Obituaries

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Moshe E. Toister

Moshe E. Toister

May 26, 2025

Moshe E. Toister was born June 25, 1935 in Haifa, Israel to Yitzhak Nachum and Hilda Stekelmacher Toister. He passed away May 26, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Graveside Service, 3:00 PM, Thursday, May 29, 2025, East Lawn Palms Mortuary & Cemetery, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712.

Portia Kay Wildman

Portia Kay Wildman

May 25, 2025

Portia Kay “Kay” Wildman, passed away May 25, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. She was born in Ohio on February 8, 1946, the daughter of Robert and Ollie Mae Chamblin. Kay was raised in Blue Creek Ohio and Otway Ohio. She had been married to Robert Lee Lewis of Ohio and upon her passing she was married for 33 years to...

Robert Graham Netherton

Robert Graham Netherton

May 24, 2025

Robert Graham Netherton (Bob) passed away on May 24, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 63. Bob was born in Tucson on November 2,1961 to Barbara J. (Graham) and William E. Netherton. He attended Catalina Foothills School and Rincon High School.

Bob was a gentle soul. He faced difficult challenges over the course of his life. In his 20’s,...

Kathleen Therese Escobar

Kathleen Therese Escobar

May 22, 2025

Kathy Therese Escobar passed away on May 22, 2025. She was born on August 6, 1951, to Jose and Mary Alice Morales in Morenci, Arizona and raised along with her three bothers, Alexander, Joseph, and David in Clifton.

She began her professional career when she went to school in Phoenix to be a secretary. She worked as a secretary for the...

Carolyn Cowart Flowers

Carolyn Cowart Flowers

May 22, 2025

Carolyn (Cowart) Flowers was born September 1, 1941 in Culver City, California. She died May 22, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Carolyn was a wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and aunt. She was a retired Drafter Owner of Pro Draft and a member of the Church of Christ.

An avid reader, Carolyn also loved to play cards and games. Enjoyed traveling in...

Roberta E. Andersen

Roberta E. Andersen

May 18, 2025

Roberta Ethel (Parker) Andersen, of Tucson, AZ, died May 18, 2025. She was born on August 7, 1936, in Greenville, MI, the daughter of Robert and Aileen (Rice) Parker.

Roberta was a 1954 graduate of Traverse City Central High School. Prior to her move to Arizona in 1978, she was Administrative Assistant to the Deans of Instruction at Northwestern Michigan College.

Roberta...

Rick Vernon Riggenbach

Rick Vernon Riggenbach

May 17, 2025

Rick Vernon Riggenbach was born August 10, 1956 in Hicksville, Ohio. He died May 17, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Rick was a veteran of the U.S. military.

Michael David Myers

Michael David Myers

May 14, 2025

Michael David Myers was born October 15, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri to Jerry L. Myers and Linda Kay Lombardo. He died May 14, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Maria Teofila Buenamea

Maria Teofila Buenamea

May 11, 2025

Maria Buenamea was born February 12, 1954 in Tucson, Arizona where she lived her life and passed peacefully on May 11, 2025.

She loved being outside and planting in her yard. Maria loved spending time with her grand pugs: Julius, Harley and Daisy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Francisco V. and Juanita Buenamea and her brother, Francisco V. Buenamea,...

Michael Patrick Williams

Michael Patrick Williams

May 11, 2025

In Loving Memory: A Tribute to a Remarkable Life

There’s a famous quote that no one probably actually said: “When you have to choose between history and legend, print the legend.”

Today, we remember a man whose own history was also somehow the stuff of legend - Mike Williams. It feels like the set-up to a joke - a priest, a Steelers...

Bryan Robert Rosen

Bryan Robert Rosen

May 11, 2025

With deep sorrow and profound love, we remember the life of Bryan Rosen, who passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, at the age of 63.

Born on July 31, 1961, Bryan was a bright light in the lives of all who knew him. He was the beloved son of the late Elizabeth “Betty” Rosen and Richard Rosen, Sr., and the...

Steve Michael McGurn

Steve Michael McGurn

May 8, 2025

Steve Michael McGurn was born October 8, 1973 in Tucson, Arizona to Donald and Susan McGurn. He spent his life in Tucson and died here on May 8, 2025.

Susan C. Robins

Susan C. Robins

May 7, 2025

Susan Robins, a fiercely independent free spirit whose laughter and generosity touched everyone she met, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the age of 79 on “her acre” in Sahuarita, Arizona.

Born December 17, 1945, in Los Angeles and raised in Long Beach, Susan dedicated much of her career to Robertshaw, where she worked for many years. After...

Howard Owen Kendall

Howard Owen Kendall

May 5, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we grieve the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, Howard Owen Kendall.

Born to parents Howard W. and Catherine in Aberdeen, Idaho, Howard served in the Air Force and later as a civil servant for 32 years with the United States Postal Service. Howard met and married the love of his life Karen in...

Susan Ainsworth Gustafson

Susan Ainsworth Gustafson

May 4, 2025

Susan Ainsworth Gustafson, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away on May 4, 2025, at the age of 73.

Born on December 23, 1951, Susan was the daughter of Francis Rea Ainsworth and Lloyd Henry Ainsworth. She grew up in Iraan, Texas, where she graduated from Iraan High School. She later earned her bachelor’s degree in Business from Howard Payne University in Brownwood,...