Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Ann Brownscomb
Mar 31, 2010
Ann Brownscomb, 96, of Cottonwood died March 31 in Flagstaff. She was born May 16, 1914 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Brownscombe enjoyed poetry writing, painting, drawing and caring for her cats. She also enjoyed reading Louis L\u0027Amour novels. Her husband Philip Brownscomb preceded her in death. She leaves a son, Peter Brownscomb of Shoreline, Washington; caregiver...
Jane Young Richards
Mar 30, 2010
Jane Young Richards, 96, of Cottonwood , AZ died March 30th, 2010. She was born March 2, 1914 in Champaign, Illinois, daughter of Frederick and Bess Deutschmann Her husband, Ralph Edward Richards, and sister Wilma Alice Holmberg preceded her in death. Survived by son, David Richards of Phoenix, AZ and two daughters, Sallie Richardson of Salt Lake City, Utah and...
Dennis Eugene Ferguson
Mar 28, 2010
Dennis Eugene Ferguson, 69, of Cottonwood died March 28. He was born February 17, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, the son of George and Margaret (Mahoney) Ferguson. He was a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale. Dennis worked as an executive chef for many prominent resorts. He also taught class and was a chef...
Mildred Minor
Mar 26, 2010
Mildred (Millie) Minor, 83, of Cottonwood died March 26. She was born May 13, 1926 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of James P. Stanphill and Ula Gatlin Stanphill. She worked as a kindergarten teacher and a housewife. A member of the Clarkdale Baptist Church, she enjoyed her church work and caring for others. She will be sorely missed and we...
Raymond Lessard
Mar 25, 2010
Raymond A. Lessard was born in Gardner, MA on March 3, 1931 and passed away on March 25, 2010 at Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, AZ. His parents were Aurore Beaudette and Albert Lessard born in Canada. Ray had 7 brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by siblings Oscar, Cecile, Doris, Henry and Albert Jr. His remaining...
Marjorie Sprague
Mar 25, 2010
Marjorie Sprague, 89, of Lake Montezuma died March 25. She was born April 7, 1920 in Attleboro, Massachusetts the daughter of Wilfred and Isabel Tatro. She served his country as a nurse and second lieutenant during World War II. She continued her nursing career after leaving the service. Mrs. Sprague was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Her...
Gunther Stoffers
Mar 21, 2010
Gunther Herman (Bill) Stoffers, 86, of Cottonwood died Sunday, March 21 at his home. He was born February 4, 1924 in Bruckhausen, Germany, the son of Henry and Wilhelmina Stoffers. He served his country during World War II as a paratrooper in the Army\u0027s 17th Airborne that jumped into Germany. Mr. Stoffers worked in all phases of underground mining in...
James M. McGee
Mar 21, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel James M. McGee, Esq. 54 of Cottonwood passed away March 21, 2010. Born in Milwaukee, WI. Jim graduated from Prescott school and graduated Magna Cum Laude from NAU with a Bachelors of Science degree in education. Jim was commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps in Quantico, VA and earned his wings as a naval aviator...
Robert V. Schlosser
Mar 19, 2010
Robert V. (Bob) Schlosser, 62, of Jerome died Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood. In accordance with Bob\u0027s wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Bob also requested no flowers or memorials. His father and siblings will hold a private celebration of Bob\u0027s life in Clinton, IA. Bob was born on July...
Glenna A. Eldredge
Mar 18, 2010
Glenna A. Eldredge, 78, of Camp Verde died Thursday, March 18. She was born May 2, 1931 in Yanisha, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harm and Nora Long. She retired as the personnel manager at J. C. Penneys. She enjoyed painting, baking, sewing and reading. She is remembered as a much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wife. She will be truly...
Fernand Pete LaPerle
Mar 15, 2010
Fernand (Pete) LaPerle, 77, died Monday, March 15, 2010, at the Red Rock Care and Rehab Center in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born May 9, 1932, in Walden Heights, Vermont, the son of Philip and Irene LaPerle. He attended school in Walden and came to Randolph Center when his family purchased the "Ball" farm. He worked on the family farm...
Alma V. DeMille
Mar 14, 2010
Alma V. DeMille, 83, a resident of Sedona died Sunday, March 14. She was born February 18, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Michael H. and Sarah (Stanton) Srour. She was a graduate of Immaculate Heart School and attended University of California Los Angeles. She worked as an illustrator for Walt Disney and as a secretary and in...
Laura Ellen Rowland
Mar 14, 2010
Laura Ellen (Sansom) Rowland died March 14, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. She was born in Sabinal, Texas, to Thomas Jefferson and Etta Melissa (Young) Sansom on December 30, 1907. She was raised around the cow camps as her father had a large herd of horses, cattle and some goats. They followed this herd wherever the grass was good on the...
Alma V. DeMille
Mar 11, 2010
Alma V. DeMille, 83, a resident of Sedona died Sunday, March 14. She was born February 18, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Michael H. and Sarah (Stanton) Srour. She was a graduate of Immaculate Heart School and attended University of California Los Angeles. She worked as an illustrator for Walt Disney and as a secretary and in...
Margie Lou Earl Simmons
Mar 11, 2010
Margie Lou Earl Simmons, 88 of Clarkdale, went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2010. She was born February 16, 1922 in Lucedale , Mississippi , the youngest child of George and Evaline Colville. Margie\u0027s first husband, Clifford Earl and her second husband, Joe Simmons preceded her in death, as did her seven brothers and two sisters....
Robbie Ruth Graves
Mar 11, 2010
Robbie Ruth Graves, 98, of Sedona, died March 11. She was born October 20, 1911 in Burleson, Texas, the daughter of Robert Andrew Jeffress and Mattie Elizabeth Anderson Jeffress. She attended Burleson High School. She worked at a service station, grocery and feed store in Joshua, Texas. Mrs. Graves was a member of the Church of Christ and the Order...
Edith Bitticks
Mar 10, 2010
Edith Bitticks, 88, of Rimrock died March 10 in Camp Verde. She was born February 17, 1922 in Miami, Oklahoma, the daughter of Walter and Elsie Eagle. Her husband Robert G. Bitticks and her son Robert M. Bitticks preceded her in death. She is survived by a son Chris Bitticks of Livermore, California; a sister Winnie Pottorf of Mesa; two...
Douglas Andrew Ten Eyck
Mar 10, 2010
Douglas Andrew Ten Eyck, 57, of Sedona died Wednesday, March 10. He was born October 1, 1957 in Albany, New York, the son of Donald Aloysis Ten Eyck and Mary Lou Liberty Ten Eyck. He served his country as a corporal in the Marine Corps. He worked as glazer, painter and in construction work. He was founder of Sedona Souls....
Wanda Arabelle Hersey
Mar 10, 2010
Wanda Arabelle Hersey, age 92, of Sedona, died in Sedona on March 10. She was born in Jerome Arizona on May 21, 1917 to William C. and Arabelle Wilkins Foy, and graduated from Jerome High School in 1936. She was a loving mother and homemaker and loved to cook and bake. She was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Hal Bridges
Mar 8, 2010
Hal Bridges, Professor Emeritus of History of the University of California, Riverside and resident of Cottonwood and Sedona, died peacefully from pneumonia, March 8, 2010, at the age of 91. He was the son of Harold Bridges, the editor and publisher of the Luling Signal, in Luling, Texas, and Lyda Lois King. After graduating from the University of Texas with...