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Ray P. Moody
Ray P. Moody, 70, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2001. Mr. Moody, a builder and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korea, is survived by his wife Dolores, stepdaughters Linda Peterson, Kim Harmon and Lisa Garcia, sons Paul and Dan, stepsons Curtis and Bobby Fertig, sister Dorothy Thomas, brothers Orvis and Melvin Moody, 12 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Apache Junction Moruary handled all arrangements.
Joan L. Thomas
Joan L. Thomas, 57, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2001. Miss Thomas, a University Administrator born in Long Beach, California, is survived by her special friend Ann Blodgett, Aunt Cassie Besel and father Arville Thomas. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ 852014-5669. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Mary Margaret Thompson
Mary Margaret Thompson, 53, of Mesa, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2001. Ms. Thompson, a counselor born if Chicago, Illinois, is survived by her friend Charlene MacPhail, daughters Lisa Thompson and Theresa Thompson, son Jason Thompson, sisters Robin Connolly and Pat Kowalski, brothers Tom and Martin Connolly and 3 grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View handled all arrangements.
De Lores A. Bohanon
De Lores A. Bohanon, 75, of Apache Junction and Stanchfield, MN., passed away Thursday, February 22, 2001. Mrs. Bohanon, a homemaker, born in Robbinsdale, MN., is survived by her husband Francis, daughter Kimberly Ann Bartholomew, sons Dennis, Gary, Jim, Kenneth and Craig, sister Marion Bohanon, brother Richard Phillips, 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
James L. Franklin
James L. Franklin, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. Franklin, an underground splicer and a U.S. Naval Veteran of the Korean War, born in Toppenish, Washington, is survived by his wife Beatrice, daughter Sheri Porter, sons David and Sherman, sister Carolyn Brotherton, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Lois Katzke
Lois Katzke, 60, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2001. Miss Katzke, born in Brooklyn, New York, is survived by her brother Warren Katzke. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Olive O. Mahr
Olive O. Mahr, 88, of Mesa, passed away February 21, 2001. Mrs. Mahr, a homemaker, born in Mesa, is survived by her husband Alfred Mahr, sons James (Lainie) Mahr and Donald Mahr, 2 grandsons and 5 great grandchildren. Chapel of Prayer handled all arrangements.
Alfred "Marty" N. Martin
Alfred "Marty" N. Martin, 72, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. Martin, a tech. Sgt. in the U.S. Air Force, born in Burlington, Vermont, is survived by his wife Barbara, step daughters Shenel Wells and Countessa Roubideaux, step sons Dennis Davis and David Roubideaux, mother Beatrice Rostron, sister Marie Murphy, brother Raymond Basiliere, three step grandchildren and 1 step great grandchild. Bunker’s Desert View handled all arrangements.
Francis Polyak
Francis Polyak, 74, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2001. Mr. Polyak, a hospital maintenance worker, born in Hungary, is survived by his daughters Lisa Polyak and Marilyn Townsend, son Frank A. and 3 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Warren G. Siddons
Warren G. Siddons, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 19, 2001. Mr. Siddons, a retired power plant lead operator and a Korean War Veteran, born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is survived by his wife Janice (Wolf), daughter Melissa Anderson and husband Mark, son Bradly Siddons, sister Ardith Mooney, half brother Ken Miller and many nieces and nephews.
Anthony J. Zazzera
Anthony J. Zazzera, 66, of Gold Canyon, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2001. Mr. Zazzera, a department store manager and U. S. Army Veteran, born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, is survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Marcia DeAnda, sons Michael and David Zazzera, sister Benedette Zazzeria, brother Nicholas Zazzera and 8 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Dorrell "Brownie" Brown, Jr.
Dorrell "Brownie" Brown, Jr., 77, of Apache Junction, formerly of Monroe, Michigan, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2001. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised by his grandparents, Bert and JoAnne Brown. He is survived by his wife the former Shirley St. Bernard, son Gary L. Brown of Tempe, AZ, daughter Sandra L. Vanisacker of Monroe, Michigan, 5 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 2 sisters Wilma Hintz of Toledo, Ohio and Rosemary Geib of Hale, Michigan. St. Timothy Catholic Church handled all arrangements with interment at Queen of Heaven cemetery in Mesa, AZ.
Richard Stanley Leslie
Richard Stanley Leslie, 85, of Apache Junction passed away Friday, February 2, 2001. Mr. Leslie, a boatswain and a member of the U. S. Navy, was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Bunker’s Desert View handled all arrangements.
