Theodore Edward “Ted” Drish was born on January 23, 1941, in Washington, Iowa, and grew up in Brighton. Ted attended Iowa State Teacher’s College (now the University of Northern Iowa) for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. He later studied at Washington State University and Oklahoma State University. He taught physics at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa,...
Barbara Anne Ristig (née Motto), of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away peacefully in hospice on July 7, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on April 29, 1945, in Jamestown, New York, Barbara was raised on the family farm before moving to Garden Grove, California in 1955. After the death of her mother when she was just a young girl,...
Roger A. Beckman, passed away peacefully at Pleasant Valley Care Home in Prescott Arizona on Wednesday July 2, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Roger was born on October 17, 1961 in Lima Ohio to Elmer and Mildred (Beining) Beckman.
Roger is survived by brothers; Dan (Pat) Beckman of Beavercreek Ohio and Gerry Beckman of Higgins Lake Michigan, sisters; Joyce (Ed) Maenle...