Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mickey Kierce
Sep 2, 2011
Malcolm (Mickey) Kierce, 69, graciously accepted passing from his physical to spiritual life with Our Lord on Saturday September 2, 2011. He was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Michelle. Mickey was a kind and caring man, artistic and brilliant. He touched many lives, and will be missed by all of his dearest friends. A private memorial service will...
John Saxton Acker
Sep 2, 2011
Professor Emeritus of Humanities John Saxton Acker died September 2, 2011. He was seventy years old. Born in Flagstaff, he was a member of the Flagstaff pioneer family who settled the Apache Maid Ranch. Dr. Acker left Flagstaff to study painting at the Universita Per Straniere in Perugia and the Accademia in Torino, Italy. He returned to Flagstaff in 1960....
Faye Aldeen Watt
Sep 2, 2011
Faye Aldean Watt, of Clarkdale passed away Friday, September 2, 2011. She was born March 13, 1919 in Coulterville, Illinois. Faye is survived by her son Bill and wife Rene and grandchildren Steven and his wife Debi, Codi, and her husband Kurt Sullivan and great-grandchildren Allison and Aaron. Faye and her husband John owned the Conner building and the Spirit...
Mary Sue Hill
Aug 31, 2011
Mary Sue Hill passed away peacefully, early Wednesday morning.She was born in Greenfield, Tenn in 1935. Her family moved to Eaton Rapids, Mi. in the early 40\u0027s. She joined the Air Force a few years after graduation. She worked 10 years for the Michigan Petroleum Association, and 20 years with H \u0026 R Block, in Michigan and Arizona. Bryce and...
Shane D. ZumMallen
Aug 31, 2011
Shane Davis ZumMallen, age 30 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 31st 2011.He was born in Cottonwood on July 16, 1981. Beloved, husband, son, brother and uncle, attended Mingus Union High School, and employed by Home Depot as a department head. Survived by wife Faith, mother and father Kim Green and David ZumMallen, step parents Jaquie ZumMallen and Bill Green,...
Sonia Morris
Aug 31, 2011
Sonia Ann Morris, 33 years old, of Cottonwood, AZ passed away unexpectedly in her home, Wed, August 31st, 2011. She was born September 4th, 1977 in Smithville, MO. She attended schools in CA and AZ. She was passionate about being a helpful friend, she was outgoing and loved animals. She enjoyed reading, writing poetry and drawing. Her greatest passion and...
Mavis Lodmell
Aug 23, 2011
Mavis Lodmell, 72 of Cottonwood , passed away on August 23, 2011. She was born on September 22, 1939 in Poplar, Montana to Ruby Benson. Mavis attended school in Poplar for 12 years and Yavapai College in Cottonwood for 2 years for nursing. She worked for the Prescott VA Medical Center, Page Hospital , Marcus Lawrence Hospital and YRMC. Mavis...
Paul Hendrickson
Aug 22, 2011
Paul Enoch Hendrickson, a resident of Sedona, Arizona since 1985 died on August 22, 2011. Born in Savanna, Illinois, Paul spent much of his early youth in Northern Michigan\u0027s Copper Country, where his grandparents on his mother\u0027s side had emigrated from Finland in 1888. His mother was Hilda Marie Timonen. His father, Henry, an Industrial Blacksmith came to America from...
Neil Martin Crann
Aug 22, 2011
Neil Martin Crann, 72, of Rimrock died August 22, 2011. He was born October 4, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Leonard and Irene (Newton) Crann. He was a graduate of St. Edward\u0027s High School. Mr. Crann was president of Crann and Crann Accounting. He was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church of Camp Verde. He enjoyed...
Neil Martin Crann
Aug 22, 2011
Neil Martin Crann, 72, of Rimrock died August 22, 2011. He was born October 4, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Leonard and Irene (Newton) Crann. He was a graduate of St. Edward\u0027s High School. Mr. Crann was president of Crann and Crann Accounting. He was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church of Camp Verde. He enjoyed...
