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Raymond W. Lunstead
Raymond W. Lunstead, 79, of Gold Canyon, passed away November 14, 2000. Mr. Lunstead, a sales manager and WWII Navy Veteran, was born in New York, New York.
Survivors include his wife Jeanette, daughter Diane Botly, step daughter Virginia Kessler, son Jeffrey, step sons Frank and Brian McGann and 7 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Robert M. Pack
Robert M. Pack, 79, of Apache Junction, passed away November 9, 2000. Mr. Pack, a plant owner, was born in Bryant, S.D.
Survivors include his wife Lucille, daughter Diane Woods, son Garey, sisters Leola Lampy and Golda Rice and 3 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Thomas Craig Pillinger
Thomas Craig Pillinger, 49, of Apache Junction, passed away November 11, 2000. Mr. Pillinger, a lawyer, was born in Elgin, Illinois. Survivors include his parents Dr. Herbert and Kathryn Pillinger and brother Terry Pillinger. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.
Rosanna J. Weaver
Rosanna J. Weaver, 76, Apache Junction, passed away November 14, 2000. Mrs. Weaver, a homemaker, was born in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Survivors include her husband Paul, daughter Ila Barnes, step daughter Mary Jane Wert, sons Alan and Jeffrey Cox, step son James Weaver, 2 grandchildren and 3 great grand children. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Bob DeBow
Bob DeBow, a long-time Apache Junction businessman man passed away Saturday morning, November 11, 2000. He was 69 years old.
Mr. DeBow is survived by his wife Dee, son Bob and daughter Patrica Kutzbach.
Services will be held Friday, November 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Apache Junction Mortuary, 398 East 4th Avenue.
The family asks that contributions be made to the Apache Junction Boys and Girls Club, 1215 South Winchester Road, Apache Junction, Arizona 85220 or to the Friends For Life Animal Adoption, 143 West Vaughn Avenue, Gilbert, Arizona 85223.
Roy H. DeWitt
Roy H. DeWitt, 81, of Apache Junction, passed away November 5, 2000. Mr. DeWitt, a postmaster and WWII Navy Veteran, was born in Elliott, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife Margie, daughter Diane Carlson, sister Emma Erickson, brother Emery 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Melvin William Gillis
Melvin William Gillis, 79, of Mesa, passed away November 4, 2000. Mr. Gillis, a machinist, was born in Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife Wanda, daughters Sandra Benzer and Karen Smith, step-daughters Patricia Wipf, Lanie Sweeney and Barbara Mallonee, sisters Ann Burhans, Phyllis Dittman and Dorothy Myers, brother Kenneth L. Drost, 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.
Carol J. Helm
Carol J. Helm, 58, of Apache Junction, passed away November 5, 2000. Mrs. Helm, a shop manager, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Survivors include her husband Ronald, sons Donald and Patrick, sisters Sylvia Cebrynski and Debra Belcoff, brother Richard Freddo and 8 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Francis Roland Helzerman
Francis Roland Helzerman, 89, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mr. Helzerman, a police officer in Michigan, was born in Parnel, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Mildred, daughter Delores Rudman, 3 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Sandra Kaye Erickson Allen Post
Sandra Kaye Erickson Allen Post, 45, of Apache Junction, passed away November 4, 2000. Mrs. Post, a retail manager, was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband Jeffrey, Katrina Ross, Lisa and Angela Allen and Tawnya McCracken, son Jeffrey Allen, father Merrill Erickson, mother and stepfather Lola Wyvonne (Annie) and Ken Peterson (Pete), sister Diane Hiner, brothers Michael and Jeff Erickson and 5 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Herman M. Schiller
Herman M. Schiller, 82, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mr. Schiller, a truck driver, was born in Racine, Wisconsin.
Survivors include his daughter Kathleen Zengota, son David, 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Billie L. Siewert
Billie L. Siewert, 77, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mrs. Siewert, an owner/operator of Billie’s Apparel, was born in Clarkston, WA.
Survivors include her daughter Linda Rakoz, sons Ray Lacy and Rick Siewert, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
David D. Taggesell
David D. Taggesell, 55, of Mesa, passed away November 3, 2000. Mr. Taggesell, an owner of an insulation company and U.S. Army Veteran, was born in Lackawanna, New York.
