Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Marion Pearl Smith
Aug 28, 2006
Marion Pearl Smith, 86, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Monday, August 28, 2006. She was born in Arkdale, Wisconsin on December 27, 1919 to Carl John and Hannah Otilda (Rosgaard) Holm. During her lifetime, Marion held a variety of jobs, and fulfilled various positions - some of which included working at a munitions plant, hotels, canning companies, a bakery,...
Valerie Van Schaack Longfellow Eggert
Aug 26, 2006
Valerie Van Schaack Longfellow Eggert crossed over on August 26, 2006. Valerie was born in Evanston, Illinois. She became a Gamma Phi at the U of A in Tucson, earning a BS degree in Bacteriology. With a Shenley Grant and a published thesis on Ring Rot of Potatoes she also earned a MS degree in Plant pathology through a Ford...
Nancy Jo Maxson
Aug 25, 2006
Nancy Jo Maxson, 69, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Friday, August 25, 2006. She was born in Bismarck, North Dakota on November 2, 1936 to Gerald and Irma Jones. In her youth, Nancy obtained her Associate's Degree in Business. She worked as a teacher's aide, and as a bookkeeper for Hughes Aircraft. Nancy was a member of the Baptist...
Ray Byron Olson
Aug 21, 2006
Ray Byron Olson, born is Ray, North Dakota on November 17, 1926 and died on August 21, 2006 at his home, in Cottonwood, Arizona due to complications from emphysema. Ray grew up in Missoula, Montana. He left home at the age of 17 to join the Marines in their struggle against the Japanese. He fought in Okinawa, Tarawa and Saipan...
James Bruce Budd
Aug 21, 2006
James Bruce Budd, 72, resident of Sedona, Arizona, passed away Monday, August 21, 2006 in Cottonwood, Arizona. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on May 5, 1934 to James Alfred and Esthereen Odessa (Dunegan) Budd. During his youth, James attended Long Beach St. College for three years. Professionally, he was owner and operator of his own Bakery for twenty years;...
Eldred H. "Jack" Bird
Aug 20, 2006
Eldred H. "Jack" Bird, 78, resident of Cornville, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2006 in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was born on February 8, 1928 in Bridgeport, Texas to Eldred H. and Edith Marie (Laidlaw) Bird. Jack was indeed, a "Jack of all trades". He was a retired millwright, welder and mechanic. Jack loved his work, as it was...
Lillian Marie Ramstad
Aug 19, 2006
Lillian Marie Ramstad, 86, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2006. She was born in Underwood, Minnesota on December 29, 1919 to Safford and Maggie (Rockstad) Leitch. Lillian was one of ten children. Lillian worked for and retired from Boeing Aircraft Company. She built airplanes and worked as an Expediter. Lillian moved to Arizona in 1984. Lillian...
Terry Leroy Flyger
Aug 18, 2006
Terry L. Flyger, age 62, resident of Rimrock, Arizona, passed away peacefully at his home, with his family near his side on Friday, August 18, 2006. He was born in Viborg, South Dakota on March 23, 1944. He was the son of Merle E. and Laverna E. (Hoffman) Flyger. Having resided in Arizona for the past 20 years, Terry is...
Rogena Joy Stevens
Aug 18, 2006
Rogena Joy Stevens, 49, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2006. She was born on July 9, 1957 to Roger Harold and Janet Joy Smelser in Phoenix, Arizona. Rogena resided in Lancaster, Ohio before moving to Arizona, and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Caregiver. Rogena leaves behind two sons, Shawn Richard DeLong, with his...
Roberta Rebecca Rosas
Aug 17, 2006
Roberta Rebecca Rosas, 42, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2006. She was born on November 1, 1963 in Flagstaff, Arizona to George and Elberta Short. Roberta worked for the Arroyo Roble Resort in Sedona, the Rio Verde in Cottonwood, and at the Lutheran Home Assisted Living Facility, also in Cottonwood. She was a devoted and...
Dorothy Daniels Malonson
Aug 17, 2006
Dorothy Daniels Malonson, 88, resident of Sedona, Arizona, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006. Dorothy was born on July 1, 1918, in Somersville, Connecticut, where she grew up. She was the oldest of three children. After completing high school and some college, Dorothy went into the clerical field and moved on to become an Administrative Assistant in the Physics Department...
Armando V. Vasquez, Sr.
Aug 16, 2006
Armando V. Vasquez, 73, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at his home with his family near his side. Armando was born on February 4, 1933, to Francisco and Dolores Vasquez in Gila Bend, Arizona, where he grew up, married and raised a family of his own. Mr. Vasquez worked with the Arizona State Parks...
Janet M. Scherf
Aug 15, 2006
Janet M. Scherf, 86, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2005, in the Village of Oak Creek of Sedona, Arizona. She was born on March 13, 1920 to Robert Louis and Gerda Pauline (Bright) Merkley, in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she grew up and attended the local school there. Later she attended Secretarial School in Washington D.C.,...
Judith Eggelhof
Aug 15, 2006
Judith A. Eggelhof, age 62, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Infinia of Cottonwood. She was born on June 11, 1944 in Itasca, Minnesota to William and Esther (Heikkila) Rautio. Judith was a bookkeeper during the time she resided in Texas, but presently enjoyed the privilege of being a homemaker. She loved country music, quilt...
Jeanette Lyons
Aug 11, 2006
Jeanette Lyons was born on March 1, 1938, to Lawrence R. and Dora (Wingate) Barwick in Sumter, South Carolina. As a child, she moved from South Carolina to Louisiana before setting her sites for such western experiences as Boulder, Nevada, Page and many other cities in Arizona, Utah and Idaho before finally finding her niche in this world here in...
Arlene Constance Wooster Christopher
Aug 9, 2006
Arlene Constance Wooster Christopher, 85, resident of Cornville, Arizona. Born on March 17, 1920 in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She was the tenth and last child of Martin and Kathryn Groff Wooster. A life-long Lutheran; she was baptized, confirmed and married in the Eagle Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a lifetime member of the Eastern Star. Arlene graduated from Eagle...
Harold "Curly" Otto Martin, Jr.
Aug 9, 2006
Harold O. Martin, Jr., age 83, resident of Clarkdale, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at his home. He was born on November 11, 1922 in New Albany, Indiana to Harold O. Martin, Sr. and Grace Martin. Harold attended school in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. After graduating from high school, he entered the machinist apprentice program at General Electric in...
Nora Lea McKinnon
Aug 7, 2006
Nora Lea McKinnon, 94, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006 at her home with her family surrounding her. She was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on June 4, 1912 to William Harvey and Eliza May (Minter) House. Nora attended her childhood school years in the areas of Great Divide and Craig, Colorado. She was a 1931 high...
Carol Elizabeth Choate-Miller
Aug 5, 2006
Carol Elizabeth Choate-Miller, 75, resident of Parks and the Village of Oak Creek-Sedona, Arizona, passed away August 5, 2006 in Camp Verde, Arizona, with her daughter by her side. Carol was born May 17, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York to Raymond Spencer and Frances Hester (Griffin) Choate. While in her youth, Carol attended and graduated from Kingswood/Oxford High School in...
Byron Luther Hartlley
Jul 29, 2006
Byron Luther Hartley, 79, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Infinia in Cottonwood. He was born on March 20, 1927 in Los Angeles, California to James William Hartley and Harriet Merritt Hartley. Byron lived in earlier years and graduated from public schools in Arcadia, California. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
