Local Obituaries for Families in Show Low, Snowflake, and Holbrook, AZ
Maxine Ota Holly
Nov 24, 2018
Maxine Holly, age 98, died on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at her home in Phoenix, Arizona. She had her daughter, Lynda, and granddaughter, Tiffany, at her bedside.
Maxine left us on her anniversary, to join the love of her life, Joe Holly. Maxine worked in the Defense Factory, in Long Beach, CA and became engaged to Joe, before she was...
Ronda Biola Lavender
Nov 23, 2018
Ronda Biola (Gatewood) Lavender was born in Whiteriver, Arizona on January 21, 1928 on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. She was one of more than eight children born to Chester and Mary (Dahkoshay) Gatewood and grew up in humble surroundings on the banks of the White River. Ronda was a devout Christian woman who was raised in the Lutheran Church...
Rivan Ernie Reed
Nov 23, 2018
Rivan Ernie Reed, 64, of Cibecue, Arizona died November 23, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. He was born March 6, 1954 in Cibecue to the late Ernest and Ruth (Patterson) Reed.
Throughout his life, he worked for various places. He was a radiologist technician at the Cibecue Health Center. He worked at Tribal Forestry as a mechanic, a transportation driver with...
Curtis Bourke
Nov 20, 2018
Curtis Bourke of East Fork, Arizona passed away on November 20, 2018 at the Haven of Show Low. He was 84. Curtis was born on September 13, 1934 in East Fork to the late James and Kitty (Savage) Bourke.
Curtis worked for various places throughout his life. He was employed as a logger in Heber, Maverick and Eagar, Arizona....
John Lloyd Sigmund
Nov 17, 2018
John Lloyd Sigmund died early Saturday morning, November 17, 2018, at the Sherman Hospice Home in Phoenix, Arizona following a lengthy illness. He was 51 years old. John was born on a Friday, April 28, 1967, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to his father, the late Richard Wayne Sigmund and his mother Juddie Rae nee Cline. John immersed himself...
Barbara Lynne Shumway
Nov 17, 2018
Barbara Lynne Shumway passed away peacefully late Saturday night, November 17, 2018, at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Arizona from complications of diabetes. She was 70 years old. Barbara was born on a Monday, February 9, 1948, in Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona to her parents, the late Clifford Allen and Violet Mae (Whipple) Frost. She married the...
Emmanuel "Manyo" Lupe, Sr.
Nov 17, 2018
Emmanuel “Manyo” Lupe, Sr. of Cibecue, Arizona passed away on November 17, 2018 in Over the Rainbow, Whiteriver, Arizona. He was 31. Manyo was born on November 26, 1986 in Phoenix, Arizona to Burnette Lupe and Odelia “Ojay” Lee.
Manyo was a great man. He loved to give hugs and was always smiling. His biggest blessing in his life...
Joan "Jo" Johnson Baeza
Nov 16, 2018
Joan (Jo) Johnson Baeza died Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at her Pinetop home. She was born April 28, 1931, in New Ulm, Minn. to a pioneer family that came to the territory in 1856 and established the Dacotah House, a small hotel on the edge of the frontier. She grew up in her great-grandparents’ hotel with an intense interest in...
James Elmer "Bud" Sanborn, Jr.
Nov 13, 2018
James Elmer “Bud” Sanborn, Jr. of Show Low, Arizona passed away on November 13, 2018 at his home in Show Low. He was 80. Bud was born on April 5, 1938 in Sacramento, California to the late, James E. and Nellie (Jackson) Sanborn.
Bud worked for the Show Low Walmart for over 20 years before his retirement. He was married...
Julious Monroe Blair
Nov 11, 2018
Julious Monroe Blair was born May 7, 1926 in Rochester, Texas and went to his heavenly home on Sunday, November 11, 2018 in Vernon, Arizona. Julious, also known as JM, was the oldest of 11 children born to Evie and Burl. JM was joined by a baby brother, JC, and as children and young adults the two were inseparable. As...
Glenn Taylor, Sr.
