Margarita Alaniz
Margarita Alaniz, 77, of Avondale died Jan. 15, 2016, in Avondale.
Mrs. Alaniz was born Feb. 10, 1938, in El Reno, Okla.
She lived in Arizona for about 70 years.
She was a member of the Avondale Senior Center.
She is survived by five daughters, Evangelina, Pebbles, Melissa, Monica and Rosanne; three sons, Alex, Bobby and Joey; seven sisters, Mary, Eleanor, Mary Lou, Josie, Lupe, Terry and Mary Ellen; and two brothers, Ramon and Jesus Manuel.
A visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Avenidas Funeral Chapel, 522 E. Western Ave., Avondale, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.
Condolences can be left for the family at AvenidasFuneralChapel.com.
Darrel R. Bollinger
Darrel R. Bollinger, 84, of Buckeye died Jan. 10, 2016, in Litchfield Park from a lung obstruction.
Mr. Bollinger was born July 23, 1931, in Wewoka, Okla.
He moved to Arizona in 1963.
He worked as a machinist and pilot.
He is survived by his spouse, June Bollinger; two sons, Tracy Bollinger and Laird Bollinger; and two grandchildren.
Services were Jan. 15 at Ganley’s Buckeye Funeral Home in Buckeye.
Gregory B. Cabrera
Gregory B. Cabrera, 52, of Avondale died Jan. 12, 2016, in Avondale from cancer.
Mr. Cabrera was born Sept. 15, 1963, in Wickenburg to Rito and Virginia Cabrera.
He worked for Thermo Fluids Inc. and served as the Southwest District royal ranger coordinator.
He was preceded in death by one son, Gregory.
He is survived by his wife, Andrea; two daughters, Gina Cadena and Veronica Sianez; his mother, Virginia; three brothers, Rito Cabrera Jr., Joe Cabrera and Freddy Cabrera Sr.; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were Tuesday at La Mision Jubilee Center in Avondale, with interment at Resthaven Park in Glendale.
Condolences can be left for the family at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
Taeko Card
Taeko Card, 89, of Avondale died Jan. 12, 2016.
Mrs. Card moved to the United States from Shikoku, Japan, and lived in Avondale since the early 1960s.
She is survived by four sons, Danny Card, Tim Card, Jesse Card and Dean Card; one daughter, Bev Conroy; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Richard Gonzalez
Richard Gonzalez, 32, of Avondale died Jan. 2, 2016, in Avondale.
Mr. Gonzalez is survived by his wife, Ashley; and three daughters, Amarri, Audrey and Jasmine.
Patricia Ann Ince
Patricia Ann Ince, 70, of Phoenix and formerly of Buckeye and Tonopah died Jan. 6, 2016, in Phoenix.
Mrs. Ince was born July 5, 1945, in Chico, Calif.
She moved to Arizona in 1999.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ince.
She is survived by one daughter, Deborah Savage; and one son, Sherman Ince.
John Morris Leach
John Morris Leach, 78, of Goodyear died Dec. 19, 2015, at Banner Hospice House.
Mr. Leach was born Nov. 1, 1937, in Petit Jean Mountain, Ark.
He moved to Arizona in 1952, graduated from high school in Florence and earned a teaching degree from Arizona State University.
His teaching career spanned more than 40 years, the majority of which was at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, and later at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale.
He was a member of the Goodyear City Council, Tonto Creek Estates Board and Christ Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Carole.
He is survived by two daughters, Colleen Leach and Erin Sinclair; one son, John-Scott Leach; one sister, Tommye Adams; and two brothers, Shannon Leach and Richard Leach.
A celebration of life service will be held in the spring.
Betty Ruth Hunter Miglio
Betty Ruth Hunter Miglio, 89, of Buckeye died Jan. 18, 2016, in Buckeye from respiratory arrest.
Mrs. Miglio was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Buckeye.
She was a member of the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary. She was a doubles Arizona tennis champion in 1944, Helzapoppin queen coordinator and a member of the Buckeye Pioneer Days committee.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Miglio; one son, Wesley Miglio; and one grandson.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Miglio of Buckeye and Micheal Miglio of Buckeye; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ganley’s Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 E. Baseline Road, Buckeye. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Louis B. Hazelton Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Road, Buckeye.
Memorials can be sent to the family at 240 N. Apache Road, Buckeye, AZ 85326.
Rosalinda G. Pabst
Rosalinda G. Pabst, 61, of Las Vegas and formerly of Avondale died Jan. 15, 2016. 
Mrs. Pabst was born Feb. 24, 1954, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
She lived in Arizona from 2012 to 2013.
She is survived by one daughter, Tina Michelle Hirschfield of Missouri; one son, Nathan Dewey of Avondale; and four grandchildren.
Martin Angel Sandoval Silva Jr.
Martin Angel Sandoval Silva Jr., 71, of west Phoenix and formerly of Avondale died Jan. 16, 2016, at Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix.
Mr. Silva was born Oct. 2, 1944, in Phoenix.
He was a road maintenance supervisor for Maricopa County for about 20 years and worked as a butcher and heavy equipment operator.
He earned multiple black belts in karate.
He is survived by his wife, Rosealina A. Silva of Phoenix; three daughters, Paula Alvarado of El Mirage, Stacy Martin of El Mirage and Angela Silva of Avondale; one son, Daniel Martin Silva of Phoenix; four sisters, Lupe McDivitt of North Carolina, Armenia Spychalski of Litchfield Park, Virginia Silva of Avondale and RamonaSilva of Avondale; one brother, David Silva of Glendale; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m., with a funeral service at 2 p.m. today at Avenidas Funeral Chapel, 522 E. Western Ave., Avondale.
The Rev. Jim Cascio will officiate.
Floyd Angus Torkelson
Floyd Angus Torkelson, 91, of west Phoenix died Jan. 9, 2016, in Peoria from Alzheimer’s disease.
Mr. Torkelson was born July 24, 1924, in Fullerton, Calif.
He moved to Arizona in 1983.
He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands.
He was a hydro power house operator for PG&E for 32 years in northern California.
He was a member of Centro de Cristiano Libertad in El Mirage and several Baptist churches in Paradise, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Torkelson.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Torkelson of Phoenix; three daughters, Jeanette Cornwell of Paradise, Calif., Pamela Stang of Flagstaff and Tammy Zinnecker of Glendale; two sons, Andrew Torkelson of Paradise, Calif., and Tom Loomis of Star Valley; one brother, Jim Torkelson; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorials can be made to Mission Aviation Fellowship, 112 N. Pilatus Lane, Nampa, ID 83687.