Marian Catherine (Niemann) Carlisle Marian Catherine (Niemann) Carlisle of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away at her home on October 19, 2017, surrounded by her children and husband of 62 years. Marian was born September 4, 1932, in Portage, Wisconsin, to Rodney and Catherine (Welsh) Niemann. She attended Portage High School and graduated with the…
John Barrett Bittinger (Jack) John Barrett Bittinger (Jack), 82, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away at Chandler Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. He was born in Dayton, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1935, to Clinton Bittinger and Clara Mae Barrett Bittinger. He grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School…
Ella Patricia Anne Campbell Ella Patricia Anne Campbell, née Peck, 98, died peacefully on November 16, 2017, in San Diego, California. She married Charles W. Campbell in 1947 and is survived by her children Susan, Bill and Kathy and grandson Jason Charles Campbell. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Vincent de Paul, Father…
Marjorie “Marge” Allen-Ashley Marjorie “Marge” Allen-Ashley, 96, ended her amazing life peacefully on October 7, 2017, at Dignity Health, Chandler Regional Medical Center, with her daughter Marcia Sayles and grandson Bradley Allen Eldridge by her side. Until her last day, Marge lived her life fully and independently, enjoying her family, friends and home in Sun…
Darryl Keith Bourret Daryll Keith Bourret, 85, of Lake San Marcos, California, passed away on June 27, 2017, at Palomar Hospital in Escondido, California, with family at his bedside. Daryll was born January 31, 1932, to Macyll (Thompson) and Milton Bourret in Sioux City, Iowa, where he grew up active in baseball, basketball, diving and…
Gordon “Bud” Arneson Gordon “Bud” Arneson, 80, a 23-year resident of Sun Lakes, a Phoenix retirement community, passed away August 16, 2017, after a long bout with Parkinson’s disease. He was born and raised on a farm in south central Nebraska. His mother Effie called their second son her little Buddy. He spent his youth…
Jean Proctor Bunting Jean Proctor Bunting, 98, passed away on August 7, 2017, at the Renaissance in Sun Lakes, Arizona. She was born on December 24, 1918, in Lake Forest, Illinois. Jean married Ken Proctor in March, 1945, and had 40 loving years traveling the world as an Air Force wife for 21 of those.…
Martha Johnson Martha Johnson was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1927, but lived most of her 90 years in San Diego and Sun Lakes. Before retiring, Martha worked as an Oncology R.N. at Scripps Hospital in San Diego, and husband Earl retired from P.S.A Airlines. Both Martha and Earl were devoted volunteers and gave many…
Dorothy Douglass Dorothy Douglass lived in Sun Lakes and passed away on May 26, 2017, at the age of 87. She was an extraordinary woman who dedicated her life to bettering the world through her support of charities devoted to the environment, animal advocacy and helping those less fortunate than she. She loved camping and…
James Edward Lawton James Lawton, better known as Jim, was born October 10, 1917, in Hemingford, Quebec, Canada, to John Lawton and Albina Josephine duQuette Lawton. When he was a teenager, he ran the 100-meter dash and hurdles. In 1936, he was .1 of a second from going to the Olympics from Canada. He…