Nov 10, 2018
On November 10, 2018, Oliver Glenn Taylor, 84, departed this life to join his eternal sweetheart and love of his life, Dixie. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his children at his daughter Cindy's home in Santa Clara, Utah. Cindy lovingly cared for him the last weeks of his life. Glenn was born on December 11, 1933, to Alma and...
Shirley Ann Smith
Nov 8, 2018
Shirley Ann Smith, 72, of Pinetop, died Nov. 8, 2018, from complications of pneumonia at Summit Healthcare in Show Low. She was born Aug. 18, 1946, in Mount Holly, North Carolina.
Shirley worked as a CNA for many years as well as many other careers.
Shirley is survived by her daughters, of Carthage, Missouri and Anthem; son of Pinetop. She...
Jeremiah Quintero
Nov 7, 2018
In loving memory of Jeremiah Quintero, also known as “Boystein”. He was born May 15, 1993 in Whiteriver, Arizona. He passed away November 7, 2018 in East Fork, Arizona.
He attended Whiteriver Head Start, Whiteriver Elementary, and Seven Mile Elementary. He graduated from John F. Kennedy Jr. High School. He then attended Alchesay High School.
Jeremiah was an unselfish person....
Arthur John Bourque, Jr.
Nov 5, 2018
Arthur John Bourque, Jr. of Pinetop, Arizona passed away on November 5, 2018 at his home in Pinetop. He was 44. Art was born on December 15, 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona to his parents, Arthur John, Sr. and Susan (Gonzales) Swartz.
A Native of Arizona, Art was a great cook and excellent singer. He enjoyed fishing, watching MMA fighting...
Kelsie Elaine Flores
Nov 5, 2018
Kelsie Elaine Flores, 42, of Pinetop, Arizona passed away November 5, 2018. She was born on July 1, 1976 in Sacramento, California to James Preston Flores and Janelle Elaine Hachey.Kelsie is survived by her Mother and Step-Father, Janelle & Stephen Beeson; brother, Kenneth Wilson. This obituary will be updated as soon as additional information is given.
Sherri Lynn Ketner
Oct 31, 2018
Sherri Lynn Ketner was a loving wife and mother who had a big heart; she just plain cared for people. She loved doing arts and crafts, loved to cook, sew and also doing woodworking. She liked doing things with her family, she had a great sense of humor and truly enjoyed making people laugh. She especially loved to help those...
Vernon Eugene Kartchner
Oct 31, 2018
Vernon Eugene Kartchner stepped into eternity Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from his home in Taylor, Arizona. He was the son of Byrtle Vernon Kartchner and Lilie Opal Teeter. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Ron Kartchner, a sister Claudene Kartchner, a daughter, Gena Ann Rova, a son Ralph Arthur Kartchner, and a great granddaughter, Harlee Rea...
Tyrone Mondo Nosie
Oct 29, 2018
Tyrone Mondo Nosie died Monday, October 29, 2018, near his home in East Fork (Whiteriver), Navajo County, Arizona. He was 27 years old. Tyrone was born on a Saturday, December 20, 1990, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona to his mother, Terria Sue Larzelere. She raised him and taught him to be a trustworthy young man. Tyrone was a quiet and...
Elizabeth Wise
Oct 28, 2018
Elizabeth Hicks Wise, age 88, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Haven of Show Low Nursing Home in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona. Elizabeth (Liz) was born September 23, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois to the late Edward Livingston Hicks Jr. and Mary Flournoy Hicks. Liz was preceded in death by her beloved brother, Edward Livingston Hicks III.
Liz grew...
Scott Smith Rogers
Oct 26, 2018
Scott Smith Rogers entered into rest Oct. 26, 2018. He was born Oct. 14, 1957, in Snowflake, to Spencer and Edna Rogers who welcomed him along with many other family members and friends.
He survived by his three brothers: Herb, Stan and Steve Rogers; two daughters Britnee Young (Jeff), Britlee Cowen, Brook Young and sons Cole, Cash and Camron Cowen,...
