This file is placed here, online by volunteers, for free public access. Litchfield Park, Arizona Pioneer Cemetery HOURS: SAT. and SUN. 10:A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Location: Latitude: 33.49527 Longitude: 112.32095 Directions: From Interstate-10 in Phoenix, AZ, take the Dysart Road exit north approximately 2 miles to Indian School Road. Head east on Indian School Road approximately 1/4 to 1/2 mile. The entrance to Pioneer Cemetery will be located on the south side of Indian School Road, and is marked with an Historical Cemetery sign. Description: Pioneer Cemetery was established to serve the needs of the employees of Goodyear Farms and the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park. Over half of the graves are unmarked today as they were marked with wooden crosses with the names and dates painted onto them. A large number of people buried here were victims of the Great Flu Epidemic. Those names that are legible have been recorded in alphabetical order below: Last Name First Name DOB DOD Notes Acuna Pedro G. 3-19-1897 2/19/70 Aguirre Victor P. 7/28/30 10/12/92 Sgt US Army Korea Alcantar Maria Venegas 2/8/11 12/14/69 Almaraz Guadalupe B. Sr 1947 1992 Third unmarked Almaraz grave Almaraz Eloise J. 1915 1990 Almaraz Juan H. 4/13/09 7/11/63 Altamirano Lenor B 8/26/25 8/4/94 Archer Sidney C. 1/7/12 9/22/86 Barba Louis 1927 1992 Bejarano Miguel P. Jr. 12/20/53 1/13/54 Bejarano Miguel 3/21/21 married 5-6-42 Bejarano Estela 5/25/23 1/30/88 Bejarano Silvestre 1891 1969 Bejarano Rosario L. 1889 1962 Bielowski Frank T. 1931 1991 Burruel Manuel D. 1903 1962 Cabrera Cruz Romero 5/3/15 1/27/97 unmarked baby with Cruz Calderon Reyestani no dates given Camacho Martina Montoya 1875 1932 Canidy John 8/3/15 3/5/92 Last Name First Name DOB DOD Notes Carranza Rita M. 2/5/19 11/11/89 Carter Scott L. 4/26/45 5/2/89 Castaneda Consuelo 1897 1945 Castro Miguel A. 12/13/30 1/11/95 Cauazos Thomas no date given Celayna Carmen no date given Chavira Samuel 1880 1933 Contreras Marina R. Girl Coronado Juan D. 1/1/17 8/3/90 Coronado Adelina R. 9/27/22 1/20/97 Coronado Jessie DOD 1963 Corral Manuel Castro 1895 1959 Cuarcon Ramon 1910 1986 Cuaron Ramon 1910 1986 Daniel Thomas C. 1864 1960 Del Castillo Gabriel 2/2/16 8/11/63 Delgadio DOD 1943 DeReyes Susan S. 1962 1989 DeSoto Rufina no dates given Dickerman Claude A. 1/1/1889 7/4/67 Dickerman Mary B. 7/29/1886 4/7/69 Dominguez Faustina no dates given Dominguez Maria 1874 1927 Echeverria Gloria Ann 11/8/59 Enero 1/1963 Enriquez Elena S. 8/18/06 12/24/61 Enriquez Manuel Z. 3/15/08 2/6/84 Esquivel 1932 1978 Fayecioala? Juaquin Garcia no dates given/very hard to read Flores M.D. Madalena 1921 1922 Garcia Manuel 70 years old Garcia Cruz V. 1955 1992 Garcia Maria V. 4/26/09 11/3/63 Garcia Alejandro S. 1/2/09 9/24/93 Godinez Clemente 1899 1949 very hard to read Gomez baby no dates given Gonzales Jose Villa 7/8/28 10/25/95 Gonzales Miguela A. 5/8/06 3/3/67 Gonzales Calletano S. 8/8/11 12/16/68 Gonzales Severo S Slanos de edad Fayecio el 26 De abril de 1834 Granneman Melba 1896 1992 Guerrero Epifanl O. 1937 1956 Hernandez Cenovio 10/28/1899 3/2/87 Last Name First Name DOB DOD Notes Hernandez Carmen 12/16/11 1/31/87 Holquin Andresito no dates given Jahntz Winifred A. 1924 1984 Johnson Mary E. 2/?/1941 4/?