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MANUEL, James R., 68, of Sells, AZ, died Monday, February 5, 1996. Survivors include: sister, Mary Miguel; nieces, Norma Miguel, Marie Salcito and Edith Preston; nephew, Michael Manuel; and 17 grandchildren. Friends may call at San Xavier District Center from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 1996. Wake at San Pedro Village beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mass will be at San Pedro Village Catholic Church 8:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 1996. Burial will follow at San Pedro Cemetery. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway).
MICHEL, Ella Hansen, 89, died Sunday, February 4, 1996. Survived by her daughter Barbara and her husband, Gary Stephens; grandchildren, Kecia and Jeffrey Stephens; great grandchild, Audrianna Stephens; sister-in-law, Alberta Louise Michel; niece and godchild, Susan Asiante; Kay Dorsey and Peter Hansen, niece and nephew. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 1996 at EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY CHAPEL, 5801 E. Grant Rd. Rev. Steve Hanna officiating. Further Services and burial will be in Cedar Rapids, IA.
ANDERSON, Gary G., died January 28, 1996. Memorial Service ABBEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, February 10, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. Donations Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum.
CORNETT, Kenneth, 64, of Tucson, died February 5, 1996. Survived by wife, Kathleen; stepsons, Todd and Don Storms; step grandchildren, Heide, Shannon, and Matthew Storms, all of Tucson; brother, Joe Cornett of Tucson; sisters, Jacklyn Hadley of IL, Beverly Tart of GA, Louise Longo of NJ; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Avalon Chapel, 8090 N. Northern Ave. at Magee from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 1996. Graveside Services will be held at Holy Hope Cemetery Friday, February 9, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Harry J. Ledwith officiating. Donations may be made to the Veterans Administration Hospital in memory of Mr. Cornett.
COTA, Amalia C., 84, of Tucson, passed away February 4, 1996. She was born May 8, 1911 and survived by her children, Eva Cota, Blanche (Jose Luis) Felix, Dolores (Robert) Lopez of Tucson, Jenny Jones of Gardena, CA, and Roman D. Cota of Gaithersburg, MD. Also survived by 26 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; sisters, Guillermina Alvarez of Tucson, Rafaela Danbecker of Whittier, CA, Eva Smith of Los Angeles, CA, Alicia (Hector) Laos of Tucson; and brother, Alex (Edna) Castro of Las Vegas, NV. Her husband of 52 years, Juan L. Cota and a daughter, Ana Cecilia Contreras preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was a sister, Lupe Seliseo, brothers, Leon Castro and Guillermo Castro. Funeral Services will be held 9:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 1996 at St. Augustine Cathedral. Interment to follow at Holy Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, February 8, 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at ARIZONA MORTUARY, 7 E. University Blvd. Arrangements by ARIZONA MORTUARY.
D`Uva, Kathleen (Katie), 94, of Tucson, died February 6, 1996. Grandmother of Kathleen A. Samp of Tucson; two great grandchildren. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Long-time member of Arizona Polish Club, Tucson German American Club, and the Gaelic Society, also former member of the Italian Club. Rosary at ABBEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, Thursday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. Ambrose Church, Friday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Hope Cemetery Mausoleum. No flowers, contributions to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Friends may call at ABBEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, 3435 N. 1st Ave. (888-1111), Thursday, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
FRANCISCO, Reynaldo “Bebe’, 36, passed away February 3, 1996. Survived by wife, Irma; daughter, Yvette; parents, Maria V. and Frederick M. Francisco; brother, Richard; sister, Laura Sue; nephew, Richard Ray; niece, Rima Nicole; grandfather, Benny Espuma; many uncles, aunts, cousins and friends also survive. Wake will be held Friday, February 9 beginning at 4:00 p.m. with Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m at 7601 S. Camino Rahum. Mass February 10 at 9:00 a.m. at Cristo Rey Church. Burial Monte Calvario Cemetery.
FURREY, Walter Joseph Jr., 74, of Tucson, passed away February 6, 1996. Memorial Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, February, 9, 1996, at St. James Untied Methodist Church, 3255 N. Campbell Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. James United Methodist Church or the Bell Choir at St. James. Arrangements by ARIZONA MORTUARY.
LARSON, Sabina Layton, 85, of Bonita, AZ, died February 5, 1996. Survived by daughter, Frances Marion Carney; son, Preston Lee Larson; sister, Evelyn Spriggs; brother, Ted Lee; seven grandchildren. Mrs. Larson was President of the Willcox Cowbelles, Secretary of Arizona Cowbelles Assoc., Secretary/Treasure of National Cowbelles and the only woman inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 8 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Caldwell Funeral Home. Services will be Friday, February 9 at 3:30 p.m. at Bontia School House, Bonita, AZ. Graveside Services Saturday, February 10, at 1:00 p.m. at Thatcher Cemetery, Thatcher, AZ. Arrangements by Caldwell Funeral Home.
