Tag Archives: Obituaries

Carlotta (Scottie) Bidegain, 88, of Tucson, passed away January 3, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by loving friends and family. Scottie was born on November 24, 1926 in Illinois. Scottie and her immediate family moved to the Southwest when she was a young girl and eventually settled on a ranch …

John Rockwell Hoff (Rocky), resident of Globe, Ariz., passed away at the age of 72 on Feb. 18. John was born in 1941 in Illinois to Donnafred and Wilbur Hoff. John was a flame worker and a mad scientist. Rocky made friends easily and gave freely of his time and …

Paul was one day shy of turning 75 years old. He was 74 when he passed away on Jan. 17, 2014. He was born on Jan. 18, 1939 in Tucumccari, N.M., the son of Joel Smithers Chambers and Edna Pearl Moore Chambers. He worked in construction as a truck driver …

Robert S. Ashford, age 69, of Globe, Arizona passed away on January 28, 2014 at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Monte Vista, Colorado on January 21, 1945 the son of Thurston and Ruby (Pirtle) Ashford. He grew up in Miami, Arizona and graduated from …

Erlinda C. Briones, 91, a life-long resident of Miami, AZ, passed away January 27, 2014, at her daughter Irene’s house, in Chandler, AZ. She was born January 9, 1923, in Miami, to proud parents Epitacio and Francisca (Gaona) Castaneda. She married Dionicio Briones on September 7, 1940, in Miami. He …

Abelia C. (Billie) Tepe, 90, of Mesa passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. She was born in Globe, Ariz. on April 17, 1923 and graduated from Globe High School. She was married to Tierso Guzman, Edward Contreras on Aug. 28, 1946, and then Ron Tepe in 1972. Billie worked …

Jane Johnson Eck, age 60, was born April 18, 1953, and taken to our Lord on August 17, 2013.  An Arizona native, she was brought into the world at Phoenix St Joseph’s Hospital.  She graduated from Westwood High School and attended Arizona State University.  Her strong faith in God led …

Claudia S. Billingsley, of Arizona City, AZ. passed away on July 2, 2013. Claudia was born October 26, 1942 in Tulsa, OK. She moved to AZ in 1959, where she graduated from Globe High School. Claudia worked in electronics for 25 years, and then went into customer service for eight …

James Roy Sterr, 75, passed away June 3, 2013 at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 24, 1937. globemiamiThis content comes to you through GMTimes staff and/or contributed content through press releases, submitted articles and non-profit organizations.

Levi Lertique passed away over Memorial Day Weekend at the age of 67 of a heart attack. Lertique grew up in Miami, and then left for college and a career, which took him to San Diego for over thirty years where he married, had children and worked as a physicist. globemiamiThis …