Kenneth DeFord Ken DeFord went home to be with Jesus on December 14, 2016. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 22, 1933. His family moved to Kansas City, Missouri when Ken was about two where he graduated from East High School in 1952. Ken joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years…
Dominick “Dom” Fiorino Dominick Fiorino, Unit 58, passed away November 22, 2016 and was buried November 30 in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. He is survived by Roberta, his wife of 47 years, daughter Linda Bunnell and a brother and sister. Dom, as he was affectionately called, was full of fun and laughter; he…
Donald Stephen Bruneman Donald Stephen Bruneman (Don) died on October 12, 2016 in Tallahassee, Florida. Don was born in Littleneck, Long Island, NY and attended Peekskill Military Academy. After graduating from Michigan State University, Don became a pilot in the Army. After marrying his wife, Joyce, of 54 years, he and his family spent 17…
Sally Ann Stotts Sally Stotts was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1937. She grew up on her parents’ farm in a northern suburb of Detroit where she learned and loved growing plants and gardening. After high school she became a secretary at the nearby General Motors Technical Center where she met her future husband, Clarence…
Robert (Bob) Cleland Robert Fred Cleland, 68, of Goodyear died July 28, 2016. Mr. Cleland was born June 25, 1948 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He was a member of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. Over his 43-year career as a plastics engineer, Bob worked for a number of…
Llyod James Eason, Jr. Lloyd James “Jim” Eason Jr., Colonel U.S. Army retired, age 79, passed away at his home in the presence of his loving family on June 10, 2016 in McCall, Idaho, the place he loved best. Jim was born in Nampa, Idaho in l936 to Lloyd and Eula Eason. He attended high…
Gary William Barnard Gary William Barnard was born on August 4, 1939, to John William Barnard and Fern Lorene Holt in Pittsburg, Kansas. Gary died peacefully in his sleep on May 24, 2016. After the passing of his parents at a very young age, Gary was raised by his Aunt Loretta and Uncle George Barnard…
Edward Renfro Edward L. Renfro died on April 15, 2016, with his family by his side. He was a longtime resident of PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa on September 7, 1929. He graduated from Central High School and Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa in 1953. Preceding him in…
Bernard “Barney” Farley Bernard “Barney” Farley passed away peacefully on April 3, 2016, with family by his side. During the last three years Barney battled a bone marrow disease that progressed into acute leukemia. He knew the treatments would be difficult but, forever the optimist, he lifted our spirits and fought a courageous battle. Born…
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…