Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
William Carl ''Bill'' Thorleifson
Dec 2, 2003
Bill Thorleifson, 76, of Clarakdale, Arizona died Tuesday, December 2nd, ending a valiant struggle against the effects of a heart attack and pneumonia. Bill was born on July, 26, 1927 in Vancouver, Canada. He was an outstanding swimmer as a youth, becoming the Canadian National Freestyle Champion in 1943. As a young man, Bill worked in the logging camps of...
Jerry F. O'Brien
Nov 28, 2003
Jerry F. O\u0027Brien, 78, of Clarkdale died November 28 peacefully at his home. He was born in Clarkdale on August 2, 1925. Mr. O\u0027Brien was a World War II veteran of the US Navy, serving as a radioman in the South Pacific. Upon returning from WWII, he began his first career as a carpenter. In the 1950\u0027s, while recovering from...
Clarence E. Steele
Nov 28, 2003
Clarence Edward Steele, 65, of Cottonwood died November 30 while waiting for a liver transplant. He was born April 29, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa. He lived in Phoenix for 20 years. He retired from Shamrock Foods. Mr. Steele moved to Cottonwood in 2000. He was an Air Force veteran. Mr. Steele was a member of the Clarkdale Baptist Church....
Robert E. Waisanen
Nov 27, 2003
Robert E. Waisanen, 88, of Sedona and formerly of Douglas, AZ died on November 27th, 2003. He was born November 18, 1915 in McNeal, Arizona. Mr. Waisanen was a retired auto parts manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. He was a veteran of World WAr II, having served in the United States Navy. He was formerly active an active...
Leon J. Glidden
Nov 23, 2003
Leon J. Glidden, 85, of Lake Montezuma was born May 4, 1918 in Parsons, Kansas. He died November 23, 2003. Leon was an employee of the Boeing Company for 30 years. He was a resident of Lake Montezuma since 1975 after retiring as base manager of the Boeing Company in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He is survived by his wife of 61...
Brenda Sue Snow
Nov 20, 2003
Brenda Sue Snow, 36, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Thursday, November 20th. She was born in Decatur, Illinois on May 17, 1967. A resident of Arizona for the last five years, Mrs. Snow was a homemaker. She attended the Cottonwood Assembly of God Church. She was active as a Royal Ranger Commander from 1998-2001. Brenda is survived by her husband,...
Keith W. Miller
Nov 16, 2003
Keith William Miller, 84, of Cottonwood died November 16. He was born September 3, 1919 in Muskegon, Michigan. He served in the Navy during World War II as an aeronautical engineer and served on Midway Island for four years in aircraft services. He graduated from Michigan State University on a music scholarship. He continued his studies at the University of...
Earll Edward ''Tex'' Gaston
Nov 13, 2003
Earll \u0027\u0027Tex\u0027\u0027 Edward Gaston, 92, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Thursday, November 13th. Mr. Gaston was born in Palmer, Nebraska on February 24, 1911. Tex was raised in the Mid-West and was a real gentleman and a cowboy. He eventually moved to Pasadena, California where he met and married Iola Hull on June 28, 1933. The Gastons lived in...
Nancy Marie Fry
Nov 11, 2003
Nancy Marie Fry, 55, of Cottonwood, passed away on Tuesday, November 11th at her home. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 21, 1948. A resident of Arizona for four years, Mrs. Fry worked as a billing representative for AZ Medical Provider Services. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Nancy is survived by her husband Michael Moriarty...
Henrietta C. Moudy-Lamer
Nov 10, 2003
Henrietta Catherine Moudy-Lamer, 85, of Clarkdale died November 10. She was born December 27, 1917 in Holland, Michigan. She retired from Squaw Peak Elementary School in Phoenix where she worked from 1963-1983. She was a member of the Verde Valley Presbyterian Church. She leaves a daughter, Mary A. (and her husband Sid) Stelpstra and a son, Marvin J. (and his...
Guy C. Kennedy
Nov 10, 2003
Guy Calvin Kennedy, 49, of Cornville died November 10. He was born June 25, 1954 in Tempe. He leaves his mother, Ada May Bruce of Cornville; a daughter, Misty Sheeks of California and a son Damion Sheeks; three sisters, Lavona Maier and Shanda Kennedy, both of Cornville and Lorie Hoy of Phoenix; one grandchild; six nieces, seven nephews and three...
Donald L. Parker
Nov 9, 2003
Donald L. Parker, 83, departed this life at his home in Cottonwood, Arizona, November 9. Donald was the only child of of Frank Lemuel and Addie McGarvin Parker, born on October 27, 1920 at Hood River, Oregon. He resided at Parkdale, Oregon through elementary school into high school. When he was 17, the family moved due to his mother\u0027s health...
George L. Williams
Nov 9, 2003
George L. Williams, 89, a resident of Sedona died November 9. He was born July 24, 1914 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Mr. Williams was a retired entrepreneur in manufacturing. He was a member of the Sedona United Methodist Church the Elks and the Grace United Methodist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. He leaves his wife, Doris Williams; three daughters, Judith Cameron and...
Donna Sue Hudson
Nov 8, 2003
Donna Sue Hudson died peacefully Saturday, November 8th, surrounded by her family and close friends. Donna Sue, 35, was born February 24, 1968 in Ganado, Arizona to Donald and Donna (Ross) Coffland. She moved to the Verde Valley in 1979 where she was raised by her mother and stepfather. She graduated from Mingus Union High School in 1986 and married...
Jean Slessor
Nov 8, 2003
Jean Slessor, 78, of Cottonwood died November 8. She was born October 8 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 11 at 1 PM. Westcott Funeral Home directed
Reginald N. Winthrop
Nov 5, 2003
Reginald Nielson Winthrop, 73, a resident of Sedona died November 5. He was born November 21, 1929 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Winthrop was an actor in the theater. He was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Sedona. He leaves his wife Claire Winthrop and a daughter Viviane Winthrop, both of Sedona. There...
Iola Blanche Gaston
Nov 2, 2003
Iola Blanche Gaston, 91, of Cottonwood, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2003. She was born in Maryville, Missouri on December 1, 1911. On June 28, 1933, Iola married Earll Edward Gaston in Pasadena, California, and lived there until their retirement in 1966. Earll and Iola spent the next five years touring the United States and Mexico in search of...
Jerold L. Kingsbury
Nov 2, 2003
Jerold L. Kingsbury, 93, a resident of Sedona died November 2. He was born April 1, 1910 in Los Angeles, California and remembered when the city had gaslights. He worked for Douglas Aircraft Company from 1938 to 1958, during World War II he was helping manufacture war aircraft. He retired to Camp Verde and then moved to Sedona. Mr. Kingsbury...
William C. Cox
Oct 31, 2003
William Charles Cox, 68, of Camp Verde died October 31. He was born April 27, 1935. He had worked as an operating engineer in highway contsruction. Mr. Cox was a meber of the International Union of Operating Engineers for 37 years. He leaves his wife, Sharon Cox; two daughters, Anna Barker and Lynette Baldwin; two sons, Mike Cox and Brad...
Orville Hendrickson
Oct 29, 2003
Orville Hendrickson, 84, of Cottonwood died October 29. He was born June 9, 1919 in Vandalia, Illinois. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the Corps of Engineers in the South Pacific. He retired as a master mechanic from Kaiser, Ball and Yaeger Freeway Construction Company and helped construct the world\u0027s largest freeway. He was...
