Mesa High School Arizona Alumni Obituaries

Brent Wallace Anderson 82 of McCammon Idaho passed away on Sunday December 14 2025. He was born June 9 1943 in Blackfoot Idaho the second of nine children born to Wallace Owen and Vivian Darrington Anderson. He grew up in the RiversideThomas area and graduated from Snake River High School in 1961. B...

John “Jack” Fredrick Crawford, age 89, of Owatonna, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026. He was born at home near Blackduck, Minnesota, Beltrami County, on May 15, 1936, to John W. and Inez (Dickison) Crawford.As a young boy, he explored the woods, lakes and streams surrounding his home. He learn...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

Tony Rasmussen 71 of Chandler Az passed away after a brief illness on January 1 2026. He was surrounded by his family. Tony was born on Dec 27 1954 the youngest of 4 children to Robert and Gladys Nelson Rasmussen in Mesa AZ . A lifelong Arizona resident Tony graduated from Tempe High School in 1973....

Claire Rita Maliszewski MichalowskiOctober 4, 1935 - December 31, 2025Claire Michalowski passed away peacefully, surrounded by prayers and family, on December 31, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Claire was born in 1935 in South River, New Jersey, the third of four children to Matthew and Wand...

Noël Irick ObituaryDancer, singer, actress, choreographer, director, producer Noël Irick quietly took her final bow on January 4th, 2026 after a 2 ½ year battle with lung cancer. Her husband of 38 years, Peter J. Hill and several members of her theater ’family’ were by her side.Noël was born and ra...

MSGT James Levi Kittelson USAF Ret. 79 of Winfield Kansas passed away early Tuesday morning December 23 2025 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Jim was born November 28 1946 in Winfield Kansas the son of Millard D. and Glorine Littrell Kittelson. He was raised and educated in Winfield graduating f...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

Robert Lynn Blanchard 74 of Yuma Arizona passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 13 2025. Preceded in death by his father Joseph Blanchard his mother Ruth Blanchard and a sister Susan Blanchard. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Sheila his 2 bonus children Yarnell Adams of Mesa Arizona a...

Daniel Joseph Madrill age 75 passed away peacefully on Thursday December 18th at Ativo Living Center of Yuma with his family at his side. Danny was born on May 13th 1950 in Yuma Arizona and was a lifelong resident. He was a 1969 graduate of Yuma High School and a proud Yuma Criminal Alumni. He also ...

Nancy Marie Sowers Robertson 75 of Mesa Arizona passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 in Mesa. Nancy was born on May 17 1950 in Christiansburg Virginia. From the age of eight she lived with her family in Newport News Virginia where she graduated from Ferguson High School as a member of the Class o...

John Francis ODell died January 9th 2026 at Banner Baywood Heart Hospital at the age of 73. He was born March 28th 1952 to Clarence and Nancy Buzan ODell in Taylorville IL. He moved to Phoenix Arizona at the age of 6 and attended South Mountain high school until deciding to enlist at the age of 17...

Born April 6 1947 in California PA he was the son of the late Roy and Dorthey Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Phil and David Johnson his first wife Dana Johnson and their son Nathaniel Nate Johnson. Ken loved serving God and loved attending Bible study wi...

M. Jeanne Huffman 78 of Marysville passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning September 18 2025 at Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. One of two children Jeanne was born November 17 1946 in Galion to the late John R. and Helen N. Bowers Poling. A 1964 graduate of Marysville High Schoo...

Richard LeRoy Cooley 85 passed away on Wednesday January 14 2026 at his home in Nevada MO. Richard was born in Kanosh Utah on August 12th 1940 to Edna Lucille Barney and Anthon LeRoy Cooley. He married Leah Tryon on June 27 1968 in Mesa Arizona and she survives of the home. Richard was born with a w...

Janice Gryskiewicz 83 of Stephen Minnesota passed away peacefully on Thursday morning January 8 2026 at North Star Manor in Warren Minnesota surrounded by the love of her family. Janice Judith Yutrzenka was born on May 7 1942 in rural Argyle Minnesota the daughter of Mert and Irene Dulinski Yutrzenk...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and Mother Jessica Ochoa Cardenas 49 of Mesa Arizona. Jessica was Born on September 19 1976 in Kearny Arizona to Cruz Boy and Christina Cardenas of Superior Arizona. Later the family would relocate to Mesa Ari...

Jewell Redd Adams stepped into the next life on October 23, 2025 into the arms of her loved ones who had gone before. She was born on April 2, 1929, in Blanding, Utah, to Lemuel Burton Redd and Cynthia Irene Hatch. She, along with her five brothers and sister—Burton, Johnnie, Kermit, Keith, Francell...