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Charles Lincoln Gleave passed away unexpectedly on March 28, 2016 at his home in Mesa, Arizona.

Born June 13, 1927 in Salt Lake City, he was sixth of the seven children of Dr. John Ernest Gleave and Fanny Ewer Palmer Gleave. As a baby, his sisters nicknamed him “Bud”, and that was how everyone knew him the rest of his long life. As a young man, Bud was a gifted athlete, lettering in multiple sports at East High School and later as a lineman and place kicker for the University of Utah football team, where his precision in splitting the uprights earned him the title “Golden Toe Gleave”. In later life he was an avid golfer and outdoorsman, like his father before him. It is more than fitting that he left this life peacefully, while watching a baseball game. Bud enlisted in the Navy during the World War II, and was en route to the Pacific Theater when Japan surrendered in 1945. He finished his Navy service at the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C., helping fellow soldiers make the transition back to peacetime. After earning a degree in Business from the University of Utah, he married East High classmate Gloria Halverson. They were constant companions for 63 years. In 1960, Bud and Gloria moved their young family to Arizona, where they remained as long-time residents of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Mesa.

Bud is survived by his wife, Gloria, sons Joseph (Janet), Robert (Stacey) and Kelly (Karen), 11 grandchildren and sisters Connie Gardner and Mary Moeller. Bud was preceded in death by his brother John Palmer Gleave and sisters Lucille Uffens, Lorna Richardson and Ruth Greene Hill.

We remember him for his unfailing generosity and good humor. We will miss his positive outlook. As advancing years took their toll, his motto was always, “I’m just glad to be here one more day”.

Visitation is Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 7-9 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ. Funeral services are Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9 AM, with visitation at 8 AM, at the LDS Elmwood Ward, 925 N. Harris Dr., Mesa, AZ.

This week we said good bye to our wonderful wife, mother and Nana, Priscilla Joyce Pursley Hatch. She lived a quiet life but a noble and great one.

Joyce was born on August 22, 1926. She lived in Arizona nearly all the years of her life. She grew up in the Safford Valley, a beloved daughter of Josephine and Buster Pursley. She was their first child, a wonderful sister to Bob, Mike and Sherry who came after her, and has been greatly loved by them. She went to college, served in the military, and had many dear friends and good times. She had a close and special connection to her parents, especially her dear mother, our Mamma Jo, and she learned from them the hard work, determination, and great faith which would become part of her life and her legacy.

In Thatcher she met a young man who was coaching and teaching and began a new part of her life which would last for nearly sixty-four years. Boyd Hill Hatch was the perfect counterpart to Joyce; a man of few words with a sometimes gruff demeanor over a giant giving heart. With the polish and refinement of her gracious ways, the couple became a wonderful team. Theirs was a love for the ages. Together they raised seven children, Tony, Debbie, Brenda, Guy, Adele, Kirk and Becky.

Our mother was well-read, refined and educated. The seasons of her life were devoted to her husband, home, and family. Her greatest joy and deepest affection were for her family, and each day was spent putting our needs ahead of her own. She was up early every morning and her hands were busy each day, running the house with efficiency. She made our home lovely and welcoming, she did laundry with zeal, and she went about all of her tasks with a glad heart. Mom loved music. From Andy Williams to the Beatles, she always had something playing on the radio.

Joyce had a great combination of qualities that fit her for motherhood—she worked hard but she knew how to have fun, was smart and serious but could take the teasing, she was strong and resilient but amazingly gentle and kind. There was an added measure of comfort and love whenever she was about, and her serving and giving ways blessed all of our lives.

She made the world a better place by being in it. The people who have known her have often commented on how kind and gracious she was, and how much love they felt emanated from her. The communities in which she lived, first Mesa and then later Snowflake and Pinedale, are filled with people who knew and loved her.

As our dad worked teaching, coaching, and in construction, she backed him up and supported him always. She was the best coach’s wife, supportive through all the years of baseball and basketball, winning or losing she was always there to cheer the teams on.

Later in life they moved to the cabin in Pinedale, and one of our mother’s greatest joys was to be out there amongst the tall Pines, her ivy and her honeysuckle covering the porch, a quiet place of beauty and peace in which to pass the days. They lived there for over twenty years, and for all the children and the grandchildren, it was a place to restore and renew, a place to escape the world, the comfort of coming home. They enjoyed this time together, and spent several years in temple service at the Snowflake Temple.

