COX, Justin, 27, of Tucson, passed away September 17, 1997. Preceded in death by grandparents, Marcus Cox, Bonnie Cox, and Victor Lujan. Survived by fiancee, Lisa Molina; grandparents, Rose Lujan, Delia (Nana) Lopez; mother, Magdalena Cox; father, Dennis Cox; brother, Casey Cox; also survived by numerous relatives and friends. Justin was a man who touched the lives of many, and loved by all who knew him. Peace and love always. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 22, 1997 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at CARRILLO’S TUCSON MORTUARY, (South Chapel), 240 S. Stone Ave., with Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass will be offered on Tuesday, September 23, 1997 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 South Stone Ave. Arrangements by CARRILLO’S TUCSON MORTUARY, INC.
DRESSELHAUS, William, age 63, of Tucson, died August 12, 1997. Funeral Services will be at ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, Sunday, September 21, 10:00 a.m. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway).
DUNHAM, Lenette Pfersdorf, born September 28, 1943, passed away Thursday, September 18, 1997. A friend of Bill W., beloved wife of Larry Dunham; mother of Shawn Pendley (Cornelius) Fichtner of Liestal, Switzerland, Brett Malone of Tucson and Dale Bingham of Charleston, SC; stepmother of Catherine Dunham of Tucson; grandmother of Nicole, Jacob, Shayna, Jasmine and Dale Jr.; sister of James and Janece. A native Tucsonan, graduate of Tucson High School, an accomplished horse woman and a professional financial planner. Memorial Service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20 at Santa Catalina Mission, 14380 N. Oracle Rd., Catalina, AZ. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lupus Foundation.
Socorro ”Quenie” Estrada, 64 years old, of Tucson, passed away September 16, 1997 Tuesday. Survived by husband, Frank; children, Frank (Donna) Estrada, Pat (George) Palomarez, Brenda (Albert) Jaimez, and Charlene Estrada, all of Tucson; nine grandchildren, Angelica and John Estrada, George, Carlos, Lisa Palomarez, Neysa Jaimez, Jacinta Murillo, Leo Cardenas; one great-grandson; four sisters, Maggie Bernal, Susan Quesada, Vicky Badilla, Julia Cruz; one brother, Alex Navarette. Preceded in death by father and mother, Julian and Carlotta Navarrette; brothers, Ernesto and Jose Navarrette. Friends may call at St. Ambrose Church, 300 S. Tucson Blvd., on Monday, September 22, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Mass for Mrs. Estrada will be said at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, 1997 at St. Ambrose Church, with burial to follow at Holy Hope Cemetery. Arrangements by WOLFREY PEACE CHAPEL, 881-0338.
FAIR, Barbara Janis, 75, died September 19, 1997. Born in Columbus, OH January 2, 1922 to Charles and Gladys King. A Tucson resident for 48 years. Survived by husband, Harold (Hal) of 50 years; sisters-in-law, Frances Scott and Louise Hildebrandt of Canton, OH and Bette King of Lawrenceville, GA; and nieces and nephews. Long-time member of Catalina United Methodist Church. Member and former president Tucson Kennel Club. Active member P.E.O. Chapter AD, U of A Basketball and Football fan for 25 years. There will be no services. Special thanks to Personnel of Tucson Mountain Home, Casa de Paz, and St. Joseph’s Hospice for their loving care. Memorials to Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Arizona Chapter, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd., Tucson 85712 will be appreciated. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.
Carol Jean Halpenny, RN, MA, Lt. Col. USAFR (Retired)
Jean was born in Tucson, Arizona on August 20, 1941 to Corky and Leonard Halpenny. She was educated in Tucson through grade school. In early 1955 she moved with her parents and brother, Philip, to Mocamedes, Angola, Africa, where they lived for 2 1/2 years. During this period, Jean learned the Portuguese language and carried on her first three years of high school under University of Nebraska correspondence courses. Upon her return from Africa in late 1957, Jean completed her final year of high school in Tucson. In the Summer of 1960, before she entered the University of Michigan School of Nursing, Jean joined her parents in Lahore, West Pakistan. After two years she withdrew from the University, explaining that she did not have enough confidence in her abilities to be a nurse. In 1963 Jean enrolled in the foreign specialist program at the University of Arizona. But, while at the University, she served as a candy-stripper volunteer St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson. Upon graduation in 1965 with her BA in History, she realized her true calling was nursing, and she returned to the Ann Arbor, Michigan campus and earned her BSN in 1967. Jean completed her MA, with a major in nursing and a minor in physiology and biophysics, at the University of Washington in 1975. In 1979 she was accepted into the predoctoral program in nursing science at the University of Washington, where she completed all coursework required for the PhD degree.
