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David Tolmachoff III
David Tolmachoff III, 36, of Glendale, AZ passed away March 22, 2010. Born in Glendale, David attended Unit 1 elementary school and Glendale High School. David was preceded in death by his brother Danny. He is survived by his parents Maryann & Dave Tolmachoff of Glendale and his sister Nina Pavoggi of Peoria, AZ. David has gone to a better place to be with the Lord and his brother Danny. Visitation after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Menke’s Sun City Room, (directly behind Menke Funeral Home) 10307 W. Coggins Dr., Sun City, AZ. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Russian Molokan Cemetery, 75th & Maryland Avenues in Glendale, AZ.
William Gates
William Gates died at Banner Boswell Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 from a heart attack. Born in Detroit where he worked for Champion Sparks Plugs for 30 years. He married Dorothy Monette in 1942 and had 4 children. He moved to Sun City in 1976 where he worked for the Sun City Recreation Centers. He enjoyed golfing and got 3 holes in one. He also bowled a 300 game. He enjoyed his family, 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; children, Carol Snay, William Gates, Brian (Linda) Gates and Nancy (Andre`) Fortier; grandchildren, Mark (Jennifer) Snay, Alan (Gail) Snay, Brian (Corrine) Gates, Joshua (Tami) Fortier, Grace (Ken) Schmidtke, Jesse Fortier and Jeremiah Fortier; great grandchildren, Jacob & Lauren Snay, Alex & Ariel Gates, Mathieu & Aaron Fortier, Nicholas, Austin, Collin & Olivia Schmidtke. Rosary service 4:00 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. Burial will be held in Michigan.
Stacy Ann Soza
Stacy Ann Soza, 33, beloved wife, mother and best friend, passed away March 20. 2010. Survived by husband Gregg; son Bronson; daughter Monica; parents Mark & Phyllis Kelly; brother Mark; mother-in-law Olga Valdez and lots of friends & family. Stacy will be dearly missed by all whose lives she touched in such a short but full life. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sat., Mar. 27, 2010 at Christian Life Fellowship, 11025 N. 34th St., Phoenix, AZ.
John B. Lupton
John B. Lupton, 87, of Sun City, AZ passed away March 14, 2010. John was a well respected retired school teacher who was loved by his students and peers. He was a lovely caring friend. His smile kindness and wonderful sense of humor will be dearly missed by everyone whose life he touched. He is survived by his wife Marjorie, brother Dale of Seymour, IN, Sister in laws Lois Fairbanks (Roger), and Patricia Uhl, Cousins Marge Wonacott, Jean Ritchey, Virginia Wegman (Bill) and many nieces and nephews.
Georgia A. Murphy
Georgia Murphy ascended to heaven on March 22 at the age of 83. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was a woman of great strength and courage, while always extending kindness and understanding to those around her.
She was born in Carrizo Spring, Texas, July 14, 1926. She moved to Arizona with her family in 1932, residing in Phoenix, Tolleson and Glendale. She graduated from Glendale High School in 1944 and worked at the Glendale Pharmacy during the 40’s, 50’s & 60’s. In 1965 she joined the City of Glendale working in the City Manager’s Office. She loved her job!
In 1973 her husband Bo Murphy preceded her in death. In her later years, she loved spending time with all of her cousins and long time friend Elberta White. She also enjoyed watching sports on her big screen TV.
She is survived by 3 daughters, Susan, Patricia and Karen who was her best friend and caregiver. Karen was blessed to have her as a friend and mother. She will be greatly missed but she is at last Home. I love you Mom – I will miss your green eyes. Her grandchildren Tracy, Robynn, Courtney, Shannon and Joel – She loved you! Georgia was also a great-grandmother of 9.
Edna Virginia (Bowley) Lundberg
Edna Virginia (Bowley) Lundberg
October 24, 1922 to March 20, 2010
Virginia was born on October 24, 1922 in Hillsboro, Ill. to William and Edna Rogers. She married Thomas L. Bowley, Sr. on July 26, 1940 and together they had three children, Thomas L. Bowley, Jr. (Beverly), Roger M. Bowley (Kate), and Michele D. Hazzard (Richard). Virginia was a proud of her five grand children and numerous great grandchildren. She was happily married to Harold P. Lundberg for eleven years.
Lifetime activities include Cradle Roll First Methodist Church of Glendale; Cub Scout Den Mother; member of Glendale Order of Eastern Star; Rainbow Girls Advisory Board, eight years; Goodwill Auxiliary, five years; President of Glendale Garden Club, two years; Owner of Crystal Cupboard, fifteen years; Meals-on-Wheels for Sun City, five years; a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution; and, a member of Bellevue Heights Church, Sun City.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Bellevue Heights Baptist Church, 9440 W. Hutton Dr., Sun City, AZ.
Memorial remembrances may be made in Virginia’s name to The Guide Dogs for the Blind (Donations Dept.) P.O. Box 3950, San Rafael, CA 94912-3950 or a charity of choice.
