Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Maude Olivia Reno
May 19, 2005
Maude Olivia Reno, 90, formerly of Flagstaff, Arizona and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died May 19th in Arizona. She was born February 24, 1915, to Edith Mae (Henneberger) and Lewis J. Mutchler, in Chester, Montana, where her parents were homesteading. When she was five, the family returned to Blackwood, New Jersey, where she spent the rest of her childhood. Maude studied nursing...
Terrence Rose
May 19, 2005
Terrence (Terry) Rose, 68, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2005. He was born on May 24, 1936 in Auburn, Nebraska into a family of eight boys. A loving father and devoted grandfather Terry is survived by his soulmate Phyllis; brothers Jack, Bob and Larry; daughter Anne (Mike); son Joe (Marty); and grandchildren Christen, Catherine, Zak, Mary Anne, Hayley, Sarah,...
Erma F. Dobyns
May 17, 2005
Erma F. Dobyns, 78, of Cottonwood died May 17, 2005 after a courageous and valiant fight against several illnesses. She left this world peacefully surrounded by the family she so dearly loved. Erma was born in Liberty, Arizona on August 26, 1926 and grew up in the Verde Valley. She was the daughter of Jesse and Sylvia Self and the...
Donald Orin Young
May 16, 2005
Donald Orin Young, 65, of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005. He was born June 17, 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix and attended Grand Canyon College for three years. Mr. Young enjoyed spending time with his loved ones and friends, fine art, hunting, fishing, sporting events, especially Nascar Racing and...
Lois M. Wilcox
May 16, 2005
Lois M. Wilcox, 82 of Cottonwood died May 16. She was born April 13, 1923 in Albany, New York. She was a volunteer and the Central Arizona Food Bank and at the Verde Historical Society. She enjoyed watching television, gardening and dogs. She leaves her husband of 50 years, Willard; a brother, Winifred McGraph of North Carolina; and several nieces...
Darrel E. Long
May 11, 2005
Darrel Edwin Long, 54, of Cornville died May 11. He was born January 30, 1951 in Topeka, Kansas. Before illness forced his retirement, he worked as a deliveryman for Verde Floral. Prior to that, Darrel had been a carpet layer. He enjoyed fisihng, camping and cars. Darrel leaves his life partner Sandy Smith; three sons, Dale Long, Charles Long and...
Mary Balagna
May 9, 2005
Mary Balagna, 81, of Cottonwood died May 9. She was born Detroit, Michigan. She enjoyed working with her flowers and lawn. Mrs. Balagna leaves her husband of 62 years, James; sons, Daniel of Naples, Florida and Ken of Sedona; a daughter, Linda of Downey, California; sisters, Sarah Glisson and Joann Nowaki of Detroit, Michigan; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. There...
Fairy C. Pierce
May 6, 2005
Fairy Cole Pierce, 82, of Camp Verde died May 6. She was born July 28, 1922 in Craig, Oklahoma. She retired from Boeing Aircraft. Mrs. Pierce was a member of the Calvary Chapel of Camp Verde. Her hobbies included sewing and bingo. Survivng her is a sister, Earlene Gage of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. There are...
Frederick L. Bensen
May 6, 2005
Mr. Frederick L. Benson of Cottonwood, Arizona, son of Olive and Earl Bensen died Friday, May 6, 2005, after struggling with cancer for the last eight years. He was born in Jackson, Michigan. He was preceded by his brother Robert and is survived by his brother John of Walnut Creek, California and his Lois of Cottonwood, Arizona. He leaves behind...
Marjorie L. Stalnaker
May 3, 2005
Marjorie Lenore Stalnaker, 93, of Camp Verde died May 3. She was born July 15, 1911 in Cardiff, California. She enjoyed gardening, being with her family, eating out, cards and board games. Her husband of 70 years, Eldon C. Stalnaker, preceded her in death. She leaves a son, Jim (and his wife Bobbi) Stalnaker of Flagstaff; two daughters, Martie Ryan...
