Obituaries

Joe O’Neill was born on November 6, 1947 in Dublin, Ireland. The Lord has called Joe on January 16, 2024. A Christian mass is scheduled for Saturday, February 17, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 302 E. Spring Street. Burial will follow the mass, at Mountain View Cemetery in Kingman. May Joe rest in peace.

March 13, 1943 – May 31, 2023 Elaine Anne Byrnes passed away on May 31, 2023, at a Hospice house in Tucson. Elaine was born on March 13, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel and Anna (O’Shea) Cooke. In June 1961 Elaine married her soulmate, John Byrnes. Together, they raised a familyand relocated to Lake Havasu in 1976.  Elaine volunteered at her children’s elementary schools, Starline and Oro Grande and eventually built a career at the Lake Havasu Board of Realtors. Upon retirement, she volunteered at the Lake Havasu City Visitor Center. In 2020, she moved to Tucson to be closer to family. Elaine was a loving wife, and a dearmother to her five children. She was also a proud“Grammy/Gigi” to ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Elaine was preceded in death by her

Chester “Chip” LaVerne Burden Jr., 78, passed away January 29, 2024, with his wife by his side.  Chester was born in Anchorage, Alaska to Chester LaVerne Burden Sr. and June Burl (Hecker) Burden on September 18, 1945.  As a young man he served in the U.S. Navy and was in the Vietnam War.  He lived and worked for several years in CA and retired from the Boeing Aircraft Co after working as an Aircraft Structure Mechanic and a Wing Tank Mechanic.  He worked on engine pylons and was responsible for moving the first C-17 wing out of the production area to be installed on the fuselage of the first C-17

Jim Westfall passed away on February 2, 2024, at the age of 84.  Jim was born to Virginia Gulick and Ralph Westfall in December 1939 in Dearborn, Michigan.  He spent several years in Tucson. AZ.  After being honorably discharged from the Marines he moved to the town he loved, Kingman, AZ, almost 60 years ago.   Jim enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was active in several civic organizations over the years including the Jaycees and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  He spent much of his career working in sales in the insurance and real estate fields, ending his working career as a Real Estate teacher.  Jim is survived