Jean’s professional career spanned both military and civilian nursing. Jean enrolled in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1966 and, in 1967, was accepted into the Officer Candidate School, U.S. Women’s Officer School in Newport, Rhode Island. She began her military nursing career at Naval Hospital, San Diego, in the extensive care unit, where she worked as a staff nurse for two years. In 1969 she was assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital, Guam, Marianas Islands, where she served as charge nurse in military medical and newborn nursery. Jean moved to the Seattle area in 1971, continuing her military career in the Naval Reserve as a charge nurse, Naval Hospital, Whidbey Island. That reserve unit was disbanded in 1978, so Jean transferred to the U.S. Air Force Reserve at McChord AFB, where she served as flight nurse with the 40th Aeromedical Evacuation Unit for 11 years. After 23 years of distinguished military service, she retired in 1989 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Her civilian nursing career began in Seattle in 1971 when she began working at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital coronary care unit. In 1975 she accepted a faculty position in the Department of Physiological Nursing at the University of Washington School of Nursing, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate nursing students. It was during that time that she co-authored the textbook ”Cardiac Nursing” because there was no other text available to meet her students’ needs. That book is currently in it 3rd edition. In 1982 she began working for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, first at the Eastside Hospital’s intensive and coronary care units, and in 1990 at Eastside Home and Community Services. She continued in that capacity until her recent hospitalization. Jean also was an adjunct faculty member at Seattle Pacific University School of Health Sciences, where she served as a preceptor for students in community health nursing.
Jean devoted her life to the profession of nursing and to the love of family, friends, colleagues, patients, and many kitties, especially Mr. Friendly and Spooky. Jean’s love of learning and joy of teaching are well known to all who have worked with her, been her students, or benefited from her care. Her attention to detail was matched by an equal capacity to see the ”big picture.” She had a unique gift of making complex material understandable while at the same time maintaining correct explanations.Nothing was ever too minor for Jean to tackle on behalf of her patients.
Jean died on August 23, 1997, after a long and valiant struggle with breast cancer and its recurrence. She is survived by her parents, Leonard and Corky Halpenny, 3938 Santa Barbara, Tucson, Arizona 85711; her brother and sister-in-law, Philip and Mary (Pattison) Halpenny, also of Tucson; and goddaughters, Rene Collins of Flagstaff, Arizona and Kristen Presley of Alaska. Burial will be in a private ceremony at a family plot in Prescott.
MIRANDA, Albert A., Jr. - A Service will be held at the St. Augustine Cathedral Church, September 25, 3:00 p.m. He is survived by mother, Rose Miranda; brother, Tom Hernandez; sisters, Susan Hart, Juanita Toysehua, April Miranda; and father, Albert Miranda.
BAUER, Ron ”R.G.”, 58, of Tucson, died September 17, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Janie; daughters, Ronna (Bruce) Darby, Shanna (Mark) Thorsrud and Courtney (Randy) Bongard; grandchildren, Ryan, Shea and Tanner; mother, Ada Bauer; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. He was a member of Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene. Funeral Services will be held at ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Avalon Chapel, 8090 N. Northern Ave. (at Magee) on Saturday, September 20, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Jerry W. White and Rev. Ross Hayslip officiating.
BONNELL, Edwin F., age 70, of Three Points, AZ, died September 16, 1997. Survivors include wife of 39 1/2 years, Helen; 13 children; 18 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Mr. Bonnell will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends. Friends may call at ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, September 19, 1997 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be at ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, September 20, 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Dane Miller officiating. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway)
CARNERO, Jabez E., 16, of Tucson, died Wednesday, September 17, 1997. Survived by parents, Art and Ruth Carnero; brother, Carlos and sister, Cassandra; maternal grandmother, Dorothy and grandpa, John Guth; paternal grandmother, Irene Carnero; uncles and aunts, Jesse and Hilda Carnero of Big Spring, TX, Al and Christie Carnero, Felipe and Jazell Carnero, Joe and Lolly Espinosa of Carlsbad, NM, Andrew and Theresa Carnero of West Covina, CA, Arnold and Sherry Espinoza, Chas and Cindi Soutter, Randy, Daryl, David, Leroy, Cliff and Nancy Marcott, Sue Demith, Christine Ormond, Mark and Loretta Marcott; many cousins and friends. Funeral service 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 21 at EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY, 5801 E. Grant Rd. Interment in East Lawn Palms Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, September 20, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Mortuary, with a Vigil Service held at 6:00 p.m.