Our mom endured so well through the many adversities and afflictions of her life. Near the end she was simply going along on sheer will, and yet she rallied through time and again, trying to stay and watch over her family. Our family has been so grateful in the last three years when our mom and dad came back to live in Mesa for the constant loving care from her daughters Adele and Debbie and son-in-law Kenny Lewis. There has been helping hands from the rest of the family, respite from Brenda and Becky coming from Utah to help, and added efforts and service from many of the grandchildren. We are grateful for the loving and gentle care of the Reflections Hospice workers, especially Jill and Amy, Lucy and Andrea, and Dr. Shirif. Mother was 89 years old when she passed away on March 30, 2016 surrounded by her family.

We so dearly loved our mother and Nana. We feel blessed and honored to have had her in our lives for so long.

Funeral services will be Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2 PM, preceded by a visitation at 12:30 PM, at the LDS Linden Valley Chapel, 971 Timberland Road, Linden, AZ, just off Hwy 260. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Hardy Danton Jackson passed away on April 1, 2016, in Queen Creek, AZ. He was born to Connee Nielsen and Howard Delano Jackson on December 27, 1976, in Lakeside, AZ. Both parents, his grandmother Lula Nielsen, his wife Cali, daughter Makenna, and two sons Grady and Porter survive him. Siblings include Delana (Dana) Waite, Howard Jackson, Jr., Delton Jackson, Malisa (Earlie) West, Loretta (Phil) Simon, Jared (Tammy) Jackson, Connee (Joe) Ortiz, and Corwin Jackson. Hardy loved golfing, hunting, and fishing, but loved his family most of all. Spending time with his children and watching them play sports gave him great satisfaction and pride. He was an excellent welder, making decorative gates and fences. Although he battled leukemia and lung disease for many years, he was a kind soul who inspired all who knew him. Funeral services will be Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour beforehand at the LDS chapel at 22035 E. Ocotillo Rd. Queen Creek, AZ 85142.

Howard Milton Troupa, 89 years old, entered eternal life on March 29, 2016.  He was born in Princeton, IL, to Dr. Albert and Kate Troupa, and placed in the hospital’s first chicken-type incubator until his parents took him home.  He met his lovely wife Edna Mae Troupa and enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Together they welcomed four beautiful daughters, Debbie Reed (Warren), Mary Lou Gennaro (Franco), Karen Sue Tansill (Joe), and Laurie Mae Troupa-Knox (Liz); 18 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

A funeral Mass will be held at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Mesa, AZ, on April 5, 4:00pm, and a Memorial Service will be held at Fellowship Square, Mesa, AZ, Grand Dining Room on April 6, 10:00am.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

James Benjamin DePriest, 71, passed away March 27, 2016 in Gilbert, Arizona.

Funeral services will be Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7 PM, with visitation from 5-6:45 PM, at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ.

Interment will be Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 2 PM at the Heber-Overgaard Cemetery.

Lucille Adelle Rollins passed away on March 28, 2016 in Gilbert, AZ. Lucille was born on March 18, 1930 in Danforth, Maine to Richard Kenneth Gray and Leone Elizabeth Neal. She moved with her husband and children from Maine to Mesa, AZ in 1974 and resided there the remainder of her life.

Lucille was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was devoted to her family and had a great gift for nurturing. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which she served many positions faithfully. Her faith in the Lord was strong and true to the end. She loved nature, literature and never failed to see the beauty around her. She enjoyed reading, painting and gardening. She was truly happy when in the service of others.

She is predeceased by her loving husband Leland Jay Rollins, her siblings Anita Campbell, Joan Tolman, and Vance Gray Sr, and son Timothy Rollins.

She is survived by her sisters Maxine Virgie and Beverly Bubar, her brothers Richard, Roger and Rex Gray, her children Richard & Rosilie Rollins, Jon & Didi Rollins, Lawrence & Patricia Rollins, Christopher & Dominique Rollins, Melanie & Kerry Whetten, Anne & Robert Howard and Aimee & Alec Eymer; daughter-in-law Patti Rollins and foster daughters Georgia & Wayne Mathison and Regina & Richard Waite; 35 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren, of blood and heart.

Visitation is Thurs., March 31, 2016 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ. Funeral services are Fri., April 1, 2016 at 10 AM, with visitation at 9 AM, at the Alta Mesa Stake Center, 5350 E. McLellan Rd., Mesa, AZ 85205. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Olive Larson Evans, 96, passed away March 26, 2016 in Chandler, Arizona. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2016 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be Friday, April 1, 2016 at 10 AM, with visitation at 9 AM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lyn Rae Ward, 1266 S. 32nd Street, Mesa, Arizona. Interment will be at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Clyda Bleak, 81, peacefully passed from this life on Monday, March 21, 2016.  She was born on April 10, 1934 in Blanding, Utah to Oren Kenneth and Marba Helquist Palmer.  She had 2 sisters and 3 brothers, one of which preceded her in death.

