"N" Surnames, 1960 Arizona Obituaries

NATURMAN, Isaac

Services will be held in New York City for Isaac Naturman, 79, who died Thursday, December 31, 1959, in Phoenix. Mr. Naturman resided at 1310 N. Third St. He was employed as a meat cutter and had lived in Phoenix three years. He was a native of Russia. Grimshaw Mortuary is making arrangements to send the body to New York. Survivors include three sons, Abraham of Phoenix and John and Hyman of New York; a daughter, Mrs. Max (Dorothy) Davis of New York; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic Saturday, January 2, 1960.

NAVARRO, Ladislado, 69, 25 January 1960

NAYLOR, Douglas Keith, 7 January 1960 announcement only

NEESE, Daniel R.

Yuma -- Funeral services for Daniel R. Neese, 84, who died January 21, 1960, in a Yuma nursing home were conducted in the Johnson Mortuary. Mr. Neese was born near Nashville, Tennessee. He was a retired blacksmith, having worked for many years with the U. S. Indian Service in the Coolidge area. He came to Yuma 15 months ago to make his home with a son, Phillip. Other survivors include three grandchildren, all in Yuma. AZ Republic 22 January 1960.

NEFF, Joseph L.

Funeral services for Joseph L. Neff, 90, who died Sunday in Tucson, will be in the First Presbyterian Church here. Mr. Neff, born in Pennsylvania, had lived in the Casa Grande area 35 years. He was a carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Mrs. Helen GLOVER, Torrington, Wyoming; a brother, Chester, Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. 21 January 1960.

NELSON, Minnie E., 57, 25 January 1960

NICHOLS, Edna W.

Prescott -- Funeral serivces for Mrs. Edna W. Nichols, 73, who died in a Prescott hospital Friday, January 15, 1960, were at the Hampton Funeral Home. Mrs. Nichols was born in Cottonwood and lived in Arizona all her life. She was a school teacher for 35 years and had a lifetime teaching certificate from Arizona State College in Flagstaff. Survivors include her husband, Arthur, McGuireville; two sons, W. A. Nichols, Cleator, and Jack Alexander, El Cajon, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Bradford, McGuireville, and Mrs. Madge Charlebois, Blythe, Calif.; a brother, Lewis A. Willard, Cleator; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Burial in the Cottonwood Cemetery.

NICHOLS, Daniel W.

Daniel W. NIchols, 7248 Canyon Way, died in John C. Lincoln Hospital yesterday, Jan. 9, 1960. Mr. Nichols, who was 67, was born in Texas and came to Arizona 14 years ago from Fort Worth. He had been in the furniture and gardening businesses. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Scottsdale. Services were conducted by the Rev. Vertus Crutchfield at Mercer Mortuary. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Hester; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Helm of Phoenix; a son, Richard of Phoenix; a sister, Mrs. Artie Davis of Houston, Texas; and five grandchildren. 10 Jan 1960.

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NICHOLS, Mary Schoisser

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Schoisser Nichols, 42, who died Thursday, January 14, 1960, in San Diego, were in Memory Chapel of A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary. The Rev. Myrtle E. Cate officiated. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Nichols was born in Forsyth, Montana. She came to Phoenix in 1928 and lived here until 1956 when she moved to California. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Bessie Nichols, San Diego; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Wheeler, San Diego and Mrs. Marvin Scott, Fresno, Calif.; and three brothers, William Jack, and Joe, all of Phoenix. Sunday, January 17, 1960.

NICHOLSON, William G.

Funeral services for William G. Nicholson, 61, who died Friday, Jan. 8, 1960, in Phoenix Veterans Administration Hospital, were in the Camelback Chapel and Funeral Home. The Rev. Fletcher Scharer officiated. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Born in Oldforge, Pennsylvania, Mr. NIcholson came to Phoenix three years ago. A World War I veteran, he saw combat duty in Europe and was awarded the Silver Star. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; four sons, Sgt. William G. Nicholson, Jr., Fort Ord, California; and Marvin, Greenrock, Illinois; five daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, Reynolds, Illinois, Mrs. Betty O'Keefe, New York, Mrs. Marcella Wilderson, Galesburg, Illinois, and Nadine and Jean, both of New York City. AZ Republic 12 Jan 1960.

NIKOS, Julia

Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Nikos, 67, who died yesterday in her home, 1043 E. Missouri Ave., will be tomorrow in the Chapel in the Garden, Mercer Mortuary, 1541 E. Thomas. Jehovah's Witnesses will have charge of the services. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. A native of Romania, Mrs. Nikos came to Phoenix 17 years ago from Barbeton, Ohio. She had been a member of Jehovah's Witnesses in ohio and was a member in Phoenix. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Julius Mezzaros, of Phoenix, and Mrs. Ethel Fedor, Akron, Ohio; and four grandchildren. The Arizona Republic Tuesday, January 5, 1960.

NOLSTAD, Carl J., Rev.

Services for the Rev. Carl J. Nolstad, 89, pastor emeritus of Grace Lutheran Church, will be at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in Memory Chapel of A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. The Rev. David J. Hartman, Dr. H. C. Lindsay, and the Rev. Kenneth Baumhoff will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. The Rev. Mr. Nolstad, a native of Norway, died in a Phoenix rest home Wednesday, December 29, 1959. He lived at 505 E. Missouri. Mr. Nolstad came to Phoenix in 1941 from La Maure, N.D., graduated from Augsburg Seminary in St. Paul in 1904, and held Lutheran pastorates in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota before coming to Phoenix. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Patten and Mrs. Camilla Gunter, both of Phoenix; a son, Dr. Arnold R. Nolstad, Raleigh, N. C.; a sister, Mrs. Malena Aarestad, Norway; and a grandchild. Friends may call at the mortuary from noon today until service time tomorrow. The Arizona Republic Friday, January 1, 1960.