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Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Verna Dickson
Mar 24, 2018
Verna Juanita Dickson passed away on March 24, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. She was born January 22, 1930 in Arkansas to Daniel E. Curton and Verna Chamberlain. She worked as a schoolteacher and homemaker. She and husband Milburn came to Wickenburg in 1996. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wickenburg and played the organ and piano...
Elaine Ballard
Mar 19, 2018
Elaine E. Ballard, age 89, passed away March 19, 2018 in Apple Valley, California.She was born August 3, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. Elaine married Richard Ballard following his military service on February 2, 1946. They lived in Bishop, California and later to Apple Valley. Richard retired in the 1980's and they moved to Aguila, Arizona in 1986. They enjoyed traveling...
Douglas Heinicke
Mar 18, 2018
Douglas R. Heinicke passed away on March 18, 2018 at home, surrounded by his family, at age 78. Doug was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 1, 1939 to Carleton Fillmore and Dorothy Eleanor (Hassett) Heinicke. He grew up on a farm in Howard County, Maryland and graduated from Howard County High School in 1957. He attended college at California...
Ed Wade
Mar 18, 2018
Ed Wade was born in Spearville, Kansas on September 30, 1947 to Jack & Louise Wade.He grew up in the Kansas City area and in Russellville, Arkansas, graduating from Russellville High School in 1965. He served a "kiddie cruise" in the U.S. Navy, being honorably discharged just before his 21st birthday.He worked for Wells Fargo Alarm Systems in Omaha, Nebraska...
Dorothy Thrasher
Mar 15, 2018
Dorothy Jean Thrasher was born on April 16, 1924 to Calvin Cecil Phillips and Katie Leone Phillips in Porum, Oklahoma. Dorothy passed away March 15, 2018 in Wickenburg, Arizona.The family moved to Glendale, AZ in 1932 and later moved to Aguila, AZ., where Dorothy worked as a tower operator at the Clayborn Flight Academy during WWII.Dorothy married Daniel Hendrick Thrasher...
Carolyn Batterton
Mar 14, 2018
Carolyn F. Batterton, age 74, passed away March 14, 2018 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Carolyn was born June 28, 1943 in Winchester, Kentucky to Berry Abner and Geneva Clem Abner. She was a homemaker and mother. She had moved to Arizona some 6 years ago to be near family. Family services will be held at a later date in Kentucky.
Lorna Briggs
Mar 9, 2018
Lorna M. Briggs, age 79, passed away March 9, 2018 in Peoria, Arizona. Lorna was born March 14, 1938 in Lindsay, California to Orval & Nora Briggs. She worked as a flight attendant with United Airline for over 40 years. No formal services will be held at this time.
Preston Wisseman
Feb 26, 2018
Preston Lee Wisseman, age 53, of Hyder, Arizona, passed away on February 26, 2018.Preston was born in Chandler, Arizona on October 5, 1964. He grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona until the age of 15 when his family relocated to Chandler. He had a love for the outdoors, cars and motorcycles and was always out riding his dirt bike, rebuilding engines,...
Gloyd Cowley
Feb 21, 2018
Gloyd Merlin Cowley, age 89, passed away February 21, 2018 in Wickenburg, AZGloyd "Bill" was born April 12, 1928 in Logan, Utah to Merlin Joseph Cowley and Opal Evelyn Cash. He was raised on a dairy farm in Logan, Utah. In his teens, he relocated to Arizona to be a cowboy. He lived his dream by working as a cowboy...
John Karnes
Feb 20, 2018
John Paul Karnes, age 82, passed away February 20, 2018 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Paul was born October 16, 1935 in Rochester, New York. He served in the U.S. Army and following his military service he worked and lived in Alaska. He was a construction inspector for years. He came to Wickenburg to winter and for the last few years has...
Joseph Tenpenny
Feb 19, 2018
Joseph F. Tenpenny, age 76, passed away February 19, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. Joe was born in Burlington, Wisconsin on September 26, 1941 to Charles and Doris Tenpenny. He served in the U.S. Navy retiring from the military. Joe was preceded in death by 3 children. He is survived by his wife Janice and a son William and grandchildren.
Patricia Sullivan
Feb 18, 2018
Patricia A. Sullivan, age 93 years young, died peacefully on February 18, 2018 at her residence at My Father's Retirement Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona after a brief decline in health brought on by heart failure.Patricia was the daughter of William and Angela Sullivan of Chicago, Illinois. She was married to George A. Sullivan (LTC. USA ret.) for almost 50 years...
Kenneth Okland
Feb 17, 2018
Kenneth Leroy Okland, age 75, passed away on February 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Watford City, North Dakota to Thomas and Dorothy Okland. He served in the military and following his military service he worked in Oil field construction. He and his wife Gloria came to Wickenburg recently to enjoy the warmer climate.
Evelyn Rubash
Feb 14, 2018
Evelyn E. RubashSurprise, AZ--Evelyn "Babe" Rubash, 94, of Wickenburg, AZ, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Loving Heart Group Home in Surprise, AZ. She was born June 26, 1923 in Peeples Valley, Arizona, the daughter of George and Woodruff (Brazel) Leisering and married Arthur Rubash on December 24, 1937. Babe was a life-long resident of Wickenburg, Arizona. She was...
Janice Oswalt
Feb 12, 2018
Janice Rae Oswalt, age 70, passed away at her home in Circle City on February 12, 2018. Janice was born December 6, 1947 in Ukiah, California to Clarence and Florence Priddy. She was a homemaker and mother and also worked as a office manager in the insurance industry. She and husband Charles wintered in Circle City.
Shirley Fackelman
Feb 12, 2018
Shirley H. Fackelman, age 82, passed away surrounded by her family on February 12, 2018. Shirley was born on a crab boat September 9, 1935 on the Chesapeake Bay near Snow Hill, Maryland to Gladys and Walter Holbrook. She was raised in Glenside, PA by Edward C. Holbrook and Ethel Irene Brown Holbrook. She graduated college in Pennsylvania with a...
Howard Klingelhoffer
Feb 12, 2018
Howard "Butch" J. Kingelhoffer, Jr. age 74, passed away at his home in Congress on February 12, 2018. He was born August 22, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington to Howard and Loretta Klingelhoffer. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1966 to 1969. Following his military service he was an ironworker. He came to Arizona some 15 years ago settling in...
Wayne Parker
Feb 8, 2018
Wayne Donald Parker "Uncle Pepper" born in Phoenix, Az on Feb. 10, 1945 to Waymond Davis Parker and Betty Jo Williams-Parker. Known to all his friends and relatives as "Pepper" He was an Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He met is wife Pat while stationed in Georgia and they moved to Wittmann in 1967 after his discharge to...
Robert Templin
Feb 5, 2018
Robert "Bob" C. Templin, Jr., age 66, passed away on February 5, 2018 at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Bob was born May 29, 1951 in Long Beach, California to Robert & Naomi Templin. He attended Monte Vista Christian School as a boy and was a high school athlete, playing soccer and baseball. Following his schooling Bob began working for...
Ronald Engelsman
Feb 1, 2018
Ronald L. Engelsman, 70, of Congress, formerly of Boyden, passe away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at his residence.Ronald was born on Nov. 20, 1947, in Sheldon, Iowa. He lived in Boyden until he graduated from Boyden-Hull High School in 1966. He earned an associate in applied science degree from DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago. He also earned a BSEE degree...
