Roberto M. Valencia

Roberto was born July 27, 1973 to Jesus and Carolina M. Valencia.

AMELIA HERNANDEZ YBARRA

Mrs. Amelia Hernandez Ybarra of Douglas passed away peacefully at her home on August 12, 2010 at the age of 82. Amelia was born December 26, 1928 in Douglas, Arizona. She married her sweetheart, Albert Ybarra on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1953. She was a devoted member to the Immaculate Conception Church.

Luis A. Lopez

Luis A. Lopez passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. He was born on June 23, 1929 in Pilares de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico to Guadalupe and Rosa Arvizu Lopez. Luis is survived by his wife Emma Lopez. Children Ramona Lopez Arballo, Luis Armando Lopez Arballo, Guadalupe Talpa Lopez, Blanca Rosa Lopez Arballo, Maria Magdalena Lopez Arballo, Luz del Carmen Lopez Arballo, Noemi Alicia Lopez Arballo and Aaron David Lopez Arballo. He is also survived by his brother Trinidad Lopez, Sister Maria Nieblas, 21 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, August 16, 2010 at the Brown Page Mortuary Chapel. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers who served were Aaron David Lopez, Octavio Lopez, Jesus Lopez Peralta, Luis Lopez and Adan Robeson.

MANUELA M. SOTO

Manuela M. Soto went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 8, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born in Cumpas, Sonora, Mexico on June 12, 1919 to Catarino and Angelita Miranda. Manuela was preceded in death by her parentsCatarino and Angelita Miranda, husband Manuel Soto, sister Maria Ballesteros, brothers Daniel, Catarino and Gabriel Miranda. She is survived by her only daughter Elvia (Marcelino) Hernandez; 3 grandchildren Ricky (Dianna) Perez, Linda (Raul) Murrieta, and Mauricio Bracamontes; 10 great great grandchildren Javis, Raul Jr., Amy, Alex, Amanda, Derek, Justin, Audri, Mauricio Jr., and Jonathon. Manuela also leaves one sister, Fortuna Miranda, four brothers, Ruben (Maria) Santos, Candido (Lucia) Miranda, and Benjamin (Marina) Miranda along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Marcus Walker

Marcus Walker, 67, of Douglas, Arizona passed away August 27, 2010 in Tucson Arizona. He was born December 7, 1942 in Leadville, Colorado to Woodville J. and Belle M. Walter.

Elodia Valdez

Elodia Valdez passed away peacefully on August 9, 2010. Mrs. Valdez was born in 1910 in Cananea, Sonora Mexico. She was one of six siblings who lost her father at a very young age. During the uncertain times of the Mexican Revolutionary War, she helped raise her sisters and brothers while her mother worked. She later moved to Agua Prieta at age 12. Mrs. Valdez married at a young age and was first widowed at age 16 with one child. She later remarried and had six additional children. She was preceded in death by her eldest son Frank Vejar in 1950, a casualty of the Korean War, her late husband Blas in 1991, and a daughter Irene Saiz in 2003. A lifetime homemaker, Mrs. Valdez was a skilled gardener who spent considerable time tending to her yard and flower gardens. She also raised rabbits and poultry and always had a dog or cat to keep her company. She attended church regularly up until the time she became immobile. Mrs. Valdez is survived by a son Efrain of Autryville, NC; daughters Berta Worester of Fargo, Anita Rose of Douglas, AZ, Juanita Almader of Pirtleville, AZ, and Margaret Valdez of Wilmington, CA; a brother Jesus Orabuena of Douglas, AZ, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren who absolutely adored her. Services were held August 13, 2010 at St. Luke's Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Carlos Saiz, Joaquin Saiz, Joseph Bush, Marcus Bush, Pat McDonald, and Phillip Richard Saiz.

Enrique Bustamante Quijada

A loving husband and doting father to his children. Enrique was a highly principled and moral man who devoted his entire life to God and his family. He worked for 32 years at the Phelps-Dodge smelter in Douglas before retiring in 1984. He achieved a 4th degree knighthood at the Knights of Columbus and served terms as president of the Sociedad Mutualista de los Obreros Mexicanos and the Club Alba. Through his firm beliefs and by way of his constant example, he imparted to his children a deep and profound love of nature, a rejuvenating appreciation of the little things in life that most people overlook, as well as the priceless value and deeply rooted sense of family that has held us together through many trials and tragedies. His lessons to us will continue to be handed down to our children and their children, thereby keeping his memory alive in all of us as we love and honor him throughout our lives.

Alice Ortega Gonzales Owens

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Alice Owens, has been taken from us to be in a better place with our Lord. She passed away on August 26, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona.

John R. Dicey

John R. Dicey, born May 2, 1943 to Robert and Eugenie Dicey, passed on to a new adventure on August 26, 2010.

Ernestina Altamirano

Ernestina Altamirano passed away on August 21, 2010 in San Francisco, California.

LARRY LESTER CLOUGH

Larry Lester Clough of Douglas, Arizona, passed away as the result of a heart attack during surgery on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the age of sixty six.

Elodia Valdez

Elodia Valdez passed away peacefully on August 9, 2010. Mrs. Valdez was born in 1910 in Cananea, Sonora Mexico.

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