Partial List of 1974 Arizona Obituaries

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EBERHARDT, Arthur

Arthur Eberhardt, 91, who retired in 1955 as treasurer after 50 years withthe Sie Laff Paper Co. in Milwaukee, died Tuesday, June 18, 1974, in Beatitudes Care Center. Daughters, Ruth Heiman, Florence McCracken; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services and burial were in Milwaukee. 6/21/1974.

EBERSOLE, Harrison S.

Sun City -- Harrison S. Ebersole, 69, an executive 33 years with a Cincinnati firm, died Friday, July 5, 1974, in Valley View Hospital. Wife, Thelma; son, Harrison S. II; daughters, Mrs. Patricia Audres and Mrs. Suzanne Bolsinger; and seven grandchildren. Lundberg's Sunland Chapel. Private burial. 7/8/1974.

ECK, Lester John

Sun City -- Lester John Eck, 73, who came to the Valley in 1965, died here Thursday, Oct. 24, 1974. He had been a vice president of the Minneapolis Gas Co. until retiring. Wife, Clara; sons, John and Lester; a brother; and a grandchild. Private cremation. Camelback Sunset Chapel of Phoenix. 10/26/1974.

EDENS, Jewell J.

Jewell J. Edens, 2, drowned Tuesday, July 2, 1974, in the family pool in Phoenix. Mother, Mrs. William F. Inskeep; father, Ronald D. Edens; a brother, James Lassiter Edens; and grandparents. Maryvale Mortuary. Burial in Memory Lawn Cemetery. July 4, 1974.

EIKENS, William Anthony

5 Oct 1906 - June 1974
William Anthony Eikens, 67, a real estate salesman, died Thursday, June 20, 1974, in Doctors Hospital. He was a member of the choir and men's club at the Church of St. Agnes. Wife, Mary Ann; daughters, Mrs. Mary Ellen Friedel, Mrs. Rosemarie Sutherland and Margaret Ann Eikens; a sister, Mrs. Toni Meer; three sisters out of state; and five grandchildren. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. 6/22/1974.

ELGO, Ada

San Carlos -- Ada Elgo, 59, died Wed., June 26, 1974, in the Phoenix Indian Center. Husband, Norton; children, Perris, Melvin, Johnston, Mrs. Lorraine Alvarez, Mrs. Josephine Jackson, and Mrs. Selma Salter; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Walker's Globe Mortuary. Services were in the Lutheran Church. Burial in the San Carlos Cemetery. 6/28/1974.

ELKINS, Ora Emma

Services for Ora Emma Elkins, 81, were in A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Elkins of 4001 S. 67th Ave., died Sunday, July 14, 1974, in the University of Southern California Medical Center at Los Angeles. Born in Hagerman, N.M., she came to Arizona in 1918. Survivors include children, Mrs. Lorraine Jones, Mrs. Ophelia Collier, T. R. and J. P. Elkins; two sisters, two brothers; 15 grandcildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Published Friday, July 19, 1974

ELLEFRITZ, Lloyd Wilson

17 Oct 1900 - 29 June 1974
Scottsdale -- Lloyd Wilson Ellefritz, 73, died Saturday, June 29, 1974, in Golden Age Nursing Home. He came to Phoenix in 1926 from Illinois and had retired from Consolidated Freightways. Sons, Gaylord H. and Arthur L.; sister, Orpha Arnold; five other sisters; and six grandchildren. Burial will be private in Green Acres Cemetery. 7/3/1974.

ELLIS, Alice

9 July 1891 - July 1974
Alice Ellis, 82, died Thursday, July 4, 1974, in Good Samaritan Hospital. Sons, Ruben and Elmer Summerhill; daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Olson and Mrs. Lucille Daniels; two brothers and five sisters out of state; 13 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. 7/7/1974.

ELLSWORTH, Dennis Reid

Dennis Reid Ellsworth, 44, a zanjero with the Roosevelt Water Conservation District, drowned Sunday, June 23, 1974, in the Roosevelt Irrigation Canal. Wife, Ataloah; children, Michael, Kenneth, Kyle, Melynda and Kelly; sisters, Mrs. Marcia E. Metcalf, mrs. Nyra Funk and Sandra E. Lombard and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ellsworth; four brothers, Kenneth, Larry, Carol and John D. Bueler Mortuary. East Resthaven Cemetery. 6/25/1974.

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ELMER, William R.

