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Ginger Sanchez

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Ginger passed away at her home in Miami, Az. on Jan. 4, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Grafton, Ill. on March 2, 1936. Ginger met her husband, Joe Sanchez, in 1961 while he was serving in the Army in Grafton. They were married there in Grafton and settled in Miami, Az., where they raised their family. She is survived by her husband Joe Sanchez; her sons Bobby Joe Fowler, Michael (Annette) Sanchez and Bill (Bill Burke) Sanchez; grandson Stephen Sanchez; and great-grandchildren Juliana Sanchez, Aliyah Scott, Devyn Scott, Jade Sophia Trujillo and Juniper Trujillo. She was preceded in death by her parents, George (Smokey) and Lela Finch, and siblings Ruth, George, Jane and Forrest, as well as her granddaughter Stephany Sanchez Scott. Memorial services will be on March 4, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Bullion Plaza Gymnasium, 150 N. Plaza Circle, Miami, Az. Please join us in a celebration of her life.