Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Roy L. Kurtz
Feb 20, 2009
Roy L. Kurtz, 99, of Cottonwood died February 20. He was born July 2, 1909 in Barberton, Ohio, the son of Emery Jacob Kurtz and Gertrude Anna Young Kurtz. He attended Phoenix elementary schools and Murphy-Alhambra and Phoenix Union High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving the Army Air Corp. Mr. Kurtz worked at the Sedona...
Manfred Schweikert
Feb 19, 2009
Manfred Schweikert, 73, of Cornville died February 19. He was born April 25, 1935 in Eshenau, Germany, the son of Adolf and Lina Glaser Schweikert. Manfred immigrated to the United States in 1960 from Germany with his wife Inge and young son, Uwe. He joined the US Army for four years, discharged honorably in 1964. Manfred worked tirelessly for over...
Leroy P. Meredith
Feb 17, 2009
Leroy P. Meredith, 66 of Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born on November 3, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio to Leroy and Ann Meredith. He spent forty years as a bomb disposal technician first for the Army then the Navy. He served in Vietnam as an infantryman with the 9th Infantry Division and later as a bomb disposal instructor at Indian Head,...
Ascencion E. Enriquez
Feb 10, 2009
Ascencion E. Enriquez, 86, of Cottonwood passed February 10. He was born January 26, 1923 in Clarkdale, the son of Juan and Octaviana Espino Enriquez. He was a Navy veteran who served in World War II. Mr. Enriquez worked as a miner and welder in addition to his military service. He owned and trained race horses and was a licensed...
Lowell D. Bartels
Feb 9, 2009
Lowell D. Bartels, 72, of Cottonwood died February 7. He was born December 12, 1936 in Alliance, Nebraska, the son of Herman and Viola Merrill Bartels. He was a graduate of Alliance High School and received his Associates in Arts Degree from Glendale Community College. Mr. Bartels worked for the City of Glendale, California and City of Burbank, California. He...
Catherine Jean Densmore
Feb 9, 2009
Catherine Jean Densmore, 53, of Cornville died February 9. She was born December 29, 1955 in York, Nebraska, the daughter of Alden and Donna Rodgers. She worked for Circle K convenience stores in various locations for over 23 years. Cathy was known as "Circle K Cathy" for the 15 years she worked at the Mayer Circle K. Her hobbies included...
Karen Amy van Hoose
Feb 6, 2009
Karen Amy Van Hoose, 47 of Cottonwood, passed away February 6. She was born May 21, 1961 in Dixon, IL to William and Eleanor (Widolff) Van Hoose. Karen attended St. Anne\u0027s Catholic School then went on to Dixon High School and Northern Illinois University. She worked as a sales and marketing representative in the real estate industry. Karen was a...
Lee Pehl
Feb 6, 2009
Lee Pehl, 38, of Camp Verde, Arizona, lost his very courageous battle fighting cancer and entered the kingdom of everlasting life on February 6, 2009. He is the loving husband of Heather Kandice of Camp Verde; beloved daddy of Emilee Kaitlyn; adored grandson of Philip and Dorothy DeHaven of Pueblo, Colorado; son of Jim and Betty Pehl of Mayer, Arizona,...
Karen Amy Van Hoose
Feb 6, 2009
Karen Amy Van Hoose, 47 of Cottonwood, passed away February 6. She was born May 21, 1961 in Dixon, IL to William and Eleanor (Widolff) Van Hoose. Karen attended St. Anne\u0027s Catholic School then went on to Dixon High School and Northern Illinois University. She worked as a sales and marketing representative in the real estate industry. Karen was a...
Betty Jane Sturdevant
Feb 5, 2009
Betty Jane Sturdevant, age 83, died on February 5, 2009 at her home in Prescott. She was born in Flint, Michigan on December 7, 1925. Betty graduated from Henry Ford School of Nursing in 1947 as a registered nurse. She married her childhood sweetheart, Harry Sturdevant, in 1949 and moved to Arizona in 1959. Betty dedicated 35 years of nursing...
Mary Lou Snow
Feb 5, 2009
Mary Lou Snow, 75, of Cottonwood died February 5 in Escondido, California. She was born May 12, 1933 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Nora Thornton Snow. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Snow; brother, Pete Thornton and sisters, Marie Abbott and Eula Ables. Mrs. Snow is survived by her son, Eddie (Cindy) Snow of...
Marshall R. Vitale
Feb 3, 2009
Marshall Ralph Vitale, 61, 0f Clarkdale died February 3. He was born July 10, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Dominick and Catherine Tryon Vitale. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a staff sergeant in the Army. He attended the University of the Arts He was a realtor for Sexton Realty, Century 21. Twenty years ago,...
Mary D. Cline
Jan 31, 2009
Mary Dolores Cline, 86, of Cottonwood died January 31. She was born March 5, 1922 in North Irwin, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Flora P. Hankle. She was a graduate of North Irwin High School. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Cline was a Catholic and enjoyed doll collecting and genealogy. Her husband, Thomas G. Cline preceded her in death....
Joseph Kirby
Jan 29, 2009
Joseph "Jim" Kirby, 85, of Cottonwood died January 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 11, 1923 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Joseph C. and Lettie McGee Kirby. Mr. Kirby was a self employed welder and construction worker. He was an ordained minister and was baptized at the Park Church of Christ. His hobbies included fishing, welding...
Phillip Loy Reeves
Jan 29, 2009
Phillip Loy Reeves, 64. of Camp Verde died January 29. He was born September 7, 1944 in Prescott, the son of Hiram Franklin Reeves and Julia Huggins Reeves. Mr. Reeves started working at Safeway after High School, then went on to become manager of the Fry\u0027s Store on Gurley Street in Prescott and finished his career with Frito Lay distributor,...
Nellie Dows
Jan 29, 2009
Nellie Dows, 83, of Cottonwood died January 29. She was born July 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Nellie Kann. She was a homemaker and mother. Her interests included traveling, golf, bridge and pinochle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Dows, a son, Peter A. Dows and a grandson, Brent Brees. Mrs. Dows...
Gerald Canther
Jan 23, 2009
Gerald "Jerry" Canther, 75, of Cottonwood passed away January 23 at his home. Jerry was born September 22, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Forrest and Pearl (Long) Canther. He served in the National Guard in the 1950\u0027s, worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as a dispatcher and later became a radiology technician, working 20 years for Florida...
Lillian R. Watkins
Jan 22, 2009
A beautiful soul --- Lillian Reilly Watkins "Lilli", 76, of Cottonwood, AZ, died Jan 22nd, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital in Tempe, AZ. The daughter of Phillip and Lillian Reilly. Lilli was born in San Francisco, CA, March 16th 1932, the daughter of Phillip and Lillian Reilly. As a child, her summers were spent at the Russian River with her...
Lucreta M. Mabery
Jan 19, 2009
LUCRETA M. MABERY Lucreta (Creta) Marie Mabery, 65, died Monday, January 19 while receiving treatment for a brain hemorrhage in Phoenix. Before suffering a debilitating stroke in 1995, she had worked as a receptionist, veterinarian\u0027s assistant, mortgage loan processor, country club manager, cook and evening barkeeper, and played a key role in developing the Blazin\u0027 M Ranch on the family...
Charley Piper
Jan 19, 2009
Charles N. "Charley\u0027 Piper, 72, of Cottonwood died January 19, 2009. After winning a battle with throat cancer in 1975, it returned on December 31, 2007. He fought it valiantly all of 2008. While surrounded by his loving family he made his journey to Glory. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Della Piper, two brothers, Earl...
