LaVon Gardner
LaVon Gardner, 85, of Yuma, died July 29, 2001, at his residence. A retired cattle rancher, he was born Nov. 30, 1915, in Lamont, Idaho.
Dallas S. Schultz
Dallas S. Schultz, 78, of Grand Junction, Colo., died July 24, 2001, in Grand Junction. He was a retired mechanic and former Yuma resident.
Joyce Birdsong
Joyce Birdsong, 54, of Winterhaven, died Aug. 1, 2001, at Yuma Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1946.
Frank Birdsong
Frank Birdsong, of Yuma, died Aug. 1, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. A retired truck driver, he was born Nov. 2, 1920, in Farmville, Va.
Herminia Cedillo Camacho
Herminia Cedillo Camacho, 68, of Yuma, died July 31, 2001, at Yuma Regional Medical Center. A Yuma area cook, she was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Yuma.
Christopher Hernandez-Gomez
Christopher Hernandez-Gomez, 3, of Yuma, died July 30, 2001, in Yuma. He was born March 28, 1998, in Phoenix.
William Murie
William Murie, of Cottonwood, died July 21, 2001, in Cottonwood. A former bank officer for First Interstate Bank in Yuma, he was born March 27, 1921, in Langdon, N.D.
Gladys Rosalie Wagner
Gladys Rosalie Wagner, 85, of Yuma, died July 11, 2001, at Life Care Center of Yuma. A homemaker, she was born Aug. 30, 1915, in Soap Lake, Wash.
Bruce Edward Pohl
Bruce Edward Pohl, 86, of Yuma, died July 31, 2001, at his residence. A retired police officer for the City of San Diego, he was born June 30, 1915, in Boone, Iowa.
Hazel Alta Kruse
Hazel Alta Kruse, 94, of Yuma, died Aug. 1, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. A homemaker and employee of Alaska Fish and Game, she was born June 17, 1907 in Goldendale, Wash.
Gladys Oliver Jannssen
Gladys Oliver Jannssen, 87, of Yuma, died July 31, 2001, in Yuma. A retired nurse's aide and employee in the shipping department of Ideal Industry, she was born Dec. 23, 1913, in Brandon, Canada.
Ricardo ‘Richard’ E. Leon
Ricardo "Richard" E. Leon, 38, of Yuma, died July 31, 2001, in Tucson. He was born Sept. 19, 1962, in Yuma.
Donald Edwin Absher
Donald Edwin Absher, 87, of Yuma, died Aug. 2, 2001, at his residence. A retired engineer in construction, he was born Dec. 20, 1913, in Dody, Wash. Services are pending with Yuma Mortuary & Crematory.
William Washington William Washington, 94, of Yuma, died Aug. 1, 2001, in Yuma Nursing Center. He was born May 16, 1907.
Mary Helen Jaramillo Autrey
Yuma native Mary H. Autrey, 61 passed away September 9, 2001 at YRMC. She was a homemaker. Mary is survived by Daughters Teresa Hernandez, Virginia Ramos, Octavia Wilson. Sons Raymond Ramos Jr, Arturo Ramos, Brothers Ernest Jaramillo, Frank Varela, Arturo Lara, Henry Lara, Albert Lara, Sisters Patricia Mayers, Barbara Hargrove. Three grandsons, Five granddaughters.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 14, 2001 at 7:00pm at Yuma Mortuary 551 West 16th Street. Yuma, AZ.
Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez, 58, of Brawley, died Aug. 14, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. A truck driver, he was born March 10, 1943, in Mexico.
Guy W. Kizer
Guy W. Kizer, 62, of Yuma, died Aug. 15, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. A retired law enforcement officer, he was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Phyllis Louise Porter
Phyllis Louise Porter, 65, of Yuma, died Aug. 14, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. A retired sales clerk for Kmart, she was born Oct. 8, 1935, in Plymouth, Mass.
William "Bill" Clark Pollock
William "Bill" Clark Pollock, 86, of Yuma, died July 29, 2001, in Yuma Regional Medical Center. Retired from the U. S. Navy, he was born May 10, 1915, in Beard, Neb.
Alice Frances Dahin
Alice Frances Dahin, 66, of Yuma, died Aug. 9, 2001, at Yuma Regional Medical Center. A bookkeeper for a floor covering business, she was born Aug. 9, 1935, in New York.
Manuela Martinez
Manuela Martinez of Yuma will be buried today at 9 a.m. at Yuma City Cemetery. Born Nov. 2, 1916, she died June 13, 2001, at Yuma Nursing Center at age 84. She was a retired agricultural packer.
Doris Barbara Miltz
Doris Barbara Miltz, 74, of Yuma, died Aug. 4, 2001, in Yuma. A food service manager for Life Care Center of Yuma, she was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Merrillan, Wis.
John Elmer Newell
John Elmer Newell, 92, of Yuma, died Aug. 3, 2001, in Palm View Rehabilitation & Care Center. A former truck driver in coal transportation, he was born Sept. 29, 1908, in Gransberg, Pa.
Dr. Donald M. Perry
D. Donald M. Perry, 60, of Yuma, died Aug. 3, 2001, at his residence. An emergency physician at YRMC, he was born May 24, 1941 in Oak Park, Ill.
Phil Johnny White Phil Johnny White, 46, of Yuma, died Aug. 5, 2001, at his residence. A plumber, he was born Dec. 30, 1954, in Yuma.