Raymond L. Gilbert II
May 2, 2005
Raymond LeRoy Gilbert II, 59, of Cottonwood died May 2. He was born August 31, 1945 in Wickenburg. He was a retired truck driver with Teamsters Local #104. Mr. Gilbert was a huge NASCAR fan, raced motorcycles, enjoyed cooking and baking, television and movies, cars, was an animal lover and also had been a photographer. He leaves two sons, Mark...
Betty R. Carmichael
May 2, 2005
Betty Carmichael, 74, of Cornville, Arizona passed into a new life May 2 in Cottonwood, Arizona. She was born in Akron, Ohio on Christmas Day, 1930 and immediately adopted by Fred and Irene Huber Carmichael. She was raised in Bath, Ohio and graduated from Bath High School. She attended Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, where she found herself in...
Donald E. Zum Mallen
Apr 29, 2005
Donald Edwin Zum Mallen, 78, of Cornville died April 29. He was born August 4, 1926 in Cresent City, Illinois. He was still working as a rancher. He previously had worked as a dairyman at the Zum Mallen Dairy in Glendale. He had a love of organic gardening and was a member of the organic gardening club of the Verde...
Patricia Louise Campeau
Apr 24, 2005
Patricia Louise Campeau, died at the Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Ariozna on April 24, 2005 at the age of 64. Pat was born August 13, 1940 to Harold and Leah Thompson in Ashland, Wisconsin. Her family moved to St. Croix Falls in 1949 from Bayfield, Wisconsin. She graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1958. On August...
Lois M. Davison
Apr 24, 2005
Lois Marie Davison, 81, of Cottonwood died April 24. She was born January 15, 1924 in East Jerome (now Clarkdale)the daughter of Clarence and Allie (York) Stout. Mrs. Davison received much fulfillment in being able to taking care of other people. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Johnny Amberson, who she was married to for 28 years and...
Betty J. Youngblood
Apr 16, 2005
Betty Jane Youngblood passed away on April 16,2005 in Cottonwood, AZ at the age of 78. Betty was born in Alta Loma, CA on April 19 1926 to Herbert and Nellie (Canup) Nagel. Betty grew up in various areas of California with her parents, her brother Joe and her sisters Sunny, Irene, Mary and Billie Lou. Her fondest memories as...
Anthony George Allan Kramer
Apr 15, 2005
Anthony George Allan Kramer, 81, of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Friday, April 15th at his home. He was born in Bancroft, Iowa on June 11, 1923. He attended Campion Prepatory School in Prarie Du Chien, WI, and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mr. Kramer was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy....
Verna F. Good
Apr 15, 2005
Verna Florence Good, 60, of Cottonwood died April 15. She was born June 11, 1944 in Douglas, Arizona. Verba attended the YES the Arc since 1988. She had helped with ironing for the agency\u0027s thrift shop and enjoyed movies, dinners, concerts, painting, ceramics and music classes. She leaves a brother Bill Good of San Diego, California and Walt Good of...
Carmen Esperanza Asistin
Apr 14, 2005
Carmen Esperanza Asistin, 58, of Sedona, (Village of Oak Creek) passed away on Thursday, April 14th. She was born in Santa Maria, California on August 11, 1946. A resident of Arizona for 8 years, Ms. Asistin worked as a manicurist. She had lived previously in Hawaii where she had owned and operated beauty shops. Ms. Asistin is survived by her...
Mary Dorthulia Farley Hancock
Apr 14, 2005
Mary Dorthulia Farley Hancock, age 98, of Cottonwood died Thurday, April 14th. She descended from a pioneer Sedona family. She is the daughter of Joe Farley and Sarah Jane Lay Farley, who homesteaded land located on both sides of Oak Creek, where L\u0027Auberge now stands in Sedona. Mary was born in Dewey, Arizona on August 28, 1906. The Farley family...