MITCHELL, Birdie N., 83, of Tucson, passed February 2, 1996. Survived by relatives, Bertha Lee Hunter, Dorothy Hammond, Rosie Lee Mitchell, all of Tucson; Rena Temple of GA, Harold Lewis of CA, Jack Hightower of CA, Delores Smith of TX and Jimmie Vincent of CO. Service 11:00 a.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 2403 S. Martin, with Dr. M.C. Griffin officiating. Visitation Thursday from 5:00 til 8:00 p.m. at SOUTH LAWN MORTUARY CHAPEL, 540l S. Park Ave. Interment South Lawn Cemetery.
NORRIS, Martin J. “Dude’, 19, of Sells, died February 2, 1996. Survivors include parents, Anthony and Ida Norris of Sells, AZ; brother, Cory Norris; sister, Cheryl Norris of Sells; grandmother, Louise Ramon of Santa Rosa; grandparents, Milton and Harriet Fohrenkam of Laveen, AZ. The Wake and Mass will be held in the family home, Friday, February 9, 1996 starting at 6:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Sells Catholic Cemetery, Saturday, February 10, 1996. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway).
POTTER, Edgar R. (Frosty), 100, died February 3, 1996. Edgar was known by his many friends and relatives as Frosty. He preferred to be call that and used it as his pen name. He was born in Elma, IA and the family moved to North Dakota in 1901. There the family lived on a cattle ranch located about 35 miles south of Mandan. Through the years he had lived in Diamond and Fargo, ND, Hamilton, MT, Fallbrook, CA and Tucson. His first wife, Anne died in 1977 while they lived in Hamilton, following a 59 year marriage. Eventually Frosty moved to Tucson where he met and married Eileen Wiles Harper. Frosty and Eileen continued to live in Tucson and he died of phenomena while at the Tucson Medical Center. Last June 12th Frosty celebrated his 100th birthday with a party at the retirement home where he and Eileen lived. Friends and relatives came from far and wide and a good time was had by all. Frosty was the author of the following three books, COWBOY SLANG, WHOA YUH-SONS-A-BITCHES, and COWBOYS TALK RIGHT PURTY. These three books refer mostly to the days Frosty spent on the ranch. COWBOY SLANG contains a great selection of cowboy phrases which are “guaranteed to tickle your funny bone’. Before retiring, Frosty worked 30 years with the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Fargo. Frosty is survived by wife, Eileen, Tucson; two sons, John D. of Tucson and Thomas L. of Apple Valley, CA; four grandchildren, Patrick of Hamilton, MT, Richard of Tucson, Ross of Corvallis, MT and Peggy Parrish of Auburn, GA; eight great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Frosty was preceded in death by first wife, Anne Christine Potter on June 15, 1977 while living in Hamilton and son, Gordon who was killed during WWII in North Africa on June 22, 1942. No services are planned. Arrangements by BRING’S BROADWAY CHAPEL, 6910 E. Broadway.
SANDOVAL, Robert R., 44, of Tucson, passed away February 5, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Nancy L. Sandoval; grandmother, Lupe M. Romero; parents, Robert A. and Frances R. Sandoval; daughters, Lydia, Sophia, Talia; sons, Bobby Santos, Vicente Romero, Bruce Romero; and sisters, Linda (Luis) Cruz, Cynthia (Steve) Konst. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 9, 1996 from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at TUCSON MORTUARY, (South Chapel), 240 S. Stone Ave., with Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Cremation to follow. Arrangements by TUCSON MORTUARY, INC.
WADE, Robert L., passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 7, 1996. He was born March 12, 1913. He is survived by his wife, C. Sally Wade; five children and five grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, February 10 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Elk’s Lodge 385 will hold a Memorial Service on Sunday, February 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the Lodge Room. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Building Fund, NW Cancer Center, Hospice Family Care or the Gateway LARC Foundation.
WATKINS, Maynard W., 78, of Tucson, died February 6, 1996. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the B.P.O.E. in Salina, KS and was the former Circulation Director at the Salina Journal, Salina, KS 1949 to 1972. Survived by wife, Lois Watkins of Tucson; sons, Richard L. Watkins of Westminster, CA, Steven W. Watkins of Rialto, CA; daughter, Cheryl L. Reif of Tucson; brother, Robert Watkins of Green Valley, AZ; sister, Inez Milewski of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Angel Charity for Children, Inc., P.O. Box 13318, Tucson 85732 or St. Joseph’s Hospice, 350 N. Wilmot Rd., Tucson 85711 in memory of Maynard W. Watkins. Arrangements by EVERGREEN MORTUARY and CEMETERY.
