Beulah M. Nephew
Beulah M. Nephew, 78, of Apache Junction passed away Saturday, January 20, 2001. Mrs. Nephew, a waitress from Breckenridge, MN, is survived by her husband Freddie, daughter Karen Bushee, sons Gene and James Thimjon, 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Johnnie Hugh Singletary
Johnnie Hugh Singletary, 81, of Mesa passed away Friday, January 19, 2001. Mr. Singletary, a truck driver for a moving and storage co. and a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII, from Shawnee, Oklahoma, is survived by his wife Ruth G. Singletary, daughters Sandra Flanders, Grace McKewen, Jackie Kocher and Lizabeth Fouriner, sons Johnnie Singletary, Jr., Clarence Blackherms, C. Wayne Singletary, Joey Singletary and Clifford Singletary, 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Bunker's Desert View handled all arrangements.
Mr. Clarol "Punky" Babb
Mr. Clarol "Punky" Babb, 67, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, January 26, 2001. Mr. Babb, a retired dept. manager in the computer industry and a Veteran of the Korean War, born in Cambridge, MN, is survived by his wife Carol, daughter Debra Stickney, sons Jeffrey and Randall Babb, sisters Jean Larson and Eleanor Lood, brothers Dwaine and Clyde Babb, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Love of Christ Lutheran Church at 1525 N. Power Rd., Mesa, AZ 85205. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Russell Eugene Bower
Russell Eugene Bower, 76, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Mr. Bower, a master mechanic born in Ava, Illinois, is survived by his wife Eleanor, Daughters Donna Mowrer, Betty Duckworth and Jeannie Haller, sons Russell Bower, Billy Murphy, Jody Bower, Ronald Ward, Gary Ward and Charles Bower, sisters Fern Brown, Dorothy Morales and Martha Butzinger, brother Grover Bower, many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Please send memorials to Vista Care Hospice at 6991 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. C250, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. Bunker's Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Leo J. Charron
Leo J. Charron, 102, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2001. Mr. Charron, a paperslitter born in North Brookfield, Mass., is survived by his daughters Doris Clark, Shirley Goy and Marjorie Stake, sister Hattie St. Jacques, brother Alfred, 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Please send all memorials to Banner Hospice at 1325 N. Fiesta Blvd., Ste. 1, Gilbert, AZ., 85233. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Stanley W. Clayton
Stanley W. Clayton, 79, of Apache Junction, passed away February 6, 2001. Mr. Clayton, a garage owner born in Switz City, Indiana, is survived by his wife Georgianna, daughter Karen, sons Randall and Robert, sisters Macie Albertson, Geneva Lennington, Grace Raymond, Edith Dickerson and Annabelle Mosbaugh and 2 grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the Hopice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phx., Az., 85014. Mountain View Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Vernon L. Flatum
Vernon L. Flatum, 58, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2001. Mr. Flatum, a dairy farmer born of Millelacs County, Minnesota, is survived by his daughter Tracy Smith, son Trent, brothers Henry, Keith and Floyd and 5 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Willard Ross Merklin
Willard Ross Merklin, 86, of Apache Junction, passed away this past week. Mr. Merklin, a self taught mechanic born in Cheyenne County, Kansas, is survived by his wife Ruth Bobenmoyer, stepson Gene Young, daughter in law Marlene and two grandchildren, Shelly and Rodney, all from a previous marriage, his four stepchildren, Ida, Alice, Arlene and David, sister Genevieve and her family, nephew, Jim and Bob Willis of Benkelman and their families, niece Kathy Smith of Wray, Colorado and her family, and numerous other relatives, friends and neighbors. Memorials may be sent in Mr. Merklin's name to Forch Funeral Chapel in Benkelman, Nebraska. Forch Funeral Chapel handled all arrangements.
Thelma Shirley Olson
Thelma Shirley Olson, 78, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mrs. Olson, a homemaker born in Chatfield, Minnesota, is survived by her husband Willis Olson, and son Michael Lee Olson. Memorials may be sent to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 52177, Phoenix, AZ 85072. Bunker's Desert View handled all arrangements.
George J. Rauch
George J. Rauch, 77, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mr. Rauch, an owner of amusement rides, born in Cascade, Iowa, is survived by his wife Edna, daughter Judy Womack, step sons Dan and Dean Yousse, sisters Margaret Zeiser, Mary Porter and Rita O'Connell, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Reuben Wetterstrom
Reuben Wetterstrom, 94, of Mesa, passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. Mr. Wetterstrom, a farmer, is survived by his niece Evelyn Karlsson, sister Hildur Jakobsson and sister-in-law Mildred Wetterstrom. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Dorrell "Brownie" Brown, Jr.
