Paul Anthony Pastor
Jul 15, 2023
Mr. Paul Pastor of Flagstaff, AZ passed away peacefully on July 15 at the age of 89. He was raised in Pennsylvania and graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1955 with a degree of Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA). Upon graduation he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Artillery. He served from 1956 to 1958...
Thomas Oreion Wheatley
Jul 8, 2023
Thomas Oreion Wheatley, born January 5, 1946, in Graiguecullen, Ireland passed away on July 8, 2023, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Nancy Wheatley, daughters Laura (Tim) and Tina (Mick), grandchildren Bryttanie, Braeden, Laicee, and Colter, brother Paul (Diane), and sister Sheila (Bill). He is preceded in death by his...
Teofilo "Tio" Archuleta Tachias
Jul 6, 2023
Teofilo "Tio" Archuleta Tachias, community leader, elected official, and consultant, passed away on July 6, 2023, at 87. Tio is survived by his wife Micha of thirty-one years, children Christine (Willard) Gilbert, Sally (Tom) McMillian, Tommy (Laura) Tachias, Karen (Pat) Marez, stepchildren Adriana (Ricardo), Alejandro and Leonardo Montiel-Cordova, brother Ernesto Tachias, thirteen grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He...
John Epemenio Salazar
Jul 4, 2023
John E Salazar, born April 24, 1950, to Nickolas and Jenny Salazar in Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away July 4, 2023, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
John is survived by his wife Rosalie Salazar, sons John Salazar Jr., Damien Vallejos and Arthur Salazar, daughters Stephanie Salazar, Elizabeth Vallejos and Maribel Salazar, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Celebration of...
Ida Lopez Valencia
Jul 1, 2023
Ida Lopez Valencia 85, of Flagstaff passed away July 1, 2023. Ida was born in 1937 in San Juan, NM.
She worked at a local tortilla shop for about 5 years when she was younger, then eventually retired from La Fonda Mexican Restaurant after a little over 50 years.
She enjoyed spending all the holidays...
Jason Walter Cook
Jun 23, 2023
Jason Walter Cook, born June 10, 1983, beloved son of Steve and Laura Cook, passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2023. He was a loving father who will be remembered by his daughter Julia, his brother Jeremy (Meredith), many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Jason was an Ultra Marathon runner who qualified to run in...
Curt Dean Craig
Jun 13, 2023
Curt Craig passed at home on June 13, 2023, of a brain tumor.
Born in Bloomfield, Iowa Aug 1, 1953, to Hershel and LaVonne, Curt lived in Bad Tölz, Germany1959-1965, where he learned to ski, then Tucson and was a 1971 graduate of Catalina High School, immediately escaping to NAU for the mountains. Graduation with an education...
Jaime Eduardo Contreras Jr.
Jun 13, 2023
Jaime, beloved son, father, and brother passed away during Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The family moved to Flagstaff in 1989 where he grew up, attending Kinsey and Cromer Elementary schools, Flagstaff Middle School and graduated from Flagstaff High School in 2001. During his time at Flag High, Jaime was introduced and achieved success in the...
Daisuke Yamashita
Jun 5, 2023
Daisuke Yamashita, born January 4, 1997, to Carey J. Walden and Emi Yamashita in Bremerton, WA passed suddenly on June 5, 2023. Daisuke served in the United States Navy, he enjoyed drifting cars and soccer. Daisuke is survived by his father Carey J. Walden, mother Emi Yamashita, and sister Erika N. Walden.
Kay H Perelstein
Jun 5, 2023
Kay H. Perelstein, 87, of Flagstaff, AZ passed away June 5, 2023. Kay was born October 10, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY to William and Selma Pomerantz. Kay was a teacher, then Registered Nurse. She was a life-long volunteer for the American Red Cross where she taught swimming and water safety, CPR and first aid skills to hundreds, and responded...
Margaret "Peggy" Jeanne Kruse
Jun 2, 2023
A wonderful woman, a wife, and a friend, our mom has graduated to a better place. Margaret "Peggy" Jeanne Kruse passed away in the early morning of June 2, 2023, at TJ's Assisted Living in Flagstaff. Â She was 81 years old.
Peggy was born on October 6, 1941, to Alfred and Ann Sidebottom in Long Beach, California. Â ...
Angela R Barela
May 31, 2023
Angela (Angie) R. Barela was born to Nasario and Maria Reyes in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 19, 1927. She was 96 years old and passed peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on May 31, 2023. Angie is survived by her children Mary Ann Gonzales, Flora Barela, Gloria Vargas, Frank Moreno (Birdie), David Moreno (Sharon), Stephen P. Barela (Merrilee),...
James Lee Sanders
May 24, 2023
Jim Sanders passed away on May 24, 2023. Â Jim was born November 16, 1919, in Princeton, Indiana to Corrine and Albert Sanders. He loved to joke that he was a World War I baby boomer. When he was born, his mother lived in a state where, as a woman, she couldn't vote. Jim's father wanted him to be a...
Casey Lee Rose
May 23, 2023
Casey Lee Rose passed away May 23, 2023, in Flagstaff, Arizona. Casey was born in Reno, Nevada to Patrick A Rose and Gerrie Lee Layne. Casey worked in construction for many years. He loved making art, camping, mountain biking, climbing, fitness, family, and friends.
Casey is survived by his son Mason Rose, father Patrick Alva Rose, sisters...
Dolores Fritz Morefield
May 9, 2023
Dolores Fritz Morefield, 88, entered into eternal life after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Dolores passed away at The Peaks Pearl Memory Care in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Born in Ohio, she moved with her family of 10 to Phoenix, where her father built...
Zonnie M John
May 6, 2023
Zonnie was born in 1926 in Canyon Del Muerto, Chinle, AZ to Angelo Clark and Yazzie Draper Clark. She was the second eldest in a family of many brothers and one sister. She grew up in Canyon Del Muerto where she loved to ride horses with her many cousins to the trading post. She attended Ganado Mission as...
Edward "Eddie" P Sandoval
Apr 27, 2023
On behalf of the Sandoval family, we are sad to announce the unfortunate passing of Edward "Eddie" Paul Sandoval Sr. On the late evening of April 27, 2023, at the honorable age of 83, Eddie passed on to the land of peace and tranquility surrounded by his loved ones at Flagstaff Medical Center.
Eddie was...
Amanda Renee Hernandez
Apr 12, 2023
Amanda Renee Hernandez born March 14, 1987, in Flagstaff, AZ passed away unexpectedly on April 12, 2023 in Flagstaff, AZ.
Amanda is survived by her longtime partner Mario Valencia, mother Angela Magana (Michael Papada), father Raymond (Michele) Hernandez, daughters Katrena Hernandez, Jaylynn Davis Hernandez, Coree Davis Hernandez, son Giovonni Hernandez, sisters Raychele Hernandez, Raymi (Keith) Moniz, brother...
Robert Carrizosa Gradillas
Apr 11, 2023
With a heavy heart and gratitude for his life, the family of Robert "Titi" Carrizosa Gradillas announced his passing on April 11, 2023, at the age of 83. Titi, the middle child of Frank and Charlotte Gradillas, was born on September 2, 1939, in Globe, Arizona. He grew up within the safe confines of his deeply loving family...
Michael Allen Mohr
Apr 4, 2023
Michael Allen Mohr of Flagstaff, Arizona, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2023, after a short illness.
Born November 1st, 1977, to Richard and Ingrid Junker Mohr in El Paso, TX, he grew up in Texas, Germany, Georgia, Alabama, and Arizona as part of many military moves. He attended Permian High School in Odessa, TX before joining...