Kenneth E. Laabs Jr. was born on April 15, 1950 in Brookings, South Dakota. He passed away peacefully at his home on May 7, 2021 in San Manuel, AZ. surrounded by his family. He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Laabs Sr., his...
Obituaries
Phillip A. Smith Sr.
Phillip A. Smith Sr. was born April 14,1963 in San Manuel, AZ to Rita and Federico Smith. He passed away on March 5, 2021 in Mammoth, AZ. This is how his family remembers him. My dad lived for his kids and grandkids. Since we were little, he...
Alfred O. Encinas Jr.
Alfred O. Encinas Jr., 86, of Winkelman passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Alfred was born on June 20, 1934 in Winkelman, AZ to parents Alfred and Mary (Ortiz) Encinas. Alfred is survived by his brother, Richard O Encinas; sister, Mary E. Castro; uncle,...
Bettina ‘Tina’ Marie Navarro
Bettina “Tina” Marie Navarro, 65, passed unexpectedly on March 25, 2021, at her home in Mesa, Arizona. Tina was born on March 13, 1956 to Petra and Armando Navarro in Superior, Arizona, where she lived a happy and carefree life and was a proud Panther...
Gene Oliver Helgeson
Gene Oliver Helgeson Gene Oliver Helgeson passed away Jan. 14, 2021. He was welcomed into the world on April 17, 1929, by a loving family: mother Tillie, father Miner, brothers Milton and Curtis, sister Elma, and cousin Lawrence. Tillie and Miner were...
Nellie “Manuela” Sanchez
Phoenix – Nellie T. Sanchez, formerly of Shafter, Texas, passed away in her home on April 18, 2021 at the age of 85. Nellie was born in Texas in 1936, the oldest of Apolonio and Faustina Trejo. She attended Ray High School in Sonora, Ariz. She married the love of her...
John Frank Canez
John Canez, 62, of Mesa, Arizona entered eternal rest Jan. 19, 2021. He was born July 1,1958 at Williams Air Force Base and raised in Superior, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret D. Canez, and survived by his brother, George...
Robert ‘Bobby’ Chavez Sr.
Robert “Bobby” Chavez Sr., 65, of Hayden, Arizona entered into eternal rest in the early morning of Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Robert was born the youngest son of Guillermo and Cruzita Chavez on June 18, 1955 in Ray, Arizona. Robert grew up with a brother and...
Delia Aguirre Benavidez
Delia Aguirre Benavidez passed away on Feb. 16, 2021. After a long and courageous battle with liver disease, she ultimately contracted COVID-19, to which her untimely death is attributed. She was born to Manuel B. and Grace Aguirre on May 25, 1953. After high...
Carole Jean Arnett
On Feb. 11, 2021, Carole Jean Arnett was called home after suffering briefly from a stroke. Jean was born on Sept. 1, 1937 in Mansfield, Ohio to Adam and Della Scheetz. She moved to Whitman, AZ with her family as a young girl and eventually landed in Superior in...