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Russell Bruce Webb passed away Tuesday, April 26 at age 87. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Yvonne and their six children, Curt (Micheale), Kent (Nancy), Craig (Cami), Karen (Jim) Richards, Chris (Roxanne) and Kelly (Michelle), 23 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren.

Russ was born in Lehi, Utah to Eden Eugene and Ann Smith Webb. As a boy he helped on the family farm where he learned to love and care for horses, a hobby he continued as an adult. In high school Russ sang and Yvonne accompanied him on the piano at weddings, funerals and school musicals before he “married his best friend” in 1947.

After attending the University of Utah, Russ worked at Continental Bank in Salt Lake City and later went on to become the Executive Vice President for Bear River State Bank for 24 years. Before retiring, he was President of Production Credit Association for the State of Utah. Russ loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing and raising quarter horses.

After retiring, Russ and Yvonne enjoyed serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 18 months in Alabama. In 1998 Russ and Yvonne moved to Arizona.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 30 at 10 am, with visitation at 9 am, at the LDS Church, 3025 South Hawes Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Edna C. Butler, 87 of Madisonville, KY formerly of Unionport, IN, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Madisonville.

She was born October 5, 1928 in Randolph Co., IN to the late Floyd Edwards and Edith Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Butler and two grandchildren.

Edna and her husband Harold celebrated 54 years of marriage together. They lived in Prescott Valley, AZ for 19 years and attended the Prescott Valley Christian Church. She moved to Kentucky in 2004 to be close to her family.

Edna is survived by a son, James Butler of Madisonville; three daughters, Nancy Walradth of Parker City, IN, Janet Bivens of Moore, OK and Tresa Mallory of Winchester, IN; one brother, John Edwards of Winchester, IN; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 3:30 – 5 PM at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, 2285 N. Main Street, Madisonville, Kentucky

Graveside services will be held on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 2 PM at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ.

Arrangements entrusted to Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville, Kentucky and Bunker’s Garden Chapel in Mesa, Arizona.

Alosio Filipo, age 84, passed away April 16, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona. A combined funeral service for Alosio Filipo and his wife, Tovale Filipo, will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11:30 AM, with visitation at 10:30 AM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Peralta Ward, 2252 W. Mesquite Street, Chandler, Arizona. Interment at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Tovale Filipo, age 77, passed away April 23, 2016 in Gilbert, Arizona. A combined funeral service for Tovale Filipo and her husband, Alosio Filipo, will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11:30 AM, with visitation at 10:30 AM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Peralta Ward, 2252 W. Mesquite Street, Chandler, Arizona. Interment at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Lea Dee Anne Honaker, born September 21, 1963 passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 of a sudden heart attack.  An only child, Lea was truly one-of-a-kind, a tomboy and at the same time the funniest and most beautiful woman in any room.  While Lea loved gardening and listening to music with a good cup of coffee, her true love in this life was caring for her family.  Her children will remember her as a devoted mother, wife, best friend and daughter who weathered life’s challenges with determination and humility.  She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Jim; her mother Judy and her three children: son Nathan; daughter Trisha and her husband Jim, and their daughter Logan; younger daughter Valerie and her husband Joe.  She is preceded in death by her grandmother Esther and father Morey, both whom she loved so dearly.  A visitation will be held at 10 AM with services at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr., Mesa, Arizona.

Ruth Arlene Rodgers, age 99, passed away April 17, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Walker Mortuary, 1875 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah. Interment will be at the Payson City Cemetery, 400 North 800 East, Payson, Utah.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Rienettie Rose Martin, 77, passed away April 19, 2016 in Gilbert, Arizona. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the City of Mesa Cemetery, 1212 N. Center St., Mesa, Arizona.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Myrna Rudd Hardy, 79, passed away April 18, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 1:00 pm, preceded by a visitation at 12:00 pm, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Val Vista Ward Chapel, 745 N. Val Vista Drive, Mesa, AZ. Interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Eleanor Kolstad, born March 20, 1927, passed away Monday, April 18^th after a battle with cancer.

She is survived by her daughter Jean (Kolstad) Rediger, granddaughter Kristen (Kolstad) Pinkerton, 4 great-grandchildren, her sister Dorothy (Larson) Riddle, her brother Lawrence Larson and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents Eddie and Ebba Larson, husband Harry, sons Bruce, James and Ronald, granddaughter Jennie Vanderboom, brother Leonard Larson and her sister Genevieve (Larson) Brandt.

