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DAVID ALLEN RITCHIE

David Allen Ritchie, of Yucca, died Saturday, June 12, 2021. He was 60. Mr. Ritchie was born Aug. 7, 1960 in Yakima, Wash. The family contact is his wife Dona Georgene Ritchie. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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GEORGE THOMAS SWARTS

January 14, 1937 – May 29, 2021 George Thomas Swarts, Kingman, Arizona, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021 with family members at his side.  He was preceded in death by his parents Bern and Carmelita Swarts, his sister Rosalie Christensen, and his brother Jim Swarts.  He is survived by his ex-wife Maren Webb, his daughters Diane, Maria, and Rose (Dolly) Swarts, and grandchildren Jayde Swarts and RJ Herrera. Born the first of identical twin boys, on January 14, 1937, George grew up near the ocean in Pacific Beach/San Diego. He and his brother Jim, “the buds”, were constant…

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GEORGE THOMAS SWARTS

January 14, 1937 – May 29, 2021 George Thomas Swarts, Kingman, Arizona, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021 with family members at his side.  He was preceded in death by his parents Bern and Carmelita Swarts, his sister Rosalie Christensen, and his brother Jim Swarts.  He is survived by his ex-wife Maren Webb, his daughters Diane, Maria, and Rose (Dolly) Swarts, and grandchildren Jayde Swarts and RJ Herrera. Born the first of identical twin boys, on January 14, 1937, George grew up near the ocean in Pacific Beach/San Diego. He and his brother Jim, “the buds”, were constant…

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NORA ELIZABETH (CHIMENTO) SPEER

Nora Elizabeth (Chimento) Speer, age 78, went peacefully to be with her Lord on May 5th, 2021 at Banner Hospital in Phoenix, AZ.  Born November 17, 1942 in Springfield Il,  she was third of 10 children born to Joseph and Beulah Chimento. Nora married Jack Speer in 1977 and they merged their 6 children into one happy little family, raising their children in Phoenix, AZ.  That same year they also started their company, Steel Erection & Maintenance, Inc.  Nora and Jack worked side by side in the field, and in the office, to get their business going. Today it’s a…

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NORA ELIZABETH (CHIMENTO) SPEER

Nora Elizabeth (Chimento) Speer, age 78, went peacefully to be with her Lord on May 5th, 2021 at Banner Hospital in Phoenix, AZ.  Born November 17, 1942 in Springfield Il,  she was third of 10 children born to Joseph and Beulah Chimento. Nora married Jack Speer in 1977 and they merged their 6 children into one happy little family, raising their children in Phoenix, AZ.  That same year they also started their company, Steel Erection & Maintenance, Inc.  Nora and Jack worked side by side in the field, and in the office, to get their business going. Today it’s a…

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