Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Patricia Lane Lampl
Nov 9, 2009
Patricia Lane Lampl, age 84, of 245 Desperado Drive in Cottonwood, passed away November 9, 2009 at Flagstaff Medical Center after a short, sudden illness. Patricia leaves behind her loving companion and husband of 10 years, Hans Lampl. Patricia is survived by step-children Randy French; Steve Lampl, wife Cheryll, their daughter Jennifer; Dodi Lampl Palmer; David Lampl, wife Tricia, their...
Joseph J. Mitchell
Nov 9, 2009
CLARKDALE, Ariz. Joseph J. Mitchell, 63, of Clarkdale, Ariz., died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, while hiking the Grand Canyon with family. He was born Oct. 19, 1946, in Munich, Germany, the son of Daniel and Rosette (Bunny) Mitchell. Joe graduated from OLVA (Our Lady of Victory Academy) in 1965. He loved learning and attended Orange County Community College and graduated...
Joseph J. Mitchell
Nov 9, 2009
Joseph J. Mitchell, 63, of Clarkdale, Ariz., died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, while hiking the Grand Canyon with family. He was born Oct. 19, 1946, in Munich, Germany, the son of Daniel and Rosette (Bunny) Mitchell. Joe graduated from OLVA (Our Lady of Victory Academy) in 1965. He loved learning and attended Orange County Community College and graduated from Trinity...
Velia T. Garcia
Nov 6, 2009
Velia T. Garcia, 84 of Cottonwood, passed away November 6, 2009. She was born on July 25, 1925 to Pascual and Guadalupe Trujillo in Cottonwood. Mrs. Garcia attended Clemenceau School and Clarkdale High School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mrs. Garcia is preceded in death by her Husband Henry D. Garcia and a son Henry E....
Aleetress Blanton
Nov 6, 2009
Aleetress Blanton, 82, of Cottonwood died November 6. She was born September 8, 1927 in Stuart, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Elmer Fraizer and Othel Leona Martin Fraizer. She received her Licensed Practical Nurse degree and worked as a nurse in Tempe Hospital in delivery, surgery, the nursery and at a blood bank in Phoenix. Later in life she worked...
Henry Perry, Jr.
Oct 31, 2009
Henry Perry, Jr., 59, of Clarkdale died October 31. He was born June 22, 1950 in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Henry Perry, Sr., and Dorothy Young Perry. He was a 1968 graduate of Warren High. He worked for Black \u0026 White Checkered Cab Company in Waukegan. He was a Nascar Race fan. Preceding him in death were his parents....
Marian J. Wagner
Oct 31, 2009
Marian J. Wagner, 83, of Sedona died October 31. She was born September 17, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Ventura Frausto and Refugio Coronado. She attended Englewood High School. Mrs. Wagner worked as a switchboard operator in the hotel industry. She learned to fly in the Civil Air Patrol. Her interests included astrology, dancing, movies, listening to music,...
Roland J. Grannan
Oct 29, 2009
Roland J. Grannan Sr., of Camp Verde passed away on October 29, 2009, he was 76 years old. Mr. Grannan was a graduate of the Flagstaff High School , Flagstaff Arizona . He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University and his Masters of Business Administration from Golden...
Christopher Lee Burton
Oct 29, 2009
Christopher Lee Burton, 38, of Camp Verde died October 29. He was born in Cottonwood on May 14, 1971, the son of Jimmy LeeRoy Burton and Lind Carol Manous burton. He graduated from high school and went on to receive a degree from Arizona Automotive Institute. Chris had to stay alive as a child when cancer took hold of his...
Eula Marie Ragle
Oct 27, 2009
Eula Marie Ragle, 94, of Clarkdale died October 27. She was born June 10, 1915 in Loonlake, Washington, the daughter of Al and Teresa Sloper. Mrs. Ragle lived in the Verde Valley since 1920. She attended Clemenceau School and Clarkdale High School. Her husband Arl K. Ragle preceded her in death. She leaves a daughter Susan D. Ragle of Clarkdale;...
