Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona

Karla Ann Bonner

Karla Ann Bonner

Mar 24, 2021

Karla Ann Bonner, also known fondly as "Mama Karla" passed peacefully on March 24th, 2021 in Cottonwood, Arizona. She was born on March 4th, 1967 in Pontiac, Michigan. 

Karla is survived by her husband Derrick, her parents Bernard and Helen Braman, her 6 grandchildren J.J., Chloe, Olivia, Anthony, Marley, and Harper, and her two biological children, Joseph and Jessikah....

Victoria A. Gonzales

Victoria A. Gonzales

Mar 23, 2021

Victoria A. Gonzales Age 63 a resident of Clarkdale Arizona entered eternal life on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. She was born on September 24th, 1957 in Flagstaff Arizona to Raymond and Theresa Anaya. She attended school in Flagstaff, AZ. Victoria served proudly in the National Guard for 6 years. She was employed by Safeway for 20 years up until her...

Millie Derosia

Millie Derosia

Mar 17, 2021

Millie Derosia passed peacefully on March 17, 2021 at the Valley View Care Hospice Facility in Cottonwood, AZ.

She was born October 3, 1931 in Brandt, South Dakota to Oscar and Melinda Morseth.

Millie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Phil Derosia and husband Phil Derosia and husband Ed Helgeson, Brother Esten Morseth, sisters Beulah Helgeson and Dorothy...

David C. Blauert

David C. Blauert

Mar 16, 2021

David Carl Blauert was born on March 4, 1943 to Emil August & Bertha (Holzhauer) Blauert in Frazee, Minnesota. After graduating from high school in 1961, Dave moved to Sedona, Arizona. In 1963, Dave joined the United States Marine Corps and married Billie Herrick in 1965. This union was blessed with two daughters, Lauren and Spring. In 2017, Dave married...

Betty L Mauldin

Betty L Mauldin

Mar 16, 2021

Betty passed away in her sleep on March 16, 2021, during the early morning hours. She is survived by her son, Randy, and his wife Debbie, whom she lived with the last year of her life. She got to be around little ones again this past year since the neighbors have 2 boys, ages 5 and 15 months. They came...

Dolores Schumm

Dolores Schumm

Mar 11, 2021

Dolores Schumm, 88, of Phoenix, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021. She was born in Huntington, WV. She attended the Ohio School for the Deaf.

Dolores is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Schumm. She is survived by her daughters Diane Mart, Millie Schumm Hollandbeck, and Mary Schumm.

Andrew Gilbert Sanchez

Andrew Gilbert Sanchez

Mar 10, 2021

Andrew Gilbert Sanchez, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 18, 1962, passed on March 10, 2021 to meet with his maker our Heavenly Father.   Andrew was proud to have been born in Missouri, he was a devoted Chief's Fan! and enjoyed his Chief's football games.  He had multiple talents: he was a Natural Artist he could draw, paint,...

Peggy Lynn Greenwood

Peggy Lynn Greenwood

Mar 3, 2021

Peggy Lynn Greenwood of Cottonwood was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on March 3, 2021.  She was born November 2, 1951 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to J.D. and Dollie Greenwood.  After graduating from Mingus Union H.S. and becoming a beautician Peggy worked at Milady’s Salon then moved to Phoenix and completed an associate’s degree from Mesa Community College while...

Nancy Gammonley

Nancy Gammonley

Mar 2, 2021

On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Nancy Gammonley, loving wife, beloved daughter, sister, and friend, passed into Jesus’ arms.Nancy was born May 4, 1944, in Harvey, IL, to Lt. Raymond W Gibson and Doris Mae Gibson, née Stone. At 18 months, Nancy was discovered to have been born with Cerebral Palsy. Despite her condition, she embraced every opportunity and enjoyed a...

DuWayne Alfred Holm

DuWayne Alfred Holm

Feb 26, 2021

On Friday February 26th, 2021 DuWayne Alfred Holm, loving husband, father of three, grandfather of twelve, and great-grandfather of 4 passed away at the age of 80. Born on January 3rd, 1941 to Alfred Johannas Holm and Helga Hegvik in Lisbon, North Dakota, DuWayne spent his childhood as a typical farm boy working in the field and hauling cattle to...

