Obituaries

Joe ‘Kookie’ Ramirez Morales   Joe “Kookie” Ramirez Morales of Dudleyville, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at the age of 77.    Kookie was born in Ray, Arizona to Joe and Rita Morales on Aug. 5, 1942. He graduated from Hayden High School in...

Manuel H. Macias Manuel H. Macias, 76, of Superior Arizona passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 14, 2019 with his family by his side.   Manuel H. Macias, born on March 21, 1943, is preceded in death by his parents, Juana and Manuel Macias, who raised their family in...

Angel Diaz   Angel Diaz (Michael) passed away on Nov. 18, 2019 with family at his bedside. Angel was born on Dec. 10, 1941 in Madrid, Spain. The family immigrated a few years later and landed in Superior, AZ, a copper mining community 50 miles East of Mesa....

Mary Helen Burrola Garcia   Mary Helen Burrola Garcia, 75, was born on April 2,1944 and passed away Nov. 18, 2019 at Chandler Regional Medical Center surrounded by her daughter, sons, grandson, Lorenzo, and sisters, Eva and Carmen.   Mary was born in Tiger,...

Frank Federico Rabago Sr.   Frank Federico Rabago Sr., a 92-year native Arizonan, went home to the Lord on Nov. 21, 2019.  He was born in Superior, Arizona on Feb. 17, 1927 to Delores Haro Rabago and Leonor Federico Rabago.   Frank Sr. was a Veteran of...

Stella Violet Birkett   “Ego Amo Te” (Latin for I Love You). That’s what Stella Violet Birkett and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter Macie said to each other daily. They will do it no more as Stella passed away peacefully at age 93 on Nov. 19, 2019, at her home...

Candelario ‘Cande’ E. Guzman   Candelario “Cande” E. Guzman, 90, passed away with his family by his side at his residence in Superior, AZ on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. He was born on March 4, 1929 in Casa Grande, AZ to the late Abram Guzman Sr. and Rosa Marie...

Willie Louis Flowers   Willie Louis Flowers, born on Sept. 22, 1942, passed away on Nov. 12, 2019. Willie was born in Bryce. The Flowers moved from Graham County to Mammoth in 1957.   He is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Repard Flowers; brother, Jimmy...

Norma L. Rains   Norma L. Rains, 85 of Kearny, passed away in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Norma was born on Nov. 22, 1933 in Blocker, Oklahoma to parents Elmer and Inez (Edwards) Cottrill. She grew up with two brothers, Kenneth and Sonny, and two...

Henry ‘Humphrey’ Noriega Corral   Henry “Humphrey” Noriega Corral, 79, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at Mi Casa Nursing Center in Mesa, Arizona.      He was born Aug. 3, 1940, in Litchfield Park, Arizona, to Jose and Amanda...