Obituaries

Jun 10, 2012

Elizabeth M Jones (Betty), age 91, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at her home in Prescott, Arizona. Betty was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1920 to Clement H. and M. Elizabeth (Miller) Groff and moved to Prescott in 1947. She married Aulton T. Jones in October 1950 in Prescott. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband of 61...

Jun 8, 2012

Eric W. Thompson died June 8, 2012 in Prescott, Arizona. He was born October 29, 1920 in Salem, New Jersey. He was the son of Olin and Frances (Carlson) Thompson. Eric was 91 years old. Eric proudly served his country in the 524th MP Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II in the Rhineland Central Europe Theater. His career was...

Jun 8, 2012

Ronnie Riley, 44, passed into the loving arms of his savior on June 8, 2012, in Prescott, AZ. Ronnie was born on May 29, 1968, in Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by his mother Clara; father Dave; brother Richard; three daughters, Amber, Rashel and Ronica; Grandpa Stewart; Grandma Riley; Aunt Tami; Uncles Robert and Ronnie Dale; nephews; and many cousins....

Jun 8, 2012

Lillian E. Dixon, 94, passed away at Margaret T. Morris Center in Prescott, Arizona, on June 8, 2012. She was born August 22, 1917, near Fromberg, in Carbon County, Montana, the daughter of Reuben L. and Mabel L. (Larrabee) Balder. She married Everett H. Dixon in Cody, Wyoming, on February 5, 1938. Everett and Lillian lived on various ranches on...

Jun 6, 2012

Donald died on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at his home in Prescott, Arizona. He was born March 4, 1931 in Arcadia, Oklahoma; the son of Fred and Mary Burnworth. Donald was 81 years old. Cemetery: Prescott National Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona Service: A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses,...

Jun 2, 2012

Earl J. Spenard Jr. has succumbed to cancer. He was born on July 29, 1943 in Denver, CO to Geraldine and Earl J. Spenard Sr. Earl was proud to have served in the United States Marine Corps during the Viet Nam Conflict; and returning to Denver to begin service with the Jefferson county Sheriff’s Department that spanned 23 years. He...

Jun 2, 2012

Chuck died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Hospice Family Care, the Crossings, in Prescott. He was born May 27, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri; the son of Edwin and Anna (Brockmeier) Heinicke. Chuck was 85 years old. He is survived by his loving and caring wife of 57 years, Hazel, daughter Judy and her husband Dan Plambek of Newbury Park,...

Jun 1, 2012

Patrick J. Hernandez, 29, was born in Prescott, AZ, on September 11, 1982 to Jose Hernandez and Marie Carbajal. He lived in Bagdad, AZ until 2001 when he went to Flagstaff, AZ to attend NAU. Then Patrick returned to the Prescott area to attend Yavapai College in 2006 and currently was working at the Prescott Valley McDonald’s. Patrick died at...

Jun 1, 2012

Katherine Ann Siegel, 56, died June 1, 2012 in Prescott, Arizona. She was born March 15, 1956 to Paul and Ines Mullens in Charelestown, SC. She is survived by her husband of nearly 30 years Norman Siegel; children Kari (Joe) Eglash of Tulsa, OK, Greg Siegel of Milwaukee, WI, and Kristy Katlowski of Wisconsin; brothers Preston of Wisconsin, James and...

Jun 1, 2012

May 30, 2012

Mr. William Robert “Bill” Smith, 71 went to be with his Savior on May 30, 2012, at his home in Prescott Valley, AZ surrounded by his family and caregivers. Bill was born December 5, 1940, in Wayne , West Virginia son of the late Jewell Jackson and William Smith. Bill was joined in marriage to Diana Ashley on June 30,...

May 29, 2012

Ted W. Grimm, 87, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2012 in Prescott, AZ. Born January 20, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of John H. Grimm and Susan Albee Grimm. After serving in the World War II, he married Betty G. Wetherbee on July 21, 1947. They resided in Illinois until December 1967 when the family moved...

May 29, 2012

Henry Lee Alexander passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Northern Arizona VA Medical Center Hospice Unit in Prescott. He moved from California to Prescott valley twenty years ago. A member of the United States Marine Corp for six dedicated years was honorably discharged in 1962. Henry loved the outdoors and enjoyed helping others, he often referred to himself...

May 28, 2012

William “Bill” Benjamin Scherrer, Sr, 95, died in Prescott Valley, AZ May 28, 2012. He was born February 8, 1917 in Lebanon, IN to Leon & Pearl Scherrer. A private cremation was held at Wakelin Bradshaw Chapel and Bill and his bride Betty were buried at the Prescott National Cemetery.

May 27, 2012

Mary Reed, 58, passed away May 27, 2012 in Prescott. She was born September 7th, 1953 in Kentucky.

May 26, 2012

Klabe, Donald Hugh Sr., 82 Don was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1929 and passed away in Prescott on May 26, 2012. Don married Janet Simmons on June 14, 1950 and was a devoted and loving husband and father for the past 62 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Janet, daughter Janine Klabe, sons Eric Klabe...

May 26, 2012

Naomi (McKenzie) Coppock, 89 of Prescott, AZ passed away on 5/26/2012. She was born in Brazil, IN and also lived in Columbiana, OH. She moved to Arizona in 1947 and worked for McKesson Robbins. She was a member of Church of the Beatitudes in Phoenix and First Congregational Church in Prescott, AZ. Naomi was preceded in death by her husband...

May 24, 2012

Prescott pioneer, W.W. 'Bill' Caywood, left us last Thursday, May 24th. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on November 23, 1923 and came to Prescott with his first wife, Kay Raabe, in 1952. Together the couple created the Pine Lawn Mobile Home Park on North Gurley Street. Bill served as a Councilman on the Prescott City Council in the...

May 24, 2012

Wanda Persel, 70, died May 24, 2012 in Prescott, Arizona. She was born August 15, 1941 to John & Mary Tucholski in Camden, NJ. She is survived by her daughter Sandra Stokes; and sons Robert Phillips, William Phillips, and Thomas Phillips. A private cremation was held at Wakelin Bradshaw Chapel.

May 24, 2012

Joan died Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She was born December 4, 1933 in McIntosh, South Dakota; the daughter of John and Matilda Beier. Joan was 78 years old. Her passion was her family and was especially proud of her children. Joan's love was being outside just sitting and enjoying nature at its best or working around...