William Martin Baird Bill was born August 21, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and returned to the mainland as a baby on the S.S. Lurline Liner following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He grew up in San Diego, California. In 2007, he and his wife Katie moved to SaddleBrooke from Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They enjoyed the…
Kathleen Walsh Kathleen L. Walsh was born December 1, 1943, and passed away December 25, 2014. Kathleen was a loving gift from God to be on this earth for 71 years and has now gone to be with God in His realm. She passed away peacefully on Christmas Day. She was a retired RN who…
Robert Spicher Robert Spicher, 79, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014, at his home in SaddleBrooke where he had lived since 2003. Robert was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He was proud of his Western Pennsylvania upbringing and had a special fondness for Indiana’s hometown hero, Jimmy Stewart, and…
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M. Eugene Speicher M. Eugene Speicher, born December 26, 1921, died peacefully on October 10, 2014, in Twin Falls, Idaho, with his son by his side. Eugene and Genevieve (Connie) were graduates of Columbia Medical and Nursing Schools, married in 1952, moved to Sacramento, CA in 1958 and practiced Urology until 1980. Connie and Gene…
In Memorium: John Bradley M.D., The Consummate Gentleman Sam Benjamin On May 24, 2014, SaddleBrooke lost one of its finest residents. Dr. John Bradley died peacefully at Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson. He is greatly missed by his lovely wife, Marilynn, his daughters, Linda and Carol, his extended family and many friends. John,…
Harold Ervin Reasoner Harold Ervin Reasoner (Hal to his friends), passed away peacefully on August 19, 2014, in SaddleBrooke, Arizona, after a long illness. He was born November 11, 1933, and was the oldest of three children born to Vivian (Hanaway) and Joseph Reasoner. Hal grew up in Acton, Indiana, with his sisters, Marjorie and…
Patsy (Pat) L. Scott Pat Scott passed away on April 16, 2014, after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer. She was born in New Castle, Indiana, on September 7, 1930 to parents Yuma Duffey and Arthur Scott. She graduated from Indiana University, received a master’s degree at Butler University and a doctorate in educational psychology…
Arthur William Perlet Arthur William Perlet passed away March 30, 2014, preceded in death by wife Jane in 1999. He is survived by son, Scott Perlet of Texas, son Steven Perlet of Ohio and daughter Sharon Jesko of Ohio, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Interment will be held in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Schedule for a…