Glenalyn Marshall Elrey was born January 23, 1931 in Helper, Utah, to Joseph Hyrum Marshall and Marie Roseberry. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Los Angeles, California in 1950 and married Arthur William Elrey, Jr., on August 22, 1950 in St. George, Utah. Lyn attended dental assistant school and worked for several dentists throughout her career. Bill and Lyn started their family in 1951, and relocated to Arizona soon thereafter, where they lived the rest of their lives....

  Joyce Foster May 28, 1935 - November 21, 2022  It is with great sadness that the family of Joyce Foster announces her passing on November 21, 2022 at the age of 87 years.  Joyce was born May 28, 1935 in Amherst Texas, her family relocated to Glendale, Arizona when she was very young. Joyce moved to Palominas Az. with her husband Len in 1978, where they worked as a team doing private investigations. When Len passed in 2005 Joyce moved to Sierra Vista. Joyce was very...

Sierra Vista lost the only actively practicing professional civil engineer on 11/16/2022.  Detlef A.F. Liebe, 86, known as Det, was the owner of Buck Lewis Engineering, Inc.  Det lost his two-day battle with COVID.  He was scheduled to get his 2nd booster the day before he died but, his underlying health issues made him unable to defend against this horrid virus.  He may have contracted the disease trying to have a field meeting on some civil engineering project that...

TUCSON — Ora W. Coleman, at age 88, died Monday November 14, 2022 at The Center of Tucson while in the care of Hospice. Ora was born July 20, 1934 in Granby Connecticut. She met her husband Edward (Ned) Coleman while employed at Stacoswitch, Inc. in Costa Mesa, California as an Assistant Controller. Ora enjoyed many hobbies including horseback riding, writing short stories and dancing. After retiring in 1989 she moved to Sierra Vista, Arizona with her husband. While residing in...

Verda Mary Rice November 27, 1929 - November 10, 2022 Our extraordinary mother Verda Mary Rice passed away on Nov. 10, 2022, at the age of 92; she would have been 93 on November 27th. Mom had a heart as big as the ocean. She was loving, kind, generous, forgiving, intelligent, and beautiful inside and out. She was predeceased by the love of her life for over 68 years—our father Richard H. Rice who died on June 25, 2018, and 11 of her siblings. She is survived by her twin sister Veda...

Margaret Ann Welsh August 2, 1937 - November 8, 2022  Margaret Ann Welsh, 85, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Margaret was a resident of Sierra Vista, Arizona since 1986. As avid hikers who loved the outdoors, Margaret and her husband, Ron, hiked extensively throughout Arizona and other states in the Southwest, including many trips down into the Grand Canyon, exploring the South Rim, North Rim and Phantom Ranch. Margaret also enjoyed walking and completed...

Michael “Ryan” McDonald, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on November 6th, 2022, in Djibouti, Africa. Ryan, the first child of Michael McDonald and Valerie Spindel McDonald, was born on September 9th, 1980 in Frankfurt, Germany. Being in a military family, Ryan moved around quite a bit as a child, but spent most of his childhood and teenage years in Cochise County, AZ and graduated from Tombstone High School in 1999. Ryan joined the US Marines following high school and retired in...

Louann Marie Bourne (Carrozzo) July 17, 1979 - November 6, 2022 Louann Marie Bourne (Carrozzo), known as "Ann", accented peacefully into heaven on November 6th, 2022. She is survived by her husband, David Christopher Carrozzo, and daughter Aldina "Allie" Sophia Marie Carrozzo (Samuel Timothy Shaw). Ann was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 17th, 1979. She was deeply compassionate about spiritual beliefs and enjoyed everything about faith. Ann was an environmental...

Norma A. O’Rourke December 29, 1934 November 4, 2022   Sierra Vista-Norma A. (Brendle) O’Rourke, 87, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 4, 2022. Norma was born on December 29, 1934 in Macomb East Detroit, Michigan and was the daughter of the late George A. and Evelyn R. (Cooley) Brendle. Norma is survived by her children, Dan (Karen), Dawn (Scott), Jamie (Lindsay), in addition to her 12 grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. She was...

James L. Taylor September 30, 1942 November 2, 2022 Sierra Vista-James L. Taylor, 80, of Sierra Vista passed away, Wednesday, November 2, 2022, surrounded by his family at his home. James, son of the late Glenwood L. and Margaret L. (Gerhards) Taylor was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1942. He was raised in Harrisburg and graduated from the Steelton-Highspire High School in 1960. James served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. James met his wife Mary,...