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SACHER, Frances S

. Private services. Interment Mountain View Memorial Gardens. 1/12/1976.

SANDERS, Raymond

, 79, 13 Feb 1976

SANTA MARIA, Manuel V.

11 Feb 1907 - 6 Jan 1976
Superior -- Manuel V. Santa Maria, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1976, in Phoenix General Hospital. Wife, Delfina; sons, Fernando and Cornelio; daughters, Eva Gonzales and Terry VillaVerde; a brother and two sisters; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services in St. Francis Catholic Church. Superior Funeral Home. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. 1/11/1976. More on this family can be found at genealogy.az.gov

SARANDOS, Josephine

14 July 1904 - 8 January 1976
Josephine Sarandos, 69, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. Sons, Andrew, Theodore, Steven, Phillip, George, Joseph and Gus; daughter, Mrs. Irene Jeralds; two brothers. Interment Grandwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, New Jersey. 1/11-12/1976.

SARGENT, Mildred Miller

20 Jan 1902 - 12 Jan 1976
Mildred Miller Sargent, 73, died Monday, Jan. 12, 1976, in Valley View Hospital. She was a member of Lakeview-United Methodist Church in Sun City. Husband, Frank; daughter, Shirley Fowks; and four grandchildren. Heritage Funeral Chapel. Services were in Sunland Mausoleum Chapel. 1/14/1976. C-3.

SCHAUS, Richard N.

Survived by wife, Imogene and niece, Virginia Marlham, both of Phoenix. Services and interment Manitowac, Wisconsin. Published Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1976.

SCHRADER, Anna A.

Globe -- Anna A. Schrader, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, in her daughter's residence here. She had been a resident of Globe for 18 years. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Daughter, Elouise McNulty. Walker's Globe Mortuary. 1/15/1976.

SCHWACH, Edna

21 Oct 1898 - 9 Jan 1976
Edna Schwach, 77, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, in her home at 1719 N. 31st St. Survivors include her sons, Donald J. and Kenneth; daughter, Mrs. Ruth Connelley; a brother and a sister; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Arcadia Funeral Home. Mass in the Church of St. Agnes, 1954 N. 24th St. Interment St. Francis. 1/11-12/1976.

SCHWARZ, Louise

Globe -- Louise Schwarz, 63, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1976, at Miami Inspiration Hospital. She was a Miami resident and was employed by Phoenix Title and Transamerica Title for 20 years. She had lived in this area for 58 years. Husband, Karl E.; daughters, Mrs. Anita HATCH and Mrs. Carol LERNER and five grandchildren. Services First Presbyterian Church. Mountain View Memorial Park in Mesa. 1/13/1976.

SCOTT, Thomas C. R.

18 April 1915 - 11 January 1976 Thomas C.R. Scott, 60, of 3722 Grand Ave., was a member of Glendale American Legion Post 29. He was a bartender who had lived in Arizona 43 years and died Sunday, January 11, 1976, in St. Joseph's Hospital after he suffered gunshot wounds Thursday when the place where he worked was robbed. Survivors include his wife, Hilda; children, Delores Turley, Joan Frizzell, Bobbie Miller, Becky, Larry, Ronny, Jerry and Tommy; two brothers; two sisters; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services were in Chapel of the Chimes, Glendale. 1/14/1976 p. C-3.

SEIDEL, William L.

William L. Seidel, 72, died Monday, Jan. 5, 1976, in Maryvale Samaritan Hospital. He was a retired Chicago electrical engineer and a member of Moose Lodge 708. Wife, Lillian E.; a brother and a sister. 1/9/1976.

SEITZ, Cora

Cora Seitz, 91,16015 N. 40th Ave., came to Phoenix in 1944 and died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1976, in a local hospital. Sons, Leonard and Donald GRAVES; stepsons, Milton and Richard SEITZ; daughters, Mrs. Betty CHILDRESS, Mrs. Dorothy PIERCE, Mrs. Ida LOVELADE, Mrs. Genevieve CULLUM, Mrs. Velma SCHOENIG; stepdaughter, Mrs. Roselin DUBNAM; a brother , 34 grandchildren and 70 great-grandchildren. Interment Memory Lawn. 1/12/1976.

SELF, Jack H.

3 March 1912 - 13 January 1976 Buckeye -- Jack H. Self, 63, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, at his home in Buckeye. He had lived most of his life in Arizona and a resident of Buckeye for 30 years. He ran an auto body shop for many years. Survivors include wife, Daisy; daughters, Jackie Nelson and Juanita; and 18 grandchildren. Services were in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Buckeye Funeral Home. 1/15/1976.