Dorothy Virginia Oddo
Dorothy Virginia (Shifra) Oddo, 81, of Peoria, Arizona, was born on June 18, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She, and her twin sister, Lorraine (Chris) Pertile were raised in Ironwood, Michigan. Dorothy moved to Chicago after high school graduation, where she met and married Samuel Oddo. Together they celebrated the birth of two children, son Mitchell (Karel) Oddo of Victoria, Minnesota, and daughter Sharon (Harry) Hartman of Peoria, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, and sister Lorraine. Dorothy has six grandchildren, Gina (Mike) Peabody of McHenry, Illinois, Michelle (Nelson) Juarez of Brownsville, Texas, Eric Oddo of Wilmette, Illinois, Jared (Ashley) Hartman of Peoria, Arizona, Drew Hartman of Mesa, Arizona, and Samuel Oddo of Victoria, Minnesota. She is also great-grandmother to Ashley Harden of McHenry, Illinois, and Mason Hartman of Peoria, Arizona. Dorothy is also step-grandmother to Brian Craine of Victoria, Minnesota, Stacey (Tim) Kopiczko of Lisle, Illinois, and Tammy (Eric) Koz of Joliet, Illinois, and step-great-grandmother to Zoe and Faith Koz of Joliet, Illinois, and Kate Kopiczko of Lisle, Illinois. Dorothy will be greatly missed by her Sun City Bingo Buddies. Private services will be held at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Sun City, Arizona. Donations are suggested to Hospice Family Care, 9045 W. Athens St., Bldg. #1, Peoria, AZ 85382.
Mary M. Plummer
Mary M. Plummer, 88, Litchfield Park, AZ, and formerly of Helena and Lewistown, Montana, and Dickinson, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2010, at Chaparral Winds Assisted Living Facility in Surprise, Arizona. She was born August 20, 1921, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Joseph J. and Anna Dietz Koffler. Mary is survived by her children, Jerry Cloud of Hudson, Colorado, Don Cloud of Montana City, Montana, three granddaughters, one grandson and five great grand children. Also a brother, Matt of Mandan, North Dakota, and sister Rose of Dickinson, North Dakota, survive her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil W. Plummer, her parents, sisters Anna, Tillie, Barbara and Betty and brothers John and George. Mary spent her life living and caring for her family whom she cared for dearly. An avid sports fan, Mary had the opportunity to attend live games played by the Arizona Cardinals and Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Suns, and for the past several years, she has followed each team religiously on television.
A resident of Chaparral Winds since 2003, Mary’s nickname was “The Angel, ” as she was known for assisting others who were less mobile or able than she was. She made many friends among the staff and residents of Chaparral Winds and she enjoyed her twice daily bingo and card games immensely.
Jerry and Don and the immediate family are very grateful to friends and immediate and extended families including the Plummers, Clouds, MacDonalds, Allbrights, Mosiers and others who have been so supportive throughout Mary’s illness.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Helena, Montana.
Heinz Heimann
Heinz Heimann joined our heavenly Father after a very short battle with cancer on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Heinz was born in Obing an Chiemsee, Germany on July 25, 1925 to Helmuth Gross and Anna Heimann. He grew up in Feuctwangen, Germany until age of 13. He then went to Munich to start his apprenticeship with the Deutsche Bundesbahn. His pursuit was to be a pilot and after earning some wings, at the age of 18, he was drafted into the German Air Force. Soon after his draft, there was no fuel for planes, so he was loaded on a train and moved to the Eastern Front, where he was taken prisoner from a home in Poland in January, 1945. He was a Siberian prisoner of war from January 1945-May 25, 1949. He was one of the 57 survivors of 500+ in his camp. This prison experience was what Heinz defined as his “apprenticeship on life.” Upon his return to freedom, he worked for the German Railroad as an accountant. Attending evening school, restlessness set in and Heinz and a dear friend, Karl Kochmann, decided to immigrate to America. A second cousin in Arlington Heights, IL, sponsored his immigration in February, 1955. Heinz boarded the ship, “Italia”, in Hamburg and sailed to America, where he went to work in Chicago and the suburbs. He worked as a commercial packaging design engineer and a tool and die maker until his retirement in 1988. He earned his US citizenship in 1961 which he was proud of and cherished. He and his first wife had two children, Ralph and Gloria who were the apple of his eye.
In 1989, he and Patricia Yetter married and had a marriage made in heaven. They made their home in Aurora, IL until 1993, when they became full time Sun City residents. On their 20th anniversary, Heinz learned he had widespread cancer. It was a bittersweet last nine weeks and Heinz made every effort to live to the fullest and then succumbed to the cancer with his wife and family at his side.
Heinz is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughter, Gloria Hoffer and her husband Don Hoffer and two-year old twins, Nick and Kate; S-I-L, Janice Skinner; M-I-L, Mary Yetter and multiple nephews and their wives and his little dog, Fiffi. He has multiple cousins in Bavaria, Germany and Austria. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, son, Ralph and a very special aunt, Tante Gretl.
Heinz was very appreciative of the many years of care that his favorite Dr. Jeffrey Ronn and his nurse Kim gave to him which allowed him to survive almost 15 years after several cardiac arrests. The family is very appreciative of Hospice Nurses Kim and Alexei who supported Heinz’s comfort in the final weeks of his life. In lieu of flowers, Heinz’s wish was for any donations be sent to Hospice of Arizona, 19829 N. 7th Ave, Suite 130, Phoenix, AZ 85027.
Memorial Services will be Monday, February 1st at 11:00 AM at Menke Funeral Home in Sun City, AZ.
