Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Gale Westerman
Sep 25, 2009
Gale A. Westerman 1921 ~ 2009 Friday, September 25, 2009, Gale Alvin Westerman, 88, passed away of causes incident to age. He was born April 25, 1921 to Sidney Jonathan and Mary Sturm Westerman in the Utah Copper company town of Garfield, Utah. He was the fifth of nine children with three sisters and five brothers; his childhood was spent...
Pedro Velasquez
Sep 25, 2009
Pete F. Velasquez 12/4/18 ~ 9/25/09 Pete Frank Velasquez passed away Friday with his wife, Virginia, of 20 years, by his side along with his grandson, Kent Roska. He served with honors in the US Army during WWII. Pete loved to watch boxing. Survived by wife, Virginia; 1 son, 3 sisters; 1 brother; 5 stepchildren; and numerous grandchildren. Pete will...
Helen Bertoch
Sep 25, 2009
HELEN BERTOCH ~1916-2009~ Helen Bertoch, age 93, died September 25, 2009, in Sandy, Utah of cancer. Born May 7, 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jacob and Carolina Scheid. Married Raymond Bertoch, November 24, 1938, in Salt Lake City. Was an active member of Christ Luthern Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray. Survived by sons, Ronald (Judy),...
Anna Lucostic
Sep 24, 2009
Anna Lucostic, 94 Former Kearns, UT resident Anna Eva Lucostic died Sept 24, 2009 at her home in Escondido CA. She was born June 16, 1915 in Chestnut Ridge PA to Marco and Mary Golubich and was one of three children. Anna married John Jay Lucostic in 1934 and together they raised three sons on a farm in Union Town...
Mike Castro
Sep 24, 2009
Michael Anthony Castro, 52, of Safford, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona. Mike was born on August 26, 1957, in Safford, to Ignacio and Clara Castro. He married Maria Parra on October 17, 1987 in Safford. Mike attended school in Safford, graduated from Safford High School, then EAC, and then University of Arizona. Mike studied art...
Wyona Welker
Sep 23, 2009
Wyona Powell Welker, 85, of Safford died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Peoria, Arizona. She was born June 8, 1924, in Eldorado, Oklahoma, and was the sixth of nine children. When she was young, her family moved to Pima, where she was raised and educated. While growing up, she enjoyed many outdoor activities, including horseback riding, walking, working around...
Elva Smith
Sep 22, 2009
Elva Smith 1921 ~ 2009 Elva Emily Koyle Smith, 88, passed away September 22, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born March 22, 1921 in Burley, Idaho, daughter of John LeRoy and Alice Lillian Jex Koyle. Married Robert Ellison Smith March 22, 1939 in the Manti LDS Temple. Raised in Spanish Fork where she attended school, worked on the farm,...
Margaret Morris
Sep 22, 2009
Margaret Evelyn Morris 1928 ~ 2009 Margaret Evelyn Corley Morris went home to her Lord and Savior September 22, 2009. Born March 2, 1928 in Hardensberg, KY to the late Eva Mae Allgood and Hugh Corley. Married James Frederick Morris March 28, 1948. Survived by 7 children; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers; 1 sister. Preceded in death by her...
Harold Jacobson
Sep 22, 2009
Harold Lamar Jacobson Papa My Sweetheart, best friend, and eternal companion, Harold Lamar Jacobson passed from this earthly life and into the arms of his loving Heavenly Father on September 22, 2009. Harold was born on November 2, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the third of the seven children to Marvin C Jacobson and Lenora Hepworth Jacobson....
William McDermott
Sep 22, 2009
William Bill McDermott Called Home William Fredrick McDermott, loving and devoted son of Henry Lucas and Clara Marie Petersen McDermott, was born March 3, 1925 in Salt Lake City. Graduated from West High School Class of 42 where he served as Junior Class Historian. He willingly and faithfully served our country with the 79th Infantry Division during WWII in the...
Joan Bruse
Sep 21, 2009
Joan Griffin Bruse Nan Joan Griffin Bruse, 86, passed away peacefully, in the arms of the love of her life, after many years of pain, blindness, deafness and infections, and then walked into the arms of her Heavenly Father on September 21, 2009. Joan was born January 18, 1923 to Richard LeRoy and Elizabeth Unck Griffin, in Ogden, Utah, the...
Benjamin Wake
Sep 20, 2009
Benjamin Franklin Wake 1925 ~ 2009 Benjamin Franklin Wake passed away at his home on Sept. 20, 2009, at age 84, following a lengthy and dignified battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Ben was born Feb. 24, 1925 in Roswell, NM. As a boy, he worked hard...
Richard Green
Sep 19, 2009
Richard E. Green, 75, passed away on Saturday, September 19 at his home. Richard was born on January 12, 1934 to Orville and Mary Green in Safford. He attended Safford schools and after graduating from NAU, he returned to Safford to teach arts and crafts at Safford High School for 31 years. He also coached track for 13 years. He...
Jess Broadhead
Sep 19, 2009
Jess Adam Broadhead 1979 ~ 2009 Jess died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the age of 30 - his labors and struggles are over and he is at peace. Jess was shy but would open his heart to you when you knew him. He loved others and wanted to be loved by those who knew him. He was happy when...
Jose Contreras
Sep 18, 2009
Joe Contreras, 64 of Safford passed away Saturday, September 18 at the Sunset Hills Care Center in Safford. Graveside Services will be conducted Friday, September 25 at 10 a.m. in the Safford Cemetery.
Timaliya Nelson
Sep 18, 2009
Timaliyah Ryanna Nelson, 5 of Bylas passed away in Tucson. A wake will be held at the Nelson home on Friday begining at 3 p.m. Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, September 26 at 1 p.m. in the House of God Church in Bylas.
Robert Humphreys
Sep 17, 2009
Robert B. Humphreys 1925 ~ 2009 Robert B. Humphreys passed away September17, 2009 of natural causes. Born January 31, 1925 in Garfield, Utah to William O. Humphreys and Mary Shapland Humphreys. Married Wanda Grant on September 12, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah; later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Attended schools in Garfield and Cyprus High School. Served in...
Lenore VanderLinden
Sep 16, 2009
Lenore P. VanderLinden 1943 ~ 2009 Lenore Parker VanderLinden, 66, of West Jordan, UT passed away peacefully in her home on September 16, 2009 after a courageous 14 year battle with brain cancer. Born March 18, 1943 in Payson, UT to Byron Harper and Lena Nora Bishop Parker, the youngest of six children. She is preceded in death by both...
Edward Edward
Sep 13, 2009
Edward Anderson Sr, 77, of Bylas entered into eternal life September 13, 2009 in Apache Junction. He was born October 2, 1932, in Bylas, the son of the late Paul and Maggie Rope Anderson Sr. He attended Bylas Day School and Fort Thomas High School. During high school he got drafted and served in the United States Army. He later...
C Jensen
Sep 12, 2009
Evelyn Jensen 1913 ~ 2009 Charlotte Evelyn Jenkins Jensen, our much-loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, passed away September 12, 2009 at the age of 95. She was born September 20, 1913 in Magna, Utah. She married her eternal companion, Ray Burwell Jensen, on December 9, 1934 and they were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1935....