Mr. Clarol "Punky" Babb
Mr. Clarol "Punky" Babb, 67, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, January 26, 2001. Mr. Babb, a retired dept. manager in the computer industry and a Veteran of the Korean War, born in Cambridge, MN, is survived by his wife Carol, daughter Debra Stickney, sons Jeffrey and Randall Babb, sisters Jean Larson and Eleanor Lood, brothers Dwaine and Clyde Babb, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Love of Christ Lutheran Church at 1525 N. Power Rd., Mesa, AZ 85205. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Russell Eugene Bower
Russell Eugene Bower, 76, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Mr. Bower, a master mechanic born in Ava, Illinois, is survived by his wife Eleanor, Daughters Donna Mowrer, Betty Duckworth and Jeannie Haller, sons Russell Bower, Billy Murphy, Jody Bower, Ronald Ward, Gary Ward and Charles Bower, sisters Fern Brown, Dorothy Morales and Martha Butzinger, brother Grover Bower, many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Please send memorials to Vista Care Hospice at 6991 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. C250, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Leo J. Charron
Leo J. Charron, 102, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2001. Mr. Charron, a paperslitter born in North Brookfield, Mass., is survived by his daughters Doris Clark, Shirley Goy and Marjorie Stake, sister Hattie St. Jacques, brother Alfred, 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Please send all memorials to Banner Hospice at 1325 N. Fiesta Blvd., Ste. 1, Gilbert, AZ., 85233. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Stanley W. Clayton
Stanley W. Clayton, 79, of Apache Junction, passed away February 6, 2001. Mr. Clayton, a garage owner born in Switz City, Indiana, is survived by his wife Georgianna, daughter Karen, sons Randall and Robert, sisters Macie Albertson, Geneva Lennington, Grace Raymond, Edith Dickerson and Annabelle Mosbaugh and 2 grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the Hopice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phx., Az., 85014. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Vernon L. Flatum
Vernon L. Flatum, 58, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Mr. Flatum, a dairy farmer born of Millelacs County, Minnesota, is survived by his daughter Tracy Smith, son Trent, brothers Henry, Keith and Floyd and 5 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Willard Ross Merklin
Willard Ross Merklin, 86, of Apache Junction, passed away this past week. Mr. Merklin, a self taught mechanic born in Cheyenne County, Kansas, is survived by his wife Ruth Bobenmoyer, stepson Gene Young, daughter in law Marlene and two grandchildren, Shelly and Rodney, all from a previous marriage, his four stepchildren, Ida, Alice, Arlene and David, sister Genevieve and her family, nephew, Jim and Bob Willis of Benkelman and their families, niece Kathy Smith of Wray, Colorado and her family, and numerous other relatives, friends and neighbors. Memorials may be sent in Mr. Merklin’s name to Forch Funeral Chapel in Benkelman, Nebraska. Forch Funeral Chapel handled all arrangements.
Thelma Shirley Olson
Thelma Shirley Olson, 78, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mrs. Olson, a homemaker born in Chatfield, Minnesota, is survived by her husband Willis Olson, and son Michael Lee Olson. Memorials may be sent to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 52177, Phoenix, AZ 85072. Bunker’s Desert View handled all arrangements.
George J. Rauch
George J. Rauch, 77, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mr. Rauch, an owner of amusement rides, born in Cascade, Iowa, is survived by his wife Edna, daughter Judy Womack, step sons Dan and Dean Yousse, sisters Margaret Zeiser, Mary Porter and Rita O’Connell, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Reuben Wetterstrom
Reuben Wetterstrom, 94, of Mesa, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mr. Wetterstrom, a farmer, is survived by his niece Evelyn Karlsson, sister Hildur Jakobsson and sister-in-law Mildred Wetterstrom. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Amanda Byrne
Amanda Byrne, 92, of Apache Junction passed away December 27, 2000. Mrs. Byrne, a homemaker from Sheboygan County, WI is survived by several second cousins. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Richard A. Copeland, Sr.
