Partial List of 1974 Arizona Obituaries

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VALENZUELA, George Y.

Glendale -- George Y. Valenzuela, 63, a farm worker, died Wed., June 5, 1974, in a local hospital. He was born in Bisbee. Wife, Isabel; sons, Rosario, Frank, Manuel, Arnold and Garald; sisters, Juanita and Lula Cota; and 13 grandchildren. Rosary was in Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary. Mass in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Burial in Glendale Memorial Park. 6/6/1974.

VALENZUELA, Nicolas V.

Guadalupe -- Nicolas V. Valenzuela, 48, a farm worker who was born in Arizona, died Sat., July 13, 1974, in Tempe Community Hospital. Daughter, Mary Lou Valenzuela; sister, Maria Alvarez; and brothers, jose, Bandacio, Juan and Guierllermo. Rosary in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Burial in Guadlaupe Cemetery. 7/19/74.

Van NUYS, Harry V.

Sun City -- Harry V. Van Nuys, 91, a graduate of South Dakota State College, died Tuesday, July 9, 1974, in the Phoenix Medi Center. He came to Youngtown in 1952 from Brea, California, and had lived in Sun City since 1961. He was a member of the United Church choir. Son, Donald; sister, Mrs. Maybelle Jones. Services in the United Church, Sun City Blvd. at 107th Ave. Burial in Glendale Resthaven Park. 7/10/1974.

VAN SLAMBROOK, Agnes M Brutsche

Sun City -- Agnes M. Brutsche Van Slambrook, 73, died Wed., July 17, 1974, in Maryvale Hospital following an auto accident. She was a former member of the Sweet Adelines, Inc., in Phoenix and Sun City Women's Club. CHildren, Mrs. Barbara DeYoung and Earl J. Brutsche, Jr.; two sisters; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Burial in Battle Creek, Michigan. 7/19/1974.

VanHOUTEN, Helen M.

Sun City -- Helen M. VanHouten, 100, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 1974, in her home at 10202 Burns Drive. Survivors include her son, F. Kenneth VanHouten. Services and burial were in Irvington, N.J. Lundberg Golden Door Chapel handled arrangements. 10/25/1974.

VEDETTE, Helen

Mesa -- Services for Helen A Vedette, 73, were in Gibbons Bunker Mortuary, 33 N. Sirrine. Burial in Mesa Cemetery. Mrs. Vedette of 1365 S. Country Club Drive, who was born in Delphi, Indiana, died Tuesday, July 2, 1974, in a Mesa hospital. Survivors include children, Wyona Jane and Lynn Vedette; and four grandchildren. Published in The Mesa Tribune, July 5, 1974.

VEIDMARK, William Paul

16 August 1949 - June 1974
William Paul Veidmark, 24, was fatally injured Sunday, June 2, 1974, in a Lake Pleasant boating accident. He was general manager two years for Specialized Services Co in Phoenix and a student at Glendale Community College until 1972. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arvid L. Veidmark; brothers, Arvid, Jr., and Peter; a sister, Cathryn V. Riggs; and grandmother, Mrs. Ruby Nicholas. Grimshaw Bethany Chapel. Services in Trinity Bible Church. Burial in Glendale Resthaven Park. 6/4/1974.

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VERDUGO, Juan L.

27 January 1899 - 8 June 1974
Mesa -- Juan L. Verdugo, 75, died Saturday, June 8, 1974, in Mesa Lutheran Hospital. He came to Arizona in 1918 from his native New Mexico and was a farm laborer. Children, Mike Ramon, Juan, Joe James, Frank, Roy, Mrs. Maria Garcia, Mrs. Jose Perez, Mrs. Angelita Miranda and Mrs. Manuela Castaneda; brothers, Jesus and Jose; sisters, Mrs. Rosalia Nava, Mrs. Lupe Mendoza and Mrs. Matilda Madrigal. Meldrum Mortuary. Mass in Christ the King Church. Burial in Mesa Cemetery. 6/11/1974.

VILLALOBOS, Anita S.

27 May 1900 - 24 Oct 1974
Mesa -- Anita S. Villalobos, 74, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 1974, in Mesa Lutheran Hospital She was born in Morenci and came to Mesa 12 years ago from Chandler. Children, Cliff, Mrs. Louise Garduno, Mrs. Lily Del Castillo, and Mrs. Nellie Rivas; a sister, Mrs. Juanita Escobar; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Meldrum Mortuary. Mass at Queen of Peach Church. Burial in Mesa Cemetery. 10/25/1974.

VILLESCAS, Joe S.

Clifton --Rosary for Joe S. Villescas, 54, who died Saturday in University Hospital, Tucson, was in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Funeral Mass was in the church and burial, with military rites, was in the Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Villescas was a service station owner and operater and a member of Beneficio Propio. Survivors include his wife, Helen; children, Joseph Donald, John G., Mrs. Patricia Moreno and Mrs. Bertha A. Martin; his brothers, Manuel, Rosario, and Santiago, his sisters, Mrs. Lupe Rascon and Mrs. Eloisa Beltran and five grandchildren. Lewallen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Arizona Republic June 25, 1974.

VURICH, Eve

Eve Vurich, 53, died Monday, June 11, 1974, in her home at 2641 E. Roma after a long illness. She was a real estate broker in her own business the past three years and also had been an agent for Ed Post Realty 10 years. She was a past president of the Women's Golf Association of the Southwest and a member of the Arizona Country Club. Children, Joseph P., III, John D., Gary P., Mary E. and Marie Vurich and Mrs. Karen Jeanne Nygaard; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Vahlberg; three brothers and grandchildren. Arcadia Funeral Home. Mass in the Church of St. Francis Xavier. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. 6/13/1974.