From Yavapai County, Arizona:
Lorena Hall
Lorena A. Hall, 77, of Camp Verde and Bagdad, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, in Bagdad.
She was born March 4, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. Hall moved to Arizona in 1929. A former resident of Black Canyon City, she worked as a cook at Rock Springs Restaurant and at 4 B's Restaurant there. She had also worked at many other restaurants during her lifetime.
She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Black Canyon City and the First Baptist Church of Camp Verde.
Mrs. Hall is survived by her daughters, Joyce Manifee of Camp Verde, Della Mosely of Bagdad, Patsy Orey of Phoenix, Glenda Courtney of Ranger, Texas, and Mary Jane Stenerson of Challis, Idaho; brothers, Tom Smith of Pinetop and William Smith of Black Canyon City; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at noon Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Camp Verde. A visitation will be at the church from 11 a.m. until the service.
Westcott Funeral Home in Camp Verde helped the family with arrangements.
Dale Dombey
Dale Kline Dombey, 72, of Prescott, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, in Phoenix.
He was born March 12, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Louis Alexander and Edith (Kline) Dombey.
Mr. Dombey served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He moved to Prescott 10 years ago. He was the owner of Dombey, Inc., a financial planning service.
He was a member of Prescott Community Church, and played in the Community Band. He was involved in the development and creation of the Pendleton Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Dombey is survived by his wife, Billie; daughter, Diane Allison of Phoenix; sons, Craig of Prescott and Doug of Steamboat, Colo.; sister, Sue Wright of Phoenix; and seven grandchildren.
Services were held Monday at Chaparral Christian Church in Scottsdale.
Memorial contributions are suggested to El Zaribah Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital Fund, 552 N. 40th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008.
Hansen Mortuary in Phoenix helped the family with arrangements.
Lillian Goswick
Lillian "Pearl" Schutz Goswick, 79, of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott.
She was born Oct. 19, 1920, in Humboldt, to Theodore "Ted" and Lillie Del (Kilpatrick) Schutz.
Mrs. Goswick grew up in Hum-boldt as a miner's daughter. Her father, along with his brother Bill, discovered the Golden Turkey and the Golden Belt Mines by Cleator on Turkey Creek.
She went to school in Humboldt and married George Goswick in 1938. She spent much of her life in the Bradshaw Mountains on the Goswick Cattle Ranch, where she worked the cattle and hunted, in addition to doing the housework and other ranch chores.
Mrs. Goswick was a charter member of "The Charlie Horses," a women's slow pitch team at Hum-boldt, and enjoyed bowling and horse races. She was famous for her cooking.
She is survived by her son, Rink, of the Goswick Cattle Ranch in Poland Junction; sister, Mary Sylvia of Humboldt; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Humboldt Bible Church on Old Black Canyon High-way, with the Rev. James Jones Jr. officiating.
Memorial contributions are suggested in Mrs. Goswick's name to the Missionary Fund, Humboldt Bible Church, P.O. Box 296, Humboldt, AZ 86329.
Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Dudley Combs
LTC USA (Ret.) Dudley "Pete" Combs, 59, formerly of Prescott, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, in Las Cruces, N.M.
He was born June 29, 1940, in Mesa, to Dudley and Mazie Combs. He attended schools in Prescott, and graduated from Prescott High School in 1958.
He is survived by his wife, Bonita; sons, Dr. Christian Combs of Rockville, Md., and 1st Lt. Steven Combs of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter, Capt. Katharine Yingst of San Antonio, Texas; mother, Mazie Combs of Prescott; brother, Norman of Phoenix; and one grandchild.
A celebration of life with full military honors will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Getz Funeral Home Chapel in Las Cruces, N.M.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New Mexico Boys Ranch, Box 5000, Boys Ranch, NM 87002.
Getz Funeral Home in Las Cruces, N.M., helped the family with arrangements.
Harold Armes
Harold Eugene Armes, 82, of Prescott, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000, in Prescott.
He was born Jan. 18, 1917, in Carterville, Ill., to the Rev. Condon B. and Velda Jane (Purnell) Armes.
Mr. Armes served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was present at the Battle of the Bulge. He married Judith Louise Johnson in 1972.
After the war, his 32-year career was spent with the National Cash Register Co., retiring as a branch manager in 1974. He moved to Prescott in 1976 from Duluth, Minn.
Mr. Armes was proudest of his years as top salesman for NCR.
He is survived by his wife, Judith; daughters, Kristine Hawkins of Bloomington, Minn., and Mary Beth Schockerer of Lakeland, Minn.; son, Stuart Johnson of Eden Prairie, Minn.; brother, William, of Springfield, Ill.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Private cremation was at Bradshaw Crematory in Prescott Valley. Memorial services will be at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, with burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota.
Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Shireen Graham
Shireen "Toby" Graham, 76, of Dewey, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000, in Prescott Valley.
She was born Oct. 21, 1923, in Web City, Okla., to William and Muriel (Warren) Griffin.
Mrs. Graham married her husband Kenneth on May 10, 1947, in Reno, Nev. She was a certified nursing assistant, and worked for the Santa Rosa General Hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., before retiring in 1960.
She was a volunteer at the Christian Life Service Center in Winterhaven, Calif. She moved to Arizona in 1995 from California.
Mrs. Graham was a member of Word of Life Assembly in Prescott. She loved to cook, played the piano and organ, and sang in choirs, and was an avid fly fisher.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; daughter, Janice Pogue of Prescott; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Redwood Memorial Gardens in Dewey, with Pastor David Fink officiating. Inurnment will be at Redwood Memorial Gardens in Dewey.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Gideons International, P.O. Box 1506, Prescott, AZ 86302.
Sunrise Funeral Home helped the family with arrangements.
Joseph Janowski
Joseph L. Janowski, 75, of Dewey, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, in Dewey.
He was born Feb. 17, 1924, in Chicago, Ill., to Joseph and Francis (Wczoric) Janowski.
Mr. Janowski served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a retired construction carpenter, and moved to Dewey 21 years ago from Milwaukee, Wis.
He was a member of Banjo & Buddies and the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Janowski is survived by his wife, Viola; sons, Lawrence, Kenneth, William and Timothy, all of Wisconsin; stepsons, Gary Reed of Las Vegas, Nev., Gordon Reed of California, and Gregg and Grady Reed of Prescott Valley; and three grandchildren.
No services were held.
Memory Chapel Mortuary helped the family with arrangements.
Opal Conder
Opal E. Conder, 90, of Prescott, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, in Prescott.
She was born Dec. 9, 1909, in Stephenville, Texas, to Samuel Johnson and Rhoda Ann (Conatser) King.
Mrs. Conder married her husband, Joseph, on Feb. 24, 1929. She worked as a caterer for the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, and was a gourmet cook for Baur's of Denver.
The Conders moved to Tucson from Denver in 1984. In 1988, after her husband's death the previous year, Mrs. Conder moved to Ramona, Calif., and to Prescott in 1993.
Mrs. Conder maintained her membership in the Park Hill United Methodist Church of Denver. She loved music, and sang and played the piano. She collected dolls and antique teapots. She was proudest of her family.
She is survived by her daughters, Joann Franklin of Prescott and Margaret Jordan of Solvang, Calif.; brother, Bill King of Loveland, Colo.; sister, Bertha Byers of Washington; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fairmount Mortuary in Denver.
Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home helped the family with local arrangements.