She married the love of her life, Floyd Robert Bleak on June 22, 1951.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS temple on June 22, 1974.  Floyd passed away in 2014.  Floyd and Clyda were the parents of 7 children, 6 daughters and 1 son.  Carol, Kathleen (Rick), Sheila, Daniel (Audrian), Donalyn (Danny), Colleen, and Carolyn (Terryl).  Carol and Colleen preceded Clyda in death.

One of Clyda’s greatest joys was being a mother, she was truly and angel mother, that was only expounded upon when she became a grandmother and then a great grandmother.  Her children and grandchildren knew that she was only a phone call away.  They eagerly shared with her the joys and challenges in their lives.  She had 21 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.  3 granddaughters preceded her in death.

To know Clyda, was to love her.  Her life was one of service, she portrayed Christlike attributes in all that she did.  A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “she exemplified all the Church would seek to accomplish in the lives of its members”.

She had a passion for sewing and quilting, making numerous baby quilts to give as gifts.  She loved to cook and bake, everyone loved receiving homemade candy from her, especially during the Christmas season.  Her family will always have treasured memories of campouts and family parties at her house.

Her memorial service will be Friday, March 25, 2016 at 11:00 am with at 10:00 visitation.  The service will be held at the LDS Church Building located at 20415 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142

Monica Johnson, 21, was called to heaven on March 16, 2016.  She was healthy and happily born to Waylon and Dolores Johnson in Phoenix, Arizona.  Monica was an amazing young lady who persevered despite her battle against pediatric Leukemia.  Monica loved being with family and friends and participating in their birthdays, holidays and celebrations!  Together, we grew with Monica, watching her become an avid dancer and piano player.  Monica also enjoyed the outdoors whether it was swimming, rock climbing, playing volleyball, 4-wheeling or riding quads with her Dad and sister, Melanie.  Monica received her faith formation, including baptism, communion and confirmation at Resurrection Church.  She also helped tutor younger students in their faith formation.  Monica was actively involved in the Escalante Center’s programs as a well as a volunteer in the community teaching hip-hop dance to elementary students. Monica graduated from Dobson High School, fashionably, as she was always known for wearing “Chucks”.  Monica earned the Mike Moffatt Scholarship which she used to attend Scottsdale Community College to study dance and business.  After a family vacation to Kauai, Monica would often drive to California, be on the beach, and listen to the ocean.  She enjoyed life and having special friends around her joining them for movies, a concert or at Rustler’s Rooste, where she worked over two years.  Her dream was to live in California, open her own dance studio and teach hip-hop!

Monica was a strong, smart and beautiful woman who will be truly missed by everyone, especially her parents, her “sissy”, niece Aubrey, grandparents, many cousins, Godparents, extended family and close friends.

Services will be held on Wednesday, March 30^th at Resurrection Church, Tempe, Rosary at 9:30am, Mass at 10am.  A deli-style luncheon will also be served in her honor at Philip Hall following the mass.  Donations can be made to Resurrection Church Youth Faith Formation & Teen Program, contact: Tracy Siedinski-Seyler.

Dorothy (Chaussee) Halcrow, 104, Mesa, AZ and formerly of Bowesmont, ND and Grand Forks, ND, passed away March 21, 2016 at Fellowship Square in Mesa, AZ.  She was born in Schafer, ND, daughter of John and Theresa Chaussee on August 4, 1911.  She graduated from St. Johns Hospital Nursing School in Fargo, ND in 1932.  Her nursing career included the obstetrics program at Lyin In Hospital in Chicago, IL; Deaconess Hospital, Grafton, ND and St. Michaels Hospital in Grand Forks, ND from 1954 – 1973.  She married John G. Halcrow in November 1937 in Fargo, ND and they lived in Bowesmont ND until 1954.

She is survived by her son: John (Jeanette) Halcrow of Bemidji, MN; a granddaughter: Jennifer Halcrow of Minneapolis, MN and several nephews and nieces.  She was preceded in death by her husband in 1995; her parents and one brother.

A funeral Mass will be said at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 28, 2016 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa, AZ.  Arrangements are with Bunker’s University Chapel in Mesa. Interment will be at Bowesmont Cemetery at a future date.  Memorials are preferred to University of North Dakota School of Nursing, Grand Forks, ND.

Yvonne Gibbs, born October 9, 1929 in Santa Ana, California, passed away March 17, 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. There are no services scheduled at this time.

Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Virgil Howard Clark, 71, was suddenly transferred home on March 17, 2016. He was born in Montpelier, ID on  August 4, 1944, to Walter and Lelia Clark.

Virgil and his bride Shauna were in their 49th year of marriage. He is survived by his wife Shauna (Skinner), their children Lance (Jodell Udy), Ed (Jennifer West), Brittney, Stephany, and 9 grandchildren, three brothers, Glenn, Owen and Nolan and his only sister, Gladys. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Wayne and Alan and a grandson, Jeremy.

