Carol June Baker Carol June Baker, 91, passed away on Sept. 4, 2024. Carol was born on Jan. 20, 1933, in Omaha, Neb. Her parents were Freida (Brassfield) Haley and Leroy Haley. Carol graduated from Wasau High School and then went onto college at Wayne State where she met her husband of 71 years, Virgil…
John Krupnik III John Krupnik III, husband of Sally Krupnik, passed away on Tuesday, July 9. He was born Jan. 1, 1946. John has been an instrumental resident and active community member in SunBird for 20+ years. He came to Arizona from Michigan following his retirement from the Ford Motor Company. He will be remembered…
Vernon Lee French Vernon Lee French, died on March 3, 2024, at Robson Reserve in Sun Lakes, Ariz. He was born May 21, 1926, in Spink County, S.D., to Pearl and Earl French. Vernon lived and attended school in Beadle County, S.D. He married Marilyn June Palmer on June 13, 1948, in Danube, Minn., after…
Janice Evelyn Lynch Born in Abilene, Texas, in January 1938, Janice grew up next door to McMurry College and in the First Baptist Church of Abilene. She attended Abilene High School and with the encouragement of her neighbor, a McMurry Dean, she attended Hardin Simmons University. She finished college at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland…
Lillian May Donley Lillian May Donley passed away in Chandler, Ariz., on Dec. 12, 2023, at the age of 95. She was born on Jan. 20, 1928, to Robert and Neta Donley in Vinton, Iowa, on a small farm. She graduated from Lincoln High School, Vinton, Iowa, in 1944. She married Merle Wardenburg of Williamsburg, Iowa, in 1947.…
Robert Earl Smith Robert Earl Smith, better known as Bob, passed away Sept. 16, peacefully at home with his wife Norma and daughter Melinda there to comfort him. Bob was born Aug. 14, 1934, outside of Springfield, Mo., where he lived until he was 16, moving with his family to Lee’s Summit, Mo. He graduated high school there,…
Diane Loy, 81, of Chandler passed away on May 27, 2023, at her home in SunBird with her husband Jack by her side. Diane was born to Herb and Viola Baldwin in Washington state, where she lived until she got married and moved to Michigan to raise a family. While in Michigan she worked in the…
Wayne Robert Onyx Wayne Robert Onyx, 68, passed away peacefully in the arms of his wife Lisa on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz., after a brief illness. Wayne was born on Jan. 3, 1955, to Robert and Annette (Bray) Onyx in Darby, Penn. After Wayne graduated from Lenape High School in 1972, he went…
Lola Laney Longtime SunBird resident Lola Laney passed peacefully on June 11 with her daughter by her side. Lola enjoyed many Arizona winters with her husband, Dan. They shared time between their Washington home at Summit Lake and SunBird. After Dan’s passing she continued to winter in SunBird, enjoying golf, bridge, her Friday Fun Group,…
Sharon Rae Syvertson Sharon Rae Syvertson, former resident of SunBird, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023, after battling many years of Parkinson’s disease. She married Gary Syvertson on Aug. 12, 1961. She was the mother to son Mark and daughter Julie. She was a gifted, creative quilter. She had a witty sense of humor,…