Obituaries

Larry Lewis honored by Boeing

 Larry Lewis, 1980 Ray High graduate, was selected as a Boeing Associate Technical Fellow.     His 15-year engineering career at Boeing has included working on airborne and marine satellite internet service, a customer technical liaison for an onboard computer,...

Jesus S. Vargas

 Jesus S. Vargas passed away in Chandler, Arizona, from natural causes on Dec. 15, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born in Safford, Arizona on July 8, 1928 to Ynocensia Salas Vargas and Dario Carillo Vargas. He is preceded in death by his wife, Belen Bustamante...

Danny Valenzuela

  Danny Valenzuela entered eternal rest on Dec. 13, 2020. He was born on Oct. 24, 1960 in Globe, Arizona, to Tony Valenzuela and Rosie Navarro.    Danny attended Globe Schools and graduated from Globe High School in 1980. While in high school...

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...