Memorial services will be Thursday, April 21, at 2 pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler, AZ.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Patrick Stephen Zielinski died April 17, 2016 at age 62.  Born in 1954 in San Francisco, California.  Preceded by parents Edmund and Katie.  He is survived by wife: Jan; brothers: Mike, Al, and Peter; sisters: Katie Kosora and Mary Sprinkle.  He attended St. Agnes Catholic grade school and graduated from North High in 1972.  He worked at Motorola Computer Group for 32 years, 5 years at GST Aerospace machine shops as the shipping and receiving “czar”.  Pat loved fishing, going to the Salt River, tubing and hiking.  He was fond of animals especially his cats.  Pat was a great fan of the Green Bay Packers.  We will all miss his keen sense of humor, quick wit and kindness.  Arrangements handled by Bunker’s University Chapel, Mesa, AZ.  www.bunkercares.com

Lois Alma Perry Adams Modifer was born to Philip Barton Perry and Deborah Beryl Wright on August 16, 1922 in Newport News, VA. She passed on from this life April 12, 2016 in Mesa, AZ. to be with her Savior and those cherished family members who had preceded her: her parents: who died when she was fourteen; brothers: Philip Perry and William Perry; eternal companion: David Wayne Adams; son: James Barton Adams; and grandson: David Hyrum May. Executive Secretary to Valley National Bank corporate management for several years, she went on to administration of special needs veteran’s accounts for the Veteran’s Administration for more than 20 years before retirement. She then devoted her time to her family and many friends, as well as serving in the Latter Day Saint Mesa Temple.  Known to be kind and generous, she was also a lot of fun, always ready to try a new adventure or travel to Disneyland or see a friend. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.  She is survived by her children: Carol May (Jim); Richard Adams(Patti); Michele Kepplinger; Jackie Stinnett(Reid); her grandchildren: Jim, Steve, Michael(Christine), Shannon(Jay), and Erin May; Samuel Adams; Belinda Adams; Michael Kepplinger: Cody (Naelle), Casey(Chelsea), Austin, Preston, and Brittany Stinnett; and twelve great grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 am Saturday, April 23, with viewing at 9 am at LDS Thayer Park Ward, 2835 E, Des Moines, Mesa and burial with her husband, David, will be at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, 27th Avenue and Van Buren, immediately following.

Beverly Lou Baldwin, age 79, passed away April 14, 2016 in Apache Junction, Arizona. Funeral services will be held in Ohio at a later date.

For funeral service information, please contact Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Road, Dayton, OH, 937-293-4137.

Jeanne Dorothy Hatt McArthur died with a smile on her face early Sunday morning, April 10, 2016 at her home in Gilbert, Arizona. She was 90 years old.

Jeanne was born in Marion, Iowa on September 28, 1925 to Alexander Howie Hatt and Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzy” Tice. She was the youngest of 10 children. Reginald, Helen, Betty, Richard, Harry, Vincent, Thomas, John, and Mary were her siblings.

Her father died when she was young, so as a child she helped her mother who ran a laundry business from her home. She played a number of musical instruments, played in the school band, and was especially gifted at math.

She graduated from Marion High School in Iowa. As World War II drew to a close, she went to work for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company – making her way from Iowa, to Utah, and finally to San Francisco.

Then she took a job with Morrison Knutsen, an engineering firm, and shortly thereafter braved her way to the South Pacific island of Guam. It was there, that she met her future husband, Lloyd “Mac” Jerry McArthur, a military police criminal investigator. The two fell in love and married on the island.

From Guam, they moved with the military to the midwestern United States. In December of 1948 they had their first child, Cheryll Jeanne. Followed by Terry Lloyd “Skip” in April of 1950, and Robert Duvall in June of 1951.

In 1954, the family moved to Greenland. After two years, they moved to San Bernardino, California which would become her home for the next 45 years and where she and Mac would raise their family.  She continued in government service as a cryptoanalyst working with secret communications at Norton AFB until her retirement.

She joined the LDS church in 1973 and served in many callings. Among her favorites were doing missionary work, planning dinners and activities, and doing visiting teaching.

Jeanne and Mac traveled frequently especially after their children were grown. Among the highlights – attending the World’s Fairs, visiting Mexico, Alaska, Europe, and making frequent trips across the United States.  Jeanne spoke fondly of her LDS mission with Mac to the Chicago area in 1980.

Following Mac’s death and some personal health struggles, she moved to Gilbert, Arizona to be closer to family. She made wonderful friends and continued to have a busy social life.  She loved cultural events, donated to various charities, and enjoyed taking friends, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren “to lunch”.

She knitted countless hats, supported many missionaries, and sent thousands of cards for birthdays, anniversaries, and every holiday.  She was an avid letter writer and had an uncanny ability to remember everyone in her life with a cute card and her trademark $2 bill. She loved to cook and was famous for her potato salad and especially her “peanut butter balls.”

She outlived all her siblings and is preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd “Mac” Jerry McArthur; her daughter-in-law, Lynn McArthur; her son-in-law, Juan Mercado; and her great-grandson, Clayden Hammond.