William R. Elmer, 80, who came to Arizona in a wagon train in 1907, died Friday, Feb. 8, 1974 in Desert Samaritan Hospital. He farmed in Graham County until 1925 when he moved to Mesa and operated a dairy farm and had been a city employe for 13 years until his retirement in 1958. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Son, Lavar B. of Stockbridge, Georiga; daughters, Nadean Edwards of Phoenix and Kay Stockwell of Port Archer, Washington; sister, Mrs. Mildred Kinnison of Holbrook; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mesa City Cemetery. 2/10/1974.

EMERSON, Berton Harry, "Shorty"

Berton Harry "Shorty" Emerson, 78, who had owned Shorty's Tavern & Anchor Inn for 15 years, died Tuesday, June 25, 1974, in St. Joseph's Hospital. Sons, James K. and Elmer E.; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Pederson; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mercer Mortuary. Burial in Memory Lawn Cemetery. 6/27/1974.

ENGER, Carl E.

Carl E. Enger, 56, of Scottsdale, a security guard the past five years at Saguaro High School, died Sunday, June 16, 1974, in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Wife, Audrey; sons, Donald, willia, Perry and Dale; three sisters; and two granddaughters. Services were in Jehovah's Witnesses kingdom Hall. Private cremation. 6/18/1974.

ENRIQUEZ, Vivano G.

Vivano G. Enriquez, 66, was born in Williams and died Saturday, June 1, 1974, in the Tucson Medical Center. He was a retired barber and construction worker. Daughters, Mrs. Gloria Manson, Mrs. Vera Romero and Mrs. Carrie Bell; three sisters; and five grandchildren. Services and mass was in the Church of St. Catherine of Sienna, 6200 S. Central. Burial in St. Francis Cemetery. 6/4/1974.

ERICKSON, Arthur B.

Services for Arthur B. Erickson, 82, were in Northwest Mortuary, 4033 N. 19th Ave. Burial in Lakefield, Minnesota. Mr. Erickson of 3135 W. Grand, died Tuesday, July 15, 1974, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He was a World War I veteran and a farmer in Minnesota until retiring to Phoenix 17 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Grace; a brother and a sister. Thursday, July 18, 1974.

ERICKSON, Joe O.

Joe O. Erickson, 82, who had been an accountant 45 years until retiring in 1956, died Tuesday, June 4, 1974, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He was an Army veteran of World War I and was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9400. Wife, Clara; children, Mrs. Jo Anne Cosgrave, Mrs. Leone Paton, Earl and Robert Erickson; and nine grandchildren. Services were in St. John Lutheran Church, 7205 N. 51st Ave. Entombment in Greenwood Mausoleum. A.L.Moore & Sons Mortuary. 6/6/1974.

ERICKSON, Nels R.

Mesa -- Nels R. Erickson, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1974. He had been a cattle rancher in Rock Springs, Wyoming, until retiring six years ago. Wife, Bella; children, Edward, Mrs. Roy Weber, Mrs. Raymond Whitman, and Mrs. Vernald Jensen; two sisters; 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 10/25/1974.

ERNST, Clifford M.

Clifford M. Ernst, 70, of Mesa, a retired mechanic, died Saturday, June 29, 1974, in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a brother, Kenneth. Services and burial were in Benid, Illinois. Gibbons-Bunker Desert View Chapel Mortuary. July 1, 1974.

ESTFAN, Louis H.

Louis H. Estfan, 73, died Tuesday, June 25, 1974, in Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He was a retired grocery store owner from Michigan City, Indiana, and was the secretary of the Lebanon-Syrian-American Club here. Wife, Alice; children, Wally, Edmond, Mrs. Nicholas Mallek and Mrs. Alberta Basila; a brother, Joseph; and 17 grandchildren. Northwest Mortuary. Mass in the Cathedral of SS. Simon & Jude. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. 6/27/1974.

EVANS, Mabel A.

Mabel A. Evans, 71, died Monday, June 24, 1974, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Son, Robert; a daughter, Mrs. Carl Berringer; five brothers and five sisters, all out of state; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services and burial in North East PA. 6/25/1974.

EVANS, S. T.

Winkelman -- S. T. Evans, 78, died Tuesday, July 2, 1974, in his home in Kearney. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired Shell Oil distributor. Wife, Mabel; daughter, Mrs. Doris Ann Route; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services in Griffith and Sons Mortuary. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery in Hayden. 7/4/1974.