Sherri Owens, 60, passed away in Oro Valley on Feb. 12, 2021, due to kidney failure. She is preceded in death by her mother, Roberta Owens. She is survived by her father, Donel P. Owens; sisters, Donna (Dick) Kay, Jeanne Owens and Bobbie (Rick) Bush; nieces,...
Obituaries
Josefina Gallego Hernandez
Josefina Gallego Hernandez passed on Feb. 6, 2021, in Tucson, of congestive heart failure. Josefina is survived by her husband, Ruben Hernandez; children, Raquel (Rafael) Torres, Ruben (Lidka) Hernandez Jr., Jose Manuel (Angelique) Hernandez, Gabriel...
Martin Perez Esquivel
Martin Perez Esquivel passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at the age of 97. He was born to Ursulo and Damiana Esquivel on Nov. 12, 1923 in Ray, Arizona. He was the youngest of 6 children. He married the love of his life, Lucy Carrillo and was married...
Ruth Ann Ayres
Ruth Ann Ayres, 71, of Humansville, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Ruth Ann was born to parents Harry Gillapsy and Bernice (Cowan) Gillapsy, on Oct. 12, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa. Ruth Ann met Gary Ayres in Phoenix,...
Carl Gordon Walker
Carl Gordon Walker passed away Feb. 1, 2021, just one day after his 81st birthday. He was born on Jan. 31, 1940, in Blytheville, Arkansas to Stanford and Ora-Mae Walker. He was one of eight children, six boys and two girls. The family moved to Tucson,...
Helen Marie Heath
Helen Marie Heath, 86, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Apache Junction, AZ. Helen was born on Oct. 20, 1934 in Pagosa Springs, CO to parents Robert and Grace Crouse. Helen graduated high school in Pagosa Springs. She married James Floyd Heath....
Delbert O. Burke
Aug 25, 1940 to Feb 06, 2021 Delbert O. Burke was born Aug. 25, 1940, in Oklahoma, and passed away Feb. 6, 2021, at home in Winkelman. He served in the U.S. Army, moved to Winkelman in 1968 when he started to work at Kennecott soon after opened Burke’s Feed...
Rogina ‘Gina’ Kilmer Medina
Rogina (Gina) Kilmer Medina passed away Dec. 24, 2020. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Bernie; stepson, Edward (Rosie); daughter, Delilah (David); son, Jonathan; sister, Roxana Buntrock; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and...
Martha Fitts
Martha “Nani” Fitts, 67, passed away at Oro Valley Hospital due to COVID-19 on Feb. 1, 2021. She is survived by her husband, Charles Fitts; daughter, Jenny Fitts-Booth and son-in-law Jeffrey Boot; granddaughter, Cassandra Fitts and Jorge Martinez; grandsons,...
Albert Arnold DeHerrera Sr.
Albert Arnold DeHerrera Sr., age 60, of Globe, Ariz., met his sons Justin “Tino” and Albert Jr. “Ajay” in heaven in the early morning of Dec. 27, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Elodia “Lolli” DeHerrera, daughters Amber (Jake) Bradshaw of Globe...