WEBB, William. In 1973, William Webb and his family moved to Nogales, AZ. A place he had lived in once before as a child with his own parents. After 23 years of residence, Bill died in the company of his family on Monday, February 5, 1996 at the age of 54. Bill was married to Beatriz Azcue, his wife of 28 years. Together they have two daughters, Beatrice and Anna. Bill was a dedicated father, husband, brother and son. He was a thoughtful, loving and kind human being, who will be missed dearly by all whose lives he touched. May God Bless him and his family. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, February 9, 1996, at Sacred Heart Church. A Rosary will be held at 2:00 p.m. and the Mass will be at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Arizona Cancer Center, Attn: Development Office, 1515 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724, in memory of William Webb.
WHITE, Donald J., 83, of Tucson, died Sunday, February 4, 1996 at Holy Family Hospice Center of Parkinsons. Survived by his devoted wife, Muriel “Brownie’; daughters, Jean (Craig) Gifford of West Des Moines, IA and Joan (Skip) Schippers of Tucson; brothers, Clarence (Gladys), Tucson, Lawrence, Sparks, NV, Dick (Joanne), Phoenix, Bob (Marge), Tucson and Ron (Linda), Rochester, MN; sisters, Dorothy Peterson, Bovey, MN, Beatrice (Bob) Scharf, Tucson and Pearl Belland, Oakdale, MN; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mr. White grew up in northern Minnesota, spent 25 years in Iowa as an operating engineer and 20 years in retirement in Tucson. No Services will be held.
ZYDUCK, James L., 61, died February 6, 1996. Survived by his wife, Rosalie M. Zyduck; children, Patrick (Tina) Zyduck, Amy Scroggs and Eric Gassen; father, Theodore Zyduck; brothers, Stuart and Robert Zyduck; brother-in-laws, Joseph (Kathy), Salvatore (Bonnie), John (Barbara), Robert (Karen) and Fr. Thomas Vermiglio; grandchildren, Joshua Zyduck and Savannah Scroggs; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. James was a Sr. Project Engineer with Hughes Aircraft until his illness. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 9, 1996 at the EAST LAWN PALMS CHAPEL, 5801 E. Grant Rd. Brother-in-law of James, Fr. Thomas Vermiglio will officiate. Contributions may be made to the Arizona Lung Association, 2819 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85716. Burial will be in East Lawn Palms Cemetery.
PEREA, Clifford T., 69, of Tucson died February 4, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; son, Richard Escober, N.M.; daughters, Barbara Blankenship, Lourina Grijalva, Rosemary Grijalva, and Sylvia Perea all of Tucson; son, Louis Perea, Pittsburg; daughters, Betty Perea, Phoenix and Diedre Estrada, of Levelland TX; and son, Clifford David Perea, of Poway CA; 25 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren also survive. Memorial services will be held at First Southern Baptist Church, 445 E. Speedway, on Thursday, February 8, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor Ron L. Hart officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made in Mr. Perea’s name to the First Southern Baptist Church Christian School. Arrangements by HEATHER MORTUARY.
TIETELBAUM, Rose (nee Lubar), beloved wife of the late Benjamin. Devoted mother of Sandra (Melvin) Grossman of Tucson and Reva (Ralph) Karp; cherished grandmother of Beth (Chris) Boling, Brian (Dawn) Karp, Sharon (Les) Konley and Deborah (Jim) Curran; adored great-grandmother of Shauna and Scott Boling; loving sister of Esther (Archie) Aronin, Sarah (Sidney) Naimon, Helen (Otto) Beck, Dorothy (Saul) Rapkin and the late Saul (Regina Weiss) Lubar, Blanche (the late Joseph) Swerdloff, Ann (the late Joseph) Kern and Sophie Lubar. Funeral Services were held Monday in Milwaukee, WI. For further information please contact Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapels, 847-679-4740.
WALKER, Robert C., 70, died February 4, 1996. Brother of, Joe A. Walker. Arrangements by BRING’S MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 236 S. Scott.
WOOD, Georgia Rae, born Georgia Rae Duckworth to Otto B. and Leta (Hickman) Duckworth, December 6, 1925, raised in Rifle, CO and recently of Tucson Estates, passed away February 2, 1996 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, AZ. She is survived by Bill Wood, her husband of 49 years; her son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Ann Wood; and two granddaughters, Wendy and Stacy Wood, all of Gunnison, CO. An accomplished pianist, she was always active in Eastern Star and numerous churches and organizations. She was truly loved by family and friends and will be dearly missed by all. A Memorial Service will be held at the Tucson Estates Recreational Hall at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 1996. Memorial contributions may be made to Casa de los Ninos, 1101 N. 4th, Tucson, AZ 85705.
