All Obituaries

  Ann Harvey was a loving mother and friend.  She was born on February 2nd, 1951 in Thailand.  She went on to be with the Lord on November 15th, 2022.     Ann has been a resident of Arizona for 13 years.  She had a passion for traveling and games.  She was very kind and caring.  She was viewed as a second mother to so many people.  She was vibrant, outgoing and enjoyed her time spent with close friends and family.  She cared deeply...

Hans Peter Huth passed away peacefully on November 4, 2022, in the home he shared with his daughter, Marissa, son-in-law, John and granddaughter, Marlena.   Hans was born in Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany on April 30, 1928, to Josef Huth and Maria (Ollig) Huth.  He was the oldest of three children, which included brothers Reinhold and Günter. His later childhood was beset by more than the usual challenges, with his native country in the midst of a war.  He survived...

Francis Richard Doria was born in New York in 1935 and was the youngest of his siblings. He served in the U.S. Air Force, and was stationed in Duluth, Minnesota where he met the love of his life at a local cafe, Betty Impola. They fell in love, married, and their family quickly began to grow. Throughout his life he was supportive of his wife, his kids and his granddaughter, who he helped raise. He was a protector, always there in the background caring for the people he put under his...

Marjorie West, 94, passed away October 24, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Marjorie was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 19, 1928. She also resided in Addison, Illinois, for many years. Marjorie is preceded in death by her husband, William West, her parents, John Godfrey American and Angie Melissa (Kingsbury) American, as well as her sisters, Cynthia Belle American and Martha Joan Jarosh. She is survived by her daughter Anita (Murray) Greenberg of Scottsdale, Arizona, granddaughter...

David Kendall Johnson passed away September 21, 2022. He was born on September 9th, 1944, in Galesburg, Illinois to parents Kendall and Ruth Johnson. He was a father to his daughter Allison and son Mark and taught math and computer programming at Corona Del Sol High School for the majority of his career. David was a resident of Arizona for 39 years and was an avid golfer, lovingly dubbed "Commissioner of Golf" for his group of over 50 teachers and friends...

Shizuko Nomura Hoffman, 93, passed away September 13. She was born on February 13, 1929, in Tokyo, Japan. From her earliest days in Japan growing up through the Great Depression and World War II to a life that brought her to a new country where she continuously reinvented herself, Shizuko made it seem as effortless as a stroke of her calligraphy brush. Her life was defined just as much by her unabashed ability to accept any burden as it was to extend a helping hand to those in need. When...

Traci Daniele Thurman was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She was known to many as Tre or T.T. She was born on February 28, 1980, in Mesa, AZ to Irma Leticia Seamster and Frank James Evans. She entered eternal rest on September 9, 2022. Traci was passionate about caring for others, it was her calling that brought so much fulfillment in her life. She was an advocate and resource to many women that struggled with various mental health issues. She was full of life and had so...

Chief Master Sergeant Leander (Lee) J. Ostendorf, USAF (Ret), 91, of Tempe, AZ, a proud 30 year and 26 day Air Force veteran, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2022. Lee was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend. Lee was born in Ward Springs, MN on August 15, 1931 as one of 15 children born to Mathilda and Bernard Ostendorf. He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife, Norma, of 48 years (September 27, 2003). He...

Doris “Lorraine” Webber, 94 of Tempe, AZ passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Friendship Village retirement center. Formerly of St. Joseph, Lorraine had been a resident at Friendship Village since 2018. She was born November 15, 1927, in Mechanicsville, Iowa, the daughter of the late Frank M. and Nellie (Robinson) Thomson. Lorraine taught English and Home Economics for 42 years in both the Bridgman and St. Joseph, Michigan school districts. She retired from St. Joseph...

"Bunchie" Bethell (95) born Erma Cleo Olive, passed away quietly on August 15, 2022.  She was a native of Arizona and a graduate of Phoenix Union High School.  She was married to Lonnie R. Bethell (deceased 1980) for 35 years, and they had two sons, Larry (Mary) and John (Karie); four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. Besides her love of family, her many joys included crafting, keeping score at Little League baseball games,...