Burl D. Gander
Burl D. Gander, 85, of Apache Junction, passed away October 25, 2000. Mr. Gander, farmer, was born in Croford City, Wisconsin. Survivors include his daughter Florence Clark, son Roderick Gander, sister Fern Burns, 6 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.

Beverly W. Hardin
Beverly W. Hardin, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away October 31, 2000. Mrs. Hardin, a homemaker, was born in Oneida, New York. Survivors include her husband Gordon, daughter JoAnn Stone, sons Kevin, Michael, David and Christopher and 1 grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Bob DeBow
Bob DeBow, a long-time Apache Junction businessman man passed away Saturday morning, November 11, 2000. He was 69 years old. Mr. DeBow is survived by his wife Dee, son Bob and daughter Patrica Kutzbach. Services will be held Friday, November 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Apache Junction Mortuary, 398 East 4th Avenue. The family asks that contributions be made to the Apache Junction Boys and Girls Club, 1215 South Winchester Road, Apache Junction, Arizona 85220 or to the Friends For Life Animal Adoption, 143 West Vaughn Avenue, Gilbert, Arizona 85223.

Roy H. DeWitt
Roy H. DeWitt, 81, of Apache Junction, passed away November 5, 2000. Mr. DeWitt, a postmaster and WWII Navy Veteran, was born in Elliott, Iowa. Survivors include his wife Margie, daughter Diane Carlson, sister Emma Erickson, brother Emery 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Melvin William Gillis
Melvin William Gillis, 79, of Mesa, passed away November 4, 2000. Mr. Gillis, a machinist, was born in Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife Wanda, daughters Sandra Benzer and Karen Smith, step-daughters Patricia Wipf, Lanie Sweeney and Barbara Mallonee, sisters Ann Burhans, Phyllis Dittman and Dorothy Myers, brother Kenneth L. Drost, 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.

Carol J. Helm
Carol J. Helm, 58, of Apache Junction, passed away November 5, 2000. Mrs. Helm, a shop manager, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Survivors include her husband Ronald, sons Donald and Patrick, sisters Sylvia Cebrynski and Debra Belcoff, brother Richard Freddo and 8 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Francis Roland Helzerman
Francis Roland Helzerman, 89, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mr. Helzerman, a police officer in Michigan, was born in Parnel, Iowa. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Mildred, daughter Delores Rudman, 3 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Sandra Kaye Erickson Allen Post
Sandra Kaye Erickson Allen Post, 45, of Apache Junction, passed away November 4, 2000. Mrs. Post, a retail manager, was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Survivors include her husband Jeffrey, Katrina Ross, Lisa and Angela Allen and Tawnya McCracken, son Jeffrey Allen, father Merrill Erickson, mother and stepfather Lola Wyvonne (Annie) and Ken Peterson (Pete), sister Diane Hiner, brothers Michael and Jeff Erickson and 5 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Herman M. Schiller
Herman M. Schiller, 82, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mr. Schiller, a truck driver, was born in Racine, Wisconsin. Survivors include his daughter Kathleen Zengota, son David, 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Billie L. Siewert
Billie L. Siewert, 77, of Apache Junction, passed away November 6, 2000. Mrs. Siewert, an owner/operator of Billie’s Apparel, was born in Clarkston, WA. Survivors include her daughter Linda Rakoz, sons Ray Lacy and Rick Siewert, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.

David D. Taggesell
David D. Taggesell, 55, of Mesa, passed away November 3, 2000. Mr. Taggesell, an owner of an insulation company and U.S. Army Veteran, was born in Lackawanna, New York. Survivors include his wife Sharon, sons Daniel and Gregory, mother Dorothy, sister Carol Woodward and brothers Robert and William. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Clara F. Carroll
Clara F. Carroll, 79, of Apache Junction, passed away November 9, 2000. Mrs. Carroll, a secretary, was born in Coshocton, Ohio. Survivors include her husband Bruce, daughters Sue Chao and Sheri Neroda, son Robert and 2 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Raymond W. Lunstead
Raymond W. Lunstead, 79, of Gold Canyon, passed away November 14, 2000. Mr. Lunstead, a sales manager and WWII Navy Veteran, was born in New York, New York. Survivors include his wife Jeanette, daughter Diane Botly, step daughter Virginia Kessler, son Jeffrey, step sons Frank and Brian McGann and 7 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Robert M. Pack
Robert M. Pack, 79, of Apache Junction, passed away November 9, 2000. Mr. Pack, a plant owner, was born in Bryant, S.D. Survivors include his wife Lucille, daughter Diane Woods, son Garey, sisters Leola Lampy and Golda Rice and 3 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Thomas Craig Pillinger
Thomas Craig Pillinger, 49, of Apache Junction, passed away November 11, 2000. Mr. Pillinger, a lawyer, was born in Elgin, Illinois. Survivors include his parents Dr. Herbert and Kathryn Pillinger and brother Terry Pillinger. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.