Jeanne is survived by her daughter Cheryll Jeanne Mercado; her son Terry Lloyd “Skip” McArthur (Julie); and her son Dr. Robert Duvall McArthur (Elisa); and her grandchildren Heather, Kristina, Terry, Darce, Benjamin, Helen, Daniel, Elizabeth, Cambron, Rebecca, Samantha and Lisa and various nieces and nephews.  She also leaves behind 28 great-grandchildren.

Her viewing and funeral will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the LDS Chapel on 1483 North Driftwood Drive, Gilbert, Arizona 85234. Her viewing will start at 10 AM with the funeral beginning at 11 AM.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Martha Nicholson, 99, passed away April 3.  Martha was born to Gustav and Lidia (Migalski) Kleam in Traverse City, MI Oct. 2, 1916.  Growing up in Traverse City, 1 of 6 siblings, Martha would reminisce about swimming in Lake Michigan as soon as it was warm enough in the spring, picking cherries for extra money in the summer and helping her father in his tailor shop.  She married Howard Lewis in 1938.  They had two children: Mary (deceased) & Priscilla.  Howard’s work in the insurance business took the family to Lansing, MI, Peoria, IL and Des Moines, IA.  Howard passed away in 1977.  After 28 years with American Mutual Life Insurance in Des Moines, Martha retired in 1981.  In 1982 Martha married family friend Ed Nicholson.  They lived in Dubuque, IA for several years before retiring to AZ in 1994.  They had many happy years together before Ed passed away in 2011.  Martha was active in the First United Methodist Church of Des Moines, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church of Dubuque and Grace United Methodist Church in Mesa.  Martha is survived by her daughter, Priscilla Owens of Mesa, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Nelda Watkins Gephart, 91, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on April 9, 2016, at home with her family.

Nelda was born in Lehi, Arizona, on January 12, 1925.  She graduated from Mesa High School in 1943, after which she began working at Williams Air Force Base in Mesa.  She married Jean Rood Gephart on September 19, 1947 in Globe, Arizona.  They built their life together in Chandler, where they were happily married for 63 years until Jean’s passing in June 2011.

Nelda worked in the Chandler Public School system as a cafeteria manager at Galveston Elementary School.  She loved children and faithfully served in many church callings, mainly in Primary and Relief Society. She was known as dedicated and loving visiting teacher.

Nelda was an avid crocheter and loved to create gifts for friends, family, and even strangers.  She enjoyed traveling around North America with her husband, visiting all 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces.  Nelda spent her life in service and was beloved by her family, friends, neighbors, and church family.

Nelda is survived by her children, Robert Dale (Rebeca), Linda Jeanne Castillo (Merril), and John David; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Nelda is preceded in death by her husband, Jean Rood Gephart; son-in-law Merril Allan Castillo; daughter-in-law Vicki Sue DeWitt Gephart; parents, Henry Cobb Watkins and Hester Caroline “Caddie” Rogers Watkins, and siblings Vera, Alice, Willis Archie, Henry Carl, Alton Rogers, Inez, Ivan Rogers, John Hatch, Norene, and Leland Dee.

Visitation will be 8:30 am, April 14, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1115 East Ray Road, Chandler, Arizona.  Funeral services will follow at 10am.  Interment will take place at the Mesa City Cemetery, 1212 North Center Street, Mesa, Arizona.  Funeral arrangements are being provided by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

George Edward Allen died April 8, 2016 after a short battle with cancer.  He celebrated his 88th birthday on April 4^th, 1928, the Monday before his death. He was born in Panguitch, Utah and is survived by his wife of eight years, Marjorie Fyffe Allen, his four children:  Kathy Miller (Tom) of Livermore CO;  John (Cindy) of Mesa AZ;  Greg (Madge) of Cape Coral Florida; and Michelle Ahlmer of Mesa  AZ, as well as, 14 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, and one surviving sibling, Whorton Allen (Oral Kay) of Logan Ut. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 59 years, Sheila Carter Allen. After working for JC Penny for 25 years, he opened his own retail store “Sheila’s Smart Apparel” and later added “By George Men’s Fashions” in Helena, Montana. George moved to Mesa, AZ in 1987 to work for the Arizona Retailers Association. Since his retirement he became an avid golfer and could be found on the golf course Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.  He was an active member of the LDS Church and served in the Mesa LDS Temple.   He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Even though we are one day further from our tearful goodbye we are one day closer to our joyful reunion. Please join us in celebrating a life well lived on Saturday April 16^th at 3 p.m. at the LDS chapel located at 633 South Higley Road, Mesa AZ   85206. A viewing will be held in the chapel at 2 p.m. In addition, a viewing will be held Friday April 15^th from 6-8 p.m. at Bunker Mortuary – 3529 East University Drive, Mesa AZ 85213.