Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Earl Dempsey Nelson
Apr 4, 2011
Earl Dempsey Nelson, 83, of Cottonwood died April 4, 2011. He was born October 7, 1927 in Garland, Texas, the son of Henry and Myrtle Lee Nelson. He served his country in the Navy during World War II. He worked with Nelson Tile Contractor in Flagstaff for many years. Mr. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents and siblings...
Bertha Meredith
Mar 30, 2011
Bertha Meredith, 72 of Cottonwood , passed away on March 30, 2011. She was born on May 13, 1938 in Prescott to Ben and Anna Mae Sipes. Bertha worked at Howard Ruffs "Target" and Rough Times. Bertha's special accomplishment was her length of time on dialysis. Bertha was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. She...
Richard H. Fredley
Mar 30, 2011
Richard H. Fredley, 82 of Cottonwood , passed away March 30, 2011. He was born on August 1, 1928 in Alliance , Ohio to Charles and Edith Fredley. Richard attended Alliance High school . He worked for Lather. Richard was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church . He loved to fish and traveled extensively. Richard was preceded in...
Anne B. Totels
Mar 30, 2011
Anne B. Totels, 83 of Cottonwood , passed away on March 30, 2011. She was born on July 4, 1927 in Peekskill , New York to Edison and Laura Brockhausen. Anne worked for Dutchmaid Inc., Readers Digest and a telephone company. She was a Treasurer and was a member of the V.V.P.O.A. Swim Club. Anne enjoyed to tap dance, camping...
Michael R. Dulin
Mar 29, 2011
Michael R. Dulin, 74, of Camp Verde died March 29. He was born June 16, 1936 in Seattle, Washington, the son of Ralph M. Dulin and Zella Helen Dulin. He served his country in the Navy where he served as a radio operator. Mr. Dulin was a retired business owner as a manufacturer\u0027s representative in Everett, Washington. He enjoyed horses,...
Gloria Hazelwood
Mar 27, 2011
Gloria Hazelwood, 62 of Lake Montezuma , passed away on March 27, 2011. She was born on June 17, 1948 in Whittier , CA to William and Frances Davis. Gloria attended Montebello schools then onto Cal State in L.A. She was a self employed freelance graphic designer. She was also a volunteer, member and office staff of Beaver Creek Baptist...
Dale Demers
Mar 26, 2011
Dale Demers, 44 of Clarkdale, passed away on March 26, 2011 in Cottonwood. He was born on August 27, 1966 in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada to Joe and Margaret Demers. Dale worked for Goettl\u0027s for 11 years then A-Z Service First. He was a member of the Spokesmen\u0027s Club. Dale loved God and served on ushering and sound crew. He attended...
Jack William Hope
Mar 24, 2011
Jack William Hope, at the age of 84, made his transition from the world on Thursday March 24, 2011 under hospice care at his residence in Cottonwood Village. Born on December 15, 1926 in St Louis, Missouri to Carl Clarence Hope and Camille Josephine Reese Hope, Jack grew up in the St Louis area with his older sister Betty and...
Narcisso M. Hernandez
Mar 23, 2011
Narcisso Marquez Hernandez Jr., 78 of Cottonwood , passed away March 23, 2011 due to a very rare terminal illness called Terminal Miltonic Dystrophy. He was born August 24, 1932 in East Los Angeles , California . He grew up in Happy Valley , CA and throughout the Los Angeles area. He was known to his family and close friends...
Martha V. Allen
Mar 23, 2011
Martha V. Allen, 72 of Cottonwood , passed away on March 23, 2011. She was born September 17, 1938 in Phoenix to William and Clara Self. Martha attended Ashland High. She was an active member of VFW Women's Auxiliary and a member of the Red Hats Chapter 33, 000. She was deeply loved and will be missed by everyone who...
Doris J. Jenkins
Mar 21, 2011
Doris June Jenkins, 78, of Camp Verde died March 21, 2011. She was born June 21, 1932 in White Pigeon, Michigan, the daughter of Clyde Kundart and Maria Alberta Kundart. She was a graduate of schools in White Pigeon, Michigan and was a graduate of high school in Vicksburg, Michigan. Mrs. Jenkins worked at the Vicksburg Paper Mill, Camp Verde...
Art Coppinger
Mar 21, 2011
Art Coppinger, 80, died March 21 in Camp Verde . He was born January 2, 1931 in Tolleson , Arizona , to William and Maria Louisa Rivera Coppinger. He worked for the Salt River Project, and also served three terms in the State Legislature and one term as a Yavapai County Supervisor. He also worked in real estate and as...
Rebecca Griego
Mar 20, 2011
Rebecca Griego, 87, of Camp Verde died March 20, 2011 in Camp Verde. She was born July 23, 1923 in San Jose, New Mexico, the daughter of Delfido and Pillar Trujillo. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was a longtime resident of Flagstaff before moving to Camp Verde. She had been a member...
Norman Eugene Rice
Mar 20, 2011
Norman Eugene Rice born 4 April 1925 died 20 March 2011, survived by two sons; Lewis and Paul, eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorial service at Kingdom Hall, Cottonwood, Wednesday 20 April 2011, 1:00 PM. Norman and his wife Helen passed through the Verde Valley during 1970\u0027s and purchased land when Fir Street was still a dirt road. Norman...
Frederick Lynn Heisley
Mar 19, 2011
Frederick Lynch Heisley was born in Pittsburg on January 12, 1923. His family weathered the storm during the Great Depression in Pennsylvania. When the war broke out, Fred was attending college at Cornell University. He joined the Army Air Corp and trained at Fort Sill to fly a L-4 reconnaissance plane. During a brief stint at Camp Robinson in Little...
Charles Curtis Comer
Mar 17, 2011
Charles Curtis Comer, son of Ted and Ruby Grippen Comer, was born January 8, 1936 near Holly, Colorado. He departed this life March 17, 2011 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Charles was a resident of Elko, Nevada for 22 years and an employee of Barrick Goldstrike Mines for 11 years. Prior to moving to Nevada, Charles and family were residents of Buena...
Arnold Winter
Mar 14, 2011
Arnold Winter was born June 24, 1928, in Medina, ND to Rachel and Cecil Winter. He went home to be with the Lord March 14, 2011 at Verde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, AZ. Arnold is survived by his wife of 29 years, Charlotte Raab Winter; his first wife, Betty; a daughter, Denise Dean; his grand-daughter, Keri Leigh Waters; and two...
Rosa M. Smith
Mar 5, 2011
Rosa M. Smith, 91 of Cottonwood, passed away at home on March 5, 2011. She was born on September 27, 1919 in Munich, Germany to Frank and Rosa Rohrmoser. Rosa attended the University of Michigan. She then joined the U.S. Army during World War II. She served in W.A.C. Division and was a Sergeant. The medals and ribbons she received...
Benjamin James Latham
Mar 4, 2011
Benjamin James Latham, 18 of Cottonwood, passed away on March 4, 2011. He was born on May 7, 1992 in Cottonwood to Wayne and Sheila Latham. Ben attended Mingus Union High School. He worked at Safeway and was currently working at the Old Town Tavern Grille. Ben was preceded in death by his grandfather, Edwin Latham. He is survived by...
Frank Magnan
Mar 1, 2011
Frank Magnan, 86, of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away on March 1, 2011, at the Verde Valley Medical Center. Born on April 24, 1924, in Chicago, IL, to Albert and Marguerite Magnan, Frank moved to Arizona in 1951. Frank was married to Rita Magnan for 42 years at the time of her passing in 1987. Frank is survived by wife Sue...
