Obituaries

February 28, 1955 – June 17, 2022 William “Peter” Buck-Friis III, 67, of Florence, Arizona, passed away on June 17, 2022. William “Peter” Buck-Friis III was born on February 28, 1955, to William Peter Buck-Friis Jr.

February 23, 1939 – June 12, 2022 Clarence Dwayne “Skip” Allen, 83, passed away on June 12, 2022 in Gilbert, Arizona. Skip was born on February 23, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Floyd and Elaine Allen.

May 1, 1953 – June 13, 2022 Carrin Lee Blomgren, age 69, of Queen Creek, Arizona, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022. She was born on May 1, 1953, in Lewistown, Montana.

February 12, 1982 – June 11, 2022 Celeste Ann Simpson passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022 after a long battle with diabetes in Mesa, Arizona, surrounded by her loving family.

April 25, 2022 – May 22, 2022 Aurora Fay Burton took her final rest in the arms of her loving parents, Jessica and Joseph Burton on May 22 nd , 2022, at home.

Donald Ludford Kinch was born December 1934, in Kingston, New York, to Howard and Ruth Kinch. Dad lived in Kingston as a youth and had many great stories to tell about his time there.

July 3, 1962 – May 30, 2022 Joseph Anthony Fitzpatrick, 59, July 3, 1962 – May 30, 2022, passed away at home in Mesa, AZ. Joseph was born in Niagara Falls, NY and had originally come to Arizona for college.

February 24, 1947 – June 6, 2022 Shirley Marie Schwengels was born February 24, 1947 in Janesville, Wisconsin. The family made the move from Wisconsin to Mesa, Arizona in 1957, and have been here ever since.

Raymond William Brodigan, Age 90, Died June 3, 2022 with his family by his side in Apache Junction, AZ. Raymond was born in Moorhead Minnesota and attended school in Fargo, ND where he grew up.

December 23, 1946 – June 3, 2022 Lanny Ray Keithley passed away on Friday June 3 rd at his home in Mesa Arizona. Lanny was born December 23, 1946 in Merced California from his parents Birdsell and Marie Keithley.