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Bill Holmes
Jul. 18, 2016
Heaven gained an angel, Bill Holmes, 58, passed away suddenly on July 18, 2016. Bill was a vibrant man who cared deeply about family and community. Tucson has been Bill's home for nearly 40 years and it is a community in which he influenced greatly with his time and talents. Bill committed his...
Juanita Penn
Jul. 15, 2016
Juanita Penn, 93, died July 15, 2016, at the Loving Heart Care Home in Tucson, Arizona, with friends and family by her side. Juanita was born May 19, 1923 in Bristow, Oklahoma to Maude and Abe Adolph Whitecotton. She moved from El Segundo, California with her husband, Lyle Wesley Penn, to Tucson,...
Nancy Terese Carrasco
Jul. 15, 2016
Nancy Terese Carrasco, 52, of Tucson, was taken from us suddenly on July 15, 2016. Survived by mother Theresa; sons Frank and Elijah; 2 grandchildren; brother Alex; sisters Ida & Sandra. Funeral Mass will held 11 am Friday, July 29, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial to follow...
Lawrence A. Shaw
Jul. 14, 2016
Lawrence Shaw, 37, resident of Marana, AZ, died suddenly on July 14, 2016. He is survived by his beautiful wife and best friend Jessica; parents Lori and Melvyn Shaw; sisters Lorraine and Melanie; and nephew Mason. Lawrence worked as a maintenance man but even more he loved using his skills as a...
Howard B. Denman
Jul. 14, 2016
Howard Denman passed away at the age of 94 on July 14, 2016. Survived by wife of 72 years, Mary; daughter Pamela Fitzpatrick; three grandchildren Deborah Fitzpatrick, David Gordon and Christopher Fitzpatrick; 9 great grandchildren; & one great great grandson. Howard served in WWII in the Army...
Ethel Irene Hodges
Jul. 11, 2016
Irene Hodges, born in Fremont Nebraska passed away at 99 years of age in her beloved town of Tucson Arizona. Raised on a farm, Irene learned to play piano by ear to keep herself entertained between chores. Her musical talents playing piano and accordion delighted many as a volunteer at assisted...
Gail Sue Freedman
Jul. 11, 2016
Gail Sue Freedman, age 57, born November 23, 1958 in Chicago, IL, passed away July 11, 2016 after a hard fought battle with cancer. She is a loving mother to her daughter, Sunyata Shanks (husband Christopher); grandmother to Angelina Faithe Lytle and Christopher Mason Shanks; daughter of Myron...
Mary Margaret Schultz
Jul. 11, 2016
Mary Margaret Schultz (Clouser) born in Chicago, IL on April 19, 1945 went to be with our Lord after a long battle with COPD, CHF and Diabetes on July 11, 2016 at the age of 71 dying peacefully in her sleep. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Cliff; both her parents John and Mary Clouser;...
Elaine G. Struck
Jul. 01, 2016
Elaine Gladys Struck, June 29, 1924 Elaine Gladys Struck passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, a few days after celebrating her 92nd birthday. Her final days were at Friendship Villas Assisted Living in Tucson, AZ with hospice care provided by Casa de la Luz. Throughout her struggle with lung...
Kristy Kay Dahlin
Jun. 28, 2016
Kristy Kay Dahlin, 57, of Tucson, Arizona passed away June 28, 2016. Kristy was born in Jacksonville, Florida on March 22, 1959 to David and Judith DeCent. She is survived by her husband Zane Dahlin, her daughter Misty Dahlin-Lopez, son-in-law Arnie Lopez, grandchildren Emry and Addison Lopez and...
King Yu Lee
Jun. 26, 2016
King Yu Lee, beloved mother and grandmother, passed peacefully in her sleep on June 26, 2016, in her daughter’s home in Denver, Colorado surrounded by her children. Born in Canton, China on February 8, 1925, she married Tung Sing Lee on October 4, 1948. Having owned and operated an import/export...