Richard A. Copeland, Sr., 68, of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away January 4, 2001. Mr. Copeland, Sr., a law enforcement officer, born in Rochester, New York, is survived by his wife Wanda and his sister Bonnie Englert. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Helen Elizabeth Cruthers
Helen Elizabeth Cruthers, 88, of Mesa, Arizona passed away January 6, 2001. Ms. Cruthers, A homemaker born in Oshalata, Oklahoma, is survived by her daughter Madeline C. Sievert, her sister Frances Sturm, 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. All donations in memory of should be sent to Make a Wish Foundation, 1624 E. Meadowbrook Ave., Phoenix, Az 85016. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Gerald A. Heimlich
Gerald A. Heimlich, 55, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away December 31, 2000. Mr. Heimlich, a disabled veteran of the U.S. Navy, born in San Francisco, California, is survived by his brother Gary Heimlich. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Richard E. Johnston
Richard E. Johnston, 85, of Apache Junction, Arizona, passed away January 3, 2001. Mr. Johnston, an Electrical Engineer and a WWII Army Veteran, born in Elizabeth, Colorado, is survived by his wife Bettie, his daughter Brucelyn Hall, his sister Virginia Weeks, his brother Clarence, many nieces and nephews, 2 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Wallace B. Kuehl
Wallace B. Keuhl, 78, passed away January 9, 2001. Mr. Kuehl, an accountant and WWII Army Veteran, was born in Glydon, Minnesota.
Survivors include his wife Mary, daughters Catherine Jayne, Marie Criswell, Dorathea Potter, Jean Kiehm and Greta Kuehl, son Frederic, sister Esther Bartholomaus, brother Harris and 13 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Lucille L. Quincey
Lucille L. Quincey, 84, of Apache Junction passed away January 8, 2001. Mrs. Quincey, a homemaker from Rochester, New York is survived by her daughter Patricia Hurd, sons James and John 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Alvin H. Schmidt
Alvin H. Schmidt, 80, of Apache Junction and Cascade, WI, passed away January 7, 2001. Mr. Schmidt, a livestock truckdriver, born in Osceola Township, WI, is survived by his wife Mildred, his son Lee, 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Charles Edward Duffy
Charles Edward Duffy, 72, of Apache Junction, passed away January 2, 2001. Mr. Duffy, a convenient market clerk, was born in Mass., is survived by his daughters Christine Moyer, Charlene Hamrick, Cheryl McKinley, Susan Dyke and Sharon Boggs, his sisters Maureen Thomson, Ellen Mariano, Ann Jenkins, Lois Tabangcura and Mable Duffy, his brothers James and Kevin Duffy, 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Bert Evans
Bert Evans, 68, of Omak, Washington,, a retired business man, passed away December 30, 2000. His survivors include his wife, Fran, Daughters Carol Evans and Eden Dufrane, son Brandon Massie, sister Jeannette Houston, 2 grandchildren and many friends and loved ones.
John T. Flowers, Jr.
John T. Flowers, Jr., 72, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away December 18, 2000. An operating engineer in WWII Army 255th Infantry, John T. Flowers, Jr. is survived by his daughters Nancy Jeffrey, Mary Jones, Betty Flowers and Sandra Adams, many nieces and nephews, his sisters MaryLou Perkins, Ruth Paulsen and Jean Easton, his brothers Robert and Dan, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Hazel R. Hollands
Hazel R. Hollands, 83, born in Pompton Lakes, NJ, passed away December 31, 2000. Hazel Hollands, a homemaker in Mesa, Az, is survived by her daughter Gerry Greenberg, 14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
John Kriss
John Kriss, 84, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001. Mr. Kriss, a painter, was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Survivors include his wife Martha, daughter Karen Stanfill, sons John and Frank, sister Mary Ross, brother Steve, 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Pauline Dutill Langenderfer
Pauline Dutill Langenderfer, 82, of Apache Junction, passed away December 28, 2000. A homemaker, born in Philadelphia, Pa, she is survived by her husband Alvin, daughter Leone Holton, son Warren Holton, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
John P. Paulus
John P. Paulus, 75, of Apache Junction, passed away January 3, 2001. Mr. Paulus, a supervisor and WWII Marine Veteran, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Survivors include his wife Nikki and nephew Neal McGarity. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Laura Mae Sjoquist
Laura Mae Sjoquist, 74, of Apache Junction, passed away December 26, 2000. Laura Sjoquist, in phone/retail sales, was born in Lemmon, South Dakota, is survived by her daughters Nancy Franc, Sandi Sjoquist, Sherry Moore and Donna Newell, her sons Alvin Sjoquist, Jr. and Ronald Sjoquist, 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
George W. Caughran
George W. Caughran, 95, of Apache Junction, passed away December 26, 2000. Mr. Caughran, a retired minister, was born in Lawrence County, Illinois.
Survivors include his wife Wandene, sons Walter and Bill, sister Dorothy Kroft, 9 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Christian Church, 1150 W. Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, Az. 85220. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
