Obituaries

Wil­liam "Bill" Looper Sr., a longtime resident of Maricopa, passed away July 1 at home from leukemia. He was 73. Bill was a steelworker for...

Arlen Richard Norby was born at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey to Annabelle (Kvidt) and Allen Norby, but if you asked him, he was from...

Terry Lynn Johnson, 62, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the La Casa Serena, Beehive Assisted Living Facility in Eagar after a 31-year...

The Ak-Chin Community paid tribute to the late Louis Manuel, a tribal leader who played a pivotal role in the Community’s growth and prosperity....

Wilhelmus "Dutch" vanKoeverden passed away on Feb. 15, 2023, at the age of 79. He was born in the Netherlands, then moved to the United...

Mary Jane Sullivan, a 10-year resident of Maricopa and school bus driver for the Maricopa Unified School District for the last four years, died...

Reneé Dawn Grier, 57, of Santa Rosa Springs subdivision, passed away after a short illness May 16 in Casa Grande. She was born Dec....

Robert Norman Chandler, 64, of Maricopa slipped from this life on July 25 in Phoenix, his family announced with great sadness. He died suddenly after...

Douglas Ikeler, 63, of Maricopa passed away Nov. 11, 2019, in Chandler. He was the husband of Debbra Ikeler, and they shared 19 years...

Zachary Ronald Thomas Davis, age 31, of Phoenix, a former Maricopa resident, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 26 at his residence. Zach “Bucky” Davis is survived...

Friends of the Masterson family, who lost four children in a fire this week, have started a fund-drive at GoFundMe.com to help pay for...

Maricopa residents are remembering the life of a local icon who touched their lives with her memorable smile, selflessness and the city’s first newspaper. Vicki...

Dana Lynn Helton Sr. died peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by family and his beloved dogs on Sept. 29, 2018, just as...

By Alice Shoaf Those who visited Maricopa Pantry food bank distributions in Maricopa in the past will remember Grandma. She met you at the sign-up...

Funeral services for Charles (Charlie) Clayton Helton are set for Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 45235 W. Honeycutt Ave....

Patricia Charlyn O’Bryan, beloved sister and friend, stepped into eternity on May 13, 2021. She was 78. Born March 2, 1943, she was a resident...

  David Glen Smith of Maricopa passed away July 19 of natural causes at the age of 61. Services have not yet been determined. David is survived...

Updated at 3:35 p.m. on Oct. 7 Mike Riggs, Maricopa’s public services director, passed away early Friday morning. Riggs, 55, a fourth-generation Arizonan, was known in...

To the champion of our hearts, our beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather, Joseph Olen Boyce at the age of 80 years left...

Lawrence Arley Hughes, 75, of Maricopa and formerly of Lebanon, Indiana, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born...

A celebration of life gathering is scheduled for Friday for the Maricopa Unified School District consultant and her two children who died in a...

With deep sorrow we announce the passing of Michael J. Kramarczyk Sr., 77, of Maricopa, on Nov. 25, 2022. This devoted husband, father and...

EDITOR's NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect funeral arrangements.  Pat Brock, who documented the history of Maricopa in her books “Reflections of a...

Today we mourn the loss of a deeply loved mother, sister, wife and grandmother. Marilyn Jean King of Maricopa passed away peacefully Dec.21, 2019, surrounded...

Norman Wayne Walker, 80, of Maricopa, passed away at home at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Norm is survived by his...

Deven Daniel Garay of Maricopa passed away Dec. 8, 2017, in Maricopa. He was 22 years old. A memorial will be held in the MPR...

Guadalupe “Lupe” Martinez Gomez, 47, of Maricopa died on Jan. 23, 2021. Gomez was born on Feb. 25, 1973, in Casa Grande to Sergio and...

Samuel Craig Jr., formerly of Maricopa, passed away Sept. 10, 2018, in Toltec. He was 88 years old. The father of 13 children, Mr. Craig...