Dorrell "Brownie" Brown, Jr., 77, of Apache Junction, formerly of Monroe, Michigan, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2001. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised by his grandparents, Bert and JoAnne Brown. He is survived by his wife the former Shirley St. Bernard, son Gary L. Brown of Tempe, AZ, daughter Sandra L. Vanisacker of Monroe, Michigan, 5 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 2 sisters Wilma Hintz of Toledo, Ohio and Rosemary Geib of Hale, Michigan. St. Timothy Catholic Church handled all arrangements with interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa, AZ.
Richard Stanley Leslie
Richard Stanley Leslie, 85, of Apache Junction passed away Friday, February 2, 2001. Mr. Leslie, a boatswain and a member of the U. S. Navy, was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Bunker's Desert View handled all arrangements.
De Lores A. Bohanon
De Lores A. Bohanon, 75, of Apache Junction and Stanchfield, MN., passed away Thursday, February 22, 2001. Mrs. Bohanon, a homemaker, born in Robbinsdale, MN., is survived by her husband Francis, daughter Kimberly Ann Bartholomew, sons Dennis, Gary, Jim, Kenneth and Craig, sister Marion Bohanon, brother Richard Phillips, 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
James L. Franklin
James L. Franklin, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. Franklin, an underground splicer and a U.S. Naval Veteran of the Korean War, born in Toppenish, Washington, is survived by his wife Beatrice, daughter Sheri Porter, sons David and Sherman, sister Carolyn Brotherton, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Lois Katzke
Lois Katzke, 60, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2001. Miss Katzke, born in Brooklyn, New York, is survived by her brother Warren Katzke. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Olive O. Mahr
Olive O. Mahr, 88, of Mesa, passed away February 21, 2001. Mrs. Mahr, a homemaker, born in Mesa, is survived by her husband Alfred Mahr, sons James (Lainie) Mahr and Donald Mahr, 2 grandsons and 5 great grandchildren. Chapel of Prayer handled all arrangements.
Alfred "Marty" N. Martin
Alfred "Marty" N. Martin, 72, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. Martin, a tech. Sgt. in the U.S. Air Force, born in Burlington, Vermont, is survived by his wife Barbara, step daughters Shenel Wells and Countessa Roubideaux, step sons Dennis Davis and David Roubideaux, mother Beatrice Rostron, sister Marie Murphy, brother Raymond Basiliere, three step grandchildren and 1 step great grandchild. Bunker's Desert View handled all arrangements.
Francis Polyak
Francis Polyak, 74, of Apache Junction, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2001. Mr. Polyak, a hospital maintenance worker, born in Hungary, is survived by his daughters Lisa Polyak and Marilyn Townsend, son Frank A. and 3 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Warren G. Siddons
Warren G. Siddons, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, February 19, 2001. Mr. Siddons, a retired power plant lead operator and a Korean War Veteran, born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is survived by his wife Janice (Wolf), daughter Melissa Anderson and husband Mark, son Bradly Siddons, sister Ardith Mooney, half brother Ken Miller and many nieces and nephews.
Anthony J. Zazzera
Anthony J. Zazzera, 66, of Gold Canyon, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2001. Mr. Zazzera, a department store manager and U. S. Army Veteran, born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, is survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Marcia DeAnda, sons Michael and David Zazzera, sister Benedette Zazzeria, brother Nicholas Zazzera and 8 grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Mrs. Shirlee E. Bindseil
Mrs. Shirlee E. Bindseil, 71, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2001. Mrs. Bindseil, a homemaker born in Kansas City, MO., is survived by her husband Don Bindseil, daughters Cindy Murphy, Cheryl Morrow and Cari Acton, son Steve Bindseil, 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016 or the American Kidney Foundation, 4203 E. Indian School, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Evelyn Fox
Evelyn Fox, 95, of Mesa, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2001. Mrs. Fox, a secretary at a Title Company, born in Chicago, Illinois, is survived by her husband Freeman P. Fox, daughter Susan Fox, son Stephen Fox and 2 grandchildren. Bunker's Desert View Chapel handled all arrangements.
Mrs. Lutie L. Hope
Mrs. Lutie L. Hope, 97, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2001. Mrs. Hope, a homemaker born in Langdon, North Dakota, is survived by her daughter Marjorie Lewis, sons Philip, David, Kenneth and Harvey, sister Fanny Kepke, 5 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Mountain View Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Raymond Wayne McNeley
Mr. Raymond Wayne McNeley, 71, of Mesa, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Mr. McNeley, a carpet and tile setter born in Winterset, Iowa, is survived by his wife Donna, daughters Linda Paxton, Susan Fitzpatrick and Marilyn Chambers, stepdaughter Toni Swanson, stepsons Craig and Michael Morrow, sister Lorraine Mueller, brother George, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Ray P. Moody
Ray P. Moody, 70, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2001. Mr. Moody, a builder and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korea, is survived by his wife Dolores, stepdaughters Linda Peterson, Kim Harmon and Lisa Garcia, sons Paul and Dan, stepsons Curtis and Bobby Fertig, sister Dorothy Thomas, brothers Orvis and Melvin Moody, 12 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Apache Junction Moruary handled all arrangements.
