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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | JANUARY 12, 2022
OBITUARIES Raymond Lane
Mr. Raymond Lane, 66, of Peoria, Arizona died December 20, 2021. He was born December 9, 1955 in Denver, Colorado to Alvin Lane and Charline Goodson. To read the full obituary and leave the family condolences, please visit www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/ obituary/Raymond-Lane Quark Expeditions has been exploring Greenland, Arctic Norway, the Canadian Arctic and remote Russia for 30 years. Is it time you joined us?
Barbara Jean Brainard In 2021, we said goodbye to Barbara Jean Froman Brainard (Barb). She left this planet much like she lived – fighting for every minute of life. Preceded in death by her son, Scott, she is survived by her husband, Dr. Bill Brainard, three daughters (Lisa Watson, Beth Jordan, and Aimee Schoaf), six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Julia Anne Duff
Julia Duff of Litchfield Park passed away December 26, 2021 at Banner Boswell Medical Center. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Sue Duff of Asheville, NC and grand daughter, Nakiska Duff of Hendersonville, NC. A memorial service will be held to remember her on Friday, February 4 at 10:00 AM at the Church at Litchfield Park. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in her honor to the Friends of the Litchfield Park Library.
Barb was born and raised in Edna, Kansas – which to this day remains a rural, one stop sign town. Her parents owned one of the original “Baby” Bell companies, and their family was instrumental in connecting their very rural Kansas community to the rest of the world. Her childhood was one spent managing the community switch board, and climbing phone poles to keep the lines live during the wild Kansas weather. She attended the University of Kansas, where she received her degree in Education and met the man with whom she would navigate life, Bill Brainard. They were married for 65 years and lived out loud their marriage vows. The two small town Kansas kids took on big challenges, including serving a tour of duty in Japan during the Vietnam War. Barb taught at Narimasu Elementary School in Yokohoma, Japan while Bill was a lead medical officer treating critically wounded soldiers. In 1969, while living in Japan, Barb was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was in her early 30s and had three young children. Her doctors advised her to “figure out who would raise her children” as she’d not likely live to see them graduate from high school. Rather than give up, Barb and Bill locked arms and battled her disease together. They did not allow it to define their lives. She ultimately raised four children and led a very active life. In fact, until the disease finally made it impossible for her to walk without a
cane, most of her closest friends and confidants had no idea she’d been battling MS for decades. After 17 years in the military, the couple took a chance and joined a band of military doctors who served together in Japan to form what would become the nucleus of specialty practices in Phoenix, Arizona. Barb became entrenched in the Arizona Medical Auxiliary, which delivered community programming – including baby-sitter training and other certification courses for teens – programs that still exist today. Ultimately, the couple landed in their beloved Litchfield Park, AZ, where they raised four children and have lived for nearly 50 years. Barb was a tireless community servant; she served nearly 20 years as a Litchfield Elementary School District Board Member and four terms on the Litchfield Park City Council. She owned a small business and was a self-taught computer programmer in the late 1970s. Two of her daughters subsequently built careers in the tech sector, and often wonder what their mother’s career might have looked like had she been born 30 years later. Barb’s oldest daughter inherited her passion for education and community service and is following her path as a teacher city council woman. What we remember and honor the most is a mother and wife who was ever-present and fearless. She beat the odds of MS with her infamous mind-over-matter approach, a sense of humor, and humility. She is greatly missed, but we rejoice in the idea that she is literally “running” with the angels in a body that mirrors her indomitable spirit and is hugging her oldest child, Scott, who passed away in 2006. A memorial service for Barbara be will be held at the Church of Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or Hospice of the Valley.
