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Local Obituaries for Families in Wickenburg, Arizona
Donald Townsend
Jun 6, 2013
Donald Clayton Townsend, age 72, passed away June 6, 2013 at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Don was born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming and attended schools there. He began working as an auto parts man for a brief time until his father purchased the Rainbow Bar in Sheridan, where Don began working as a bartender. Don and his brother...
Penney Heinrich
Jun 5, 2013
Sheila Penney Heinrich, age 65, passed away June 5, 2013 in Surprise, Arizona. Penney was born December 13, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey to Leonard Jean Bogert and Shirley C. (Penney) Bogert. She was raised there and attended schools there. Penney moved to Michigan where she owned and operated a bar on the 8 Mile Road that divides Detroit from...
William Cameron
May 19, 2013
William James Cameron - 1928-2013 Born April 2nd to parents Fred & Elizabeth Cameron, the first baby born in the Wickenburg hospital. He peacefully passed at home of natural causes on May 19th, 2013. Raised on the Cameron ranch above Box Canyon on the Hassayampa River and attended the old Rincon school. Married Nancy L. Carter in 1948 Worked in...
Marjorie Baxter
May 14, 2013
Marjorie Ruth Baxter, 88, of Wickenburg, AZ, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at a local hospital from complications of COPD. A memorial service for family and friends will be held on Friday, May 24 at 11:00 AM at the Wickenburg Funeral Home, 187 N. Adams St, Wickenburg AZ. Cremation is under the direction of the Wickenburg Funeral Home. Marge was...
Mack Miller
May 10, 2013
Mack L. Miller, age 87, passed away May 10, 2013 in Sun City West, Arizona. Mack was born May 17, 1925 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Sollis Franklin & Julia Ann Miller. He was raised and attended schools in the Blackwell area and later enlisted in the U.S. Naval Aviation Program where he trained to be a pilot just prior to...
Glen Ackley
May 9, 2013
Glen Wesley Ackley, passed away on May 9, 2013 at the age of 94 in his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Born 12-19-1918 in Hopewell, Kansas. He was raised on his dad's farm until the age of 15. When he began trying to find his own way in life. At age 17 he arrived in Huntington Park, California, to join an...
Joen Palmer
May 8, 2013
Joen Marie Palmer, age 79, passed away May 8, 2013 in Peoria, Arizona. Joen was born December 18, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. She was adopted and raised by Sidney & Martha Smith. She graduated from Mankato State Teachers College and worked as a music teacher. Joen moved to Arizona in 1963 where she began working at Gompers Habilitation Center. She...
John Price
May 8, 2013
John Garner Price, a long-time resident of Blythe died suddenly in Yarnell, AZ, on May 8, 2013. John was 80 years old. John was the son of John Henry Price and Mamie (McDaniel) Price, born in Boise City, OK, on August 1, 1932. John was the third child in a family of nine siblings, all of whom grew up in...
Kenneth Anderson
Apr 30, 2013
Kenneth Anderson, age 53, passed away April 30, 2013 in Wickenburg, Arizona. Ken was born February 3, 1960 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Harold R. and Marilyn Anderson. A memorial service was held on Wickenburg on May 5th at the American Legion Hall. A memorial will be held in Minnesota at a later date.
Bennie Taylor
Apr 27, 2013
Committal Services for Bennie Marie Taylor, age 74, who passed away April 27, 2013 will be held on Monday, July 8th at 9:00 AM at the Morristown Cemetery in Morristown, Arizona.
Carol Kane
Apr 20, 2013
Carol Lynn Kane, age 64, passed away April 20, 2013 in Surprise, Arizona. Carol was born June 12, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to Elmer and Ethel Lock. She was a divoted mother and a loving family member. She is survived by her husband William "Bill" of Surprise and son William "Billy" Kane of Surprise, Lynnette Broxson of Florida, Alison Rossello...
Lee Lowe
Apr 20, 2013
Lee Edward Lowe, age 61, passed away April 20, 2013 in Peoria, Arizona. Lee was born in Virginia June 16, 1951 to Thed and Virginia Lowe. He served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam war and later returned to Ohio working in the Auto Manufacturing industry. Lee came to Wickenburg in June of 2012, he could be seen...
Jan Hernandez
Apr 14, 2013
Jan Hernandez born October 9, 1928 in Fulton, New York to Bessie and Norman Temple, went to Heaven on April 14, 2013. A tenacious and loving spirit, Jan could handle anything that was placed in front of her. She loved to work, whether it was driving a cab in New York to running a Circle K in Arizona. She loved...
Judy Roark
Apr 11, 2013
Judith Dale Roark, age 64, passed away April 11, 2013 in Sun City West, Arizona. Judy was born March 31, 1949 in Wateska, Illinois to Marion D. Schlieper and Carol Hay Schlieper. She was raised in the area and graduated from Donovan High School in Donovan, Illinois. She later graduated from Illinois Community College specializing as an Operating Room Nurse...
Miguel Becerra
Apr 9, 2013
Miguel P. Becerra, age 76, passed away April 9, 2013 surround by his family at home in Aguila, Arizona. Miguel was born July 7, 1936 in Tototlan, Jalisco, Mexico to Andrez and Justina Becerra. He came to Arizona in 1972 settling in Aguila. He worked farming most all his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with family. Miguel...
Phillip Munson
Mar 29, 2013
Phillip F. Munson, age 81, passed away March 29, 2013 in Sun City West, Arizona surrounded by family. Phil was born February 22, 1932 in Canton, Illinois to Floyd & Velma Munson. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by children: Bryan (Ellen) Munson of Cloverdale, CA, Rich (Nancy) Munson of Washington, Lynn Munson of Santa...
Billy Williams
Mar 25, 2013
Billy Ronald Williams, age 77, passed away March 25, 2013 at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Billy was born October 25, 1935 in Las Vegas, NV to George & Ida Mae Williams. He was raised between Nevada and Arizona as his father worked on power line construction. Following high school Billy served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean...
Janet Ostrander
Mar 23, 2013
Janet Lucille Ostrander, age 86, passed away March 23, 2013 in Sun City West, Arizona. She was born August 18, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to Glen Tobey and Helen Burkhardt Tobey. Janet was raised and attended schools there. She later married Harry Ostrander in 1946. They moved to Arizona in 1958 settling in Phoenix and later moving to the West...
Wilbur Varnau
Mar 16, 2013
Wilbur E. Varnau, 86, of Wickenburg, AZ, passed away Saturday, March 16 at his home. Born August 22, 1926 to John P. and Bertha (Hardebeck) Varnau in Kokomo, IN, Wilbur graduated from Howard Township School (Kokomo) in 1944. He volunteered for the Navy so his family's married hired hand would not be drafted. He served in Oklahoma and Florida and...
