Obituaries

Buford Hayes Pippin III June 30, 1949 – September 29, 2025 The One known as Buford Hayes Pippin III has disintegrated. Buford lived 76 years. Only memory survives his death.  Father of daughter Katie who is an organic farmer, and of son Charles, senior VP at CBRE Brokerage Firm, and grandfather of Jameson and a […]

Charles (Chuck) Grant Hammond May 12, 1948 – July 31, 2025 Charles (Chuck) Grant Hammond, 77, passed away on July 31, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona.He began life, in his words, as “a pup in the great cosmic dog kennel”, on May 12, 1948 in Billings, Montana. He grew up in Absarokee and Fishtail, Montana, earned […]

Gordon James Purvis December 4, 1961 – July 23, 2025 Gordon was born on December 4, 1961 to Karen and Tom Purvis in Evansville, Indiana. He moved to Tucson in 1962 and was an Arizona resident until his death.   Gordon graduated from Sahuaro High School in 1979 and joined the United States Navy. He served in […]

Jose Gerardo Martinez was born in Nogales, Arizona on August 7, 1931, and passed away on July 19, 2025, in Tucson. He was a longtime resident of Nogales, but lived in Patagonia for over 30 years.  Jose is survived by his children, Ernesto Martinez, Adrian Martinez and Norma Alicia Martinez Wall. His oldest son Gerardo Martinez passed […]

Patricia “Pat” Grombly April 2, 1934 – July 3, 2025 Patricia “Pat” Grombly, 91, of Elgin (originally from Ohio), passed on Thursday, July 3, 2025 peacefully at her Elgin home surrounded by loved ones. Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Leo Grombly, her daughter Tracy Naegle, her brother William Johnson […]

Margaret L. Twine May 26, 1982 – February 24, 2025 Margaret L. Twine, beloved wife, mother, healer, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 42. Born on May 26, 1982, in Carson City, Nevada, Margaret lived a life rooted in compassion and connection. She built a […]

Michael Robert Snyder September 4, 1944 – March 9, 2025 Michael was called home on March 9, 2025. He had been residing in a care facility in Tucson for over a year and his passing was sudden and unexpected.  Michael was born in Montana on September 4, 1944. He graduated from W.F. West High School […]

John L. Michael October 3, 1944 – February 26, 2025 John L. Michael, of Tunnel Springs, Sonoita and Chicago, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2025. Born in Topeka, Kansas, his busy life took him from Kansas to the Northern suburbs of Chicago, Boston, London, New York City, back to Chicago, then to Tucson in […]

Roger Vernon Frances Oswalt passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, leaving behind a legacy as a beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, friend, cowboy, dancer, painter and fisherman. Roger was born in Missouri on October 17, 1940, one of 12 Oswalt children who lived near the World’s Fair Mine, Patagonia. A picture of the twelve Oswalt children sitting on a fence […]

EElena Quiroga, circa 1947 Elena Quiroga September 4, 1933 – February 23, 2025 Rosalia Elena De La Ossa Quiroga was born on September 4, 1933 in Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico. She was a descendent of two pioneer families: the De La Ossa family, who migrated from California in 1880 to the San Rafael Valley, and […]