Ronald A. Glenn
Oct 27, 2009
Ronald A. Glenn, 66, of Cottonwood died October 27. He was born March 3, 1943 in Berwyn, Illinois, the son of Robert V. and Doris (Travis) Glenn. He attended Princeton, Illinois schools and Southern Illinois University. He worked for J \u0026 L Steel in Illinois and was owner of the Blue Mist Motel in Florence and the Verde Drive In...
Bo Walter Long
Oct 24, 2009
Bo Walter Long, 22 months of Cottonwood, passed away on October 24. He was born on December 10, 2007 in Glendale, AZ to Michael and Michelle Long. Bo was preceded in death by his grandmother Theresa Long. He is survived by his parents; grandparents Thomas and Sandra Wilson of Cornville and Walter Long of Phoenix; uncles and aunts Mark, Matthew...
R. Al Grogan
Oct 21, 2009
Ransome Alvin Grogan, 84, of Lake Montezuma died October 21 in New Horizons Hospice in Prescott Valley. He was born February 23, 1925 in Winterhaven, California. Al Grogan was a very well-liked man! He was normally quiet but people gravitated towards him. He married his childhood sweetheart whom he first met in the third grade on April 27, 1947. They...
George W. Spink
Oct 20, 2009
George W. Spink, 84, of Cottonwood, passed away at his home on October 20. He was born January 17, 1925 in Lodi, California. He is survived by his wife Patti Spink; children Genie (John) Beecher, Judy (Dennis) Clarkson, Gary (Vicki) Spink, Cory (Greg) Grinaker; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. George was very active in the community of Cottonwood. He was...
Frances Jean Hardesty
Oct 17, 2009
Frances Jean Hardesty "Shorty" "Shorty" Hardesty, a fourth generation native Arizonan passed away Oct 17 2009 in Cottonwood AZ. Born in Phoenix AZ Oct 13, 1943, she arrived in Tucson in 1945. Shorty attended SS Peter and Paul, graduated from Salpointe High School in 1961 and attended the University of Arizona. She was a gold medal AAU National, City and...
George Pickering
Oct 17, 2009
George Pickering, 51, of Salome, Arizona died October 17. He was born August 15, 1958 in Phoenix, the son of Bobby and Marie Brewster Pickering. He was a graduate of Coconino schools. He was operator of the Big Tree Swap Meet in Flagstaff and was also a equipment mechanic. He served in the Marine Corps earning the Silver Star, Bonze...
Bailey Thomas
Oct 16, 2009
Bailey Austin-Sean Thomas was born on December 26, 2003 and on October 16, 2009 he returned home to be with his Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. Bailey was fascinated with heavy equipment and fire trucks. He loved to dance and help his dad work on the mustangs. He had boundless energy and lived life to the...
Mark Devro
Oct 14, 2009
Mark Devro, 82, of Cottonwood died October 14. He was born March 31, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ralph Burgin and Ruth Geckler. He served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked as an illustrator and was interested in art. Mr. Devro is survived by his son Devin Devro of San...
Patricia Reedy Northrup
Oct 7, 2009
Patricia Northrup, of Sedona, died on Wednesday, October 7. She was born December 15, 1932, in Columbus, Ohio. She was Vice President for Commercial Loans for Galbreath Mortgage Co. and served as President of the Board of Directors of Maryhaven of Columbus. She is survived by her son Kelly; sister and brother-in-law Donna and Ed Gerhold; brother Dana; and sister-in-law...
Justine Walters
Oct 5, 2009
Justine Walters, 80, of Sedona died October 5, 2009 at her home. She was born October 10, 1929 in Lille , France , the daughter of Michael and Anastasia Junak. She lived in France and California . She was an artist. Mrs. Walters was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, art and entertaining. She was...
