Joan Anne Matheson
Jul 14, 2025
Joan Matheson passed away on July 14, 2025, in Prescott Valley, AZ. Joan was born in January 1949 to Stanley and Madeline Martell in Barre, VT. She graduated from Castleton University in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in education, and after moving to Arizona in 1981, worked for the Humboldt Unified School District at Mountain View Elementary School for over...
JoAnne Cisneros-West
Jul 12, 2025
JoAnne was born in the Hispanic village of Antonito in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, and was raised in Denver where she attended South High School. She was runner-up to Marilyn Van Derbur (later Miss America) in the Junior Miss America Pageant, and then homecoming queen in her senior year of high school, graduating in1955. After graduation JoAnne attended...
Theodore Edward Drish
Jul 9, 2025
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
Jul 7, 2025
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,...
Kathleen Jones
Jul 6, 2025
Kathleen “Kathy” D. Jones, passed away at her home on the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Reservation on July 6, 2025. Born March 19, 1959, to Gibson and Florence Jones, she was a lifelong Prescott resident. She is survived by husband Javier Ramirez, daughter Saree (Krissy Costanzi) James, sister Lenora Jones, nephew Zayden James, niece Spring (Mary) Jones, caregiver Desere Bledsoe, and many other...
Jeanne Marie Zinda
Jul 5, 2025
Jeanne Marie Zinda (née Lepp), formerly of Green Bay, Wis., died July 5, 2025, at Las Fuentes Resort Village in Prescott, Ariz., with her son Peter at her side. She was 92. The cause of death was natural causes.
Jeanne was born June 28, 1933, in Carroll, Iowa, the eldest daughter of Edward Lepp and Florence Murphy. She spent her youth...
Madeline Carol Goodwin
Jul 5, 2025
Madeline Carol Stazenski Goodwin born to a Prescott pioneer family on May 22, 1939, passed away July 5, 2025 in Prescott, AZ. Madeline was born to Stanley F Stazenski, Sr and Dora M. Stazenski, the only girl among seven brothers, and grew up on their Mint Valley Ranch in Williamson Valley. As a girl, Madeline would help her mother and...
Roger August Beckman
Jul 2, 2025
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...
