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BATEMAN, Charles W., 64, came to Phoenix in 1936 from Missouri. Wife, June; children, Barbara STEPHAN, Linda GADD, Jean DEBORD, Don BUTCH, and Jerry; 19 grandchildren; 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
BEJARANO, Alfredo Luna, 16, a native of Arizona, attended Tolleson High School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perfecto BEJARANO; two brothers and three sisters; three grandparents. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
BERNHARDT, Joseph, 75, graduated from Houghton Michigan College and retired as a mining engineer after 39 years with Bethlehem Steel. He moved here in 1966 from Cornwall, Pennsylvania. Wife, Nellie; sons, Joseph, Ronald and Clyde; seven grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
BLAZIER, Daniel C., 46, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
BRIGHAM, Lela Roberta, 56, is survived by her children, Florence WILLIAMS, Jerrie LUCKY, Willie WILLIAMS, Vernon REECE, Frankie, Doris and Leroy; eight grandchildren; two sisters and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
BURKE, Frank V., 62, retired as a lieutenant after 27 years with the Chicago Fire Department. Wife, Doris; a sister and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
CANTRELL, Ruth, 71, of Avondale, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
CELESTINE, Jonas, 39, of Sells, was born in Arizona and had been a farm worker. Mass at Church of St. Joseph at Pisinimo, near Sells. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
CLARK, Homer John, 66, was a World War II Navy veteran. He moved here in 1958 from Oklahoma City. Wife, Olive; children, Alice MORTON, Letha CRISPIN, Carl, Curt, Bill, Jerry and Larry; grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
COMER, Paul M., Jr., 80, Yuma, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
CONWAY, Warren M., 75, graduated from the University of Illinois. Wife, Laura, and a sister survive. Services in Memphis, Tennessee. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
COONROD, Marjorie
SUN CITY--Services for Marjorie Coonrod, 69, of 9609 Glen Oaks Circle, will be at Lundberg's Sunland Chapel. Mrs. Coonrod died June 24, 1978, in Boswell Memorial Hospital. A minnesota native, Mrs. Coonrod came to Arizona in 1973. She was formerly employed as a secretary for 20 years at Northern States Power Co. She attended Deluth State Teachers College and was a member of the All Saints Desert Episcopalian Church. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
COYLE, Pat
GILBERT--Funeral services for J. Pat Coyle, 62, of 16501 E. Redfield Road, will be in Meldrum Mortuary. Mr. Coyle died June 23, 1978, in Desert Samaritan Hospital. A Kansas native, Mr. Coyle retired this month as a teacher from Mesa School District. He was a WWII Navy veteran and was a junior college teacher in Kansas for 20 years before becoming an Indus Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
CROSS, Waldo C., 33, of Lakewood, Colorado, was killed in a plane crash on the Grand Canyon's North Rim. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
CUNNINGHAM, Ruth A., 54, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
DANA, Laura Lee Wingfield, 32, was born in Phoenix. Husband, J. Steven; children, James Lee, Holly Rochelle, Stuart Edward and Jeremey Gregg; mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Ed SKILLMAN; a sister, Carol SPEARS, of California; and a brother, John SEMSENEY, Phoenix. Interment Mesa Cemetery. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
De SHETLER, Shirley, 64, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
DIAZ, Pedro, 85, moved to Arizona 40 years ago from Texas. Daughter, Consuelo CELAYA; stepchildren, Eustolia OLMANZA and Sotero LOPEZ. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
DODGE, Harold Hazelwood, 83, was a World War I veteran. Wife, Marion; daughters, Mrs. E. Allan "Marion" BROOKS and Dr. Betty D. HARRISON; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Interment in Provo, Utah. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
DOUGHTY, Archie Lee, 81, a Phoenix resident 53 years, was a retired mechanic. He was born in Indiana. No survivors. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
DURAN, Jose, 58, children, Guadalupe LOZANO and Joe, Jr. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
EBLE, William Charles
MESA--William Charles Eble, 82, died in the Royal Nursing Home. Mr. Eble was a tool and die maker in Chicago and Detroit before moving to Phoenix in 1945. Survivors include a daughter, June BOWMAN; a sister; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
ELLIS, Ambrost, 76, moved here in 1951 from Arkansas. Wife, Lizzie; children, Helen McKELVEY, Lillie ROBINSON, Jewel SCROGGINS, Elizabeth GILLIARD, Virginia, Betty Jean, Dossie, Kenneth and Ambrose. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
ERICKSON, Jules E., 71, came here in 1968 from San Francisco. Wife, Florence. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
FOLTZ, Henry B., 63, of Camp Verde, was born in Phoenix. He owned Foltz Dairy and Foltz Turkey Ranch. Wife, Ida L.; children, Martha L. JENKINS and David B.; two grandchildren; a sister and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
FIELDEN, Anne D.