William Snyder

William Snyder

Feb 24, 2021

Bill Snyder, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, died February 24 one month shy of his 84th birthday. In 1976, while living in Oklahoma, he received a job offer from Landmark Land Company and had the choice of relocating his family to Carmel, California or Clarkdale, Arizona and here we are. He spent his years on boards and commissions at local,...

Lois Ann Kimel

Lois Ann Kimel

Feb 22, 2021

Lois Ann Kimel (Stagnaro), 83, of Sedona, Arizona passed away peacefully February 22nd. She was a native of Norwood, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband Howard F. Kimel and parents Charles W. And Isabelle F. Stagnaro (née Williams). Lois is survived by her beloved brother Charles Stagnaro and wife Helen of Athens, TN, their daughter Kathy Logan...

Rev. John William Jenkins

Rev. John William Jenkins

Feb 18, 2021

Rev. John William Jenkins of Camp Verde, Arizona passed away peacefully on February 18, 2021. He was born on March 21, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. John served in the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Okinawa and studied in Japan before returning home to marry Doris Kundart in 1951. They moved to San Diego, California where he...

Maria Dolores “Lola” Ramos Ryan

Maria Dolores “Lola” Ramos Ryan

Feb 13, 2021

Maria Dolores “Lola” Ramos Ryan, 81, died February 13 after a brief illness at her home in Cottonwood, AZ. Dolores was born November 4, 1939 to Perfecto and Rufina Ramos in Saucillo, Chihuahua Mexico. In 1956 she married Edward Ryan Jr and they lived in Reserve, NM, Flagstaff, AZ and Silver City, NM. In May 2020 she moved to Cottonwood...

Charles A. "Chuck" Rennie Jr.

Charles A. "Chuck" Rennie Jr.

Feb 6, 2021

Charles A. Rennie Jr. (Chuck), age 76 of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away at his sister’s home on Saturday, February 6th while surrounded by family and his special pug dog Herachio.

Chuck was born at Reno Army Air Base in Nevada on January 15, 1945 to parents Charles Rennie Sr. and Patricia Burke.   He grew up near extended family in the...

Kay Frances Kallsen

Kay Frances Kallsen

Feb 4, 2021

Kay Frances Kallsen died February 4, 2021. She was 81 years old.

Kay was born in Jerome, Arizona to Frank and Katherine Boban. Her family moved to Bridgeport in 1945. She attended Willard School and Cottonwood High School. She married Keith Kallsen in 1957. She worked at Marcus J. Lawrence hospital in the business office, as well as a medical...

Eugene Russell Bonfoey

Eugene Russell Bonfoey

Jan 29, 2021

On Friday, January 29, Eugene Russell Bonfoey, passed away after a battle with cancer at the age of 68. “Gene” as he liked to be called was born in Norwich, Connecticut in1952. He was the son of the late Isabelle and Russell Bonfoey.   

Gene grew up in Franklin, Connecticut and was active in the New London County 4-H Club,...

Marshall "Mike" Nathaniel Heyman

Marshall "Mike" Nathaniel Heyman

Jan 28, 2021

Marshall Nathaniel “Mike” Heyman passed away on 28 January 2021, months shy of his 97th birthday.

Mike’s life is best recounted in phases that defined him. Born in Albany, New York, he lost his mom at age nine to an infection she picked up visiting him in hospital after a tonsillectomy, following which he and his father Berthold – “Butch”...

Julie Ann Hadley

Julie Ann Hadley

Jan 24, 2021

Julie Ann Hadley of Cottonwood, passed away peacefully on 1/24/2021 at Verde Valley Medical Center. At 6:53 pm Julie took her final breath, while in the presence of her beloved husband Jerry. 

   She was born January 16, 1956 in Phoenix Arizona; the daughter of Ramon and Mary Charles. She graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1974. 

    On...

Marie "Riki" Brewster

Marie "Riki" Brewster

Jan 15, 2021

Marie “Riki” E. Brewster of Cottonwood went home to the Lord on January 15, 2021. Riki was preceded in death by her husband Bobby L. Pickering, her 2nd husband Bill Brewster, her daughter Debbie Schlink and son George Pickering. She leaves behind son Art (Bonnie) Pickering of Flagstaff, AZ; daughter Cindy (Robert) Apodaca Sr. of Flagstaff, AZ; son Beecher (Val)...

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