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Catherine W. (Whipple) Hidalgo

Posted 2009-01-07 by Judy Wight Branson
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona
Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Catherine W. Hidalgo, 1925-2003, of Willcox, AZ, died September 27, 2003 in Willcox at the age of 78. She was born in Clarkdale, AZ on August 2, 1925 to Edson and Clara (Porter) Whipple.

Catherine was a lifelong resident of Arizona, was raised in Mesa and graduated from Mesa High School and has many friends in and around Mesa. In 1954 she moved to Willcox from Scottsdale.

She was a homemaker, a Charter Member of AFTOSA International Roundup and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Willcox 2nd Ward. Survivors include her daughters, Linda (Earl) Moser of Willcox and Brenda (Loren) Halvorson of Phoenix sons, Johnny (Francie) Hidalgo of Phoenix, Michael (Loraine) Hidalgo and Jeffrey (Mary) Hidalgo both of Tucson. Also surviving are her sisters, Norma Abney, Florence (Malcolm) McGinnis and Clara Belle Jorgensen all of Mesa, AZ and 16 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was her husband, Johnnie a son, Ronald Wayne a brother, Edson Whipple and two sisters, Margaret West and Emma Shill.

Funeral Services will be Wednesday, October 1, 2003 beginning at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Willcox Chapel with family and friends gathering in the relief society room beginning at 9:00 A.M.

Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery in Willcox, Ariz.

Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 40 N. Swan Road, Suite 116, Tucson, Ariz., 85711.

Services are under the direction of Westlawn Chapel, Mortuary and Crematorium of Willcox, Ariz.




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