SELLERS, Arnold James "Bill"

Arnold James "Bill" Sellers, 61, a World War II veteran and a mechanic for Sun Pontiac since 1959, died Sunday, January 11, 1976, in Phoenix Veterans Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Leona; daughter, Sherrie Price; two sisters; three grandchildren. Services were in Alamosa, Colorado. Gibbons-Bunker Garden Chapel. 1/14/1976 p. C-3.

SHANNON, Myra Gay

10 Dec 1893 - Jan 1976
Youngtown -- Myra Gay Shannon, 82, served 30 years as a registered nurse including service as a Red Cross nurse in World War I. She graduated from a Worcester, Massachusetts, hospital in 1917. She was a member of Ladies Oriental Shrine, Sphinx Court 65 in Phoenix. Survivors include two sisters. Services were in Lakeview United Methodist Church. Lundberg Mortuary. 1/14/1976 p. C-3.

SHAW, Doral Herbert

Doral Herbert Shaw, 63, of Apache Junction, lived in Arizona 23 years and owned a cooler pad store. Son, D. Lee; mother, Mrs. Anna SHAW; a brother, a sister, two grandchildren. Mesa City Cemetery. 1/12/1976.

SHIELDS, Ira D. "Bob"

Ira D. "Bob Shields, 76, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, at Desert Samaritan Hospital. He had been a highway patrolman and in the insurance business. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn; children, Allan and Peggy Forter; a brother; sister; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. GIbbons Bunker Garden Chapel. Additional services and burial was in Oakland, California. 1/15/1976.

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SHIRKEY, Francis M.

Francis M. Shirkey, 88, died Monday, Jan. 12, 1976, in John C. Lincoln Hospital. He was a Kansas merchant before retiring to Phoenix 25 years ago. Services in Sedgwick, Kansas. Wife, Nannie; children, Fern JACQUES and Lee; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.. 1/13/1976.

SHORT, Kenneth Elmer

Mesa -- Kenneth Elmer Short, 53, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in Phoenix Veterans Hospital. He was a 34-year resident of Arizona and a maintenance employe for the City of Mesa. Survivors include daughters, Diane NASH, Nadine ARMSTRONG and Linda HUBESCH; a sister. 1/9/1976.

SICZ, Charles

Charles Sicz, 59, a machinist with AiResearch, died Tues., Jan. 6, 1976, in St. Joseph's Hospital. Wife, Helen; children, Diane WESTERMANN, Allan, Kenneth and Roger; three brothers and two sisters. 1/9/1976.

SIEMER, Louis G.

98, a retired Nebraska farmer; wife, Mary; children, Rose WELCH, Mary WILLIAMS, Clair, Harold, Lawrence and Sylvester; stepsons, Walter, George and Donald RIEK. 1/10/1976. B-6.

SILLARIO, Jennie

Jennie Sillario, 85, 1145 N. Oakleaf Dr., came to Phoenix in 1953 and died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1976, in Arizona State Hospital. Mother of son, Sam Sillario, Phoenix; daughter, Mrs. Vincenza McDONALD, Texas. Mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment St. Francis. 1/12/1976.

SIMMONS, Laura L.

Laura L. Simmons, 78, a secretary, died Monday, Jan. 12, 1976, in St. Luke's Hospital. Survivors include sons, Walter D. and John; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private cremation. 1/15/1976.

SIMPSON, Daniel

Daniel Simpson, 83, died Mon., Feb. 9, 1976, in Tucson Veterans Hospital. He had retired as a master sergeant after serving in the Army from 1912 to 1939. He came to Arizona in 1912. Survivors include his son, Clinton BOwdry; a brother and two sisters. Services in Trinity Temple Church, 1025 E. 30th St., Tucson. 11 Feb 1976

SKIDMORE, Roy C.

Tucson -- Roy C. Skidmore, 82, died Mon. Feb. 9, 1976. He came to Tucson in 1916 and had worked for the Southern Pacific Railway for 42 years. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; a daughter, Margaret Lockhart; a granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren. Services in the Tucson Scottish Rite Temple. 11 Feb 1976

SNELL, Elijah H.