JABEZ YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.
CHANDLER, Verlin Noah, born July 30, 1911 in Franklin, IN, died September 17, 1997 at his home in Tucson. Survived by wife, Inez Pauline Chandler (they were married September 30, 1932); son, Samuel (Donna); grandson, Jeffery (Lisa) and granddaughter, Colleen (fiance, Daniel Mueller). Mr. Chandler moved to Arizona at the age of four because of asthma. Mr. Chandler was employed as a mechanic at DMAFB and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a lifelong member of the NRA and a graduate of Tucson High School.Funeral Service, 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at SOUTH LAWN MORTUARY CHAPEL, 5401 S. Park Ave. Interment South Lawn Cemetery.
JOYCE, Edna Helen, 78, died Wednesday, September 17, 1997 in St. Mary’s Hospital. She came here in 1949 from Janesville, Wisconsin. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 44 years. She is survived by a daughter, Agnes Jarven of Tucson; three sons, Charles (Julie) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Dennis (Emilie) of Boise, ID and Mark of Tucson; and four grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be said at 9:00 a.m.Saturday, September 20 at Sacred Heart Church, 601 E. Ft. Lowell Rd. Friends may call at ABBEY FUNERAL CHAPEL, 3435 N. 1st Ave., from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.today. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to a favorite charity.
LASTRA, Luis Ricardo, Sr., born April 3, 1939 in Havana, Cuba, died September 13, 1997 in Tucson, AZ. Survived by wife, Michele of Tucson; son, Luis Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA.; daughter, Carmen Eccles of Huntington Beach, CA; and grandchildren, Jake and Janelle Eccles of Huntington Beach, CA; also Carmen C. Lastra, mother of Luis Jr. and Carmen Eccles. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice Family Care, 3838 N. Campbell, Tucson, AZ. 85719. No services will be held.
Linda Elise Lucas
December 2, 1947 – September 15, 199
…And in the end I give you peace and hope we never part.
I’ll always remember the time we shared.
and from Heaven I send you my heart.
Survived by her loving husband, Robert Lucas; son, Dale; daughter, Sandy Davidson and her husband, Troy; parents, Carl and Elise Rhein; brothers, Steve (Karen) Rhein, Ken (Marta) Rhein; sister, Anita (Richard) Velasco; grandson, Justin Davidson; 12 nephews; two nieces; one grandniece; and one grandnephew. Preceded in death by in-laws, Charles W. and Lela Mae Lucas. She was active in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, and a Sunday School teacher for many years. Friends may call Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., EVERGREEN MORTUARY. Services will be held Friday, 10:00 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ascension Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements by EVERGREEN MORTUARY & CEMETERY, N.Oracle & W. Miracle Mile.
RAMIREZ, Leonel L. (Leo), age 73, of Tucson, died September 18, 1997. He is survived by brothers, Bobby (Mary Rose) Ramirez, Rudy Ramirez; sisters, Mary (Jim) Mathely, Hortencia Duarte, Sara Olivia Norzagaray, Helen Isham, and Olga Encinas; and sister-in-law, Flora Ramirez; 27 nieces and nephews; and 54 grand-nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 22, 1997, 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Friends may call Sunday, September 21, 1997 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at ARIZONA MORTUARY, 7 E. University. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Interment Holy Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Casa de los Ninos or the Homeless, please.
ARMSTRONG, Thomas Charles, 64, died September 17, 1997. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lucene, and is survived by his father, Cullen F. Armstrong. A sister, Judy Beach (Gene); a niece, Linda Cardella; and a nephew, Mark Beach also survive. There will be no services. Tom’s family wishes to thank the staff at Manor Care and TMC Hospice for their compassion and many kindnesses.
