Mitchel Irlenborn
Mitchel (Mitch) J. Irlenborn, age 77 of Goodyear, AZ passed away May 27, 2019. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was born September 18, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA to Gus and Ann Irlenborn.
Mitch graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1964. He earned a master’s degree in Safety at Central Missouri State University in 1979. He served twenty-five years in the United States Air Force as a navigator, Minuteman Launch and Operations Officer, Ground Launch Cruise Missile Commander and a flight planner for the U-2 and SR-71 pilots. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and numerous other medals and retired in 1989 as a Lt. Colonel. After military retirement he worked in loss prevention for insurance companies and ran his own business, MI Safety Solutions. In his free time, he enjoyed being outdoors, hiking and fishing and listening to talk radio.
Mitch is survived by his wife, Carolbeth; daughter, Nia (Sidney) Clark; son, Dustin (Angie) Irlenborn; brother, Gus (Lois) Irlenborn; five grandchildren, Austin (Martha) Irlenborn, Braden Irlenborn, Kaylee Irlenborn, Isabella Irlenborn and Zoey Irlenborn and previous wife, Nancy Lowe.
A Celebration of Life was held at 10:30 a.m. June 8, 2019, at PebbleCreek Eagle’s Nest Military Memorial Plaza. Following the memorial service, family and friends gathered in the PebbleCreek Tuscany Chianti Room for a video presentation and appetizers.
The family requests that donations be made to Wounded Warriors or Soldier’s Best Friend. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
Mault Mathias
Mault Mathias, beloved husband, father, grandpa, brother and friend passed away very unexpectedly on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Mault loved to travel and explore and spent his final moments doing what he enjoyed most, geocaching. He was in the Fort Worth, Texas area for an international geocaching mega event. He was killed while walking along a fence line looking for a cache when a driver lost control of his truck and hit Mault. He will be greatly missed by his wife Carole, his family in Washington, his friends and neighbors in PebbleCreek, the PebbleCreek Duplicate Bridge Club and the geocaching communities in both Washington and Arizona. He was the top geocacher in both Washington and Arizona and No. seven in the world (in total finds). Mault and Carole loved travelling all over the world. He has found caches in 78 different countries. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
James Muck
James William Muck, age 74 of Goodyear, AZ died April 22, 2019, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born August 17, 1944, in Battle Creek, MI to William Jack and June Marie Muck. James worked as the superintendent of streets for Pleasanton, CA. He was the president of the sister city program which allowed him to become a friend of the people of Tulancingo, Mexico. He would often spend weeks in Tulancingo, working and volunteering for the Asilo de San Jose Orphanage. He had a great love for the people and would do what he could through gifts and donations to make their lives better.
James loved his life in Goodyear. He enjoyed all of his friends in PebbleCreek, especially the Bogey Boys. He enjoyed golfing three-four days a week. He loved playing basketball, bowling and was proud to have bowled a perfect game!
James was the best brother you could have. He was thoughtful, supportive and kind in all that he did. He is survived by his sisters, Judy L. Stan and Jacquelene M. Chaney; stepdaughters, Brianne Stearns, and Rosa Aurora; stepson, Kory Stearns; three grandchildren Madisyn Stearns, Tanner Stearns and Aleck Tomlinson Ocadiz; nieces, Penny Himes, Kimberly Chaney, Corrie Stan; nephews, Jon Chaney, Darin Stan; cousin Joni Hanson; his dear friend, Bev Heron; and many more family and friends here in the United States, Mexico and Australia. Most importantly he is survived by his beloved Minnie, his dachshund.
A Celebration of Life was held on Friday, June 21, 2019, in the Chianti Room of the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse in PebbleCreek, Goodyear, AZ. The family suggests that donations be made to Asilo de San Jose Orphanage in Tulancingo, Mexico. Please make all checks out to the Trust of James William Muck and mail to James Muck Trust c/o 31611 Burnham Way, Hayward, CA 94544. Condolences for the family may be left at www.ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.