Richard L. Anson, 67, a resident of Lakewood, Colo., passed
away Dec. 27, 1999.
He was born March 28, 1932 in Silt, Colo. He married Joyce Hebrew on
March 21, 1954 in Delta, Colo.
Richard served with the U.S. Army, 1954-1956. He attended the Denver
University in 1954. He was the owner of Anson Motor Company.
His hobbies included: Square dancing, ballroom dancing, tennis, racquetball,
swimming and football.
Survivors include: His wife, Joyce Anson of Lakewood; a son, Richard
P. Anson of Lakewood; a daughter, Marci Anson of Lakewood; a sister, Irene
Learn of Grand Junction, Colo.; two brothers, John Anson of Tucson, Ariz.,
and Harry Anson of Green Valley, Ariz.; and a grandson, Richard Patrick
Anson II of Lakewood.
Remembrances may be made to Denver Dumb Friends League.
Services were held 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 at Horan &
McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, Colo.
Charles F. Barter, 62, a resident of Sahuarita, passed away suddenly
on Dec. 28, 1999.
He was born in Ridgway, Ill., the only child of Charles and Alice Barter.
He received a degree in Geology from the University of Illinois in 1959.
Charles and Linda, his wife, then moved to Tucson where they both attended
graduate school at the University of Arizona; he received a masters in
geology in 1962.
Following graduation he served two years in the Army, and took a job
with the Anaconda Copper Company in Tucson.
He later worked at Anamax Twin Buttes until the mine closed in 1986,
reaching the position of chief geologist. He was fortunate to find a new
career as a hydrogeologist with Errol L. Montgomery & Associates in
Tucson, where he became a principal in the firm. At the time of his death
he was “semi-retired,” although he continued to work regularly.
He became involved in Little League Baseball when his sons began playing.
He coached for many years at all levels, and served as board member and
president of Copper Hills Little League.
He served as board member and President of Sahuarita School board from
1985 to 1988. He was currently serving on the board of directors of Las
Quintas Serenas Water Company.
He was lucky to be part of a wonderful extended family that we all
referred to as “The Group”.
In addition to many things, we depended on him for picking the perfect
desert spot for our 30 years of Thanksgiving celebrations. His last few
years were spent surrounded by little girls, adjusting well to the role
of Grandpa Barter. We miss him very much.
Survivors include: His wife of 41 years, Linda; two sons, Hale (Kathryn
Nelson) and Kent (Sally); and four granddaughters, Haley, Kelsey, Shelby,
and Corryn.
Remembrances, in lieu of flowers, may be made to: Copper Hills Little
League, c/o Jerl Morgan, 17800 S. Placita de Oro, Sahuarita, AZ. 85629.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, at Green Valley Mortuary,
2200 N. La Cañada Dr., Sahuarita.
John Lawrence Bohannon, 84, a resident of Green Valley, passed
away Dec. 27, 1999.
He was born March 25, 1915 in Los Angeles, Calif... He graduated from
Beverly Hills High School, and attended and graduated from the University
of California Los Angeles. He excelled in golf, tennis and swimming. He
graduated from Officer’s Training Shoal in 1940.
John served with distinction attaining the rank of Captain during World
War II.
He married his beloved wife, Shirley, on Dec. 20, 1946. In the mid
fifties, he started his own business, “Bohannon Mobile Homes.” He remained
in business until his retirement in 1970. He enjoyed an active retirement
playing golf and bridge.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Survivors include: His wife, Shirley; two sons, John and Gary; a daughter-in-law,
Sharon; and three grandchildren.
Remembrances, in lieu of flowers, may be sent to: American Kidney Fund,
7315 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814.
A memorial service will be held at one p.m., Monday, Jan.3, at the
Green Valley Mortuary.
Zev William Chazanof, 84, a resident of Green Valley, passed
away on Dec. 29, 1999 at his home.
Zev was born in New York City, married Helen Wohl in 1941, served in
the South Pacific with the Air Force during World War II and earned a PhD.
at Syracuse University.
Zev was a Professor of American History at The State University of
New York at Fredonia from 1948-1980. He was presented the Distinguished
Teaching Professor Award and his book, “Joseph Ellicott and the Holland
Land Company” earned him an Award of Merit by the American Association
for State and Local History. He also published “ Welch’s Grape Juice: From
Corporation to Cooperative” and the soon to be released book entitled “A
Legacy of Faith: The Jews in the Dunkirk - Fredonia Area.”
Zev and Helen began visiting Green Valley in 1983 and relocated in
1988.
Zev was instrumental in helping start Temple Beth Shalom and led services
there for 15 years. He was active in the Interfaith Committee and was a
faithful student at the University of Arizona.