Survivors include his wife Sharon, sons Daniel and Gregory, mother Dorothy, sister Carol Woodward and brothers Robert and William. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Burl D. Gander
Burl D. Gander, 85, of Apache Junction, passed away October 25, 2000. Mr. Gander, farmer, was born in Croford City, Wisconsin.
Survivors include his daughter Florence Clark, son Roderick Gander, sister Fern Burns, 6 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.
Beverly W. Hardin
Beverly W. Hardin, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away October 31, 2000. Mrs. Hardin, a homemaker, was born in Oneida, New York.
Survivors include her husband Gordon, daughter JoAnn Stone, sons Kevin, Michael, David and Christopher and 1 grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
James W. Baunach
James E. Baunach, 57, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2001. Mr. Baunach, a Vietnam Veteran of the Army, born in Louisville, Kentucky, is survived by his friend Raymond Thomas, daughters Carolyn Velasquez and Cynthia Fowler, mother Carolyn Thomas, sisters Doris Mudd, Betty Nalley, Brenda Schneider and Joyce Walker, brother William and 3 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Darlene Doris Faulkner
Darlene Doris Faulkner, 65, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, March 19, 2001. Mrs. Faulkner, a homemaker born in Melford, Iowa, is survived by her husband John, daughters Judy Echelberger, Carolyn, Amy Moore and Lisa Zapata, son Marty, mother Pearl Christopherson, sister Ella Quaintance, brother Delbert Christopherson, 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
John H. Focht
John H. Focht, 70, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2001. Mr. Focht was a saw mill worker born in Ballsten, Oregon. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
N. Wayne Geisenhaver
N. Wayne Geisenhaver, 73, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2001. Mr. Geisenhaver, a retired design engineer for TRW and an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, born in Flint, is survived by his wife Jaye, daughters Denise Ansell, Marie Watson and Laura Bell, son Tom, 5 grandchildren and brothers and sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to RTA Hospice, 1102 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85006. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Stanley (Stan) A. Higgins
Stanley (Stan) A. Higgins, 71, of Everett, Wa and Apache Junction, passed away Friday, March 9, 2001. Mr. Higgins, a radiator repairman, born in Waterloo, Iowa, is survived by his wife Bernell, daughters Linda Czarnetzke, Valentine McLeod and Janet Ashby, sons Myron and Larry Crosby, mother Vera Higgins, sisters Barbara Rodriquez, Pat Weeks and Janie Mulford, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Verna Palmer
Verna Palmer, 52, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2001. Mrs.Palmer, a homemaker born in Martin County, Kentucky, is survived by her brother Herman Stepp, sisters Kitty Weidie and Erma Helton and mother Arizona Stepp. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
(Bill) Lewis T. Shorter
(Bill) Lewis T. Shorter, 46, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, March 9, 2001 after a short battle with cancer. Bill owned TAZ Mobile Home Services. He was an Army Veteran of six years serving as a Nuclear Weapons Specialist for NATO. Bill is survived by his wife Judy and son Troy Barber of Apache Junction, two sons in Virginia, two daughters Rachel Barber of Mesa and Jamie Dennee of Apache Junction, five sisters and one brother in West Virginia and 7 grandchildren. Desert Valley handled all arrangements. The family of Bill Shorter, wish to express their thanks to the loving care and services of RTA Hospice.
Rena Yolanda Stingi
Rena Yolanda Stingi, of Mesa, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2001. Ms. Stingi, a homemaker, born in Ferrara, Italy is survived by her daughter Miriam Silvani and 2 grandchildren. Chapel of Prayer handled all arrangements.
George Henry Blair, Jr.
George Henry Blair, Jr., 83, of Mesa, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2001. Mr. Blair, Jr., a commercial carpenter born in Poughkeepsie, NY, is survived by his daughters Georgette Blair, Joan Allen, Mary E. Blair-Gonzales, Peggy and Heather Blair, sons James, Michael and Joseph Blair and 3 grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View handled all arrangements.