Rosanna J. Weaver
Rosanna J. Weaver, 76, Apache Junction, passed away November 14, 2000. Mrs. Weaver, a homemaker, was born in Mitchell, South Dakota. Survivors include her husband Paul, daughter Ila Barnes, step daughter Mary Jane Wert, sons Alan and Jeffrey Cox, step son James Weaver, 2 grandchildren and 3 great grand children. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Robert W. Addy
Robert W. Addy, 80, of Apache Junction, passed away November 16, 2000. Mr. Addy, a steam fitter and WWII Army Veteran, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Survivors include his daughter Karen Pelzel, son Steven and Robert, brother Richard, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Marie Barker
"Some Loves Never Die"
Marie Barker, 95, of Heavener Oklahoma, passed away November 24, 2000. The wife of Herbert Barker, she was a homemaker and owner of a country general store. She lived in Kansas, California and Oklahoma. Survivors include her sons, Herbert Jr., Norman and Ray, numerous grandchildren, many great grandchildren and quite a few great-great grandchildren. Marie's husband died in 1986 and on the grave marker it reads; "Some loves never die" Marie was buried next to the love of her life on Monday, November 27th.

Alden I. Davis
Alden I. Davis, 92, of Dewey, passed away November 17, 2000. Mr. Davis, an auto mechanic, was born in Divide County, North Dakota. Survivors include his daughter Karen Brashear, sons Keith, Larry, Ronald, Douglas and Randy, sister Ione Hogan, 13 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Roy Junior Davis
Roy Junior Davis, 53, of Mesa, passed away November 16, 2000. Mr. Davis, a mason, was born in Mesa, Arizona. Survivors include his wife Terry Anderson, daughters Shannon Williamson, Amy Hannah, Sharla Egan, Sarah Brewer, Anna Williams and Lauren Davis, sons Roy Jr., Shawn, Nathan, Joshua, Michael, Daniel and Andy Davis, parents Jimmie and Annie Davis, sister Shirley Lane, Betty Oliver, Linda Miller, Arlene Nichols and Dorothy Cunnigham, brothers Lee, Steve and Leonard and 11 grandchildren. Bunker’s Desert View Chapel handled the arrangements.

Charles C. Pyle
Charles C. Pyle, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away November 15, 2000. Mr. Pyle, painter and Korean War Navy Veteran, was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Survivors include his wife Ann, daughters Ruth Vlieger, Diane Pyle and Patricia Fontenot, sons James and Joseph and 12 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Gloria M. Conboy
Gloria M. Conboy, 59, of Apache Junction, passed away November 22, 2000. Mrs. Conboy, a secretary, was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Survivors include her husband Michael, daughters Catherine Anderson, Deborah Conboy-Holston, Tracy Rico and Kelly Carlington, sons David Largo and Thomas Largo Jr. and Michael D. Conboy II, mother Willie Mae Palmer, sisters Donna Coff and Cynthia Alexander and 11 grandchildren. Visitation will be December 4, 5 and 6 at Apache Junction Mortuary, 398 Old West Hwy and services will be held at St. George Catholic Church, 300 E. 16th Ave., December 7, 2000 at 1 p.m. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Gladys Maria Donovan
Gladys Maria Donovan, 97, of Apache Junction, passed away November 27, 2000. Mrs. Donovan, a homemaker, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Apache Junciton Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Edward G. Janda
Edward G. Janda, 86, of Apache Junction, passed away November 24, 2000. Mr. Janda was a pharmacist, optometrist and WWII Air Force Veteran. Survivors include his wife Rita, son Robert Sr. and 3 grandchildren.

Brian E. Graffa
Brian E. Graffa, 64, of Apache Junction, passed away November 23, 2000. Mr. Graffa, a cement contractor, was born in Jackson, Michigan. Survivors include his wife Doris, daughters Pamela Bomar, Melody Ambroff, Licia Paige and April Graffa, sons Brian, Jon, Todd, and Noel, mother Lucille, sisters Henriette Wolvin, Charlene Morgan and Jeniffer McKinnon and 8 Grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ. 85016. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Patty A. Hupp
Patty A. Hupp, 40, of Apache Junction, passed away November 28, 2000. Mrs. Hupp, a data transcriber, was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Survivors include her husband Raymond, mother Roma Brand, sisters Carol Brand and Terri Hupp and brothers Michael, Gary and Jeff Brand. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Barbara J. Schubarth
Barbara J. Schubarth, 70, of Apache Junction, passed away November 21, 2000. Mrs. Schubarth, a waitress, was born in Bellmont, Nebraska. Survivors include her husband Carl, daughters Sharon Trimble and Sandra Lawson, sisters Bonnie Unterscher and Edith Weible, brother Milford Pierce, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Frank Suter Waple Jr.
Frank Suter Waple Jr., 71, Apache Junction, passed away November 23, 2000. Mr. Waple, a retired 1st Sergeant in the Army, was born in Washington D.C. Survivors include his wife Mary, daughter Vicki and several aunts and cousins. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Julie P. West
Julie P. West, 73, of Apache Junction, passed away November 25, 2000. Mrs. West, a hospital housekeeper, was born in New York, New York. Survivors include her husband Edward, sons James and Steven and 3 grandsons. Apache Junction Mortuary handled the arrangements.