obituaries

December 18, 2023

Alfonso (Al) Caballero, passed away on December 18, 2023 in Tucson, AZ.

Al was born on May 22, 1953 in Tucson, AZ, to Alfonso G Caballero and Olivia C Caballero. Al was a mason by trade and enjoyed this family skill which was passed down to him and his brothers from his father. Al was raised in...

December 17, 2023

Ernestine was born on Nov. 7, 1927 and “fell asleep in death” (Acts 7:60) on Dec. 17, 2023.

She is preceded in death by her parents Carlos and Viriginia Calderon, her loving husband Ygnacio O. Marquez and her children, Leticia Harris and her infant son, Ricardo Marquez. Her predeceased siblings are Carlitos, Margarita, Alberto, Arturo Calderon and...

December 15, 2023

December 15, 2023

Edward Louis Bagnaschi Jr, 66, of Tucson AZ, passed away unexpectedly on December 15, 2023 after a short but very aggressive battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 19, 1957 in Meriden CT to Edward and Phyllis (Muscatello) Bagnaschi and spent the majority of his life in CT until retiring to AZ in 2010. Edward is survived by...

December 14, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Paul Anthony Mihalik, Sr., 95, on the 14th of December 2023, with his beloved wife and three of his children by his side.

Paul is survived by his wife of 74 years, Lucy Valenzuela Mihalik of Patagonia, Arizona. He is also survived by his children:...

December 12, 2023

Darla Rene Leong, 83, of Green Valley, Arizona, passed away on December 12, 2023, in Green Valley.  She was born on December 21, 1939, in Lubbock, Texas, to Burnis & Vivian Whited.  Darla moved to Arizona in 2012.

Darla is survived by 1 daughter, Melissa Kish; 2 sons, Joseph D’Amico and John Leong; 2 brothers, Jim Whited...

December 9, 2023

Maria Del Carmen Delgado Vallejo, 56, lived in Tucson, AZ sadly left us December 09, 2023, in her home. Carmen was born in Nuevo Laredo, Durango, Mexico on August 6th, 1967, moved to Tucson, AZ when she was five years Old. She went to Cragin Elementary, Doolen Middle school, and Catalina High School. She was a hard worker, achieved her...

December 7, 2023

Derek Alfred Wilcox was born in Darlaston, England, to the parentage of Laura Brookes and Alfred Wilcox on August 9th, 1933.

Derek was a soft-spoken man with a big loving heart. He had a great sense of humor & a love of music, literature, fast cars & life! While he was a very fun man he was...

December 6, 2023

Tanya, 68, was born in Pensacola Florida on May 18, 1955. She passed peacefully in Tucson Arizona on December 6, 2023. Many thanks to Peppi’s House for the compassionate care given in her last days on Earth.

She is preceded in death by her Mother Mary Jane Dougherty, Father Jerome Matthew Dougherty and Brother Donald Manning Dougherty....

December 5, 2023

December 5, 2023

Mirabel (Mo) Digel Sweet, 96, former longtime resident of Boulder, CO, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2023, while snow birding in Tucson, AZ.

Mo was born in 1927, in Bradford, PA, to Robert A. Digel, Sr. and Mirabel Hamlin Digel. One of five children, she grew up in Smethport, PA, and spent summers with her family...

December 1, 2023

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

- Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (King James Version)

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Edward Lee Johnson, known by friends...

November 22, 2023

Frederick (Fred, Freddy) F. Frasher, was born September 10, 1955, and passed on November 22, 2023, at age 68. He is preceded in death by his father, Ralph C. Frasher, and mother, Frances M. Frasher. Fred is survived by his older sisters, Judith Travis, Barbara Tritten, Susan Harp and Janet Frasher, and also his cousins, nieces and nephews, along...

November 21, 2023

José Jesús salazar Alcaraz, conocido como “Don Manolo”, nacio en el pueblo de Providencia Sonora el 14 de Febrero de 1949.

Fue llamado al reino de los cielos por nuestro señor y salvador Jesucristo en Tucson, Arizona el 21 de Noviembre del 2023. Don Manolo falleció en la comodidad de su hogar rodeado de sus seres queridos....

November 17, 2023

Joseph Harbor Hylton is from Martinsville ,Virginia. Born on August 10, 1944. He passed away on November 17th, 2023. He served in the Air Force for 20 years and retired with honorable discharge. He also was a great mechanic doing that his whole life and even making that a side job in and out of the military....

November 14, 2023

Kay Simpson White was born June 19, 1941, in Rosiclare, Illinois and passed away on November 14, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona. Kay was a remarkable woman in many regards: a proud and courageous role model to her two daughters Karen and Julia, a wonderful wife and pioneering founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Administration of Resources and Choices...

November 12, 2023

With great sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Jacqueline Sue (Hawlish) Lawton on November 12, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona at age 85. Born on September 3, 1938, Jaci spent a happy childhood in Alhambra, California. She graduated with the Alhambra High School Class of 1956.

Jaci had a lifelong connection to the ocean. She lived most...

November 12, 2023

Jennifer Lynn Romo,57, died in the peace and comfort of her home surrounded by and visited by many people that loved her. She was born June 6, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois; the daughter to Theresa Lungaro and Otto Braun and sister to her surviving brother, Mark.

Jennifer moved to Tucson shortly after high school where she met...

November 10, 2023

Carol Birdine Pratt-Condron, born September 23, 1932 to Gerald Rostellen Pratt and Rowena Birdine Pratt (Price) in San Francisco, Ca. She was preceded in death by her three husbands, William John Hartman, Weldon Eldon Mitchell and Martin Edward Condron. Also, her beloved sister Gloria Rowena Knowles. She leaves behind her children Gerald William Hartman, Deanna Gloria Fitzgerald (Joseph) and...

November 5, 2023