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Around Your Town 02/22/12
The Sierra Vista Herald02/21/2012 - 19:44

The Sierra Vista Winter Visitors Program continues at 9 a.m. Feb. 22 with a presentation regarding European Immigration by Wes Patience. The program is hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church located at 2145 S. Coronado and is open to the public. Doors open at 8, coffee and donuts are served at 8:30 and the presentation begins at 9 a.m. and ends one hour later. For details, call Jim at 803-6810 or...

Community Spotlight

Feb 21 2012

 Family Reunited through market article

If you read the front page of last Sunday’s Sierra...

Feb 18 2012

You may have noticed that Cochise College advertising this year asks the question “What will you find?”...

Feb 18 2012

We get to do a lot of fun and interesting things at the Sierra Vista Area Chamber.

And one of our...

Feb 18 2012

Out-of-pocket health care costs for military retirees and for users of the TRICARE retail...

Feb 18 2012

Once upon a time, in Paris, France, the street markets had problems with their weights and measures. A French cleric...

Feb 17 2012

 SIERRA VISTA — Wilson and Kesmine Hickman have been...

Obituaries

premium content Patty M. Hardwick

Patty M. Hardwick was born in Las Vegas, Nev. on May 5, 1976. After a long and hard 10-year battle with cancer, she passed away at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, with family at her bedside.

Patty began her civil service career as a federal employee on Fort Huachuca in 2002 as an administrative assistant and more recently as a budget analyst...

premium content Samuel O. Soles

Samuel Owen Soles, 71, entered the gates of heaven on Feb. 17, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Sam was the first born son to Orrin and Edna Soles on Sept, 30, 1940 in Macon, Miss.

Sam grew up in Bisbee, Ariz., and after graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. He had the honor of floating around the Pacific Ocean aboard the...

premium content Jacob (Jake) Sanchez

The Lord called his son Jacob (Jake) Sanchez home on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Jake was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 8, 1927 to Estevan and Daria Sanchez. Jake began his long career as a dental lab technician at age 14. He was trained at Salinas Dental Laboratory in San Antonio, Texas. At age 17 he enlisted in the Navy and continued serving as a dental lab technician on an aircraft carrier...

premium content DEATH NOTICE: Maxine I. Rude

Maxine I. Rude, 90, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Private interment will be held at the Post Cemetery on Fort Huachuca. Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.

premium content James Smith (Red)

James Smith (Red) of Sierra Vista passed away on Feb. 14, 2012.

James was born in Ray, Ariz. He served our country in the United States Army. He was a DOC Officer.

James is survived by his child, Tristan Smith; siblings, Ginger Thompson of Okla., Marvin Smith Jr. (Pete) of Ariz., Trevelene Cullum of Mont., Nancy James of Safford, Katie Vaughn...

premium content Marlene F. Schroeder ‘Peggy’

Marlene F. Schroeder ‘Peggy’ went home to be in the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the Life Care Center in Sierra Vista, Ariz. She was born in Lloyd, Wis., on Oct. 8, 1926, to Glen A. and Cecil P. (Woodruff) Johnston.

Marlene and her husband, Norbert E., were wed Jan. 14, 1947, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wonewoc, Wis., and were married...

Seward Benjamin Crew, Jr.

Seward Benjamin Crew, Jr., 74, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away at Tucson Medical Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. 

Ben or Benny as most knew him as, was born on June 28, 1937, in Paxton, Ind. to the late Seward B. Crew, Sr., and the late Francis L. McCammon Crew. He was raised and educated in Odon, Ind., and graduated from high school in 1955. He also attended college...

premium content R.G. Reed

R.G. Reed passed away of natural causes at Villa Vista Nursing Home in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Feb. 13, 2012. He was born March 10, 1921, in DeLeon, Texas. He worked and retired from Phelps Dodge Corporation in Bisbee.

His loving wife, Fanny Reed, passed away on Oct. 13, 2000. He and his wife were married for 59 years. They had been residents of Bisbee...

premium content Mary Therese Johnson “Terri”

Mary T. Johnson, 86, a 19-year resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away on Feb. 14, 2012. She was born in Chicago, Ill. on Feb. 2, 1926.

Mary worked as a bookkeeper and retired in 1982. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Sierra Vista Hospital and the VFW. She volunteered at the Kartchner Caverns from the time of its opening.

...

premium content Nancy Anne Hughes “Aunt Nana”

Nancy A. Hughes, 54, a 29-year resident of Hereford, Ariz., passed away on Feb. 15, 2012. 

She was born in San Mateo, Calif., to Richard S. and Marilynn L. (Sanders) Norris on April 22, 1957.

Nancy was raised in Tucson and attended Tanque Verde Elementary School
and Sabino High School. 

She also attended Northern Arizona University and...

premium content John M. Forrister

 Johnnie Max “John” Forrister, 75, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Carlsbad, Calif., and Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away quietly at home Feb.12, 2012. 

John was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Hobart, Kiowa County, Okla., to Charley G. and Gertrude “Nell” (McBride) Forister, the youngest of six children. 

He served in the U....

premium content Teresa (China) M. Pulsifer

 China passed away on Feb. 11, 2012, at home surrounded by family, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old.

China was born in Tombstone, Ariz., to Librada and Anacleto Maldonado. 

She was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns, with her sports fan and best friend Rose...

premium content William ‘Bill’ Rohlinger

William “Bill” Rohlinger, born Dec. 29, 1954, passed on to the next adventure of life on Feb. 3, 2012.
He was a good friend and father.
Bill fought a long battle with COPD, and received a double lung transplant in October 2011. It was a tough battle. He owned and operated Goal 45 Motorsports building hot rods, street rods and racecars. Racing was his...

premium content Carl William Clark

Carl W. Clark passed away Jan. 1, 2012, at home surrounded by family. Carl was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., to Carl Wasser Clark and Grace May (Matthews) Clark.
As an only child, his parents called him Billy.
Carl was a proud Marine of WWII, as an Edson Raider, 1st Marine Division. In Korea, he lost his right eye from enemy fire. Carl’s final...

premium content Larry James Leamer

Larry James Leamer 64 of Huachuca City, Ariz., died Nov. 16, 2011, from complications due to chronic heart disease. He was born Jan. 17, 1947 in Erie, Pa., to James Jonathan and Helen A. (Beck) Leamer. Larry was a great father, brother and friend to many, always able to help someone in need. He spent the majority of his life as an auto mechanic, but was really best known for being a fan; a fan...

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