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Jerry T. Pettyjohn
Jerry T. Pettyjohn, Beloved husband and father, died Friday March 7, 2008,
Jerry was born March 22, 193, in Elkin, North Carolina. He was the second son of Ella and Clifton Pettyjohn. He has a sister and brother living in Pueblo, Colorado.
Jerry Pettyjohn and Darlene Weber were married, October 25, 1958 in Pueblo, Co.
Jerry and Darlene were blessed with four children, Dennis James, Donna Kay (Deseased), Douglas Eugene, and Don Allen Pettyjohn.
Three grandchildren, Melissa, Brenda and Cole, three great-grandchildren, Carson, Damon, and Jacqueline.
Jerry was employed and provided for his family from his nowledge of construction work, until november of 1973, when he became a distributer of milk, milk products, bread, ect, in the town of Kayenta, Arizona. He remained in this position for eitheen years until he retired in 1992.
Jerry and Darlene celebrated their 49th anniversary October 25, 2007.
Memorial Service will be Saturday March 22, 2008 at 10:00 at Kayenta Bible Church
Elbert Raymond Rose
Elbert Raymond Rose, age 85, died Sunday, March 20, 1919 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Phoenix.
He was born September 29, 1919 in Cumberland Falls, Kentucky, a son of
Elbert loved talking about his service in the Army during WWII, reading and watching movies about the war. Patton was his hero. He loved his family and being part of a county music band with his brother; he played the mandolin and banjo.
He is survived by his son Raymond Elbert Rose of Flagstaff; daughters Elberta, Bonnie, and Kay; two grandchildren; and thirteen brothers and sisters.
Elbert is preceded in death by his son Russell and brother Leonard.
A viewing will be held Friday, March 25, 2005 from 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. at Flagstaff Mortuary 2545 N. 4th Street. A graveside service will follow at Citizens Cemetery 800 S. Verde at 2:00 p.m.
Cecil Genevieve Wells
Cecil Genevieve Wells, 90, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009.
She was born Dec. 9, 1918, in Iona, S.D. Her family moved to Arizona when Cecil was 13-months-old. She lived on a farm in Tempe, Ariz. in her youth and graduated from Tempe State Teachers College, now known as ASU. Cecil was working as a secretary at Williams Air Force Base when she met Frank Evarts Wells Jr., and they were married in 1943. They moved to San Diego, Calif., where Evarts served in the Navy during World War II, and where her sons Kenneth and Brent were born.
Cecil, Evarts and their sons returned to Williams and joined Evarts' parents in the operation of the family's weekly paper, The Williams News. After settling in Williams, sons Dennis and Doug were born. She delighted in her family and the family business where she worked as it transferred from her father-in-law to husband Evarts, and then to her youngest son Doug. Cecil worked enthusiastically at The Williams News until she retired in 1985.
Cecil and Ruth Cureton established the first kindergarten in Williams and she was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church, the Williams 4-H programs and the Williams Republican Women. Cecil loved to cook, paint and work in her yard. She eagerly anticipated holiday family gatherings.
Cecil has resided at Loyalton Elderly Care Center in Flagstaff the past four years.
Cecil is survived by sons, Kenneth E. (Lois) Wells of Flagstaff, J. Dennis (Beverly) Wells of Williams and Cave Creek; Douglas F. (Ann) of Williams; grandchildren Aaron, Zachary and Josh Wells, Kimberly Wells Kilgore, Carl, Holly and Courtney Wells; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Erma Bieber of Eagle Point, Ore. and Mary Jo Clardy of Apache Junction; and brother Francis J. (Bonnie) Kuykendall of Coolidge;
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Evarts Wells Jr.; son, Brent Stephen Wells; brothers Floyd and Calvin Kuykendall; and sister Clara Troncin-Puchner.
Services will be Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 10 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Lutheran Church.
The Wells family requests that those wishing to make a remembrance on behalf of Cecil Wells, send donations to Northland Hospice, P.O. Box 997, Flagstaff, AZ 86002.
Anne M. Pezan
On Saturday, March 8, 2008, Anne M. Pezan died peacefully at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Anne was a courageous and strong woman who, during her life, battled and survived many crises. Again and again she amazed people with her resiliency to come back from seemingly insurmountable odds, but, at age 91, her body finally gave out.
Anne was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 25, 1916, the daughter of Jozef and Aniela Prus, who had immigrated from Poland several years before. These strong Polish people raised Anne and her six siblings, including Anne's twin sister, to be proud Americans. In 1943, Anne married Richard Pezan and several years later they, with their son, headed for the open spaces of the Southwest. After living briefly in New Mexico and California, they settled in Flagstaff, where over the years Anne worked several jobs and retired in 1981 from Northern Arizona University.
A very caring woman, Anne was loved by both family and many friends. She was the real deal who didn't put on a facade. What you saw and heard is what you got. She could be very feisty and made it perfectly clear where she stood on any issue. A straight shooter, she told it like it was, and this trait endeared her to close friends and strangers alike.
Being extremely generous, Anne was always on the lookout for bargains to buy things to give as gifts to her friends, especially children. Even though she was of modest means, she donated regularly to several favorite charities, always feeling sympathy for the plight of those less fortunate and wanting to help in any way she could. She also loved animals and regularly fed the little critters who came to her door.
