University High School Arizona Alumni Obituaries

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....

Mario William Yanez Jr. 65 passed away December 26 2025. Born on March 5 1960 to Mario Ynigo and Dora Velasquez Yanez Mario was defined by his kindness generosity and love for life. He was extremely devoted to his wife and children. He loved his family and the multitude of friends he made throughout...

DeBano Emily Anna Ann Passed away December 31 2025 she was born in Monterey Park California on August 3 1932 to Alleen Helen Carlson Shideler and James Henry Shideler. Early on her parents moved to Hemet where they eventually settled for 17 years on a 49acre ranch known in the family as The Forty. B...

Susan Jane Thurston born May 18 1951 at Rochester Indiana entered the loving presence of her Lord and Savior on January 5 2026 in Tempe Arizona at the age of 74. Sue was a wonderful example of how to walk with Christ every day loving others attending to their needs and anticipating any way she could...

Paul Richard (Dick) Penick passed away in Richland, Washington on January 7, 2026. He was 92 years old. The son of Myron and Rena Penick, he was born on August 17, 1933 in Canton, Ohio. He graduated from Jackson High School and Kent State University. He retired from Salt River Project in P...

Jerry Bower, 87, of Richland Center, died on Friday, January 9, 2026, at SSM Health Hospital in Madison surrounded by loved ones. He was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, IL, the son of George Martin and Alma Martha (Burmester) Bower. Jerry was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Merrill High S...

Joyce Holmstrom of Bemidji, MN died Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at her home in Bemidji, MN.Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Monday, December 29th, 2025 at the United Methodist Church in Bemidji, Minnesota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Cea...

Larry Hagy age 67 passed away peacefully on December 15 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Born on June 13 1958 Larry was the beloved husband of Sheila Reedy Hagy with whom he shared 43 wonderful years of marriage. He was a devoted father to his son Bryan Duncan Hagy and a loving son to his mother Shelb...

a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on April 9 1953 in Phoenix Arizona Kay spent her childhood in Kay was the devoted mother of five children Cynthia Sara Lucas Philip and Christopher. Two of her children Cynthia and Lucas were born with a rare genetic condition and Kay accepted and loved them and...

Christina J. Kerchner Zimmerman passed away on Thursday January 1 2026. She was born on October 29 1943. A 1961 graduate of Perry High School she completed her nursing degree in 1962. In 1963 she married Richard Skip Catalano and together they had two children. Christina later became a successful bu...

Marvin Edward Chilcott 85 of Ozawkie KS and formerly of Mankato KS died Thursday December 4 2025 at Lexington Park skilled health care in Topeka. Marvin was born January 13 1940 at Pittsburgh PA the son of Nathaniel Goodman and Vesta Pauline Brown Chilcott. He was a 1957 graduate of Woodland Hills H...

Paula Marie Condell Off passed peacefully into Gods waiting arms on Friday Nov 28th. That day a friend noted that while she passed on Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving for her it was Easter Sunday. A woman of great faith she faced her 6month ordeal with pancreatic cancer with dignity humor and...

John "Jack" Gitch, 78, of rural Sumner, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg with Rev. Ronnie Koch officiating. Interment wi...

Dorothy Mae Sydnor, 96, of Phoenix, passed away on January 1, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.Celebration of Life services will be held 11:00 am – 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at The Terraces of Phoenix, 7550 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, Arizona in the ‘Gathering Place’ with the Chaplain Troy Epps of...

Peter Wheeler Reiss I passed away at his home in Surprise, AZ, on January 7, 2026, less than 2 months after celebrating his 88th birthday there with his wife, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. As he would say it, he finally went "on to his eternal reward."  Peter was born ...

Peter Rockefeller Carpenter86, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away on December 30th, 2025, with his children by his side. Pete was born and raised in Sunbury, PA to Alvin Witmer Carpenter and Katharine Rockefeller Carpenter, and was the younger brother of Derr and John, each preceding him in death. P...

Martha Luella (Cook) Snider was born December 23, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio. She married her high school sweetheart, Don Richard Snider, a year after they graduated when both were still 19 years old. After 71 amazing years of marriage, Don died in 2020 and Martha lived with relatives until moving int...

Patricia “Patty” Page McLaughlin, age 65, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 17, 1960, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Estelle and David Page.Patty was the youngest of seven children and grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she graduated fro...

Neil Berk, our beloved father, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, in Phoenix, AZ, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 81. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara, and is survived by his three children, Michael Berk, Matthew Berk, and Karen Berk Marcus; his six grandchildren, Avery ...

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...

Michaele Seip, 59, of Paradise Valley, AZ passed away in her sleep on January 6, 2026, after a long battle with Lyme disease. Michaele was born on June 14, 1966, in Reading, PA to Robert and Patricia (Shannon) Strauss. She was middle of three sisters and graduated from Wilson High School and Univers...

Dwayne Dimitris 70 of Lancaster peacefully passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at his home with his loving wife by his side. Born in Washington D.C. he was the son of the late George and Patricia Bowers Dimitris. For 43 years he his wife Debra enjoyed life with one another by their side. He was a...

Vicki Lee Brull age 67 of Legend Lake passed away on Thursday January 8 2026. Vicki was born on April 11 1958 in Manitowoc Wisconsin daughter of the late Donald and Charlotte Wells Endries. Vicki graduated from Manitowoc Lutheran High School and attended the University of WisconsinMadison where she ...

Mrs. Lucy Arnold Willard age 101 of Atlanta died peacefully at her residence on Monday December 29 2025 with her trusted caregiver of many years Shirt Jacobs by her side. Mrs. Willard was born January 26 1924 to the late John and Emma Hogan Arnold. Ms. Lucy as many people affectionately called her w...

age 79 passed away peacefully on December 23 2025 at Lakepoint Nursing Center in Augusta surrounded by her loving family. Patricia lived a life defined by faith generosity and a heart that never knew a stranger. Patricia was born on May 21 1946 in Clarksville Tennessee to Harry Dudley Councill and N...

Darlene Larue Couch 77 of Rolling Hills Wyuoming died Monday December 29 2025 at the Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas Wyoming. Darlene was born Tuesday January 20 1948 to Darlene B. Veeh and Arthur L. Couch in Phillipsburg Kansas. She was raised in Phillipsburg Kansas with her family ...

Born November 3 1959 in Salt Lake City to Pat and Mary Reeves Dennis was the oldest of the five Reeves children. He graduated from Judge Memorial High School and received a bachelors degree from the University of Arizona. After many years in industrial sales he spent a good part of the last few deca...

Steven R. Culton was born on May 21 1959 in Troy Idaho to Virgil R. Culton and Sharon Stallman Culton. Steve found joy in the simple things good company good laughs and anything with an engine and water close by. He was quick with humor and happiest when life was moving at a good pace preferably wit...

Theodore R. (Ted) Lloyd, 94, Coeur D’Alene Idaho“T.R.” as the family called Ted, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025 in Coeur d’Alene Idaho, looking forward to seeing his wife, Lavonne again.Ted was born near Post Falls on November 8, 1931 to Lester Lloyd and Marie (Long) Lloyd, the youngest...

Agnes was born in New Roads Louisiana on February 4 1940. She was one of three daughters Beatrice Jeanette and Agnes. They were born to John and Odetia Gaines Meyer. Their dear mother passed away at an early age so the girls were reared by their maternal grandparents Alexander and Rosalie Gaines. La...