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MACE, Claude

Claude Mace, 66, of Coolidge, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in Pinal General Hospital. He was a welder and had lived in this area for 25 years. Two brothers and five sisters survive. Cole & Maud Mortuary Chapel. 10 January 1976.

MAHON, Charles Joseph

Charles Joseph Mahon, 61, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976, in the Medicenter. He was a mechanic for AiResearch. Survivors include his wife, Marie; children, Monica Fowler and Mary, Phoenix; Frank, Phoenix; Charles, Florida; and Patrick, Maine; a sister out of state; and four grandchildren. Mass at Church of St. Agnes, 1954 N. 24th St. Interment St. Francis. Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, p. B-7.

MAIER, Gertrude M.

Gertrude M. Maier, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1976, in Doctors Hospital. She was a member of the Eastern Star and PEO Sisterhood. Survived by children, Beatrice Jean Warner, Reisterstown, Maryland; and Paul L. of Bellevue, Washington; and five grandchildren. Services in Butte, Montana. 10 Feb 1976

MALLY, Edith M.

Mesa -- Services were Wednesday in Gibbons Bunker Garden Chapel for Edith M. Mally, 82, who died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1976, in a Mesa hospital. Survivors include her husband, Emil; a daughter, Jacqueline Wendt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The Arizona Republic Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976.

MARBLE, Lee Roy

Safford -- Lee Roy Marble, 69, died Sun., Feb. 8, 1976, in the Tucson Medical Center. He was a retired carpenter and a 40-year resident of Safford. He was born in Picache. Survivors include wife, Inez; children, Ray, Lee Roy, Jr., Elmer, Koyte, Ella Green, Sharon O'Banion, and Dee Jackson; three brothers; three sisters; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 11 Feb 1976

MARTIN, Gertrude M.

Glendale -- Gertrude M. Martin, 77, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1976. Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Spaulding and Mrs. Mercedes Fisher; seven grandhchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services and burial in Elyria, Ohio. 1/11/1976.

MARTIN, Roy B.

Roy B. Martin, 63, a Circle K Market manager, died Wed., Feb. 11, 1976, in John C. Lincoln Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Eunice; children, Margaret Jane Thurber, Ellen Sue Rhinehart and Roy L.; three brothers; two sisters; and six grandchildren. 13 Feb 1976

MARTINEZ, Celia L.

El Mirage -- Celia L. Martinez, 51, died Friday, Feb. 6, 1976, in Maricopa County Hospital. Survived by husband, Juan; children, Matilda Salazar, Consuelo Martinez, Rosalinda Ochoa, Lucy Oralia Ufra... and Juan, Jr.; six brothers and three sisters; and six grandchildren. Mass in Church of St. Theresa, El Mirage. Interment Glendale Resthaven Cemetery. 10 Feb 1976

MARTINEZ, Enriqueta J.

Enriqueta J. Martinez, 73, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Phoenix Nursing & Convalescent Center. She had lived here 56 years and was a member of the Southside Benefit Club and Guadalupan Society at the Church of St. Anthony. Survived by a daughter, Helen Brown; two brothers, Ynocenio and Ignacio Juareguy; and two sisters, Mary Leyba and Camerina Breceda; and three grandchildren. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery. 14 Feb 1976

MARTINEZ, Zenon V.

Winkelman -- Zenon V. Martinez, 73, Winkelman, a retired smelter worker, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, in Globe. Wife, Rebecca; daughters, Bertha and Dora; two brothers and two sisters; and three grandchildren. Mass in St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Griffith Mortuary. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery. 1/11/1976.

MAY, Mary Pearl Douglas

25 March 1885 - 7 February 1976
Mary Pearl Douglas May, 89, lived in Phoenix from 1914 to 1960 and was a member of the Baptist Church here. She died Saturday, Feb. 7, 1976, in Pomona, California. Survivors include her children, Hazel Jameson, Gaither, Bert, Russell, Barrett and Kenneth Douglas; two sisters, Mrs. Della Heffner, York, South Carolina, and Mrs. Margaret Long, Raleigh, North Carolina; and ; 20 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Interment East Resthaven. 10 Feb 1976

Mc CREIGHT, M. G.

M. G. McCreight, 72, a retired cattleman, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in St. Luke's Hospital. He came to the valley 66 years ago and was a founding member of Tolleson Christian Church. He owned the Phoenix Packing Co. in Tempe and was president of the Double Seven Corp. from 1943 to 1962. Survivors include his wife, Wanda L.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert R. Roethers; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Interment Greenwood. 14 Feb 1976

Mc DONALD, Roy B.

Sun City -- Roy B. McDonald, 79, a salesman with Mobil Oil Corp. for 34 years, died Sat., January 10, 1976. Wife, Katie Lee; daughter, Jo Ann Nosbusch; two brothers and two sisters; and two grandchildren. Lundberg Golden Door Chapel. 1/11/1976

McGUAN, John

16 August 1902 - 10 February 1976
Rosary for John McGuan, 74, will be in Sunnyside Mortuary, 614 E. Townley. Graveside rites will be Friday in Glendale Memorial Park, 7844 N. 61st Ave. Mr. McGuan, 805 N. Fourth St., a retired chemist, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1976, in his home. Survivors include a brother and a sister. The Arizona Republic Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976.

Mc KENZIE, Alva E.

