Obituaries

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James Monroe Connor

James Monroe Connor

Aug 12, 2025

JIM CONNOR - Broadway Singer

The songs have ended for Broadway singer Jim Connor. He was 90.

James Monroe Connor, son of Jean Walter Connor and Ruth Ann Schoonover Connor, of Wichita, Kansas, died on August 12, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Jim attended North High School and the University of Wichita. He edited the school newspaper and was active in music and drama....

Esther Redondo Anaya

Esther Redondo Anaya

Aug 6, 2025

Esther Redondo Anaya, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, Sister, and Friend, passed peacefully into the arms of her savior on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. A woman of immense strength, deep faith, and a heart full of love, Esther touched countless lives with her kindness, her wisdom, and her laughter.

Born in Tucson, Esther faced life’s hardships with grace and determination. Losing her...

Norma Jean Bondi

Norma Jean Bondi

Aug 3, 2025

Norma Jean Bondi was the most kindhearted, generous, and loving person you would ever meet. The word selfless doesn't even cover it.

She was originally from Chicago, Illinois. She eventually made her way out to Phoenix, Arizona, but she always kept her super feisty Chicago spirit and the funny way of pronouncing words like "warsh" or "the dawg". She was silly,...

Claudio O. Figueroa

Claudio O. Figueroa

Jul 25, 2025

Best dad and grandpa.

Gerald Michael Little

Gerald Michael Little

Jul 19, 2025

Gerald Michael Little went to be with our Lord on July 19, 2025 at the age of 85. His death was related to complications following a heart attack on July 7th. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 10, 1939 he is preceded in death by his parents, John and Gertrude; a sister, Jacqueline; a brother, John and his son, Michael....

Linda Hannalaura Napoli

Linda Hannalaura Napoli

Jul 17, 2025

Linda Hannalaura Napoli was born in 1946 in Fulda, Germany and grew up traveling all over while her father was in the military. She spent most of her time in New York, however, where she met the man she would marry, Richard. They were married 42 happy years until he passed in 2012.

Linda passed in the late hours on July...

Richard W. Kariolich

Richard W. Kariolich

Jul 17, 2025

Richard "Dick" Walter Kariolich, 88, passed away on July 17, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. Dick was born on March 17, 1937 to Marion and Mary Krissman in Chicago, Illinois. 

He joined the U.S. Air Force after school. Dick married Margo Socorro Esperon on August 12, 1988, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He is survived by his wife, Margo Socorro Kariolich, six children; nine...

Betty Lynn Bucks

Betty Lynn Bucks

Jul 15, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Betty Lynn Bucks, who left this world on July 15, 2025, at the age of 70.

Born on March 3, 1955, Betty moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1960, a place she proudly called home for the rest of her life. She was a remarkable woman whose life was defined by service, strength and...

Carole Ann Robertson

Carole Ann Robertson

Jul 13, 2025

Carole Ann Robertson, age 89, formerly of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Carole was a true southern homemaker, being in the Twilight Homemakers and managing her household wisely. To make extra money, she and husband, Ed, traded antiques and depression glass. She had several booths in the Cadiz antique malls. She also babysat when...

John William Sheering

John William Sheering

Jul 12, 2025

John William Sheering, born on January 15, 1938, in the quaint town of Farmington, Pennsylvania, passed from this world on July 12, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona, a place he came to love. A devoted servant and leader, John dedicated his life to his country, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy. His was a life...

Michael Gene McIntyre

Michael Gene McIntyre

Jul 11, 2025

Michael Gene McIntyre passed away on July 11, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. Mike was born to Kenneth Woodrow and Marjorie Elizabeth McIntyre in Rochester, Indiana on November 12, 1943.

He graduated from Rochester High School in Rochester, Indiana, in 1961, and attended Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, for a year, and William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, the following year before...

Cristine "Cris" Hancock

Cristine "Cris" Hancock

Jul 11, 2025

On July 11, 2025, after a thirteen-year standoff with cancer, Cristine (“Cris”) Pope Hancock passed peacefully into eternity, surrounded by her loving family. Our lives will be dimmer without Cristine’s light, but we know it’s shining even brighter in Paradise, and we’ll have the chance to bask in it again.

Cristine was born in Ogden, Utah, on January 28, 1970, to...

JoAnne Marie (Hinrichs) Hungate

JoAnne Marie (Hinrichs) Hungate

Jul 6, 2025

JoAnne Marie Hungate passed away on July 6, 2025 due to heart failure. JoAnne lived a very full and active life, bursting with friends, books, art and travel.

JoAnne was born in Yakima, Washington on January 29, 1934 and spent her childhood in Ellensburg and Pullman, Washington and in Amboy and Lee Center, Illinois. With a father who raised Angus cattle,...

Arturo "Art" Romo Badilla

Arturo "Art" Romo Badilla

Jul 5, 2025

With heavy hearts, we mourn the passing of Arturo (Art) Romo Badilla, 72, of Tucson, AZ, into his rest on July 5th, 2025. Born in Tucson, AZ, he graduated from Tucson High School. Art was a fan of college football and basketball. He worked at TUSD and Banner University Hospital in maintenance for many years. Art was known to have...

Larry James Hamilton

Larry James Hamilton

Jul 4, 2025

Larry James Hamilton, age 76, of Tucson, Arizona went to be with the heavenly father on July 4, 2025.

Larry was born April 16, 1949, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to James “Curley” Hamilton and Ruby Violet Whitaker Hamilton. He was raised in the Indianapolis area and graduated from Greenwood High School. After high school he joined the U.S. Air Force where he...

Josephine "Josie" Gonzales Montoya

Josephine "Josie" Gonzales Montoya

Jul 3, 2025

In Loving Memory of Josie Montoya

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Daughter, and Friend



Sunrise: 08/24/1953 Sunset: 07/03/2025



With broken hearts and profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved Josie Montoya — a woman whose love knew no limits, whose strength carried far and wide, and whose presence was known in every room she walked into.



Josie was one of a kind —...

Rebecca Ann Payne

Rebecca Ann Payne

Jun 29, 2025

Rebecca A. Payne, age 68, died June 29, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona. Rebecca was born on May 20, 1957, in Norwalk, Ohio to Richard L. Payne and Betty L. Payne. She was raised in Bronson, Michigan, graduated from Bronson High School and then went on to University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, and graduated in 1998 with a...

Patricia Kathleen Kateridge

Patricia Kathleen Kateridge

Jun 27, 2025

Patricia Kathleen Kateridge, a steadfast beacon of strength and resilience, graced this world with her vibrant spirit from August 28, 1948, in Galesburg, Illinois, until her peaceful passing on June 27, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. A distinguished Chief Warrant Officer III in the United States Army, Patricia devoted her life not only to her country but also to the principles...