Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Blanche Mary Klbecka
May 15, 2006
Blanche Mary Klbecka, 93, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2006. Blanche was born on October 7, 1912 in Berwyn, Illinois to Frank and Antinia (Gregor) Trestik. Professionally, Blanche worked in the manufacturing company as part of the office staff, where she helped with secretarial duties, bookkeeping and filled many other capacities within that department. Blanche...
Frank Arthur New
May 12, 2006
Frank Arthur New, 76, of Camp Verde, Arizona passed away suddenly on Friday, May 12, 2006 at the Mayo Hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. New was born in Clarkdale, Arizona on March 18, 1930. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Sicily, and the USS Wasp both aircraft carriers...
Elaine Christy Page
May 11, 2006
An angel on earth was called home too soon. Elaine Christy Page, age 5, passed away Thursday May 11, 2006. Even though Elaine was a mermaid in the water and could swim very well, the cause of death was an accidental drowning. Elaine (or \u0027Lou\u0027 as she was known by those close to her) was in Mrs.Gilliam\u0027s \u002706 graduating kindergarten...
John M. Antchagno
May 10, 2006
John M. Antchagno, 61, of Cottonwood died May 10. He was born March 26, 1945 in Ventura, California, the son of Jimmy and Ann Antchagno. Mr. Antchagno had worked for Condor Manufacturing in Ventura. He enjoyed camping, leather crafting, hiking and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Sandra...
Mildred Hazel Ryberg
May 9, 2006
Mildred H. Ryberg, 88, died, Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at her hone in Cottonwood, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Ryberg was born September 19, 1917 in Ellisville, Arkansas to John and Edith May. She was raised in Arizona at various small railroad outposts where her father was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad. She graduated from Williams High School in...
Eva Pecharich
May 8, 2006
Eva Pecharich of Clarkdale passed away peacefully on Monday, May 8, 2006. Eva was born to Steve and Mary Medigovich on June 7, 1920 on a ranch near the Verde River in Cottonwood. Eva attended school in Clemenceau and graduated from Clarkdale High School in 1939. Eva met Matt Pecharich while he was delivering ice to her sister\u0027s house in...
M. Leeds Chesshir
May 7, 2006
M.Leeds Chessir, 97, of Cottonwood, and formerly a long time resident of Sedona, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2006. Leeds was born in Peabody, Kansas on July 10, 1908 and raised in Nebraska. After graduating from high school in 1925, he left for Chicago and worked for the National Air Transport Co. who carried the mail from coast to...
Harvey Mayo Follett
May 6, 2006
Harvey Mayo Follett, 82, of Clarkdale died May 6. Known as Mayo to friends and family, he was born in Los Angeles, California to Harvey Haws Follett and Mae Cluff Follett. The family moved to Pima, Arizona when he was 3 years old. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served during World War II for 4 years in...
Carl Leo Wacker
May 6, 2006
Leo Wacker, 85, a resident of Sedona, master gardener and retired mason, died May 6, 2006. He was born December 14, 1920 in Beisecker, Alberta Province, Canada, to Fred and Lydia Wacker. He was one of five children; two brothers, Ruben (deceased), Orville; two sisters, Virginia Dubach, and Clara Mendonca, all from California. Leo married Irene Walsh on October 23,...
Carol Bauer
May 6, 2006
Carol Bauer, 50, of Camp Verde died May 6. She was born November 10, 1955 in Flagstaff. She worked for Babbitt\u0027s in Cottonwood, TG \u0026 Y in Cottonwood, Custer\u0027s Last Stand in Camp Verde and the Camp Verde Schools for 15 years. Mrs. Bauer coached soccer for 5 years and was Little League President for 10 years. She enjoyed crafts,...
Willis C. Goss
May 5, 2006
Willis C. \u0027Bill\u0027 Goss, 75, of Cottonwood died May 5. He was born January 10, 1931 in Morrisson, Illinois, the son of David and Inez Goss. Bill's family moved to Arizona when he was a young child and he attended elementary school in Prescott, Arizona. His family moved to 12 acres on Oak Creek in Page Springs during his high...
Oleva Mae Garcia
May 3, 2006
Oleva Mae Garcia, 74, resident of Camp Verde, Arizona passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2006. She was born on July 11, 1930 to John and Lenora Long in King Fisher, Oklahoma. As a child she attended the Tigard Grade School and High School. As an adult she worked as a bookkeeper for Maywood Acres Convalescent Hospital for 14 years. It...
Elsie Cora Williams
May 2, 2006
Elsie Cora Williams, 93, resident of Lake Montezuma, Arizona, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. She was born on September 6, 1912 to Cora Ann (Nichol) and Cherrie Clark Sommers in Republic County, Kansas. She graduated High School in Chester, Nebraska. As an adult, she worked as a bookkeeper at an auto machine shop. She enjoyed geneology and a...
Esther Houston Trainor
May 1, 2006
Esther Houston Trainor, 91, resident of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away at her home, surrounded by family on Monday, May 1, 2006. She was born near Fort Benton, Montana on February 11, 1915. She was the daughter of pioneer parents, Mildred Lebur Barnes and Roland Timothy Hudson. Her young years were filled with adventure and travel, settling in the Ozark...
Maximino E. Enriquez
Apr 29, 2006
Maximino E. Enriquez, 86, lifetime resident of Clarkdale, Arizona, passed away Monday, April 29, 2006. Max was born August 21, 1919 in Clarkdale, and raised in the Verde Valley; he was the son of Manuel and Octaviana (Espino) Enriquez. Max served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army as a Private First Class, Medical Technician with the...
Dallas Ray Race
Apr 29, 2006
Dallas Ray Race, 68, resident of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Dallas was born on June 7, 1937 to Walter W. and Ruth E. (Bloom) Race in Douglas, Wyoming, where he grew up. He attended the local grade school and High School. Throughout his life, Dallas ventured in different careers. For 6 years he owned his own...
Nancy Ellen Schubert
Apr 28, 2006
Nancy Ellen Schubert, 60, a resident of Sedona passed On April 28, 2006. Nancy was the wife of Emil Schubert for 39 years, the mother of 3 children and grandmother of 4. She was born June 25, 1945 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, attended St. Benedicts High School and received a bachelor of fine arts from Mundelein college. She...
Lester A. Border
Apr 27, 2006
Lester A. Border, 93, resident of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006. He was born on January 3, 1913 in Decatur, Illinois to John and Nellie Border. Lester graduated from Columbia Academy, located in Vancouver, Washington in 1935, and then attended Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington. Lester married Geraldine Poole on June 6, 1939 in College...
Louise Learn
Apr 27, 2006
Louise Learn, 81, resident of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2006. She was born on November 21, 1924 to B. Peter and Maria E. (Repetti) Fortina in Jutland, New Jersey. Louise attended the Union Township Schools and graduated from Clinton High School in 1942 with valedictory status. After High School, she attended the New Jersey College for Women...
Lois A. Boiteau-McGowan
Apr 26, 2006
Lois A. Boiteau-McGowan, 77, resident of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2006. She was born on March 29, 1929 to Loren and Jennifer Arkins in Duluth, Minnesota. During her childhood, she attend Macalester College. Following such, she attended the University of Minnesota for two years. Professionally, Lois was a travel agent. When she took her retirement in the...