Alva E. McKenzie, 84, who came here 46 years ago and had been a hard rock miner 30years in Ray and Superior, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1976, in Phoenix Memorial Hospital. Survivors of Mr. McKenzie, 515 S. First Ave., include his wife, Maud V.; a son, Charles Franklin McKenzie, Porterville, CA; a brother, Roy McKenzie, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services Friday in A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Interment Shawnee, Oklahoma. The Arizona Republic Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976.

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Mc MANUS, James E.

Tempe -- James E. McManus, 46, general manager of Bud Beck Pontiac in Scottsdale for 17 years, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1976. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Wife, Gloria; daughters, Caroline and Sharon; sons, Robert Montoya and Jaime; mother, Mrs. Helen Motz. Mortensen-Kings Funeral Center. Mass in St. Anthony Church, Phoenix. 1/11/1976.

MEADE, Robert Ellsworth

3 April 1906 - 13 January 1976 Sun City -- Robert Ellsworth Meade, 69, of 10727 Mountain View Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, at Valley View Community Hospital. He moved here in 1970. He had been a district sales manager for New York State Electric and Gas Co. Survivors include his wife, Mildred, and two brothers. 1/15/1976.

MENHENNETT, David Lee

Mesa -- David Lee Menhennett, 58, was born in Mesa and died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1976, in an auto accident in Elmo, Utah. He had retired as a maintenance superintendent at Williams Air Force Base and served in the Marine Corps in World War II. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his children, Cherie Brown and Jim; a brother and three sisters' and 10 grandchildren. Mesa City Cemetery 10 Feb 1976

MEYERS, Grace Nevada

Youngtown -- Grace Nevada Meyers, 85, a former seamstress, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1976, in Valley View Hospital. Survivors include daughters, Evelyn Bergen and Vivian Weaver; six grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. 1/14/1976 p. C-3.

MEYERS, Henry C. "Hank"

Henry C. "Hank" Meyers, 59, a professional musician who taught piano at Phoenix College, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in his home, 6628 N. 2d Ave. He received his degree in music at Arizona State University. Survivors include his wife, Bede; and sons, Scott and Bill. He was a founding member of the Church of the Beatitudes. 14 Feb 1976

MEZERA, Lad R.

Sun City -- Dr. Lad R. Mezera, 67, director of preventative medicine for the Maricopa County Health Department, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976. He came to Phoenix in 1946. Wife, Peg; son, John L.; daughter, Mrs. Mary M. Leinenweber; a brother and a sister; and seven grandchildren. Mass in St. Clement's Catholic Church. Lundberg Golden Door Chapel Mortuary. 1/11/1976.

MONTGOMERY, William C.

William C. Montgomery, 92, died Monday, Feb. 9, 1976, in St. Joseph's Hospital. Survivors include his wife, June; children, Shirley GIFFORD, Dorothy LAMSON, Helen LEMON and William, Jr.; a sister; 15 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Mass in the Church of St. Matthew, 2038 W. Van Buren. 11 Feb 1976

MONTIEL, Patricia Michelle

Patricia Michelle Montiel, 6, of 121 N. 28th Ave., died Monday, Jan. 12, 1976, in Good Samaritan Hospital after she was injured in an auto accident on January 7. She was born in Phoenix and was a first grade student at Sullivan School. Survivors include her parents, Sgt. and Mrs. John Montiel; two brothers; three grandparents. Wake and services were held in Universal Memorial Center, 1100 E. Jefferson. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park. 1/15/1976.

MOORE, Willie H.

Willie H. Moore, 84, a retired bus driver who moved here in 1959, died Mon. Feb. 9, 1976, in a valley hospital. Survived by wife, Colletta; children, Loretta MOWERY and Dwight; a sister and a brother and nine grandchildren. Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale. 11 Feb 1976

MORENO, Manuel O.

Avondale -- Manuel O. Moreno, 67, 14 E. Southern Lane, died Thurs., Feb. 12, 1976, in Phoenix General Hospital. He was a retired miner and had lived in Arizona 58 years. Survivors include four brothers and three sisters. Cannon Funeral Home, 310 N. Litchfield, Goodyear. 14 Feb 1976

MULLEN, Opal Etta

Opal Etta Mullen, 67, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1976, in Doctors Hospital. She had lived here 20 years and was a Phoenix Elementary schools cafeteria worker. She was a member of St. Matthew. Survived by a daughter, Alice Hamlin; and three granddaughters. Mass in St. Matthew, 2038 W. Van Buren. Interment Greenwood Memorial Park. 14 Feb 1976

MULLIGAN, Carl Mathew

Sun City -- Carl Mathew Mulligan, 67, a retired electrician who worked for the Department of Defense, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1976, in his home. Wife, Agnes; stepson, Richard Naldrett; a sister and three grandchildren. Mass in St. Joachim Catholic Church. Heritage Funeral Chapel. 1/11/1976.

MULVEY, Anastachia

, 84, husband, Peter; daughters, Genevieve M. LUIZZI and Mildred L. MULLEN; a sister and a brother. 1/12/1976.

MURPHY, Paul Michael

Mesa -- Paul Michael Murphy, 36, an architect for George W. Christensen & Associates, died Tues., Feb. 10, 1976, after a long illness. He served as a Navy lieutenant in Vietnam and came to Phoenix in 1965. He graduated from Notre Dame University in 1962. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murphy and six brothers. 13 Feb 1976

MYERS, David R.

Tempe -- David R. Myers, 35, died Thurs., Jan. 8, 1976,in Good Samaritan Hospital. He was a group leader in semi-conductor circuits for Motorola, Inc. Wife, Alma; sons, David E. and Barry; his mother, Gertrude Myers. Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden, Scottsdale. 1/10-11/1976.