Richard James Ligman b. 15 Jan 1935 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 28 Feb 2006 Sun City West, Arizona: Our Family History

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1935 - 2006 (71 years)

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Name	Richard James Ligman [1, 2]
Birth	15 Jan 1935	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Gender	Male
Death	28 Feb 2006	Sun City West, Arizona
Person ID	I3685	Branches and Roots
Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

Father	Thomas Allen Ligman, b. 30 May 1902, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Sep 1975, Indio, Riverside, California, USA (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Etta M. Haskell, b. 10 Jul 1902, Washington d. 5 Feb 1988, Indio, Riverside, California, USA (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	22 Dec 1921	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Family ID	F545	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Living

Children

>	1. Margo Ligman [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Aaron Warner Ligman, b. 6 May 1957, Riverside, California, USA d. 6 Nov 1957, Riverside, California, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	3. Living
>	4. Living
	5. Living

Family ID F557 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Feb 2026

Family 2 Elizabeth Pagel

Marriage 17 Sep 2001 St Thomas, Virgin Islands (US), USA

Children

>	1. Margo Ligman [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	2. Aaron Warner Ligman, b. 6 May 1957, Riverside, California, USA d. 6 Nov 1957, Riverside, California, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
+	3. Living
>	4. Living
	5. Living

Family ID F558 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Feb 2026

Notes

Richard James Ligman, 71, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 28, 2006, in Sun City West.

He was born Jan. 15, 1935, to Thomas A. Ligman and Etta Haskell in Tacoma, Wash.
He married Elizabeth Pagel on Sept. 17, 2001, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
He was a firefighter for the city of Indio for 30 years, retiring as assistant fire chief in 1988, and subsequently a corporate travel director coordinating international and valley programs.
He was a member of the Coachella Valley Historical Society.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ligman of Sun City West; two daughters, Margo McCormick of La Quinta and Melissa Ricard of Corpus Christi, Texas; five sons, Sean Ligman of Palm Springs, Gregory Pagel of Danbury, Conn., Kevin and Thomas Pagel of Salt Lake City and Brandon Pagel of Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Safford of Hamden, Mass., and Juanita Dobbins of Carson City, Nev.; a brother, Minard Ligman of La Quinta; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Ligman.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio.
Arrangements were under the direction of Menke Funeral Home in Sun City, Ariz.
The family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Coachella Valley Historical Society.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Richard J. Ligman
Last Residence: 92201 Indio, Riverside, California
BORN: 15 Jan 1935
Died: 29 Jan 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951)
Source Citation: ; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.

Richard James Ligman, 71, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 28, 2006, in Sun City West.

He was born Jan. 15, 1935, to Thomas A. Ligman and Etta Haskell in Tacoma, Wash.
He married Elizabeth Pagel on Sept. 17, 2001, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
He was a firefighter for the city of Indio for 30 years, retiring as assistant fire chief in 1988, and subsequently a corporate travel director coordinating international and valley programs.
He was a member of the Coachella Valley Historical Society.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ligman of Sun City West; two daughters, Margo McCormick of La Quinta and Melissa Ricard of Corpus Christi, Texas; five sons, Sean Ligman of Palm Springs, Gregory Pagel of Danbury, Conn., Kevin and Thomas Pagel of Salt Lake City and Brandon Pagel of Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Safford of Hamden, Mass., and Juanita Dobbins of Carson City, Nev.; a brother, Minard Ligman of La Quinta; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Ligman.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio.
Arrangements were under the direction of Menke Funeral Home in Sun City, Ariz.
The family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Coachella Valley Historical Society.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Richard J. Ligman
Last Residence: 92201 Indio, Riverside, California
BORN: 15 Jan 1935
Died: 29 Jan 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951)
Source Citation: ; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Richard James Ligman, 71, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 28, 2006, in Sun City West.

