Helena M. Valade
Helena M. Valade, 90, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, March 28, 2001. Mrs. Valade, a secretary born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is survived by her sons Robert and Theodore Higgins, sister Emily Martin, 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Evelyn C. Diehl
Evelyn C. Diehl, 81, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001. Mrs. Diehl, a homemaker born in Portland, Oregon, is survived by her daughter Lisa Eastman, brother Edward Rosecrantz and 4 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Robert F. Hall
Robert F. Hall, 87, of Mesa passed away Saturday, February 24, 2001. Mr. Robert Fremont Hall, a pharmacist, born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, is survived by his son Kenneth Hall, stepson James Rummel, stepdaughter Susan Elliott and one grandson. Chapel of Prayer in Mesa handled all arrangements.
Floyd D. Hulet
Floyd D. Hulet, 83, of Donnelly, Idaho, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2001. Mr. Hulet, an accountant and an Army Air Corp. of WWII, born in Cambridge, Idaho, is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Glenna J. Welch, son Donald, sister Beulah Baker, 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Regina D. Jackson
Mrs. Regina D. Jackson, 78, of Mesa passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001. Mrs. Jackson, a homemaker, was born in Logan, West Virginia. Mountain View Memorial Gardens handled all arrangements.
Clarence J. Kottsick
Clarence J. Kottsick, 80, of Woodinville, WA, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2001. Mr. Kottsick, a warehouse manager and veteran of the Army during WWII, born in Mandan, ND, is survived by his daughter Brenda Kapfer, son Wayne, stepson Douglas Cox, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Russel Lee McClaflin
Russel Lee McClaflin, 92, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2001. Mr. McC.aflin, a carpenter, born in Granton, Wisconsin, is survived by his wife Myrle, daughters Nancy Jeffrey, Mary Jones, Betty Flowers and Sandra Adams, many nieces and nephews, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Robert (Bob) D. Pike
Robert (Bob) D. Pike, 80, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001. Mr. Pike, a correctional officer born in Morganton, Arkansas, is survived by his wife Ruby (Lynn), daughter Brenda Carpenter, sister Ina Harmon, 4 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 3 step-great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Joan Marie Wathen
Joan Marie Wathen, 69, of Gilbert, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2001. Mrs. Joan Marie Wathen, a school bus driver, born in Detroit, Michigan, is survived by her daughter Paula Bowers and 7 grandchildren. Chapel of Prayer handled all arrangements.
Lawrence J. Beaudoin
Lawrence J. Beaudoin, 86, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2001. Mr. Beaudoin, an electrician, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, is survived by his daughters Joan Coorey and Lauraine Pedde, brother Joseph and 4 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Ervene J. Hicks
Ervene J. Hicks, 70, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, April 6, 2001. Mrs. Hicks, a shipping and receiving clerk, born in Missouri, is survived by her daughter Susan Servis, sons Douglas, Jeffery, Robert Matchell and Michael Hicks, sisters Ardell Viehman and Betty Ann Stevenson, brother Marvin Halbert, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Lester W. Hoeffner
Lester W. Hoeffner, 69, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2001. Mr. Hoeffner, a lithographer and a Korean War Veteran of the US Army, born in Manitowoc, WI, is survived by his wife Darlene, daughter Audrey Salkowski, sons Lee, Neil and Todd, sister Eunice Hrudka and 11 grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Ruby Marie Wise
Ruby Marie Wise, 63, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, April 6, 2001. Mrs. Wise, a dietary cook for health care, born in Flat Gap, Kentucky, is survived by her daughters Tammy Crain and Tonya Sosa, sons Danny, Terry, Mark, Gary and Bryan Call, sisters Merle Enther, Shirley Hudson and Mary Burman, brothers Odell, Earl, Junior, Paul and Harry Salyers, 20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Bunker's Desert View handled all arrangements.
Ralph H. Bereit
Ralph H. Bereit, 81, of Apache Junction, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2001. Mr. Bereit, a chemical operator born in Cleveland, Ohio, is survived by his wife Catherine, daughter Kathleen Burns, son Timothy and brother Kenneth. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Leo P. Collins
Leo P. Collins, 75, of Apache Junction, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2001. Mr. Collins, a Millwright Army Air Corp. of WWII, born in Flint, Michigan, is survived by his wife Murial, daughter Merdith, son Kevin, sister Margaret Daniel, one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Gilbert E. Erickson
Gilbert E. Erickson, 78, of Apache Junction, passed away Friday, April 13, 2001. Mr. Erickson, a farmer born in Stevens County, Minnesota, is survived by his wife Florentine and son Gordon. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Gertrude D. Fairbanks
Gertrude D. Fairbanks, 86, of Burton, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 16, 2001. Mrs. Fairbanks, a rubber worker, born in Cleveland, Ohio, is survived by her sons William, Dale, James and Ralph, brothers Daniel and Ralph Knippenberg, 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Kathleen Joy Rich
Kathleen Joy Rich, 65, of Mesa, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2001. Mrs. Rich, a optician born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is survived by her husband Melvin, daughter Meleen F. Bond, sons Jeffery and Melvin Jr., brother Reginald Galloway, 8 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Robert M. Smith
Robert M. Smith, 84, of Apache Junction, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2001. Mr. Smith, an owner of a construction business and an Army Veteran of WWII, is survived by his wife Bonnie, daughter Georgia Stover, sons Dale and Wesley, 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
David Varela
David Varela, 23, of Apache Junction, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2001. Mr. Varela, a restaurant worker, born in Mesa, is survived by his brothers Dwayne Varela and Damon Varela. Mesa Funeral Care handled all arrangements.
Edwin J. Davis
Edwin J. Davis, 80, of Apache Junction, passed away Monday, April 23, 2001. Mr. Davis, a retired U.S. Postal Clerk and a Veteran Marine of WWII, born in Detroit, Michigan, is survived by his wife Freda, sons James, Michael and David, 3 sisters, 3 brothers, 5 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Mountain View Memorial Gardens Mortuary handled all arrangements.
Harold L. Dunmire
Harold L. Dunmire, 78, of Gold Canyon, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2001. Mr. Dunmire, a lather and a Veteran of the Navy during WWII, born in Marshallville, Ohio, is survived by his wife Doris. Apache Junction Mortuary handled all arrangements.
