Obituaries

May 12, 1936 – January 23, 2023 Beloved You shared with us your goodness And gave your warm embrace. And taught us by example And favored us with grace.

Karen Sue Darnell, age 79, passed away in Queen Creek, Arizona on December 18, 2022 due to long term medical complications. She was well cared for and in the presence of family when she passed.

April 12, 1937 – January 18, 2023 Danny L. Turner of Florence, AZ died peacefully on 1/18/23. He was the son of Wilbur (Red) D. and Dorothy B. (Hawkins) Turner. His family moved to Tucson AZ when he was a child.

June 9, 1979 – January 12, 2023 Joshua Hamilton passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 12th, with his wife, parents and sister at his side following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 43.

Charles DeVries III of Charles DeVries Fine Woodworking and resident of Apache Junction, AZ passed away on Christmas Day 2022. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Wendy four children, Chuck, Vanessa, Brandon and Erica as well as 9 grandchildren.

December 5, 1923 – January 12, 2023 Helen Margaret Howard Johnson Born December 5, 1923 in Wayne County, WV to Bertha Frazier Howard and John D. Howard Sr. died on January 12, 2023 at her home in Mesa, AZ.

August 22, 1946 – January 12, 2023 Mary Fortune Burghart was born in 1946 in Girard, Kansas, and passed away in Gilbert, Arizona on January 12, 2023.

September 4, 1937 – January 4, 2023 Patsy Carroll Riggs O’Hanlon, 85-year-old resident of Mesa, AZ, passed away January 4, 2023 in Bouse, AZ.

January 28, 1935 – December 9, 2022 Richard F. Colacino passed away on December 9, 2022 at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home in Gilbert, AZ. Commonly known by everyone as “Dick”, he was born Jan.

November 13, 1935 – January 9, 2023 Arleta Jean Wilson was born on November 13, 1935 and passed away in Scottsdale, AZ on January 9, 2023. Arleta (Arlie) was born in Arlington, IA and was the oldest of 19 siblings.