Obituaries

Dr. Craig Arthur Trueblood, 85, passed away on March 24, 2025 at his home in Glendale, Arizona.
Craig was born on July 18, 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona to Dr. Roger K. Trueblood, Sr. and Florence A. Felgar Trueblood. He attended Glendale High School and the University of Arizona.
He went to Temple University in...

Rachel Esther (McBeth) Brand passed on December 24, 2024, after a difficult battle with
dementia.

Rachel was born on July 30, 1933, in Arcadia Florida The daughter of Rev. Paul McBeth
and Esther McCullough McBeth. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. William
(Bill) Brand in 1994, and is survived by their...

Dr. Roger Ketcham Trueblood, Jr. passed away on June 9th, 2024, at his home in Humble, Texas with his family at his side.
Roger "Ketch" was born on September 27th, 1932, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Dr. Roger K. Trueblood, Sr. and his birth mother, Dorothy Baker, who passed away when he was young. Roger Sr. remarried...

Ronald Nelson Short, born on July 1, 1939, in Moline, IL, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, hard work, and community service. Ron was the beloved son of Paul Edward Short and Louise Nelson Short.
Growing up on the banks of the Rock River, Ron developed a passion for music, playing the...

Patricia Somers Evans Shawver departed this life peacefully on December 2, 2023. She was born into two legacy West Phoenix farming families on December 19, 1928, the daughter of John Henry Evans and Bertina Brooks Evans. In July 1947, she married W.N. "Jack" Shawver. The couple made their home in Glendale and were...

Donna Davis Chiurazzi, born to Donald and Patricia Davis on September 16 1949 in Dover-Foxcroft Maine, died of natural causes November 6, 2023 in Surprise, Arizona. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jack Chiurazzi, devoted children, Jill Blesch & Donald Chiurazzi, son-in-law Stephen Blesch,...

Jerry Dygert, 75, of Peoria, Arizona passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023 at Banner Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, Arizona. Jerry was born June 24, 1948 of Van Hornesville, NY. He lived in upstate New York & later moved to Peoria, Arizona.
Jerry was a truck driver all his life. He retired from Shamrock...

Joanne Hayden was born in Waltham Massachusetts on November 9th 1933 to Priscilla and Kenneth Raymond. Joanne and her younger sister Marilyn grew up on a farm with animals and where her affinity for cats and animals began.
She gave birth to two sons, William and David Deibert. In her early years she worked at...

Beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on March 30, 2023 at the age of 105. She was born Audrie Clark, on September 15th, 1917 in Orillia, Ontario Canada. Her parents were Malcom Clark of Phoenix, AZ and Vivian Crane Clark of Fresno, CA.

At the age of seven her family...

IN LOVING MEMORY
Donald Crawford Gum 84 passed away due to natural causes. He will be missed.
He was preceded in death by his father Dale and mother Chessa; sisters Marilyn and Becky, and brother Robert.

Don is survived by his sons, James and Philip, and his longtime friend and companion Leslie.

Don started...

Kathleen B. Kaiser (67) passed away peacefully at Mom's Place Care Facility in Glendale, AZ on July 22, 2022, after a life of service, leadership, and generosity. Kathy had many close friends whom she loved and who cared deeply for her. Her love of animals was also strong and included her dogs Mickey, Kia, and Jack,...

Bernice Joan Cohen Rabinowitz of Peoria, Arizona passed away on April 18, 2022, at the age of 91. She fought valiantly against cancer for three years. She was a beloved and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend.

Bernice was born Jan. 14, 1931 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to...