All Obituaries

   Patricia K. Johnson,81, passed away on January 14,2023, in Mesa, Arizona. She was born August 8,1941, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harold and Mary Schneider, the second of five children. She attended Elementary and High School in Chicago, Illinois, and completed High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois.      Pat never entered a gathering without leaving with a group of new friends. Left to cherish her memory are her three daughters, Kelly (Mike), Dale,...

Arlet Alice (Christenson) Nelson lived a life that epitomized unconditional love, kindness, selflessness, decency, generosity, faithfulness, and an everlasting devotion to those she held dear. To say simply that she was the best of us, would not begin to describe just how extraordinary a woman Arlet was. Arlet left this earth on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the remarkable age of 99 years old. Arlet was born on January 24, 1923, in the small town of Roland, Iowa, to her Norwegian...

On December 20, 2022, at 12:11pm, Ron Hamm transitioned to his heavenly home surrounded by family following a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer. Diagnosed with kidney stones in March 2022, they found a mass on his pancreas and Ron underwent the Whipple surgery on April 20. They found a tumor that was later identified as ampullary cancer, stage 3b. Ron battled this all year and fought hard against pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses in early December. It was just too much and...

Christina Inger Doyle, 77, of Chandler, passed away on 1/7/23 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.   Chris was born on 6/19/45 to Sven and Karin Holm in Malmköping, Sweden. She was the youngest of five children born to the couple.  Her brother and three sisters were born within three years of each other, then six years later came Chi. Her siblings teased her about being an accident (as any sibling would), but her sweet father assured her she was the one they...

It is with our deepest sorrow that we announce the loss of our beloved mother Patricia Ann Steward (Pat), age 77, who passed on Sunday December 11, 2022. Pat was born in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama City, Panama on April 20, 1945, the daughter of Paul Spencer Rupert and Ernestina Marguarite Ward. Pat was the third born of four daughters, including Rosemarie, Jennette, and Toby. Pat attended a number of schools growing up, graduating high school in Palo Alto, California. Pat married at a...

  Ronald Rodney from Phoenix, Arizona departed this life on the morning of Friday November 18, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ where he had been living for the past 10 years.  Ronald was originally from Haiti and was born in the capital City of Port-au-Prince, on September 10th, 1992. He grew up in his family home in Port-au-Prince until 2010.  As a child, he attended the Premiere Eglise Baptiste de Port-au-Prince (First Baptist Church of Port-au-Prince) with his family. ...

Daniel Kevin Burke (Kevin), passed away on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2022. He will be remembered for his boundless enthusiasm, determination, and daredevil sports, whether in skydiving, scuba diving, hiking, softball, golfing, dirt-biking, camping or horseback riding.   Born in June 1956 in Salt Lake City, he grew up and lived in Tempe, Arizona where he worked at ASU in their recreation department.  He was an ASU graduate in outdoor and therapeutic recreation. Kevin inspired...

Paula Michelle Hackett, 77, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022 at North Chandler Place Assisted Living, Chandler, Arizona. She was born in Baltimore, MD on September 19, 1945, the daughter of William and Ethel Smith. Paula retired from the City of Baltimore's Municipal Telephone Exchange in 2012 and in 2020, moved to Arizona to live with her son and daughter-in-law, Rufus and Thomasina Hackett. A celebration of Paula's life will be held at a later date in Baltimore,...

Jim was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on November 24th, 1935. His family moved to Mesa one year later. They were ranchers in the east valley for many years. He attended Mesa High School. He was employed by General Motors at the Desert Proving Grounds for 30 years as a supervisor for Cadillac. He was preceded in death by his parents Lee and Flossie Poole, brothers Walter (Ronnie), Sterling (Sonny), and Charles. He is survived by his wife Ann, brother Roger and sister Helen Johnson. He...

  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...