In Memoriam

The State Bar of Arizona's In Memoriam page provides members with information regarding the deaths of fellow lawyers.

Death notices (name, city, date of death) are posted as they are made available and will remain on the site for 12 months.

When available, links to full obituaries are also provided. Click on Obituary to access this information. Please note that over time some links may have been deactivated. Also, some links may require readers to scroll through complete listings to access information regarding the lawyers denoted below.

Deceased Members

Ryan Michael Garvey, Phoenix AZ | March 19, 2025
Fred H Rosenfeld, Phoenix, AZ | March 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Edward C. Rapp, Phoenix, AZ | February 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Mark H Candioto, Phoenix, AZ | January 24, 2025
C. Webb Crockett, Mesa, AZ | January 15, 2025 (Obituary)
Elizabeth R Finn, Phoenix, AZ | December 27, 2024 (Obituary)
Duane A Olson, Carefree, AZ | December, 24, 2024 (Obituary)
Phillip A Austin, Mesa, AZ | December 22, 2024
Charles R Kranz, Phoenix, AZ | December 16, 2024 (Obituary)
William J Schafer, Phoenix, AZ | December 12, 2024 (Obituary)
William F Haug, Phoenix, AZ | December 12, 2024 (Obituary)
Alan A Matheson, Cottonwood Height, UT | December 4, 2024
Conrad W Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ | December 1 2024 (Obituary)
Philip J Nathanson, Phoenix, AZ | November 15, 2024 (Obituary)
John N Iurino, Tucson, AZ | November 8, 2024
Bricks P Storts III, Tucson, AZ | November 5, 2024 (Obituary)
H Gordon Shields, Mesa, AZ | November 5 2024 (Obituary)
Veronika Anne Briggs, San Ramon, CA | October 22, 2024
William L Berlat, Pinetop, AZ | September 29, 2024
Chelsea Peterson, Lansing, MI | September 25, 2024
Matthew Wildermuth, Scottsdale, AZ | September 21, 2024 (Obituary)
Kenneth B Diamond, Phoenix, AZ | September 21, 2024
Dale Patton, Mesa, AZ | September, 9 2024
Michael Riikola, Phoenix, AZ | September 1, 2024
R Douglas Zirkle, Tucson, AZ | August 28, 2024
David W Krula, Sun Lakes, AZ | August 24, 2024
Dennis D Parker, Elephant Butte, NM | August 8, 2024
S Leonard Scheff, Tucson, AZ | July 29, 2024
David E Rogers, Phoenix, AZ | July 27, 2024 (Obituary)
Harvey S Brown, Phoenix, AZ | July 25, 2024
John Douglas Wilenchik, Phoenix, AZ | July 23, 2024 (Obituary)
Kelly A K Smith, Yuma, AZ | July 17, 2024
Thomas G Bakker, Scottsdale | July 17, 2024
Witney Lynd Miller, Englewood, CO | July 6, 2024
Christina Isabel Shaw, Phoenix, AZ | July 2, 2024
Edward W Matchett, Douglas, AZ | June 24, 2024 (Obituary)
Robert E Hurley, Phoenix, AZ | June 21, 2024 (Obituary)
Kyle Delfor Mann, Phoenix, AZ | June 18, 2024
Joseph Erlichman, Phoenix, AZ | June 12, 2024
Steven B Weatherspoon, Tucson, AZ | June 9, 2024 (Obituary)
James Silhasek, Paradise Valley, AZ | June 8, 2024 (Obituary)
David N Ramras, Santa Barbara, CA | June 4, 2024
W Wayne Roach, Tempe, AZ | June 4, 2024
Casceil Medlin Aronson, Phoenix, AZ | May 31, 2024 (Obituary)
Robert Smith, Phoenix, AZ | May 21, 2024
Leroy Michael, Phoenix, AZ | May 17, 2024
RuthAnne H Strong, Tucson, AZ | May 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Cheryl Copperstone, Troy, MT | May 15, 2024
Jonathan H Schwartz, Phoenix, AZ | May 9, 2024
Robert Brynjelsen, Palatine, IL | May 3, 2024
Richard Rubin, Phoenix, AZ | April 26, 2024
Thomas B Burns, Chandler, AZ | April 26, 2024
Eric Ollason, Tucson, AZ | April 19, 2024 
J Michael Hennigan, Los Angeles, CA | April 6, 2024 (Obituary)
Nathan Roger Kassebaum, Phoenix, AZ | April 5, 2024 (Obituary)
Donald R House, Tempe, AZ | April 4, 2024 (Obituary)
Robert E Ciancola, Scottsdale, AZ | April 3, 2024
Chester B McLaughlin, Prescott, AZ | March 30, 2024 (Obituary)
David W Hume, Scottsdale, AZ | March 29, 2024
Harvey Jurkowitz, Tucson, AZ | March, 26 2024
Stephen Paul Barnard, Tucson, AZ | March 22, 2024 (Obituary)
Nicholas A Goodman, Tucson, AZ | March 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Richard A Johnson, Mesa, AZ | March 10, 2024
Richard E Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March 7, 2024
Ervin F Johnston, El Cajon, CA | March 7, 2024
Michael J Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March 7, 2024
Tom Collins, Sierra Vista, AZ | March 5, 2024
Joseph H Roediger, Phoenix, AZ | March 2, 2024 (Obituary)
David Allegrucci, Buckeye, AZ | February 26, 2024 (Obituary)
John K Mangum, Phoenix, AZ | February 26, 2024 (Obituary)
Gary V Scales, Phoenix, AZ | February 25, 2024 (Obituary)
Thomas R Puklin, Apache Junction, AZ | February 22, 2024
Patrick C Doody, Chicago, IL | February 20, 2024 (Obituary)
John S O'Dowd, Tucson, AZ | February 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Sylvia R Lafferty, Tucson, AZ | February 13, 2024
David E Wattel, Chandler, AZ | February 13, 2024 (Obituary)
Brett Allen Day, Florence, AZ | February 8, 2024
John C Voorn, New Lenox, IL | February 4, 2024 (Obituary)
John T Hestand, Gilbert, AZ | January 31, 2024
Kay Bigelow, Casa Grande, AZ | January 25, 2024 (Obituary)
Sharon Kahn, Austin, TX | January 21 2024
Dean C Christoffel, Tucson, AZ| January 16, 2024
Gregory E Williams, Tempe, AZ | January 11, 2024
Gary L Lodmell, Phoenix, AZ | January 8, 2024
Gerald W Alston, Phoenix, AZ | January 6, 2024 (Obituary)
Kim C Clark, Seattle, WA | January 5, 2024
Brice Edward Buehler, Phoenix, AZ | January 5, 2024
Sandra Day O'Connor, Washington, DC | December 1, 2023 (Obituary)