Shanti Carlisi January 12, 1986—July 18, 2013 Intelligent, Wise, Kind, Creative, Beautiful Shanti grew up in Patagonia. She attended Stevenson Boarding School in California, where she earned the highest grades ever received there. She went to college at Parsons School of Design in New York City and created her own vintage clothing design business. She […]
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Martin Patrick Lahiff
Martin Lahiff, 81, died May 12, 2014 at home in Patagonia, Arizona. He was born in New York City and graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. In 1957, Martin left his job as a copy editor of the New York Journal American to take his severely asthmatic younger brother to Arizona. Martin worked […]
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Thomas Robert Aylward, 1936-2014
Thomas Robert Aylward December 12, 1936 – March 26, 2014 Tom passed away quietly on March 26 surrounded by his wife and children. At 77 years of age he felt that he had lived a full and productive life. He is the son of immigrant parents who came from Newfoundland to Boston with their first […]
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James David Hathaway, 1927-2014
James David Hathaway February 17, 1927 – February 10, 2014 James David Hathaway, 86, passed away February 10, 2014, at his home near Nogales. He was laid to rest at Black Oak Cemetery in Canelo, on February 13. He grew up on his father’s ranch, near his current home, and graduated from Nogales High School […]
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Ann Swan, 1922-2014
Ann Swan March 15, 1922 – February 18, 2014 “Doing art in any form stirs up creative energy, putting us in touch with our deepest selves. The creative process is a journey into unknown territory. There is always a sense of mystery because we don’t know what we will be bringing out. The more we […]
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Socorro M. Jurahui, 1917 – 2013
Socorro Jurahui October 14, 1917 – December 31, 2013 Socorro Jurahui of Patagonia passed away on December 31, 2013. She was born in Elgin on October 14, 1917, and was raised in Sonoita, where she graduated from the eighth grade. Her family moved to Patagonia in 1938. She is survived by her son, Oscar G. […]
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Rukin Jelks, 1927-2014
Rukin Jelks October 21, 1927 – January 12, 2014 J. Rukin “Rukie” Jelks, 86, passed away January 12 in Tucson, where he was born on October 21, 1927. He grew up on the family’s X-9 Ranch in the Rincon Mountains of his beloved Arizona. He graduated with degrees in anthropology and sociology from the University […]
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Gloria D. Sanchez
Gloria D. Sanchez, 66, was surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren when she joined her beloved husband of 48 years in heaven on October 8, 2013. She is survived by her three daughters: Thelma Valenzuela, Velma Puente and Sylvia Bracamonte; grandchildren, Gabe Puente, Demetria Puente, Darian Bracamonte and Anthony Bracamonte, and many brothers and sisters. […]
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Irene Seibold, 1921 – 2013
Irene Seibold December 28, 1921 – October 9, 2013 Irene was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to John and Anna Keller and passed in Tucson at the Crossroads Assisted Living Center. Irene married Melvin F. Nord on April 17, 1944. They moved to Patagonia with their five children in 1962. Melvin was tragically killed in […]
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Louise Winchester, 1924 – 2013
Louise Winchester, a former resident of Patagonia, passed away peacefully on July 3, in Tucson. Louise was born in Gary, Indiana, and received an Associate of Arts degree from Northwestern University in Indiana. While she was working in Chicago, Louise met Bob Winchester. Louise and Bob lived in the same apartment building. She would hear […]