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Garland L. Agle, 89 of Apache Junction, AZ; passed away at his home (April 6, 2015).  He was born in Flint, Michigan 1926.  He was a WWII veteran, proudly serving in the US Marines.  He married his first wife Joyce (deceased) in 1946.  He raised his family in Avon, OH, where he retired as a tool & die maker for GM in 1978.  He married his second wife Gwen (deceased) in 1996.  He was a member of Arizona Model Aviators.  His favorite hobby was flying and building airplanes.  Gar was particularly known for his sense of humor & jokes.

He is preceded in death by a daughter Carolyn “Sue” Agle; son Danny; parents Marion and Ruth Agle; 2 sisters and 2 brothers.  He is survived by his daughter Jan (Ozzie) Osburn; 2 brothers: Bob & Larry; his stepson: Danny (Terri) Perkins; Karen (Patrick) Flemming; Sharon Perkins & Larry (Michelle) Perkins.  6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.

He will be missed by many family and friends.  A celebration of his life will be from 11:00 – 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr. in Mesa.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Arizona Model Aviation, PO Box 50606, 9855 East Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ.

Reed Hancock Gaddie, 56, of San Tan Valley, passed away on April 3, 2015. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 7, 1958. He was a loving and devoted husband and father. One of his greatest loves in life was family history.

He is survived by his wife, Staci; his daughters, Katelyn, Rachel, Bridget and Saundra; his father, Ernest Gaddie; and his siblings, Glen, Kelly, Lora and Lisa. He is preceded in death by his son, Hunter and his mother Delite Gaddie.

A viewing will be held Thursday, April 9, 2015 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way in Mesa. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11 AM, with a viewing one hour prior, Queen Creek East Stake Center, 2559 E. Combs Road, San Tan Valley 85140.

Jamie Rose Martinez passed away March 29, 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 6:00 PM at 3623 North Longmore Road, Scottsdale, Arizona. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 7:00 AM at the Salt River Cemetery, 10661 East Palm Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Dushane Lloyd Osife, Sr., age 36, passed away March 25, 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona. A traditional service will be held on Friday, April 3, 2015 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the Lehi Community Center, 1231 East Oak Street, Mesa, Arizona. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 6:00 AM at the Lehi Cemetery, 926 East Thomas Road, Mesa, Arizona. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Michele Elizabeth Erlick Davis, 35, passed away March 26, 2015 in Goodyear, Arizona. Funeral services will be Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11 AM, preceded by a visitation at 10 AM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sarival Ward Chapel, 425 South Estrella Parkway, Goodyear, Arizona. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Cody B. Prahl, 32, of Mesa Arizona; passed away March 28, 2015 in Mesa.  He was born November 17, 1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr. in Mesa and funeral services at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 3^rd at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Val Vista Ward, 745 N. Val Vista Rd. in Mesa.

Largemouth bass all over Arizona and Mexico felt the heat come off this last weekend when Dale Ivan Gray (78) courageously left this mortal experience on March 27, 2015.

He was reunited with his parents, Owen and Willa, his siblings, Carma and Clyle, and his fingers.  Dale leaves behind his wife, Janice, “isn’t she beautiful”, and his seven children; Chuck (Connie), Shannon (David) Whipple, Julie (Don) Harrison, Devin (Kathy), Darrin (NaDene), LeeAnn (Andrew) McConaghie, and Samuel (Heather), 36 grandkids and 26 great-grandkids.  He is survived by his siblings Dwain, Geraldine, and Sharon.

Dale spent many years in the masonry trade earning an unmatched reputation of honesty and integrity.

He was a life-long, faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving in many callings including SanTan Branch President and Bishop of the 35^th/Sunny Mesa Ward.  Dale learned how to do family history when he and Janice were called to serve a mission in the NYC Manhattan Family History Center.  He loved every minute he spent searching for his ancestors.

Dale found great joy in the 20 years he served with Janice in the Mesa Arizona Temple, including coordinating the Baptistry.  When he wasn’t at the temple or doing family history, he could be found on the lake fishing – striking terror in the hearts of bass everywhere.

Dale shared the gospel with everyone he met, up until the hour he died.

We love you dad!  We are glad you have your fingers back and we promise to “Stay In the Boat”!

Services include a visitation on Friday, April 10^th from 6-8p.m. at Bunkers on 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, 85201.  A funeral service will be held the following morning, April 11^th at 10 a.m. with a short visitation the hour before at the LDS Kimball East Stake Center, 4640 E. Holmes Ave, Mesa, 85206.

Lottie Pauline Taylor, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. Lottie was born on August 3, 1939 to Frank Jess Worthington and Thelma Luila Russell in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is survived by her husband of thirty-six years, John Taylor.  She is also survived by her children from her first marriage to Stanley Earl Stonger; Steven Stonger of Stanaway, Washington State and Pam Didway of Rancho Cordova, California, and Brian Stonger of Tuesday, Oregon and Joanne Seisker of Sacramento, California, as well as their respective spouses, 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  Lottie is also survived by her brothers and sisters Deloris who has passed, Parlayn, Rayola, Wanda, Ferrin, Walleta, Elias Jay, Joel and all respective spouses.