Survivors include: His wife of 58 years, Helen; a daughter, Esther
Retish; a son, Jansen; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Remembrances, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Temple Beth Shalom
of Green Valley.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 am, Thursday, Dec. 30 at Green
Valley Mortuary. Burial will follow at the Green Valley Memorial Gardens.
A condolence gathering will be held at Temple Beth Shalom immediately
after the burial.
Nancy Jane Coppock died Dec. 26, 1999 in an automobile
accident near Livingston, Montana.
She was born in Mankato, Minn. on Oct. 28, 1926, the daughter of George
and Helen (Hamilton) Nelson.
She attended Mankato State College and completed her bachelor’s degree
in recreational leadership at the University of Minnesota in June 1948.
Nancy met her future husband, Ben, at the University of Minnesota, and
they were married Dec. 20, 1948, while Ben was in his junior year in the
School of Dentistry.
She used her degree in recreation to work in the Minneapolis Park System,
followed by 12 years in the Waterloo, Iowa park system, as director of
31 summer playgrounds and as the instructor for figure skating.
She loved children, and was a dedicated teacher for 21 years at Cedar
Heights Elementary School in Cedar Falls, Iowa. During that time she attended
the University of Northern Iowa and received her master’s degree in education.
After retirement, she served as a volunteer teacher in Linda Roeder’s second
grade class at Sahuarita Elementary School, and for the same 10 years,
she has been a volunteer worker for Friends in Deed.
Nancy and Ben loved to travel, especially to solar eclipses all around
the world. This year, in observance of 50 years of marriage, they took
a cruise around South America and a trip to France.
They celebrated their 51st anniversary with their sons and their families
in Montana on Dec. 20, six days before Nancy’s death.
She loved to “play in the kitchen” and have dinner parties. She was
also the world’s best cook! She belonged to, and was active in, P.E.O.,
AAUW, Gamma Phi Beta and Valley Presbyterian Church, and she served as
an elder in Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include: Her husband, Dr. Benjamin Coppock; two sons, David
of Billings, Mont., and John of Patomac, Mont., and their wives; a sister,
Elizabeth, from Celveland, Ohio; a brother, George, from Illinois; four
granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Remembrances may be made to Friends In Deed or to the Kiwanis Club
of Green Valley Educational Foundation, P.O. Box 949, Green Valley, AZ
85622.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 6, at
the Valley Presbyterian Church.
Lawrence W. Meyer, 85, a resident of Green Valley for 28 years,
formerly from Texas, passed away Dec. 27, 1999.
Mr. Meyer was born in St. Louis, Mo.; he was employed by ALCOA for
36 years as a mechanical engineer, worked and lived in many locations,
in the U.S. and in Mexico City.
He was a member of the Masons, in Rolla, Mo.; a Shriner; and one of
the original members of the Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers; and a member
of the Green Valley Country Club.
Mr. Meyer was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Emma Noll
Meyer.
Survivors include: His wife of 57 years, Shirley Meyer; his children,
Constance Morris of Las Vegas, N.V. and Jacqueline Mastro of Cape Cod,
Mass.; his grandchildren, Lauren and Peter Mastro.
Remembrances, at the family’s suggestion, may be made to: The Sheriff’s
Auxiliary Volunteers.
No services are planned.
In Memory
of my dad,
Lt. Col. Ralph Lowell Reed
June 16, 1928-Dec. 29, 1998
Oh let me tell you about my dad. He’s the best Marine
they ever had. One year ago today, your life on earth ended. Only to leave
us with hearts yet to be mended. We miss you so much that it’s hard to
describe. The void that you left can never be derived. This past year has
brought a lot of things to change. Our lives and habits only to rearrange.
The life you are living now in Heaven, is one that we are waiting to
see, Linda, Sandi, Debbie and Kevin, even miss you as much as me.
We miss your songs, from Waltzing Matilda to Found a Peanut. No one
sings them like you and I mean it.
To our lives you’ve had a front seat. This past year I don’t want to
repeat. Two granddaughters were wed, two more were off to college, the
little ones having bumps on the head. With sadness to say, their Grandpa
was not there. He is in Heaven sitting with a lion and a bear.
The Holidays are very hard here, with every carol sung there is always
a tear. My joy is knowing that someday soon, we will be together again
this side of the moon.
Lord Jesus, please make this easy, missing him is like a storm
that’s breezy.
When I think of my daddy I never get bored. I remember; John Wayne,
silly songs, the winks, his love for the Lord.
As I sit here and remember all the things about you, no matter what
this world has, even in a whirl.
No one loves you and misses you more than me, Daddy’s Little Girl .
I love you and miss you dad, Semper Fi,
Karla
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