Richard J Walsh Iii
Sep 21, 2023
On September 21, 2023, Richard J Walsh III passed away and rode off peacefully from his Flagstaff ranch on to his next adventure. Uncle Dick is already missed dearly by all his family and friends. Born in 1957, a second-generation Arizona native, Dick was the son of the late Peter and Margaret Walsh.
After graduating from Brophy...
Annie Mae Sneezer
Sep 19, 2023
Annie Mae Sneezer, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on September 19, 2023. She was born in Rehoboth, New Mexico to Richard and Mabel Charlie.
Annie attended Rehoboth Christian School, then attended and graduated from Flagstaff High School. After going to Haskell Indian College, she relocated to Denver, Colorado where she met and...
Albert R Armijo
Sep 16, 2023
Albert R. Armijo (Birdie) age 82 passed on September 16th, 2023 in Sedona, Arizona. Albert was born August 4th, 1941 in Reserve, New Mexico. His family moved to Flagstaff in the 1950's.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing the drums, photography, playing pool and spending time with his family. He was always active and always willing to help...
Norma Jo Evans-Watson
Sep 12, 2023
Norma Jo Evans-Watson went home on September 12, 2023, unexpectedly after an illness in Flagstaff, AZ. She was a lover of arts and crafts, music, baking and cooking, loved Christmas time, was tender-hearted at her core, and loved her grandchildren. She was the first child of James Rindfleisch and mother Deanna Snowman born in Providence, RI in 1957. She...
Christopher Terry Paddock
Sep 11, 2023
Christopher Terry Paddock, born May 11, 1978, in Tuba City, AZ to Jensen Paddock and Cheryl Woodty. Passed away surrounded by family on September 11, 2023.
Rosalie A Burchfield
Sep 5, 2023
Rosalie Burchfield was reunited with her beloved husband David on September 5, 2023, at the ripe, young age of 85, in Flagstaff, Arizona. She was a beautiful, strong woman who loved horses, dogs, books, cooking, painting, baseball, mystery TV shows, but most of all, her family and friends. She was generous, kind, hard-working, ferociously loyal, and very, very feisty....
L. Sam Pappas
Aug 31, 2023
L. Sam Pappas, 86, of Flagstaff Arizona, passed away on August 31st, 2023, with his family at his side.
Sam was born on December 11, 1936, to Sam and Agnes Pappas in Des Moines, Iowa. Â Shortly after Sam was born, the family moved to Los Angeles, California and with the start of WW II the family relocated...
Joyce Dorane King
Aug 29, 2023
Life of Dorane King, Oct. 31, 1939 - Aug. 29, 2023. Dorane King, 83 of Flagstaff, Arizona passed on August 29, 2023, due to Alzheimer's disease. Dorane was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent her early childhood years in Michigan. At age 9, she went to Gana, Africa as a Missionaries' daughter. Her family moved back to Reno,...
Edward Leonard George "Ted" Bowell
Aug 21, 2023
Noted astronomer Dr. Edward Leonard George "Ted" Bowell (79) passed away peacefully in Flagstaff on August 21, 2023.
Ted was born to Hiram and Jessie Bowell in London, United Kingdom on November 26, 1943. As a teenager, he developed an interest in astronomy after his father gave him a telescope. While he initially thought he might want...
Emma Roberts
Aug 6, 2023
Emma Roberts, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at her home in Cortez, Colorado. Emma was born October 5, 1934, in Silver City, New Mexico. She married the late Frank Roberts on October 17, 1961, and they lived in Winslow, Arizona before relocating to Flagstaff, Arizona in 1974. They were happily married for 56 years before...
Judy Ann Cloud
Aug 4, 2023
NAU's Kitt School of Music Professor Emerita Judy Ann Cloud passes away from cancer.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Judy Ann Cloud, popular NAU voice professor, choral conductor and composer, has died on August 4, 2023, at home at the age of 69 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Cloud's life revolved around music. She was...
Chad Irvin Peshtony
Jul 19, 2023
Chad Irvin Peshtony, born August 25, 1986, in Winslow, Arizona to Charles and Ann Peshtony passed suddenly on July 19, 2023, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Chad was a heavy equipment operator who loved bull riding!! He is survived by his wife Ariel Peshtony, son Chance Peshtony, parents Charles and Ann Peshtony, brother Ivan Peshtony, and sisters Crystal G....
Carmen A (Griego) Abrego
Jul 15, 2023
Carmen A. (Griego) Abrego, 99, born December 9, 1923, in Puntenney, Az passed on Thursday, July 15.
Mom was formerly recognized for her contribution to the war effort and was an original Rosie the Riveter - she did it!
During this time period, Mom worked for Saginaw Lumber Company where she loaded ammo boxes onto...
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...