Arizona School Yearbooks by County
Dorothy Berthold, 83, of Sun City West, a homemaker, died March 23, 2003. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Arizona from Stamford, Conn. in 1979. Mrs. Berthold is survived by her husband, Theodore; daughters, Lynne Thornhill and Jeanne Diedrick and six grandchildren. Camino Del Sol Funeral Chapel.
Denis F. Cremin, 81, of Sun City West, a sales manager, died March 23, 2003. Born in Chicago, Ill., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Cremin is survived by his wife, Patricia, and daughters, Denise Midkiff, Patricia Freeman and Colleen Merrow. Camino Del Sol Funeral Chapel.
Lilly Catherine Rutz, 98, of Sun City West, died March 21, 2003. She is survived by her son, David; daughter, Judy, and two grandchildren. Camino Del Sol Funeral Chapel.
Margaret Luella Schloeman, 90, of Sun City, owner of a custom lamp and shade company, died March 22, 2003. She moved to Arizona from Nebraska. Menke Funeral Home.
Dorothy J. Commandest, 61, of east Mesa, died March 19, 2003, in Mesa.
Mrs. Commandest, a homemaker, was born in James, Texas.
She is survived by her daughters Gloria J. Randle and Avery Marie Commandest; son Joe A. Randle; mother Johnnie M. Lilly; five sisters; three brother and four grandchildren.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Anthony J. "Tony" Vokral, 67, of east Mesa, died March 19, 2003, in Mesa.
He is survived by his wife Mary.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Vera D. Lamb, 83, of east Mesa, died March 25, 2003, in Mesa.
Mrs. Lamb was born in Van Dyne, Wis.
She is survived by her daughter Geraldine Leichtfuss, four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
James R. Montgomery, 86, of east Mesa, died March 14, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Montgomery, an accountant, was born in Kalispell, Mont.
He is survived by his wife Mary; daughters Karen and Linda; sons Robert and William; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Helen Louise Taylor, 67, of east Mesa, died March 16, 2003, in Mesa.
Mrs. Taylor, a nurse, was born in Batesville, Ark.
She is survived by her husband Frank and son Philip.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Marv Stich, 98, of east Mesa, died March 16, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Stich, an owner/operator of a sporting goods store, was born in Sioux Falls, S.D.
He is survived by his three sons Jack, Don and Dick; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Melcher's Mission Chapel handled arrangements.
Norris Hawks Lewis Sr., 79, of east Mesa, died March 18, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Lewis, a retired Buffalo China millwright and WWII veteran, was born in Holland, N.Y.
He is survived by his wife Velma; daughter Barbara Lewis-Baca; sons Norris Jr. and Bruce and four grandchildren.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Sydney D. Fairbanks, 83, of east Mesa, died March 19, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Fairbanks, a truck driver and U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, was born in Dickenson, N.D.
He is survived by his companion Dorothy Deming; step-daughters Phyllis Powel and Teresa Foster ; step-sons Brian and Steven Deming and brother Frank.
Memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix AZ 85016.
Melcher's Mission Chapel handled arrangements.
Caroline Moales, 77, of east Mesa, died March 18, 2003, in Mesa.
Mrs. Moales, a homemaker, was born in Poland.
She is survived by daughter Sharon Drake; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Melcher's Mission Chapel handled arrangements.
Donald A. Possley, 88, of east Mesa, died March 4, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Possley, a manger and WWII U.S. Marines veteran, was born in Thorp, Wis.
He is survived by his daughter Catherine Hanley, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the Arizona Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, 2328 W. Royal Palm Road, Suite D, Phoenix AZ 85021.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
John M. Mott, 63, a winter visitor to east Mesa from Endicott, N.Y., died March 7, 2003, in Mesa.
Mr. Mott, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Services, was born in Oneondta, N.Y.
He is survived by his wife Anna Marie Gambino Mott; daughter Theresa Chunko; son James and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to: the American Cancer Society, 2929 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix AZ 85016.
Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care handled arrangements.
Donald E. "Junior" Sherrard Jr., 34, of Carmi, Ill., died March 9, 2003, in Illinois.
Mr. Sherrard, a trucking contractor for LandStar Trucking Company, was born in east Mesa and graduated from Mesa High School.
He is survived by his parents Don and Barbara; grandmother Mary Felty and a brother.
Kittinger-Fair Funeral Home of Carmi, Ill. handled arrangements.
