Obituaries

Alice Tafoya Kerrigan

  Alice Tafoya Kerrigan, 72, of Oro Valley and longtime resident of Oracle and San Manuel, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2020. She was born on November 24, 1948 in Santa Rita, New Mexico.   Alice was preceded in death by her mother and father, Roberto...

Joseph Michael Santos Vega

  Joseph Michael Santos Vega (Joey), 38, passed away at his home in Superior on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Joey was born in Tempe, AZ on April 25, 1982, to parents Marlene Joyce (Lopez) and Aurelio “Yaeyo” Vega and shared a birthday with his father.   Joey grew...

Raymundo ‘Ray’ Z. Cruz

  Raymundo “Ray" Z. Cruz entered into eternal life on Dec. 4, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 65.  Ray was one of nine children born to Juan and Frances Cruz in Mesilla, New Mexico.  Soon after, the Cruz family relocated to Arizona where Ray...

Gustavo Medina Serna

  Gustavo “Gus” Medina Serna, 89, passed away due to natural causes in Tucson on Dec. 3, 2020. Gustavo Medina SernaDecember 3, 2020    He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; daughters, Catherine Downey, Gloria Garrett, Yvonne Serna, and Maria Serna; grandchildren,...

Jose Asuncion Morales

  Jose Asuncion Morales, 82 of Dudleyville, AZ, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020,  at Oro Valley Emergency Center. Joe was born on Aug. 15, 1938, in Socorro, Texas, to Cruz Giron and Pedro Morales. He later moved to El Paso, Texas, where he went...

Kenneth Andrew Guyton

  Kenneth Andrew Guyton was born in Tucson Sept. 6, 1966. Oracle was his home from April 1967 until he passed from this world, Nov. 14, 2020, to his forever home with Jesus Christ, who he dearly loved.   He liked hunting, scouting and camping with his...

Juanita Sharae Church

Juanita Church   Juanita Sharae Church was born May 16, 1971 in Page, Arizona to loving parents, Richard Church and Alva Evans.  Our precious angel went to her maker to leave us here missing her on Nov. 18, 2020.   Juanita never met a stranger she...

Mary Louise Eck

  Mary Louise Eck, 93, went to see the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.  She passed away due to complications brought on by COVID-19.    Born to the Reverend Jacob E. Dale and Mary A. Dale on June 20, 1927 in Wheeling, WV, she experienced a long...

William Kelly Rowden

  William Kelly Rowden of Willcox passed away in Tucson on Nov. 5, 2020, at the age of 69. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas on Aug. 6, 1951 to JR Rowden and Patricia Lee ( Mauldin) Rowden.   Kelly was a well-known, respected, accomplished musician; he was a...

Gilbert ‘Huero’ Denogean

  On the early morning of Nov. 6, 2020, our beloved, devoted father, Gilbert “Huero” Denogean, went peacefully to meet the Lord.   He was born Oct. 20, 1931 in Superior, Arizona to parents Alfredo Denogean and Rosa V. Denogean. Lovingly surrounded by his extended...