Burl Lee Chambers
Aug 22, 2011
Burl "Lee" Chambers, 81 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 22, 2011. He was born on September 20, 1929 in Mount Hope, Kansas to Oliver Burl Chambers and Neva Fern Brown Chambers. Lee attended school in Essex, California. He then joined the Navy during the Korean War. Lee worked as a Petroleum Distributor and Propane Sales and Service. Lee was...
James T. Anderson
Aug 13, 2011
Deacon James T. Anderson, 70, Wahpeton, N.D., passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. James Thomas Anderson was born Sept. 21, 1940, in Breckenridge, Minn., the son of Simon and Genevieve (Dietz) Anderson. He attended school at St. John's Elementary School. He graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1959. He entered the US Marines...
John B. Gizas
Aug 13, 2011
John B. Gizas, 52 of Clarkdale, passed away on August 13, 2011. He was born on December 18, 1958 in Suffern, New York to Evelyn Finn and John J. Gizas. John was in the Marine Corps for 6 years as Staff Sergeant. John is survived by his children: Danielle, Brian, Amanda and Brett, all of Washington state and Jannel of...
Virgina L. Spencer
Aug 11, 2011
Virginia L. Spencer, 80, of Mesa, formerly of Cottonwood died August 11. She was born May 20, 1931 in Victoria, Kansas, the daughter of Richard Davis Fisher and Eva Irene Skelton Fisher. Mrs. Spencer worked for many years as a Registered Nurse and Director of Nursing for several nursing homes in Tucson. They moved to Cottonwood in 1994 where she...
Margaret Paul
Aug 10, 2011
Margaret Paul, 93 of Sedona, passed away on August 10, 2011. She was born on January 19, 1919 in Hollywood , CA to Howard and Grace Ward. Margaret attended Hollywood High then Los Angeles Business College in 1939. Margaret was Vice President of Peds Hosiery. She enjoyed golf and to travel. Margaret was an inspirational mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister...
Frances R. Woodley
Aug 9, 2011
Frances R. Woodley, 87, of Lake Montezuma died August 9, 2011 in Lake Montezuma. She was born October 12, 1923 in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Frank Lee Groce and Ruth Groce. She served her country in the Coast Guard during World War II. She leaves two sons, Earl N.Woodley and Paul D. Woodley, both of California; and a daughter...
Raymond H. Whitehurst
Aug 7, 2011
Whitehurst, Raymond Harris (Ray) 63, of Rimrock, AZ passed away on August 7, 2011. Ray was born February 2, 1948 in Florida and passed peacefully in Cottonwood Arizona. Early on, after his father\u0027s passing, his family moved to Phoenix. Ray attended St Agnes grammar school, North Phoenix and Phoenix Union High Schools. He was interested in architecture and design and...
John Steenhoven
Aug 4, 2011
John Steenhoven, 78 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 4, 2011. He was born on December 24, 1932 in Orange City, Iowa to Nick and Johanna Steenhoven. John was a Staff Sergeant in the Marines during the Korean War. He worked for Greene\u0027s Ready Mix in Torrance, California . John is survived by his wife Lilyan Steenhoven of Cottonwood; daughters...
Julie Ann Kreisel
Aug 3, 2011
Julie Ann Kreisel, 68 of Cottonwood , passed away on August 3, 2011. She was born on January 20, 1943 in New York , NY to George and Agnes Wendler. Julie worked as a nurse\u0027s aid. She attended Mt. View United Methodist Church and enjoyed bowling. Julie is preceded in death by her parents and grandmother. She is survived by...
Kenneth A. Cannaday
Aug 1, 2011
Kenneth Alva Cannaday, 84, of Cottonwood died August 1, 2011. He was born April 25, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Paul Ellis Cannaday and Linne Alice Patrick Cannaday. He was a graduate of Pleasant Run Elementary and Warren Central High School. Mr. Cannaday served his country in the Navy during World War II. He was a self taught...
