Local Obituaries for Families in Safford, Arizona
Angel Rios
Aug 27, 2010
On August 2, 1934 Ascencion and Marianna Rios were blessed with their 3rd son, Angel also known as Lito, was born in Safford Arizona. At the age of 10 Angel and his family moved to Morenci, during this time he attended school participating in high school sports. Angel was on the varsity team from his freshman year till his senior...
Walter Bird
Aug 25, 2010
Walter J. Bird Jr. Curly TAYLORSVILLE, UT - Walter Jay Bird, Jr. passed away August 25, 2010 just hours prior to his 64th wedding anniversary. Born March 3, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Walter Jay and Martha Peterson Bird. Married Jean Bridge August 26, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah; solemnized May 19, 1950 in the Salt Lake...
Richard Christensen
Aug 24, 2010
Richard W. Christensen 1925 ~ 2010 Richard Wright Christensen, 84, passed away August 24, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born September 28, 1925 in Oak City, Utah, son of Willard Richard and Geneveive Wright Christensen. Served in the US Army during WWII and received a Purple Heart. Married Lavon Matson October 10, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Active...
Lucian Gogan
Aug 24, 2010
Lucian T. Gogan In Loving Memory In loving memory of Lucian Thaddeus Gogan, born July 16, 2010, passed away August 24, 2010. It seemed it was just yesterday we were going to have you in our lives, our son. When you were finally born you brought such joy to our lives. Though there were complications when you arrived, you still...
Mark Henson
Aug 23, 2010
Mark Henson of Safford passed away at his home on August 23, 2010. Funeral Services are pending at this time.
Dennis Johnson
Aug 23, 2010
Dennis E. Johnson Gone Camping Dennis Eugene Johnson died August 23, 2010 after a 22 month battle with colon cancer. Born September 9, 1939 in Kalispell, Montana to Violet Johnson. He worked 25 years at the main post office as a clerk and supervisor before retiring. He served in the US Navy for 5 years. He liked to fish, camp,...
Robert Bell
Aug 23, 2010
Robert L. Bell 1922 ~ 2010 Robert Lee Bell of South Jordan, Utah died Monday, August 23, 2010 in the Salt Lake Regional Hospital of Congestive Heart Failure. He was born in North Platte, Nebraska on August 31, 1922 and later moved to a small town near the Tetons in Idaho. In 1936 his family moved to Laramie, Wyoming. He...
Robin Hale
Aug 22, 2010
Robin Scarborough Hale, 55 of Safford passed away at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Robin was born August 2, 1955 in Lancaster, California to Roy & Retta Scarborough. She graduated High School in Las Sierra, California and worked at Wal-Mart as a stocker and sales clerk. Robin enjoyed crafts and cooking. She is survived by her fiance...
Beata Glende
Aug 22, 2010
Beata Margaret Baird Glende Gone Cruisin If you are reading this obituary then you know I went cruising August 22, 2010 due to cancer. I was born April 13, 1931 at 440 South 9th East, Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Annie Beata Simons and Wallace Marvin Baird. I graduated from West High School in 1948 and Comptometer School in...
Werner Kopp
Aug 21, 2010
Werner Ludwig Heinz Kopp Together Again Our loving husband, father and Opa, Werner Kopp, age 76, passed away on August 21, 2010 at home in Grantsville. Born November 21, 1933 in Hamburg Germany. Married Frauke Irma Best on June 12, 1959. She preceded him in death. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Nathan Peterson
Aug 21, 2010
Nathan J. Peterson Nate Nathan James Peterson was born November 20, 1987 in Helena, Montana to Brad and Teri Peterson and lived there with his family for 17 of his 22 years. Nathan passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 in West Jordan where he and his parents have lived for the last five years. Nate was an angel here on...
Duane Ledford
Aug 20, 2010
Duane DJ Lynn Ledford Jr., 31, passed away August 20, 2010, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born to Duane Lynn Ledford Sr. and Margie Ann Avalos in Bountiful, Utah, on May 22, 1979. A few years later, he was adopted for medical insurance purposes, and raised by his grandparents, Junior and Isabel Ledford. He spent...
Christene Jurado
Aug 18, 2010
Christene Jurado, 44, of Phoenix, Formerly of Safford, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Phoenix. She was born on December 10, 1965 in Safford, AZ, to Frank Jurado and Evangelina Lopez. She is survived by her children, Victor Jurado, Nicole Lopez, Rueben Lopez, Jr., and Anthony Lopez; Mother, Evangelina Jurado; Bothers, Frank Jurado,...
Andrew Petrun
Aug 17, 2010
Andrew Frank Petrun, 86, of Safford, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at his daughter's home in Safford. He was born on July 31, 1924 in Leetsdale, PA, to Michael Petrun and Anna Cacheznak. A private family service was conducted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Caldwell Funeral Chapel, with military honors by the Gila Valley Honor Guard....
EksAyn Anderson
Aug 16, 2010
EksAyn Anderson 1919 2010 Our beloved EksAyn Anderson Papa, 91, passed away on August 16, 2010, at home with his family. Papa was born February 16, 1919 in Nephi, UT, to Peter Nephi Anderson and Stella May Belliston. He married his sweetheart, Cordelia Mary Marshall in Dallas, TX in 1946 and they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in...
Isabel Cervantez
Aug 16, 2010
Isabel Urrea Cervantez, 83 of San Jose passed away on August 16, 2010. She was born November 19, 1926. While living in Clifton, she met her future husband Vincent Cervantez at the El Charro when he would come in for coffee. They married a short time later. Isabel enjoyed taking evening walk, gardening, visiting with friends and family on the...
Charles Fox
Aug 14, 2010
Charles Fox, of Pima passed away quietly in the night at his home. Funeral Services are pending at this time.
Dorietta Horn-McGaughey
Aug 14, 2010
Biography Dorietta Bratcher Horn McGaughey, 91, formerly of Duncan, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Oklahoma. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Caldwell Funeral Chapel, 112 East Main Street in Safford. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Intement will be in the Duncan Cemetery.
Jeanne Hill
Aug 14, 2010
Jeanne Deverall Hill Together Forever Our sweet mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Jeanne Deverall Hill, passed from this life as softly as she lived on August 14, 2010. Born January 21, 1928 to Melvin and Afton Perkins Deverall and raised in Taylorsville, Utah. She was a graduate of Granite High School. She married William Joseph Hill in the Salt...
Lisa Crowther
Aug 12, 2010
Lisa Marie Crowther Shorty Loving wife, mother, sister and friend, Lisa Marie Crowther, age 32, passed away on August 12, 2010 following a tragic car accident. Born November 11, 1977 in Buffalo, Wyoming, to Paul and Teresa Dana Wildey Hansen. Married Ryan Crowther on September 18, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Enjoyed doing crafts and spending time with family....