Anne D. Fielden, 76, of 3041 N. 44th St. died June 23, 1978, at MediCenters of America. Services will be at Paradise Chapel Funeral Home. Miss Fielden, a retired school teacher, moved to Arizona 28 years ago from Detroit. Survivors include a brother and three sisters. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
FOULK, Helen Marie, 64, lived in Arizona from 1949 to 1975 and died June 26, 1978, in Yakima, Washington. Husband, Harold; children, JoAnn BUTTERFIELD, Georgia FOX, Evangeline WESTBROOK, Carolyn SAROKA, Betty SCHRAND, Harrison and James FOULK and Dwayne HALL; father, George REAMES; three sisters; 26 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
GAGLIANO, Joseph
GAGLIANO, Maria
SUN CITY--Memorial mass for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gagliano, both 54, of 9510 Pleasant Valley, Sun City, will be at St. Clement Catholic Church. The Gaglianos were killed in an auto accident June 20, 1978, near Burlington, New Jersey. They were buried Sunday in their native New York. Survivors include a son, Joseph; a brother and sister. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
GANZ, Pauline Reardan, had lived in Phoenix since 1918. Children, Paul GANZ, Sylvia and Joan COONEY; six grandchildren; a sister and a sister-in-law. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
GARCIA, Jesus S., 42, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
GARRITY, Joseph E. "Gene", 42, came to Phoenix 36 years ago from Chicago. Wife, Barbara; children, Mary Frances, Patricia Lee and Mark Vincent; and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
GEARAN, Leonard H., a retired chief warrant officer, died in Washington, D. C. He was born in Gardner, Mass., Wife, Peggy; children, Jane, Ann, Timothy and John; two brothers; mother, Veronica. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
GILLILAND, James O., 76, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
GINSBURG, Samuel, 97, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
GOODING, Robert, 63, and his sons,
GOODING, Paul, 36
GOODING, Bill, 23,
disappeared on an April flight from Bellingham, Washington, to Phoenix. Robert GOODING moved here in 1950 from Gnadenhutte, Ohio. Wife, Vera.
Paul had been in construction with his father after moving here in 1975. Wife, Jackie; children, Alan, Robin, David and Jill.
Bill, a tennis professional, lived in Vancouver, Canada. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
GOSEYNN, Irene G., 76, a Bylas native, was the San Carlos Apache Tribe's representative for home visits to the elderly on the reservation. Daughter, Mrs. Robert DUNCAN; sons, Armand, Armstrong, Christy and Dickie; one brother, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
GUTHRIE, Michael E., 75, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
HALES, Wilfred, 85, a World War I Army veteran and New York Central Railroad retiree, moved here in 1975 from Pennsylvania. Son, Dr. Ludlow P. HALES; five grandsons and a great-granddaughter. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
HAMMON, Mae E., 94, from Oklahoma. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
HANSON, Eunice R., 85, of Mesa, died June 22, 1978. Burial will be in Nevada, Iowa. She had lived here 13 years. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HARRIS, Dolores Mae, 49, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
HATLESTAD, Robert C., 89, moved here from California. Burial will be in his native South Dakota. Survived by children, June BRINK, Beulah JENSEN, Dorothy SCHAEFER, Delbert and Raymond; 15 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HERING, Norma K., 54, came here 13 years ago from Texas. Husband, Jack; children, Teresa and Paul; and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
HETHCOCK, Rachel M., 50, died June 22, 1978, in her home. She lived here 26 years. Survivors include her husband, R. D.; daughter, Lorie; and her mother. Interment Floral Lakes Memorial Gardens. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HINKLE, Lee F., 76, moved here in 1967 from Pennsylvania. Wife, Merle; sons, Dave, John, Oscar, Robert and Albert; three sisters; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial in Phoenix Memorial Park, 200 W. Beardsley. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
HOEL, Arthur M., 64, a native of Glendale, is survived by his wife, Thelma; daughter, Cecilia SHAIN; five grandchildren; and a brother, Chester W. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HOLMGREN, Ephraim T., 75, moved here in 1967 from St. Paul where he owned an advertising agency. Wife, Grace C.; children, Karen Van DeWATER, Lynn BRADSHAW and John; eight grandchildren; and a sister. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HOUSE, Rex D., 42, wife Suzanne. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
HOUSLEY, James G., 80, came here 40 years ago from Arkansas and was a real estate broker. He is survived by his wife, Marie. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
HULSEY, Patricia Dora, 47, a native of Phoenix, taught 24 years in the Cartwright School District. She taught the sixth grade at Palm Lane School. Survivors include her daughter, Marilu; four sisters and two brothers. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
JENNINGS, Robert G., wife, Betty; daughters, Linda MIRACLE, Lorrie ROSSI and Marcie GONZALES; grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Glendale Resthaven Park. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
JERNIGAN, Charles
DEWEY--Graveside services for Charles Jernigan, 69, of Dewey, will be at Mt. View Cemetery in Prescott. Mr. Jernigan died June 22, 1978, in the Veteran's Center in Whipple. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/25/1978.
JOHNSON, Andrea Lisa, 14, died in Lynwood, California. Grandparents, Andrew and Lucille BRYANT; a sister and two brothers. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
JOHNSON, Grant, 44, came from California in 1972. Wife, Arlene; children, Paul, Walter and Doris JOHNSON. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
KAISER, Marie P., 81, was born in Germany and came here in 1962 from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Daughters, Pauline COUCH and Lisa OVERTON; grandchildren, a sister and a brother survive. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
KATZEFF, Mamie, 78, moved here 16 years ago from Cleveland. Survived by son, Edwin S.; two grandchildren, a great- grandchild; two sisters and a brother. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.
KELLER, Mary J., 75, was former manager of Rutledge Manor Nursing Home in Springfield, Illinois. Survivors include her children, Cathy BETTIS, Mary BOWERS and Robert; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/24/1978.
KIMBLE, John H., a Montana native, Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
KOELLING, Clara L., Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
LePAGE, Paul R., 74, from Detroit. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/29/1978.
LINDSTROM, Fritz C., 72, lived in Arizona since 1929. Wife, Erma; son, Dr. Lorel LINDSTROM; three grandsons; a brother and five sisters. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/27/1978.
LOGSDON, Joseph Edgar, 81, wife, Aesta; daughters, Eula BROWN, Evelyn CAMPBELL; grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. Published in the Arizona Republic 6/30/1978.