Ralph Jackson Lester Ralph Jackson Lester of Goodyear, Arizona died on February 20, 2016, at home after a protracted illness. Ralph was born in Mexico City on June 2, 1922, to Ralph J. Lester and Bertha Peimbert Lester. Ralph lived the majority of his life in Arizona from Nogales and Tucson to Phoenix, Goodyear and…
Robert (Bob) Sherman Robert Sherman was born on December 2, 1927, to Nathalie and Henry Sherman who were the foundation of the man he became. Raised with five brothers Hank, Al, Jerry, George, Patrick and a sister Dorothy, family is what Bob cherished and over the course of his life, innumerable friends also became his…
Jacquelyn Boutin Plante Jacquelyn Boutin Plante of 19132 W. Osborn Road, Litchfield Park, Arizona died at home on Saturday, December 19, 2015, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 67 years old. During her illness she was in the loving care of Hospice of the Valley and her husband, Bob Plante. Jackie was…
Lois Lee Hlusak Lois was born February 28, 1947, to Richard and Anne Yappel and raised on a farm in West Richfield, Ohio near Cleveland. Here she developed a great appreciation of nature and a love for animals. Her mother enjoyed listening to Opera and Lois grew to love music and began singing lessons at…
Harold “Hal” Burt Coleman Harold “Hal” Burt Coleman, 92, died September 27, 2015, in Peoria, Arizona, of acute myeloid leukemia. Hal was born in Boyne City, Michigan, December 14, 1922, an only child of Erie and Harold Coleman. He attended the University of Michigan until WWII interrupted his schooling. In the military as a combat…
Delwin R. Chafe, Sr. Delwin R. Chafe, Sr., 85, passed away July 15, 2015, at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Washington. Del is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lillis (Brown), sister Jean Crockett, four children, Delwin Jr. (Susan), Kirk A, Leslie A (Doug) Thomas, Greg J (Janet), six grandchildren, Delwin III (Vixie), Jessica, Jon…
Clark Fuss Mr. Clark Edward Fuss, 77, of Goodyear, Arizona, died July 14, 2015. He was born June 15, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward and Madeline Fuss. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1955 to 1959 as a SP4 E-4 LT Truck Driver. He was a member of the Federal Law Enforcement…
Jacque Paul Drabier Jacques Paul Drabier, 93, of Goodyear (PebbleCreek), Arizona died June 15, 2015, in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born June 3, 1922, to René Drabier and Pauline Drabier in Saigon, Vietnam. He served in the Air Force from 1939 to 1945 as a fighter pilot. In 1939 Mr. Drabier agreed to escort some…
Robert “Bob” M. Johnson Mr. Robert “Bob” M. Johnson, 80, a resident of Seattle, Washington, died on May 17, 2015, in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born February 23, 1935, in Eugene, Oregon, to Martin and Hulda Johnson. Mr. Johnson served in the U.S. Air Force as a captain from 1958 to 1961. Mr. Johnson earned…
Lt. Colonel Ray Albright After a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Ray Eugene Albright died on April 1, 2015, at the age of 76. Ray E. Albright was born April 19, 1938, in Yankton, South Dakota, to Eugene T. and Elizabeth (Heaton) Albright. He was educated in Yankton, graduating from Yankton High School in…