Arizona School Yearbooks by County
Francis Rizzi of Sun City West died July 25, 2003. He was 79. He was originally from Ohio and worked as a carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Sara. Menke Funeral Home.
Cecil Tower of Sun City died July 23, 2003. He was originally from Ohio and worked as an administrator of education. He is survived by niece, Donna Veigel. Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services.
Lee Graden Weinland II of Sun City died July 7, 2003. He was 73. Originally from California, he worked as a manager for an automotive company. He is survived by his wife, Betty. Menke Funeral Home.
Len Zbierski of Sun City West died July 28, 2003. He was 74. He moved to Arizona in 1991 from Green Bay, Wis. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea and worked as an office manger for Green Bay Packaging Co. for 28 years. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; four daughters, Roxsann Schodeberg, Cheryl Skaleski, Sandi Carrington and Leann Erbrecht; one brother, Howard, who lives in Sun City West; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Delores "Dee" Lambert, 68, of east Mesa, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, in Mesa. Ms. Lambert, a bookkeeper, was born in Snellman, Minn. She is survived by her daughters Elaine Lambert-Williams and Donna; son Jonathan; mother Elma Busse, sister Mary, brothers Don, Jack, Gerry, David, and Mark and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to the family at 1037 N. 93rd Place, Mesa AZ 85207. Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Ruth Marie Balmes, 60, of east Mesa, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, in Mesa. Mrs. Balmes, a homemaker, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is survived by her daughters Debbie Faigle, Valerie Redding and Marie Zabel; step-daughters Debbie, Elaine and Allison, son Doug Anderson, step-son Hap, sister Anne Breig, brother James Mason, 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Charles B. Page, 91, of east Mesa, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, in Mesa. He is survived by sons Perry and Peter. Melcher Mission Chapel handled arrangements.
Flora A. Grant, 76, of east Mesa, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, in Mesa. Ms. Grant, a homemaker, was born in Jamestown, N.Y. She is survived by her daughters Rebecca Beadell and Patty Murtha, sons Hank and Rick Grant, sister Janita Teeter, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to: Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1120, Mesa AZ 85211; or Odyssey Hospice, 6215 E. Arbor Ave., Mesa AZ 85206. Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Hal Nordstrom, 71, of east Mesa, died Saturday, July 19, 2003, in Mesa. He is survived by his wife Marjorie; daughter Deb Cherney; sons Dan and Jerry; sisters Irene and Alice; brothers Ralph, Allan and Norman; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7038, Phoenix AZ 85011. Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Thomas F. Watson, 59, of east Mesa, died Monday, July 21, 2003, in Mesa. Mr. Watson, a photographer for General Motors, was born in Detroit, Mich. He is survived by his wife Sharon; daughter Kelly Farrow; son Kevin; parents Alfred and Harriette; sister Patricia Orend and one grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to: Lutheran Heart Hospital, 2830 E. Brown Road, Suite No. 14, Mesa AZ 85213. Melcher Mortuary Mission Chapel handled arrangements.
