Obituaries

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.

June 22, 1927 – December 13, 2022 Harry J. Wells, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at his home in Mesa, AZ. He was born in Arcadia, Ohio on June 22, 1927 to parents, Leota (Clymer) Wells and Harry H. Wells.

February 24, 1928 – December 26, 2022 Cecilia S. (Risch) Hill has passed in Christian peace surrounded by family near and far on December 26, 2022, in Mesa, AZ.

October 10, 1953 – January 1, 2023 Michael Lynn Truesdell, passed away peacefully at his home in Mesa, AZ on January 1, 2023. Mike was born in Greeley, CO on October 10, 1953. He was preceded in death by his father, F.L.

April 20, 1930 – December 29, 2022 Frances Estelle Wescott, 92, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. She was born on April 20, 1930, to Alfred LeMaire and Rosa Violet (Smith) LeMaire.