Lottie led a very happy, active life filled with family, friends, and many activities.  She found great joy in spending time with and serving her husband.  They had a lot of fun together going on car rides and to the park.  Lottie’s children were very important to her, she loved visiting and calling them.  She would often go on bus rides to visit them.  Lottie was very faithful in her religious beliefs, she often volunteered and family history research was important to her.  Lottie is very independent, she had an artistic talent and she was an excellent record keeper.  She will be missed by all.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2015.  Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until 9:45 AM, followed by a Funeral Service that will begin at 10:00 AM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ  85201.  Burial will be held at 11:00 AM at the City of Mesa Cemetery, 1212 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ  85201.

Jacob Carl Armstrong, Jr., age 73, passed away March 26, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 PM at 6:00 PM at 3051 E. Page Avenue, Gilbert, Arizona. Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel.

Norma L. Thiele, 90, of Apache Junction, Arizona; passed away on March 24, 2015 in Apache Junction.   She was born in Paton, Iowa on September 20, 1924 to Charlie and Gayle Pack.  Norma lived in Iowa most of her life.  She and her husband Larry farmed near Ventura, Iowa and wintered in Arizona until they moved permanently to Arizona about fifteen years ago.  Norma and Larry lived at Orangewood Shadows in Mesa, Arizona for more than twenty years.  Norma is survived by her children: Robert (Linda) Cody of Gold Canyon, Deborah (Dennis) Morris of Boise; 40+ Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren; and Sister Sharon (Robert) Gebhart of Osceola, Iowa.

Marlow Paul Taylor, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, born April 12, 1931 in Ogden, UT to Norval George Taylor and Louisa Gweneth Matthews Taylor, returned to his heavenly home on March 21, 2015 in Mesa, AZ to be reunited and welcomed with open arms to those who passed before him. He was proceeded in death by: father George Norval Taylor, mother Louisa Gweneth Matthews Taylor, brothers George Alfred Taylor, Norval Clair Taylor, wife Sharol Gibbs Taylor (married Dec. 1, 1952) and daughter Wendy Leigh Harvey.

Marlow served his country valiantly in the US Navy for 30 years of active duty; retiring as a Command Master Chief.

Marlow was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints until his final hours. Marlow loved genealogy work and was solely responsible for preparing over 111,000 names for temple work. Marlow served a full time service mission for the church with his second wife Elizabeth Hawkins Taylor (married Oct. 19, 1995) in the Mesa, AZ Family History Center.

Marlow is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth Hawkins Taylor of Mesa, AZ., sister Noelleen Edmunds of N. Ogden, UT, son Val Paul Taylor of Camino Is, WA; Val’s 4 children and 10 grandchildren; daughter Marla Jean Stimmel (Edward) of Bothell, WA; Marla’s 4 children and 10 grandchildren; daughter Carrie Louise Taylor of Bothell, WA; Carrie’s 4 children and 13 grandchildren; son Phillip Gibbs Taylor (Irene Ouzts) of Mesa, AZ; Phillip’s 3 children; daughter Wendy’s 3 children and 5 grandchildren; step-son Gary Hawkins (Gail) of Boise, ID; Gary’s 5 children and 12 grandchildren; step-daughter Jan Cottrell of Mesa, AZ; Jan’s 4 children and 3 grandchildren; step-daughter Sheri Anderson (Bill) of Queen Creek, AZ; Sheri’s 4 children and 8 grandchildren; step-daughter LuAnn Warren (Brad) of Livermore, CA; LuAnn’s 4 children and 10 grandchildren; and step-daughter Karen Cochell (Perry) of Double Oak, TX; Karen’s 5 children and 7 grandchildren.

Marlow has 18 grandchildren and 22 step-grandchildren (40 total); 38 great grandchildren and 40 step-grandchildren (78 total) all of who he sent birthday and Christmas cards to with a little money for gifts until 4 months before his death when it just became too hard for him to continue such a precious tradition which none of his posterity will ever forget.

Marlow’s funeral will be held in Bothell, WA on March 30, 2015 at 11am with a viewing at 10am at the LDS church building at 16124  35^th Ave SE , Bothell, WA. His burial will be at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR   on March 31, 2015 where he will be laid rest with full military honors next to his beloved eternal companion Sharol.

Acuff, Austin “Roy”, 81, of Mesa, AZ; passed away at home on March 24, 2015.  He was born in Liberty Hill, TN, and proudly served in the U.S. Military (Army & Air Force) for over 20 years.  He was also a member of the Mesa Elks Lodge for many years.  He is survived by his wife: Dorothy; daughters: Tammy Taylor, Sharon Acuff , & Jerrie Majors; grandson: BJ Bennett; brother: Larry; sister: Mary Lou, other extended family and many friends.  He will be remembered as a loving husband, father & grandfather.  A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Monday, March 30, 2015 with funeral Services  at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr. in Mesa.