/1941 Johnson Elsie H. 8/26/11 2/14/40 Joya Ramon 1968 1989 Lopez Manuel C. 1911 1991 Lopez Maria H. Elena 9/1/58 12/6/71 Lopez Lucy 11/29/59 1/2/84 Lopez Marialuisa 1899 1956 Lopez Eliseo DOD 10/?/29 Lopez Carlos 7/7/24 6/18/61 Lovell Marshall L. 1898 1971 Maese Federico 3/2/1887 11/8/63 Maese Juliana 1/1/00 1/15/74 Maguellanes DOD 1930 Maldonado 1896 1926 Martinez Ramon Z. Jr 9/24/50 3/18/64 McFall Bernard P. 1930 1992 Mendez Fransisco 1924 1989 Mendoza Gabino 10/25/60 11/25/87 Menges Thelma 1/21/27 5/19/83 Millanez Inez P. 1/16/17 2/3/67 Miller Mary Francis 1907 1989 Miranda Maria S. 6/8/00 12/9/69 Miranda Jose B. 1895 1982 Misquez Carlos A. 11/9/53 10/31/59 Montenegro Joescito 1899 1954 Montoya Luisa 1909 1948 Mora Noe 1967 1990 Morales Ramon Sito no dates given Morales Maria V. 1947 1963 Morales George Jr. 11/14/51 1/19/52 Moreno David 4/23/44 11/28/70 Moreno Elias G. Jr "El Tuni" 12/6/36 3/1/59 Moreno Tranquilina no dates given Moya Esperanza 1893 1960 Munoz Lorenzo 1/20/57 12/6/86 Nethercutt Louis 1921 1991 Orante Artero no dates given Ortega Amporo E. 1916 1986 Ortega Jose Espinosa 1908 1958 Last Name First Name DOB DOD Notes Ortiz Gilbert "Chono" 1/27/36 4/26/95 Golfer on headstone Pariga Federico 1881 1956 Perea Jose P. 1963 1992 Perez Pilar U. 1899 1994 Perez Maria A. 1904 1993 Perez Carlos C. 4/8/52 3/27/91 Perez Blas 2/3/1886 5/27/58 Pineira Simona T. 2/28/11 12/14/69 Pineira Ramon G 10/13/07 5/13/73 Ponce Froilan E. 4/20/10 11/11/46 Sgt Ariz. Air Corps WW2 Portimo Refujla DOD 1938 Prieto Jesse R 1926 1991 Ramirez Gustavo M. 1907 1992 Ramirez Jose M. 2/10/10 10/29/73 Ramirez Alberto no dates given Ramos Simon. 1944 1995 Ramos Encarnacion 1947 1983 Randal Helen 1902 1937 Reyes Jose N. 7/24/01 2/6/91 Reyes Jusefa B. 1943 1973 Reyes Trinidad A. DOD 11/3/40 Reyes Guadalupe 12/12/1896 11/27/83 Rivera Alexandra 1898 1941 Rivera Lasaro 1917 1943 Rivera Carmen 1942 1944 Rodriguez Felipe 1896 1991 Rodriguez Anita F. DOD 10/30/35 Rojo Livrado 1897 1961 Romero Juan 1904 1963 Romero Lupe 1956 1964 Romero Rebeca V. 1896 1932 Romero Lupe 1908 1967 Romero Luisito G. 8/7/44 2/12/45 Romero George M. DOD 11/22/38 Romero Manuel A. 10/9/10 5/7/60 AZ PFC 145 Inf,WW2 Romo Juan M. 6/24/02 3/10/92 Sagasta Rafael 1903 1962 Salazar Letha Mae 1926 1992 Salazar Manuel 7/24/1888 9/12/37 Sanchez DOD 1995 Sanchez Jesus E. 11/2/1889 6/7/75 Sanderson Christian Paul no date given 4/18/97 Last Name First Name DOB DOD Notes Sernas Amado B 5/24/08 1/4/94 married 09-18-29 Sernas Fransisca T. 10/4/07 3/21/88 Shepard Cornelius 1901 1991 Silva Ramiro R 1954 1991 Soto Manuel no dates given Startek Anthony A. 1922 1992 Tapia Mercedes D.C. 9/24/31 3/30/92 Tapia baby-no dates given Toledo Jesus Acosta 2/15/1892 11/20/68 Torres Margarita A. 2/10/1887 11/21/63 Trez Concepcion V. 1899 1959 Trujillo Baby boy DOD 3/23/63 Valdez Lidia 1901 1950 Valenzuela Tiburcio 4/13/27 8/31/95 Venegas Pablo 1/16/1888 7/26/59 Verduco Jose R. 2/9/17 6/6/61 Cpl 7 Air Base GPAF WW2 Verdugo Trinidad R. 3/22/12 1/7/89 Pvt US Army WW2 Villa Arcadio G. 9/23/34 1957 Villalovas no dates given Villar Manuel 6/6/05 7/4/69 Villela Pedro DOD 1927 Villela Margarita DOD 1930 Villela Manuel DOD 1929 Viscarra Manuel L. 1914 1923 Williams James Earl 4/12/50 12/15/83 Williams Floyd L. 1920 1991 US Marine WW2 Ybarra Fransisco "Pancho" 12/15/17 1/1/86 Yzagere Marco S. 1916 1964