Tempe -- Elijah H. Snell, 85, who had ranched in Colorado and was in the apartment business here from 1964 until retiring in 1974, died Wednesday in Desert Samaritan Hospital. Mr. Snell, 1209 W. Sixth St., was a member of the First Church of God in Tempe and a World War I veteran. Survivors include children, Marita Taber of Calif., Irene Rosenboom of Illinois, Yandel E. of Calif. and Donald G. of Tempe; three brothers; a sister; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Green Acres Scottsdale Chapel, 401 N. Hayden. Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens. Published in The Arizona Republic Friday, January 9, 1976, p. B-6.

SNYDER, Hazel M.

Yarnell -- Hazel M. Snyder, 72, died Friday, Jan. 10, 1976, in Doctors Hospital, Phoenix. Sons, Walter and Jerry; daughters, Mrs. Joyce N. DEABLER, Mrs. Elinora ANGLESINO, Mrs. June PIRROTA and Mrs. Margaret HUFFMAN; a brother and a sister, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Greenwood Memorial Park. 1/12/1976.

STAFFORD, Ruth E.

Cave Creek -- Ruth E. Stafford, 57, Grapevine Road, Cave Creek, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1976. Survivors include her husband, Melvin R.; a brother and two sisters. Services in Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School, Scottsdale. 12 Feb 1976

STALEY, Roy

Glendale -- Roy Staley, 90, who was postmaster of Arvada, Colorado, from 1933 to 1955, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 1976, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He moved to Phoenix two years ago. Survivors include his wife, Marie; a son, Daniel; and three granddaughters, Judith Ford of San Diego; and Janet and Jennifer Staley of Glendale. Graveside services at Holy Cross Cemetery. 10 Feb 1976

STEELE, Samuel S.

Mesa -- Samuel S. Steele, 58, an aviation mechanic, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1976, in his home. He lived in Arizona 25 years. Brothers, Earl, Ralph WINFIELD of Wisconsin; Clifford of Oregon and James of Idaho. Mrs. Otto (Nellie) WOLF of Wisconsin and Mrs. R. M. (Mernie) TUCKER of Kansas. Private cremation. 1/12/1976.

STEINER, Louis G.

Mesa -- Louis G. Steiner, 98, died THursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in Mesa General Hospital. He was a retired Nebraska farmer. Survived by his wife, Mary; children, Rose Welch, Mary Williams, Clair, Harold, Lawrence and Sylvester; stepsons, Walter, George and Donald Riek; 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild. Melcher Chaple of the Roses. Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 36 W. First St. 1/10/1976.

STEINSHNIDER, Mollie

Mollie Steinshnider, 86, died Mon., Feb. 9, 1976, in Kivel Nursing Home. She Survivors include children, Dorothy RAWSON, Stanley L. and Gordon G. STEIN; a sister; ten grandchildren. Sinai Mortuary. 11 Feb 1976

STEPHENS, J. L.

Buckeye -- J. L. Stephens, 49, of Buckeye, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, in an auto accident in Phoenix. He owned Buckeye Hog Co. Wife, Zula; son, John; daughters, Mrs. Pamela NAVE and Mrs. Judy NEWMAN; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira STEPHENS. Mountain View Cemetery, Casa Grande. 1/12/1976.

STEVENS, Leon Eugene

Prescott -- Leon Eugene Stevens, 86, of Prescott, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1976, at Yavapai Community Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Mildred Rouze, six grandchildren nd two great-grandchildren. Services at the United Methodist Church. 10 Feb 1976

STEWARD, Alice

(Funeral announcement says, "Mary STEWART")
Services for Alice Steward, 69, a seamstress who died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in her home, 19202 N. 17th Ave., were in Chapel of the Chimes, 7924 N. 59th Ave., Glendale. Survivors include her husband, Raymond; a daughter, Janice Musselman; a brother, Ronald Stewart of Jasonville, Indiana; and 10 grandchildren. Interment Jasonville, Indiana. The Arizona Republic Friday, January 9, 1976, p. B-6.

STRICKER, Oliver Clarence

Sun City -- Oliver Clarence Stricker, 79, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1976, in Boswell Hospital. He was a retired inventory controller and a Mason. Survivors include a brother, Kenneth. Memorial services in FIrst United Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103rd Ave. 12 Feb 1976

SUTTON, Forrest O.

Buckeye -- Forrest O. Sutton, 76, of Buckeye, died Thursday, January 8, 1976, in a Phoenix hospital. Mrs. Sutton had been a resident of the Buckeye Valley for 40 years. Survivors include her husband, William. Buckeye Funeral Home. 1/10/1976. B-6.