Stanley A. Ciesielski
Stanley A. Ciesielski, 87, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2001. Mr. Ciesielski, an aerospace technician born in Chicago, Illinois, is survived by his sons Joseph and Richard, sister Stephanie Patzin, 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Richmond C. "Rick" Gardner
Richmond C. "Rick" Gardner, 67, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2001. Mr. Gardner, a retired USWest engineer born in Seattle, Washington, is survived by his wife Barbara, children Marcy McNeal, Geoffrey Gardner and Stephanie and 2 grandchildren, Carrie and Ian McNeal. Donations in Rick’s name may be made to either St. George’s Catholic Community Building Fund or Friends of the Apache Junction Library Endowment Fund.
Dorothy O. Theobauld
Dorothy O. Theobauld, 91, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2001. Mrs. Theobauld, a homemaker born in Longmont, Colorado, is survived by her daughters Doris Hopping, Donna Johnson, Shirley Baker, Marilyn Wiggers and Jerry Joyce Goodman, son David, sister Zada Barney, brother Donald Henderson, 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Leo Bernard Voga
Leo Bernard Voga, 85, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2001. Mr. Voga, an accountant and an Army WWII Veteran, born in Ellsworth, Iowa, is survived by his wife Liz. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Rick Gardner, Community & Church Volunteer, Passes Away
APACHE JUNCTION- After a courageous battle with cancer, community volunteer Rick Garder succumbed to the disease early last Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2001, at age 67.
Richmond Gardner was born in Seattle, Washington. After retiring from his job as an engineer with U.S. West, Rick and his wife, Barbara, moved to Apache Junction six years ago.
Rick was an active member of the St. George Catholic Community and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He also served as a member of the City of Apache Junction Planning & Zoning Commission and volunteered at the library, Focus Future and the school district’s "Children First" program.
Rick Gardner is survived by his wife, Barbara; three children, Marcy McNeal of Mesa, Geoffery Gardner, a student in Seattle, and Stephanie Gardner, a student in Santa Maria, California. Gardner also had two grandchildren, Carrie and Ian McNeal of Mesa.
In lue of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either the St. George’s Building Fund or the Apache Junction Friends of the Library Endowment Fund.
Funeral services were not finalized at press time, but those wishing information on the services may call the Apache Junction Mortuary at 982-7721
Geraldine May Dunphy
Geraldine May Dunphy, 84, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2001. Mrs. Dunphy, a homemaker born in Buctrus, Ohio, is survived by her sister Thelma Mackenzie. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Rose M. Smith
Rose M. Smith, 60, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2001. Mrs. Smith, a property specialist born in Cass Lake, Minnesota, is survived by her husband Harold, Daughters Tammy Bongo, Tracy Basina and Tina Smith, Son Timothy Smith, Sisters Jan Salezar and Karen Mellott, Brother Tony Bongo and 9 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Mrs. Shirlee E. Bindseil
Mrs. Shirlee E. Bindseil, 71, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2001. Mrs. Bindseil, a homemaker born in Kansas City, MO., is survived by her husband Don Bindseil, daughters Cindy Murphy, Cheryl Morrow and Cari Acton, son Steve Bindseil, 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016 or the American Kidney Foundation, 4203 E. Indian School, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Evelyn Fox
Evelyn Fox, 95, of Mesa, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2001. Mrs. Fox, a secretary at a Title Company, born in Chicago, Illinois, is survived by her husband Freeman P. Fox, daughter Susan Fox, son Stephen Fox and 2 grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Mrs. Lutie L. Hope
Mrs. Lutie L. Hope, 97, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2001. Mrs. Hope, a homemaker born in Langdon, North Dakota, is survived by her daughter Marjorie Lewis, sons Philip, David, Kenneth and Harvey, sister Fanny Kepke, 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Raymond Wayne McNeley
Mr. Raymond Wayne McNeley, 71, of Mesa, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. McNeley, a carpet and tile setter born in Winterset, Iowa, is survived by his wife Donna, daughters Linda Paxton, Susan Fitzpatrick and Marilyn Chambers, stepdaughter Toni Swanson, stepsons Craig and Michael Morrow, sister Lorraine Mueller, brother George, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
