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Doris Overko Obituary

Overko, Doris Jean
90, of Phoenix's Owens family and, a long time Weems, passed away peacefully on September 17th 2015. She attended Osborne Middle School and graduated from North High School in 1943. She moved to San Diego, supporting the war effort. She landed in Sun City and made many friends, especially an amazing group of musicians, who played beautifully at her 90th birthday. Doris is survived by her brothers James and Ed Owens, two sons Damon and Tom Weems, along with many others. Mass will be at 11:00am on Friday September 25th at St. Clement of Rome. 15800 N. Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351. Her private interment will be at St Francis Cemetery, where she will be placed with her mother Helen Davidson. God Bless her.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Sep. 23, 2015.

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