Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mariam "Toni" Petrovitz
Aug 6, 2008
Mariam "Toni" Petrovitz, 81, resident of Cottonwood\u0027s Verde Village, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. She was born July 27, 1927. Toni was active in the Verde Village Clubhouse over the years. She also volunteered at the Good Buy Shoppe and called bingo at the VFW. Toni is survived by her husband, George "Pete" Petrovitz of Cottonwood; her daughter,...
John R. Spease
Aug 4, 2008
John Richard Spease "Jack", 82 of Sedona, passed away August 4. He was born December 9, 1925 in Schenectady, New York to John and Carolyn Spease. Jack attended Grant High School for 4 years then onto Oregon State University. He became a sergeant in the Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart. He then worked for General Electric Co....
John R. Spease
Aug 4, 2008
John Richard Spease "Jack", 82 of Sedona, passed away August 4. He was born December 9, 1925 in Schenectady, New York to John and Carolyn Spease. Jack attended Grant High School for 4 years then onto Oregon State University. He became a sergeant in the Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart. He then worked for General Electric Co....
Helen P. Bruner
Aug 4, 2008
Helen Patricia Bruner, 85, formerly of Cottonwood , passed away on Monday, August 4th in Payson , Arizona . She was born December 5, 1922 in Sioux City , Iowa . She was a homemaker and she enjoyed gardening, sewing, watercolor and oil painting. Mrs. Bruner is survived by her husband, Clarence A. Bruner of Payson , AZ ; three...
John Wayne Boyle
Aug 3, 2008
Johnny Wayne Boyle, 51, of Clarkdale, died August 3 at his home. He was born December 9, 1956 in Whittier, California, the son of Sandra Santiago and Ronald John Boyle. He attended Lakewood, California schools. Mr. Boyle was employed by the town of Jerome in the Public Works Department. He is survived by his wife of 27 years Pamela, a...
Jasper Combs
Jul 29, 2008
Jasper Combs, 66, of the Oak Creek Valley of Sedona died July 29. He was born January 20 in Perry County, Kentucky, the son of Amon Combs and Florence Wooten Combs. He was a graduate of Buckhorn elementary and high school. Mr. Combs had been the owner of The Liberty Theater Gift Shop in Jerome and Sylvia Ann\u0027s in Sedona....
Ralph S. Barger
Jul 29, 2008
Ralph S. Barger, Sr., age 89 of Cottonwood, Arizona died on July 29, 2008. He was born on August 9, 1918 in Georgetown, Tennessee. A long time resident of Cottonwood, Mr. Barger was retired from Cottonwood Feed and Seed where he worked as a salesman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Mr. Barger is survived by his wife Marjorie, three...
Donald G. Johnston
Jul 26, 2008
Donald George Johnston, 57, of Cornville passed away on July 26, 2008. He was born on March 24, 1951 in Kellogg, Idaho to Ray and Doris Johnston. Don came to Cornville, AZ four years ago from Spokane, Washington. He was a talented carpenter and a very creative artist with metals, woods, stone and sketching. Don was also an avid car...
George W. Postulka
Jul 20, 2008
George W. Postulka, 74, of Clarkdale died July 20. He was born January 17, 1929 in Chicago , Illinois , the son of George and Evelyn Postulka. Mr. Postulka was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and flag football. He will be remembered as a wonderful father, grandfather and...
Raymond Frank Divin
Jul 18, 2008
Raymond Frank Divin, 72, resident of Cottonwood for 30 years, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born October 18, 1935 in McLennan County, Texas to Frank Raymond and Ruby Lee (Easter) Divin. Raymond worked as a miner, a mechanic, and was the owner and operator of the Verde Valley Ice Company. He was also active in his...
Marjorie M. Batchelor
Jul 18, 2008
Marjorie M. Onstott Batchelor, 82, of Camp Verde died July 18. She was born May 28, 1926 in her oldest sister\u0027s house in Gering, Nebraska. She was the tenth child of William N. and Mary V. Onstott of Banner County, Nebraska. She attended grade school in Banner County School District No.2 and attended high school in Gering, Morrill, Minitare and...
John L. Sutherland
Jul 17, 2008
John L. Sutherland, 88, of Cottonwood died July 17. He was born May 5, 1920 in Springville , Nova Scotia , Canada , the son of Stanley and Mary McLean Sutherland. He was a graduate of Austin High School in Chicago and attended Northwestern University . Mr. Sutherland worked in industrial sales for C. R. Daniels, Guardian Metal Sales, Paulik...
J. Fredrick Coleman
Jul 15, 2008
John Fredrick "Fred" Coleman, 73, of Elko, Nevada, died Tuesday, July 15 in Elko. He was born May 18, 1935 in Prescott, the son of Douglas V. Coleman and America Emily Coleman. Mr. Coleman cowboyed, was a school bus driver and worked in mining. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, horseback riding and watching bull riding. He was preceded in death by...
Rito "Chino" L. Quesada
Jul 13, 2008
Rito L. Quesada, known to many as "Chino" passed away at the age of 85 in his Cottonwood home on Sunday, July 13, 2008. He was born March 28, 1923, and was a lifetime resident of Arizona. Rito served as a chief gunner\u0027s mate in the United States Navy aboard the USS Moale and the USS Fanshaw Bay during WWII....
Sharon M. Platt
Jul 10, 2008
Sharon M. Platt, 66, of Cottonwood, died July 10. She was born March 22, 1942, in Canyon City, Colo., the daughter of Carl E. Holt and Edna Mae Holt. She attended Clark Hayden High School. Mrs. Platt worked for Red Dale, Battle Mountain High School and Kingsley Management Corporation. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Florence...
Leland W. Civish
Jul 10, 2008
Leland W. Civish, 88, resident of Cottonwood passed away at the Cottonwood Infinia on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Leland was the son of Grover and Hannah Civish; being born April 23, 1920 in Genoa, Nebraska where he grew up and graduated from the local high school. While in high school, Leland was the all state forward for the school\u0027s basketball...
Harold P. Morgan
Jul 8, 2008
Harold P. Morgan, resident of Cornville, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. He was the son of Edward James and Anna Barbara (Adams) Morgan; born February 15, 1918 in Greensburg, Indiana. Harold was self employed as a carpenter and homebuilder as well as the owner and operator of Morgan Building Supplies and Lumbar Yard. Harold enjoyed playing the piano...
Francis R. Regan, Jr.
Jul 3, 2008
Francis Raymond Regan, Jr. of Lake Montezuma, AZ passed away on July 3, 2008 after a brief battle with cancer. Born on October 22, 1957 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Francis and Ann Regan of Tobyhanna, PA. He was the husband of the former Therese (Teri) Molinari. They had recently celebrated 21 years of marriage. Fran was...
James Stafford Thomas
Jul 1, 2008
James Stafford Thomas, 86, passed away at home at his Cottonwood residence. He was the son of Marion and Muriel Thomas; born October 13, 1922 in Onaway, Michigan. James was a graduate of Midland High School; following which, he attended the Albion College and the Pacific School of Religion. James became an ordained minister and served as Pastor in many...
Johanna C. Schrambling
Jun 27, 2008
Johanna Christine Schrambling, 58, formerly of Clarkdale, died June 27th at the Capital Hospice\u0027s Halquist Memorial Impatient Center in Arlington, Virginia. She had lived in Newington Forest, in the Springfield area of Fairfax County, Virginia for 28 years. She moved to the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area in 1973. Ms. Schrambling was born June 12, 1950 in Phoenix, one of seven...
