Gaynard Slettvedt, 74, went to his eternal home on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Mesa AZ. He was born in Thief River Falls MN on December 16, 1943 to Theodore and Caspara Slettvedt. He was a lifetime resident of Minnesota, but upon retirement in 2006 he happily began wintering in sunny Arizona. After graduation from Martin Hughes Buhl High School, GR packed his bag and took the bus to begin his Tool & Dye degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. He married his high school sweetheart in 1964, Sharon Rose Palma. Upon graduation, he began his career as a machinist but landed a position at the Hibbing Taconite Company, where he retired as a Maintenance Foreman with over 30 years of d
Bruce Gilbert Wheeler, age 76, of Eloy Arizona, Formerly Yuma Arizona, was born November 20, 1941 and passed away May 5, 2018. Bruce will be remembered by his loving wife, Patsy of 54 years, his children Bruce Wheeler, Jr., Kevin Wheeler (Melinda) and Candy Wheeler Ruby (Jeff), sisters Loretta Bradburn, Pat Scott, brother Jeff Wheeler, 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews as well as extended family and friends. Bruce touched the lives of so many and was loved by all who met him. He enjoyed spending time with family, bowling, nascar and golfing with his sons, grandsons and cousin. He was a jokester until the end of his life with his loved ones. Bruce was pr
Charles “Chuck” Emery Dixon, born on February 20, 1935, passed comfortably on May 4, 2018. A man we called Dad. As we all sit here, there’s an interesting tidbit I want to point out to you. Gaze across the cemetery and you will see the very road that took dad, to and from, his job at Motorola for 27 years. More than just a point of interest, it is something, surprisingly, quite meaningful. For those 27 years, Dad drove two pick-ups, a Volkswagen bug, a van and a Camry down that road. You know Dad and you know he was never a minute late…well, he did lose his keys every single morning but I still have no doubt he managed to be right on time. He would grab his shiny black briefcase, put on his
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Cubley (Hinman), 81 years old, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on April 1st, 2018. Mary was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 11th, 1936 to Howell Hinman and Mary Elizabeth Skinner Hinman. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Clark A. Cubley. Clark and Betsy were married on June 2nd, 1957 in Tucson, Arizona. Together, they worked at The Academy of Basic Education (ABC) in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In 1969, they relocated their family to Mesa, Arizona, where they ran a private school, The Trivium, from 1969 to 1984. She was a devoted wife to her ailing husband Clark. She is survived by her two children, daughter Robin Cubley of Mesa, Arizona an