Some of Anne's favorite activities were playing Scrabble and card games and going to casinos to try the slots. Originally from Chicago, she was an avid Cubs baseball fan and, in her adopted state, also became attached to the Diamondbacks in her later years. She truly treasured her independence, insisting on living alone in her own home for as long as she could, which she did until last year when it became necessary for her to move to an assisted living facility.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, husband, son, brother and three sisters. Among those who will dearly miss Anne but who celebrate her life are her sisters Elsie Jagielo of Kenosha, Wisconsin and Stephanie Magdecki of Crystal Lake, Illinois, her nieces and nephews with their spouses and children, and her many friends.
On March 27 at 5 PM, there will be a viewing and memorial service celebrating Anne's life at Lozano's Flagstaff Mortuary, 2545 N. Fourth St., Flagstaff. On March 28 at 10 AM, a funeral mass will be held at the Nativity Chapel, 16 W. Cherry Ave., Flagstaff. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Anne's memory to:
Sunshine Rescue Mission
124 S. San Francisco St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Vera Ellen Lee Stokes
Vera Ellen Lee Stokes, age 82, died Monday, April 04, 2005 in Munds Park at the home of her daughter..
She was born December 25, 1922 in Council Bluff, Iowa, daughter of George Vining and Hazel Owens Lee
She married C. Edgar Stokes December 20, 1944 in Oberlin, Kansas.
Vera was a member of Eastern Star for 40 years, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She lived in Eagle River, Alaska 18+ yrs, Wichita, Kansas 3+ yrs, Oberlin, Kansas 30+ yrs.
Vera was raised and educated in Souix City, Iowa – She attended Latter Day Saint College in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Vera is survived by her son, James A. Stokes of Alaska, daughter Joyce Lee (Terry) Salazar of Munds Park, two grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, and brother, Paul Stahlnecker.
She is preceded in death by her husband, sisters, Dorthy Head, Ruth Ann Jule and Harriet Summers.
Memorial Services will be announced at a later date.
Victoria (Vickie) Almendarez
Victoria (Vickie) Almendarez, 64, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Flagstaff, AZ
She was born May 30, 1944 in Baird, NM to Abran and Conrada (Tafoya) Lucero.
Vickie loved being around family and friends, laughing, joking, family outings and traveling.
She is survived by her daughters, Diane, Joanne, Lisa and Angie, son Raymond, sisters Louisa Dean and Rita Lucero, brother Macedon Lucero 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Vickie is preceded in death by her husband, Tony Almendarez, parents Abran and Conrada Lucero and brother Phil Lucero.
Evening Vigil and Holy Rosary will be Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel, 224 Kendrick, Flagstaff, AZ. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm Our Lady Guadalupe Chapel, followed by interment at Citizens Veterans Section.
Richard F. Shand, Ph.D.
Richard F. Shand, Ph.D., 56, a longtime NAU professor in biology, died March 7, 2008, after a valiant three and a half year battle with cancer.
“Dr. Shand will long be remembered for his absolute dedication to the pure conduct of science, for the extremely high academic expectations he had of all students he instructed, and for the deep caring and concern he expressed for students and colleagues on a daily basis, ” said Maibeth Watwood, chair of NAU’s Department of Biological Sciences.
Dr. Shand was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, CA. After completing his BS in 1973 at the University of California at Davis, he served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa. His experience teaching English there sparked a lifelong passion for teaching. While pursuing a Master’s degree at California State University at Long Beach, he met his future wife, Linda Jorgensen, and they married in May, 1979. Their daughter, Stacey, was born in 1985.
While studying gene regulatory phenomena in Salmonella in the laboratory of S. Artz, Dr. Shand earned a Doctorate in Microbiology in 1986, through the Department of Bacteriology, University of California, Davis. From 1986 to 1990, Dr. Shand was a postdoctoral fellow in H. Boyer’s laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco, where he developed an interest in the biology of halophilic microbes.
Dr. Shand joined the NAU faculty as an assistant professor of microbiology in 1990 and rapidly rose to the rank of full professor. His research efforts were repeatedly supported by extramural federal funding from the National Institutes of Health. He published numerous peer-reviewed research articles and scholarly books chapters on halophilic archaea and other halophiles and presented his findings at national and international conferences. In 2003, Dr. Shand served as chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology. He was an active participant in both the 2005 Oxford, UK and 2007 New Hampshire meetings.
Dr. Shand will be best remembered as one of the rarest academics, a highly gifted teacher and a committed researcher. His remarkable efforts training undergraduate students in research and providing mentorship helped many to pursue advanced degrees.
As board president of Flagstaff Junior Academy, Dr. Shand wrote the successful application that enabled FJA to become a charter school. Within NAU, he was active on many committees and served as the faculty representative on the team that designed the Wettaw Science Building.
He is survived by his loving wife Linda and daughter Stacey of Flagstaff, his parents, Frances Shand of Walnut Creek, CA, and Alexander James (Pat) Shand of Aptos, CA; sister Janice (Steve) Bucholz of Fremont, CA; brother Jim (Naomi) of Dublin, CA; and eight nieces and nephews.
Dr. Shand will be greatly missed for his ready smile, his genuine concern and support for his students and his colleagues, and his deep love for his family.
A Celebration of Dr. Shand’s life will be held at Wettaw Auditorium at Northern Arizona University on Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations are welcomed to the Richard F. Shand Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Molecular Biology, established in 2006 to honor Dr. Shand’s commitment to the active engagement of undergraduate students in rigorous professional scientific research. The award provides financial support to students and acknowledges Dr. Shand’s contributions in mentoring the next generation of microbiologists.
Please send donations to NAU Foundation at PO Box 4094, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and write Shand Scholarship Fund 5055 on the memo line.
