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Lawrence William Smith
Jan. 17, 2015
Lawrence W. Smith, 90, of Tucson, Arizona died January 17, 2015. He was born on March 31, 1924 in Hiawatha, KS, to Stanley Smith and Lulu (Meyer) Smith, the youngest of 11 children. Larry served his country in WWII as Radioman First Class in the United States Navy (1942-45). After the war, he...
Harold Byron Houser
Jan. 12, 2015
Harold Byron Houser, 93, of Tucson, died January 12, 2015. Survived by wife Clara Houser; sons Ed Houser of Willcox, AZ, John J. Houser of Stafford, VA and Jim B. Houser of Boone, NC; daughters Susan Wilk of Phoenix, AZ and Cristene York of Tallahassee, FL; 14 grandchildren and 10 great...
Frank M. Holtry
Jan. 08, 2015
Frank M Holtry, 73, passed away 01/08/2015, preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Frances, two sisters, Lois Jean, Deanna Rae and brother, Richard. Survived by his wife of 42 years, Julia Berne, sons; Rob and Tom, brother; Don, grandchildren; Sheridan, Brad, Robbie, & Kyle. Born in...
Valentino F. Marino
Jan. 05, 2015
VALENTINO F. MARINO Age 87, a resident of Tucson, born in Thunder Bay, Ont. Canada on July 1, 1927 passed away January 5, 2015. Mr. Marino is survived by his beloved daughter, Kristine Marino and many nieces and nephews including Wayne Marino and June Haygood. He is also survived by his special...
Michael John DePietro
Jan. 04, 2015
Michael was born December 20, 1919 to John and Genevieve DePietro in Greenwich Village, NYC. He married Rita Santagata on August 17, 1942 in Meridian, Mississippi where he was stationed with the US Army Air Corps. They had three children, Richard, Rita and Michele. He and his family lived on...
Edward "Skip" Ward
Dec. 31, 2014
Edward "Skip" Ward, age 70, passed away Wednesday December 31st, 2014. Born Aug. 25th 1944 in Texarkana, AR. Skip loved deer hunting, gold prospecting and a good yard sale. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Cheryl Ward of 47 years and sons Jeff, James, and Joey Henderson. Services to be held...
Aldo Rustici
Dec. 30, 2014
Aldo Rustici (88) passed away December 30, 2014. He is survived by his son Joseph (Tina) and his daughter Lucy (Chris) and 2 granddaughters Cristina and Julia. Aldo was born in Parma, Italy May 26, 1926. He was raised on a farm and never lost his love of the land. As a teenager, during World War...
Marianne Small
Dec. 28, 2014
Marianne Small 77, of Tucson, AZ passed away December 28, 2014 with all her children by her side. Marianne is survived by her five children, Mary (Thomas), Colleen (Jason), Michael (Matt), Donald (Melissa) and Jennifer (John) and seven grandchildren, with an eighth one on the way. Marianne was...
Judith Lee Gallen
Dec. 28, 2014
Judith Gallen of Westport, CT and Tucson, AZ died December 28, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Judy was an avid painter, reader, and a grand socialite. Born on October 31st of 1933. Judy lived a rich and full life and touched so many people. She was a loved mother, sister, aunt and...
James M. Munson
Dec. 26, 2014
JAMES M. MUNSON 2/22/48 – 12/26/14 Longtime resident of Tucson, passed away suddenly Dec. 26th. Born in Washington D.C. to James and Veronica Stanonis Munson, the 2nd of 10 children. This Air Force family lived in Venezuela, Mississippi, California, Alabama and Oregon. Jim attended Montgomery...
Pauline Karr
Dec. 26, 2014
KARR, PAULINE, born Oct 1931 to Phillip and Elizabeth Crews in Waco, TX Pauline grew up in Tucson, attending University Heights Elementary, Mansfield Jr. High and graduating from Tucson High in 1950. Pauline was preceded in death by her daughter Sharon and husband Larry. She is survived by her...