He was born Jan. 15, 1935, to Thomas A. Ligman and Etta Haskell in Tacoma, Wash.
He married Elizabeth Pagel on Sept. 17, 2001, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
He was a firefighter for the city of Indio for 30 years, retiring as assistant fire chief in 1988, and subsequently a corporate travel director coordinating international and valley programs.
He was a member of the Coachella Valley Historical Society.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ligman of Sun City West; two daughters, Margo McCormick of La Quinta and Melissa Ricard of Corpus Christi, Texas; five sons, Sean Ligman of Palm Springs, Gregory Pagel of Danbury, Conn., Kevin and Thomas Pagel of Salt Lake City and Brandon Pagel of Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Safford of Hamden, Mass., and Juanita Dobbins of Carson City, Nev.; a brother, Minard Ligman of La Quinta; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Ligman.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio.
Arrangements were under the direction of Menke Funeral Home in Sun City, Ariz.
The family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Coachella Valley Historical Society.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Richard J. Ligman
Last Residence: 92201 Indio, Riverside, California
BORN: 15 Jan 1935
Died: 29 Jan 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951)
Source Citation: ; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.

Richard James Ligman, 71, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Feb. 28, 2006, in Sun City West.

He was born Jan. 15, 1935, to Thomas A. Ligman and Etta Haskell in Tacoma, Wash.
He married Elizabeth Pagel on Sept. 17, 2001, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
He was a firefighter for the city of Indio for 30 years, retiring as assistant fire chief in 1988, and subsequently a corporate travel director coordinating international and valley programs.
He was a member of the Coachella Valley Historical Society.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ligman of Sun City West; two daughters, Margo McCormick of La Quinta and Melissa Ricard of Corpus Christi, Texas; five sons, Sean Ligman of Palm Springs, Gregory Pagel of Danbury, Conn., Kevin and Thomas Pagel of Salt Lake City and Brandon Pagel of Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Safford of Hamden, Mass., and Juanita Dobbins of Carson City, Nev.; a brother, Minard Ligman of La Quinta; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Ligman.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Indio.
Arrangements were under the direction of Menke Funeral Home in Sun City, Ariz.
The family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Coachella Valley Historical Society.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Richard J. Ligman
Last Residence: 92201 Indio, Riverside, California
BORN: 15 Jan 1935
Died: 29 Jan 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951)
Source Citation: ; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.

Sources

[S350] Desert Sun, The, Ligman, Walter J. (1999). 21MAY1999.
alter J. Ligman, 70, of Banning died May 16, 1999, in Loma Linda.

He was born Sept. 25, 1928, in Tacoma, Wash.

He was the owner of Walt's Automotive in Indio for more than 36 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy for two years.

Survivors include his wife, Dawne; a son, Walter J. of Yucca Valley; a daughter, Marcia S. Ortegel of Twin Falls, Idaho; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two brothers, Minard of Idyllwild and Richard of Indio; and two sisters, Juanita Dobbins of Carson City, Nev., and Patricia Safford of Hampden, Mass.

Arrangements were under the direction of Weaver Mortuary in Beaumont.

Desert Sun, The: 21MAY1999
Accessed: 04FEB2024
[S250] Staff, Arizona Daily Star: Obituaries, (Name: Arizona Daily Star; Location: Tucson, Arizona;), Obituary: Castro, Katherine Lynn (Ligman).
Castro, Katherine Lynn, 40, passed away October 4, 1980. Wife of Mr. Hugo Castro; mother of Lori Lynn, Lisa Aurora, and Hugo Edward; daughter of Mrs. Etta Ligman; sister of Mrs. Juanita Dobbins, Mrs. Patricia Safford, Thomas A, Bud, Walter John, and Dick Ligman. Mass will be offered Monday, 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima, 1950 W. Irvington. Interment will follow at South Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the TUCSON MORTUARY, Monday morning, until time of service.

Arizona Daily Star. 06OCT1980
HFA: 06JAN2022