Julia Hancock, 45, passed away on Aug. 31, 2022, in Scottsdale. Julia was born in Mesa, Arizona to Gerald Hancock and Julia “Jill” Ellsworth. She graduated from Joseph City High School and Northland Pioneer College. During her two-year battle with cancer, she continued to work as a financial aid analyst with GateWay Community College. She previously worked at Northland Pioneer College and Arizona State University. She loved working with and serving on the NOW Committee at GateWay. She loved her coworkers, students, student-athletes, and coaches and was a big supporter of the GateWay sports programs. Julia was a mother to EVERYONE, everyone in her circle was treated as family. Julia loved sports (Go Steelers!), the Watt brothers, organized and true crime, and celebrity scandals. She was a skilled crafter and enjoyed making baby quilts, sewing, cooking, card making/stamping, fishing, camping at the family ranch, and traveling with her mom. Mostly, Julie enjoyed her family. Her biggest joys were her nieces and nephews. They were her why and the reason she fought so hard. Julia was preceded in death by her grandparents, Paul and Beth Ellsworth, Elma and Carlos Sanudo, Byde Hancock, and Zane Howe. Her niece, Jessica Young; brother-in-law, Cody Stouard; sister-in-love, Nikki Fulgencio; and the hairiest dog ever – Chenook. Julia left behind parent, Jill Ellsworth, and Gerald and Lois Hancock; Grandma Donna Osborne; devil dog, Sasha; brothers, Jed (Julie) Hancock, Paul (Suzanne) Hancock, Gunnar (Kristi) Hancock and Brian Hancock; sisters, Kirsti Hancock, Sarah Hancock and Amber (Greg) Bordes; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and her Netflix password. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 2202 N. 74th St. in Scottsdale. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in the Pima Cemetery in Pima. Red Mountain Funeral Home in Mesa handled the arrangements.
