesday night, March 19, 2019, at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona from causes incident to her age. She was 83 years old. Annie was born on a Monday, July 1, 1935 in Carrizo, Arizona to her parents, the late Archie and Esther (Truax) Alchesay.
Annie was a woman who lived her...
Susan Lynn Young
Mar 18, 2019
Susan Lynn Young, age 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 18, 2019 from cancer. She was born on June 16, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona. She married the love of her life, Steven Young in 1987 who preceded her in death in 2003.
She leaves behind a very extensive family that she was very proud of. Sue was...
Richard L White
Mar 12, 2019
Richard L. White passed away on March 12, 2019. He was born July 21, 1928 in Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of Edgar and Ila White.
The family lived in Fargo, N.D., but Richard spent summers in Melville from age 2-13 with his grandparents, where he had a Tom Sawyer boyhood. Grandpa Kyte was a political and humorous writer for...
Charles Keith Mauzy
Mar 11, 2019
Charles Keith Mauzy, age 72, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home in Pinetop, Arizona. He was born October 21, 1946 in Central, New Mexico to Clyde Verner Mauzy and Peggy Margaret Skinner Mauzy.
He loved to be in the great out of doors; especially hunting and fishing. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam...
Paul Stanley Zeis
Mar 11, 2019
Paul Stanley Zeis, also known as "Stan", loved the Lord with all his heart. He loved talking about his faith to all who would listen. Stan returned to his heavenly home on March 11, 2019 after a battle with cancer in Show Low, Arizona. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 3, 1951 to the late Paul Zeis and...
Becky Leech
Mar 5, 2019
Josephine Rebecca Leech, age 66, passed away peacefully March 5, 2019 at her home with family by her side. Josephine was affectionately known as "Becky" and "Josey" to all who knew her. She was born, March 26, 1952 in Phoenix, Arizona to the late Lafe Hall, Jr and Estelle Pettyjohn Hall. When she was strong enough, her parents brought her...
Paulette Ann Perkins
Mar 1, 2019
Surrounded by her loving husband, daughters, sons-in-law, sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Paulette Ann Perkins, 55, passed away on March 1, 2019, at Barrow's Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Born in Gardena, California, on November 30, 1963, to Anita and Stephen Dixon, Paulette spent her childhood in California, Show Low, and Kingman....
Agnes Ruth Trudgeon
Feb 27, 2019
Agnes Ruth Trudgeon passed from this life into her eternal life Feb. 27, 2019. She was born Sept. 13, 1934 to Adolph and Mary Schiewe, one of three siblings: Betty, Raymond then Agnes.
Agnes graduated from high school being voted president of the junior class and was very involved in drama. She entered college in 1956 and graduated with...
Joelyn Rae Davis
Feb 27, 2019
Joelyn Rae Caruth Davis, was born December 30, 1951 in Iowa Falls, Iowa. She died February 27, 2019 in Pinetop, Arizona. Joelyn graduated from Westwood High School in Mesa, Arizona in June 1970 and she received her Bachelor of Science Degree, Interior Design in May, 1975 from Northern Arizona University. Joelyn worked for Tempe Decorator Center for 35 Years, from...
Larry Dean Petty
Feb 26, 2019
Larry Dean Petty of Lakeside Arizona passed away on February 26, 2019 at his home with his family by his side. He was 70. Larry was born on September 10, 1948 in Shelton, Washington to Scandinavian/Italian parents, Leroy and Mary (Schaal) Petty.
Larry enlisted in the United States Navy having served during the Vietnam War and obtaining the rank of...
Harold Walter Declay
Feb 25, 2019
Harold Walter Declay went to be with the Lord on February 25, 2019 in Show Low, Arizona. He was born on January 19, 1971 in McNary, AZ to his parents, Walter and Grace Declay.
His older brothers and sisters loved Harold unconditionally. He was the baby of the family. When Harold began school he immediately loved attending, always studying hard,...
Robert Edward Pena
Feb 25, 2019
Robert (Bob) Edward Pena was born August 8, 1934 in Williams, AZ and died at home in Show Low on February 25, 2019. He was the 2nd of 5 children born to Martha and Louis Pena.
During his school days he enjoyed playing baseball, football and continued a lifelong interest in all sports; especially ASU track, football and basketball. He...
Matilda Pulliam Kartchner
Feb 25, 2019
Matilda Pulliam Kartchner passed away peacefully, at her home, on February 25, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 22, 1931 in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother is now on her heavenly journey with the love of her life, Milo Kartchner. She was truly the foundation of our family and will be...
Janice Solomon Lester
Feb 24, 2019
Janice Solomon Lester, (80), who grew up in the White Mountain area, passed away February 24, 2019 in San Diego, California. She was the daughter of Elbert (Bert) Drew Solomon and Gertrude Shumway Solomon, and was born June 1, 1938, on the Solomon Ranch, one mile south of Shumway, Arizona.
Janice started school in the one-room schoolhouse in Shumway, Arizona,...
Leland Ray Geiger III
Feb 20, 2019
Leland Ray Geiger III, 43, passed away Wednesday February 20th 2019 at. He was born December 2nd 1975.
He grew up in Snowflake where he attended elementary and middle school and graduated from Snowflake High School in 1996. Lee Ray (as he was known growing up) took to sports early on and spent many an hour playing wiffle ball, baseball,...
Raymond Wesley Bodine
Feb 20, 2019
Raymond Wesley Bodine, of Lakeside, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona. He would have been 90 in May. Raymond was born on May 29, 1929 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas to the late Roland Rutherford and Lois Bernice Bodine. He was a treasure to all who knew him his whole life.
Raymond met...
Wes Whipple
Feb 19, 2019
Larry "Wes" Whipple, 58, passed away peacefully surrounded by Family in Scottsdale on Tuesday February 19th. Wes was born in McNary, Arizona.
Despite many challenges in life, he excelled at everything he did. He was never one to say “I can’t do that”. He was always there to lend a helping hand. He competed in many Special Olympics and...
Benjamin Carl Hannah
Feb 17, 2019
Benjamin Carl Hannah, 52 of Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019. He was born on Sunday, January 29, 1967 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona to Bobby Joe Hannah and Patricia "Pat" Hancock.
Ben was a good friend to all. Friendships were very important to him. He will be deeply missed by all...
