May Powell Fowler

May Powell McKendry Fowler, 85, born March 19, 1923- died April 30, 2008.

May is survived by her two daughters, Francesca Franchi of Fountain Hills, and Sandra Gazetta of Lady Lakes, Fla., her son-in-law, Sam; and grandchildren, Janelle Wilson of Nebraska, Debra McBean of Florida and Russell Gazetta of Florida; and five great-grandchildren.

She also leaves behind her sister, Mary Eeles of St. Albens Heights, England; her niece, Shaen Gabor of the Isle of Jersey and nephew,  James Eeles of Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England; and her great nieces, Chantelle and Sophie, of England.

As a dual citizen of the UK and the US May chose Fountain Hills as her place of residence for nearly 20 years.

She was originally born in New York City, and raised around Bucks County N.Y. She was known to and loved by many for her cheerful and positive outlook, her sense of humor and wit.

She truly was a beautiful and kind person as seen through her volunteer work of 50 years and at the Fountain Hills Extended Hands Food Bank for the past five years.

May enjoyed porcelain painting and other crafts, the opera and reading. But her passion was the game of tennis. In her youth she was a trained swimmer, lifeguard and diver and was once considered for the U.S. Olympics for her diving.

During WW II she was a missile inspector for the U.S. Navy. She worked as an overseas telephone operator/supervisor for 25 years and as a bookkeeper for Krazy Glue Corp. until retiring.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m. at the Fountain Hills Christian Center, 16239 Ironwood Drive at Fountain Hills Boulevard, two miles south of Shea Boulevard. A luncheon will immediately follow services for any who would like to attend.

Fredrick A. Luft, Jr.

Frederick August Luft, Jr., age 87, formerly of Fountain Hills, and St. Paul, Minn. passed from this life on May 1, 2008.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Barbara; two children; Rev. Dr. Sue Gallagher of Albuquerque, N.M., Frederick A. (Sam) Luft III of Scottsdale; two grandchildren, Pieter Frederick Gallagher and Frederick A. (Derick) Luft IV; and one great grandchild, Luke. He was preceded in death by a son, David Allan Luft, in 1963.

Fred was born on May 10, 1920 in St. Paul, Minn. to the late Frederick August Luft, Sr. and Myrtle (Skog) Luft. He graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul in 1941.

Fred served his country in the United States Navy as a Lt. Commander during WWII. He married Barbara Skarnes on Oct. 5, 1942 in Tacoma, Wash.

He was a realtor and broker in St. Paul for many years, having served as a former President of the St. Paul Board of Realtors. Additionally, he was also a member of the Washington Realtors Committee. Fred pioneered the marketing of the first computerized format for the Multiple Listing Service with International Graphics Corporation.

Following retirement, he and his wife moved to Fountain Hills where they lived until moving to Albuquerque in 2004 to be near their daughter. While in Fountain Hills, he was named Citizen of the Year. Fred was an avid golfer all of his life and celebrated three holes in one.

A memorial service will be held for Fred on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 7834 Tennyson Street NE, Albuquerque with reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Church of the Good Shepherd UCC Building Fund, 7834 Tennyson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122.

William W. Williams

William W. “Bill” Williams, 84, of Fountain Hills died April 30, 2008 in Scottsdale.

Mr. Williams was born Dec. 21, 1923 in Athens, Ohio. He received a Purple Heart for his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was retired as an administrative manager for Westinghouse. He was co-founder of Fountain Hills Senior Services, and Quality Life Senior Group, Atlanta, Ga.

Mr. Williams is survived by his wife Mary Elizabeth Williams of Fountain Hills; one son, Klaus D. Williams of Virginia; one daughter, Elizabeth Williams of Mesa; three grandchildren, January M. Williams, William Raymond Williams and Michael E. Williams; and one great grandchild, Anon Elizabeth Williams.

Services for Bill Williams were held Saturday, May 3, a Messinger Fountain Hills Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Alyce Hardin-Cook officiated.