George Menke

retired funeral director and founder, Menke Funeral Home, Sun City, Arizona, died August 15, 2024, at age 82. Menke graduated from Cypress College in Cypress, California, and went to work at Lundberg Mortuary in Youngtown. He founded Menke Funeral Home in 1977, remodeling an old post office. With hard work, it became the most respected funeral home in the Sun City area.

Menke was a member of the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, charter member of Lake-view Rotary, American Legion, Glendale Sunrise Lions Club and the Fraternal Order of Police, and he was appointed to the Critical Incident Review Board by the Department of Public Safety, where he served for seven years.

Menke is survived by children Kimberly, Jennifer, Jordan and Brittany; and five grandchildren.