Alice Thornton, 82, passed away on March 22, 2015. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on December 18, 1932 to Mary and James Eatough. She graduated from Burbank Hospital School of Nursing at Fitchburg State College in 1955. She is survived by her oldest daughter Laureen Hanley, son-in-law Bruce, two grandsons Matt and Josh; middle daughter Sherri Thornton, grandson Charles; and her youngest daughter Carol Berg, son-in-law Mike, grandsons Cayman, Broc, and Zackory Zrna. Alice was a registered nurse and worked in local hospitals and retired from LARC in 1996. Alice, the “Butterfly Lady,” was well loved by friends and family.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to Crossroads Pay It Forward Program, 4201 N. 16^th St. #110, Phoenix, AZ 85020.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ. Funeral services are Friday, April 3, 2015 at 10 AM at the same location.

THERESA BELANGER (née Guillot), age 92, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2015. She was preceded in death by Fernand, her beloved husband of 61 years, her son Ray and her grandson Cameron.  She is survived by three children, Richard (Diane), Christine (Steve) and Claire (David), and her daughter-in-law, Leueen; 6 grandchildren: Julie (Jeff), Raymond (Sharon), Emily, Sarah (Justin), Ryan and Bryan; and 6 great-grandchildren: Spencer, Sam, Hannah, Mace, Cailyn and Isabella. Theresa is also survived by her sisters Lucile and Françoise, her sister-in-law Julienne and many nieces and nephews in Canada. She is loved and missed by her entire family and by countless friends old and new.

Theresa was born on August 6, 1922, in Beauport, Québec. She had real joie de vivre! She was fun and funny, outgoing and interesting, always the life of the party. She worked for Thrifty Drug Stores for over 15 years, first as a cashier, then as an educator, tooling all over the state of Arizona in her 1970 metallic blue Mustang Grande. Theresa loved making people laugh with her quirky sayings and stories, even the staff and doctors during her many hospital stays. She loved music, knitting, jigsaw puzzles, parakeets and teddy bears too.

We thank God for her in our lives, and for the miracle of dialysis that gave her 12 extra years of loving life. Her bright light will be missed, but it will lead us all back to her in due time. Love you, Mom, always.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr., Mesa, Arizona.

Rosa Maria A. Russell, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona.  She was born to Jose and Rosa Maria Avila in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico.  Rosa Maria led a very happy, active life filled with family and friends, and was actively involved with the LDS church.  She was known for her cooking, especially her salsa.  She enjoyed her grandchildren to the fullest.

She is survived by Richard (son), Zoe (daughter-in-law), her 2 precious grandchildren; Rachel and Richard, her brother Frank Avila and her sisters Elvira Ortega and Mary Caballero, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.  She was preceded in death by her parents Jose and Rosa Maria Avila, her husband Richard, and brother Eduardo Avila.  She will be missed.

There will be a viewing on Thursday, March 26^th from 6-8pm at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa.  Funeral services will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 at 10 AM, preceded by a visitation at 9 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 711 S. Evergreen in Tempe.

Frank Kenneth Levy, Jr. (Ken Levy) 64 of Queen Creek passed away on Tuesday, March 17^th, 2015.  On Monday, March 9^th, while at a field trial in Las Cruces, New Mexico he suffered a massive heart attack.   He was flown to Arizona for surgery and treatment where he slept peacefully until he went to be with the Lord.

Little Kenny (as he was known by his family) was born on June 16, 1950 in Brawley, California.   He started hunting and fishing as soon as he could shoot a gun and cast a line….and continued to spend most of his life doing just that.   As soon as he could drive, he would jump in his little green car, which he named Sweet Pea, and head down Highway 101 to Refugio, El Capitan or Gaviota beach, where he would spend the day surfing, mostly during school hours.   He attended Lompoc High School and enlisted in the United States Navy immediately after graduation.

Ken loved being outdoors and was the happiest when he could spend time with his Championship German Shorthair Pointers and his horses; but mostly when he was on the water fishing.   I think that Kenny could catch a fish anywhere, under any conditions.  He gained a great number of friends over the past several decades sharing his love of fishing and his dogs.  He was greatly loved by the anglers, hunters and dog lovers in the Southwest, especially here in Arizona, which he called home.

He is survived by his Parents, Frank Kenneth Sr. and Wanda (Burke) Levy of Queen Creek;  His Sisters, Barbara Harper (Nevada), Cheryl Levy (California) and Debbie Levy (Arizona);   His Children:  Misti Ford (California), Michael Dean Bullivant and Randall Kenneth Bullivant (California).   His Grandchildren:  Gabriela and Saryna Parra, Kaitlyn, Lacey, Wyatt and Bristol Bullivant.   His Aunts and Uncles:  Darrell Burke, Laverne Corwin, Edward Dean Burke and Joy Fleischner.

Kenny will be greatly missed by so very many….

He will be laid to rest at the VA National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ  85024. Committal Services will begin at 11:00A.M.