All Obituaries

Elaine Anna Robbins Dietz, 94 of Benson, Arizona passed away on Saturday March 16, 2019.  She was  born on April 15, 1924 in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.  She was a daughter of John C. and Kathryn Arnold Robbins Sr. Mrs. Dietz was a fun loving wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker and friend.  She and her beloved husband Conrad made their home in Austintown, Ohio.  After retirement they relocated to Florida and then later to Tennessee.  In her...

Spencer Harold Gore, Jr. passed away on March 14, 2019.  He was born on February 9, 1953.

J. Kimball Hansen, 91, of Benson, died at his home surrounded by loving family on March 10, 2019.  He  was born on May 18, 1927 in Jerome, Idaho to Oliver Hansen and Eva Christiansen.  He was the second of five children. He grew up in Holladay, Utah and graduated from Utah State University with a degree in forestry. He married Maurine Bentley Hansen in 1947.  He is survived by sister Margrett Hansen Borup of Orem, Utah, and brothers Farr Hansen of Salt Lake City and Lee...

Barbara Oser (Hohner), 95, was born April 13, 1923 in Wheatfield, Indiana. She was the fourth of five children, two brothers and two sisters, all deceased. Husband Kenneth Oser died at age 50. She is survived by daughter, Mary Ann Young; three grandsons, John (Amanda) Guerrero, James (Sara) Guerrero, and Jeremy Guerrero; six great-grandchildren, Jessica (Ryan) Guerrero; Gabe Guerrero, Alex Guerrero, Laura Guerrero, Charlize and Autumn Guerrero and one great-great grandson, Zayden...

Lois L. Fischer (90) was born in Roff, Oklahoma and entered into eternal rest on December 26, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona.  Although her family had relocated to Arizona during the depression, Lois returned to Oklahoma and graduated from college in the state of her birth.  When Lois began her 2nd teaching position in Benson, roommates introduced her to Ken and they were  married in November of 1954, less than one year after they met.  After Ken's death, Lois remained in...

Kim Peter Gordon was born on January 1, 1951 to Raymond and Viola Gordon in Benson, Arizona.  After Viola passed away, his father Raymond married Alberta Cantwell, whom Kim referred to affectionately as his mother the rest of his life.  Kim went home to his Heavenly Father on January 24, 2019.  He left Benson in 1956 with his parents and sister, Leeann, and moved to Grand Rapids Minnesota where he attended Vandyke Elementary School and Greenway Jr. High.  He then moved...

Don Goodman, 90, passed away in his sleep at home on January 4, 2019.  He was born to Alma and Ella (Scranton) Goodman in Saint David on November 9, 1928. Don was a 1947 graduate of St. David High School.  He married his sweetheart, Della Lou Miller in Mesa, AZ on May 6, 1949.  Don was first employed by Apache Nitrogen then retired from turbine operation for El Paso Natural Gas.  He loved farming, raising cattle, roping and breaking colts.   Don is preceded in...

Our dear, sweet mother, Gloria Ann Smith, left the loving embrace of her family on January 1, 2019 to join the loving circle of family members who had passed on before and who were anxiously awaiting for her to join them. She was born on February 24, 1936 to Ozro George Crockett and Elvira Welker in Portland, Oregon.   After graduation from high school, she married Ronald M. Smith.  Eventually they moved to Marion, Utah and Ron taught at South Summit High School for several...

Robert Myron Overson was born on May 31, 1940 in Central, Arizona and died in Tucson, Arizona on December 21, 2018.  Robert is survived by:  his wife, Janet Barney Overson, 4 children;  Debra Fretz (Michael), Annette Richards (David), John Overson (Robin) and Jim Overson (Caressa), 1 brother, Calvert, 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Robert was known as Bob to his family and friends.  He was a heavy equipment operator for his...

A dear friend said, “Jesus must have needed Brad to repair His vehicle!” Bradley Joe Maloney (Brad) went home to live with our Lord, Thursday, December 6, 2018 during a tragic accident that happened while working on a car in his work shop, Tombstone, Arizona! At only 32 years young, Brad has left behind his wife, Kara K. Maloney and his 18 month old son, Bradley Joe Maloney II, Tombstone, AZ; 8 year old and 6 year old sons, Travis & Dean Grainger, Dexter, MO; his mother, Mary...