Virgil was a devout husband, brother, brother-in-law, father, grandfather and friend.  He truly loved all his family.

He was an avid supporter of Scouting and worked tirelessly helping young men achieve their Scouting goals. He was loved by all who knew him.  He will be greatly missed.

In honor of Virgil’s great love for the scouting program and its principles, you are invited, if you desire, to wear your Scout Uniform to the services.

Visitation and viewing will be Friday evening March 25th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gilbert Val Vista LDS Stake Center, 1005 N Voyager Dr, Gilbert, AZ, 85234. Visitation and viewing will be Saturday morning March 26th from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM, also at the Gilbert Val Vista LDS Stake Center. Services will be held immediately afterward beginning at 10:00 AM.

Interment will be at the Mesa City Cemetery.

Arrangements are being handled by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Leona Lilly Webb, 80, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on 18 March 2016 at Hospice of the Valley at Friendship Village. She was born September 21, 1935 in Sedalia, Missouri to Amos Ellsworth Lilly and Eva Lorene Lilly. She grew up in Cross Timbers, Missouri where she attended high school and was both a cheerleader and a star player on the girls’ basketball team. Leona also attended school in Kansas City and Independence Missouri, and graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence. She was a student at both Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and she received an associate’s degree from LDS Business College.

Leona had an unshakable testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ and his church. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in the Gulf States Mission. It was there that she met George Richard Webb (Dick), who would later become her husband. They were married in the LDS temple in Salt Lake City on June 12, 1961 and remained married for the rest of her life, nearly 55 years. She loved church service and had many callings, including Relief Society president; but, her favorite was as choir director. Leona loved music and had a wonderful singing voice. Although she worked for many years as a personal assistant for Bendix Corporation, her favorite job was as a mother to her two children, David and Denise. Leona was a wonderful wife and mother, and a fabulous cook, having run a diner for several years during her youth. She made some of the world’s best breakfasts.

She is survived by her son, David (Linda) Webb, Kaysville, Utah, her daughter, Denise (Shawn) Leckington, Shelley, Idaho; eight grandchildren: Matthew Leckington, Laura Rummler, Kevin Leckington, Catherine Webb, Jason, Chad, Bryon and Alexis Leckington; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister Vivian Lilly (Ralph) Cluff, her brother-in-law Ralph Richard Cluff, and her brother Robert (Doris) Lilly.

Those who wish to help the family defray funeral and burial costs may donate to the following GoFundMe campaign: https://de.gofund.me/dquxybd8&rcid=7d0cad62eb8e11e5824cbc764e049a64

Gabriel Carlos Sierra, 22, passed away March 16, 2016 in Gilbert, Arizona. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2016 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, 2016 at 11 AM, preceded by a visitation at 10 AM, at the LDS Chapel located at 7361 South 164th Street, Gilbert, Arizona, 85234. Interment will be at the San Tan Memorial Gardens, 22425 E. Cloud Road, Queen Creek, Arizona.

Lillian Genevieve Batiste, age 90, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona. There will be a visitation on Friday, March 25, 2016 from 6 to 8 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be at 10 AM on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Holy Trinity Community Church, 220 South Chestnut, Mesa, Arizona.

On March 19, 2016, Norma Paul passed away in Mesa, Arizona. Norma was 74 years old. She was born in Virden, New Mexico on October 1, 1941, the second of ten children to Ruth and Owen Poulsen.

Norma inspired everyone she knew with her vivacious spirit and joy for life. She was a breast cancer survivor, a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a perpetual source of light and love to her family and friends. She valued hard work, and never retired from her successful career as an insurance agent for New York Life.

Norma’s love of music was manifested in her talents as a pianist, accompanist, teacher, organist, and choir director. In her spare time, she enjoyed to quilt, read, and shop ’til she dropped. During the later years of her life, she continued to develop her talents by learning Italian, tap dancing, and water coloring. Her greatest joy was giving to others, and her loved ones feel blessed to have her quilts, paintings, pottery, and music as reminders of her profoundly beautiful life.

Norma was fiercely devoted to her family, and spent her life making people feel they were unconditionally loved, valued, and exceptional in her eyes. She will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved her.

She is survived by five brothers, three sisters, son Cinco and his wife Amy, daughter Shelly, granddaughter Hillary and her husband David, granddaughter Stephanie, granddaughter Alex and her husband Skyler, granddaughter Rachel, grandson Wesley, and great-grandson Liam.

Funeral service will be held at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 777 E. Elliot Road in Gilbert, Arizona. Flowers can be sent to Bunker’s Garden Chapel at 33 North Centennial Way Mesa, AZ 85201.