Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Oscar Hernandez
Dec 10, 2003
Oscar Hernandez, 79, of Cottonwood died December 10. He was born January 2, 1924 in Tombstone, Arizona. He was a retired saleman. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was formerly a member of St. Cecilia\u0027s Mission Catholic Church. He leaves two daughters, Evie Scott of Scotland and Terry Lay...
Melvin R. Dukes
Dec 9, 2003
Melvin Ray Dukes, 75, of Clarkdale died December 9. He was born December 9, 1928 in Browder, Kentucky. He was retired from the Yavapai County Highway Department. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Nina Dukes; three sons, Robert Dukes and Andy Dukes, both of Wickenburg, Jimmy Dukes of New River; his father Melvin Dukes of Turlock, California; a sister,...
Bernard F. Kaiser
Dec 9, 2003
Bernard F. Kaiser, 92, of Cottonwood died December 9. He was born April 9, 1911 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a retired electrician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for 50 years. Mr. Kaiser is survived by his wife of 62 years; a daughter and her husband, Carol Ann and Varen Thorne; and three grandchildren...
Eileen B. Doughtery
Dec 9, 2003
Eileen B. Dougherty, 65, of Rimrock died December 9. She was born July 5, 1938 in Wheatridge, Colorado. She leaves her husband, Wayne Dougherty; a daughter Annette Ryan of Monrovia, California; two sons Trent Harris of Huntington Beach, California and Kirk Harris of Rimrock; her mother Winnie Phelps of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; two sisters, Loretta Manns of Chandler and Arleen...
Katie D. Jackson
Dec 8, 2003
Tommy \u0027\u0027Katie\u0027\u0027 Dunn Jackson, 94, of Cottonwood was called home by the Lord on December 8 after a long and full life. Katie was born on July 27, 1909 in Coleman, Texas to Mary Margaret (Wall) and John F. Dunn. She married Frank M. Jackson on June 18, 1934. She lived most of her life on a rance in Denton,...
Donald R. Millman
Dec 8, 2003
Donald R. Millman, 81, of Cottonwood died peacefully at his home on December 8th. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Ada Millman. He was a veteran of World War II fighting with the Third Marine Division on Iwo Jima, Guam, Guadelcanal, and Bouganville. He is the husband of Esther for...
Keith A. Hinrichsen
Dec 7, 2003
Keith A.Hinrichsen, 80, died Sunday at Dignified Adult Care Home in Cottonwood. He was born in Clinton, Iowa on May 3, 1923, the son of Emil and Margaret (Landguth)Hinrichsen and graduated from Clinton High School in 1941. He married Margaret (Matteson) Hinrichsen of Mankato, Minnesota on November 10, 1945. Mr. Hinrichsen served as an aviator in the United States Navy...
Herbert E. Cooper
Dec 6, 2003
Herbert E. Cooper, 73, of Camp Verde died Dember 6. He ws born ovember 20, 1930 in Brodus, Texas. He was a member of Faith Tabernacle Church. He worked for Dallas Smith Transport as a truck driver hauling automobiles for 35 years. He also worked for DBX Enterprises as a designing engineer and was much respected in Detroit at Chrysler...
Melvin J. Stewart
Dec 5, 2003
Melvin J. Stewart, 62, of Cornville died December 5. She was born April 22, 1941 in Snowflake. He was a truck driver and logger. He leaves his wife, Laveta Stewart; three daughters, Laura Brunson of Payson, Kelly Pendergast of Palo Verde and Renee Teeters of Camp Verde; his mother, Melva Ann Gibson of Cornville; two brothers, Ron Gibson and Don...
Bernice A. Phifer
Dec 5, 2003
Bernice Agusta Phifer, 94, of Camp Verde died December 5. She was born April 13, 1909 in Minot, North Dakota. She enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, knitting, art work. Her family considered her a mother extraordinaire and a best friend. She leaves her husband, Clifford D. Phifer; three sons, Nathan Daniel Phifer, Clifford Dale Phifer and Dennis Allen Phifer; three daughters in...
Theodore S. Kehoe
Dec 4, 2003
Theodore Sean Kehoe, 48, of Clarkdale died December 4. he was born January 28, 1955 in Danbury, Connecticut. He worked as a coordinator in construction. he enjoyed playing the guitar, playing chess and pool. Mr. Kehoe leaves his wife, Carolyn D. Kehoe; two daughters, Anne Marie Willliams and Heather E. Kehoe; a sister, Rosemary Hawkins of Arizona and Terri O\u0027Dell...
Jane S. Gilmartin
Dec 3, 2003
Jane Stuart Gilmartin, 85, of Camp Verde died December 3. She was born April 7, 1918 in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was a member of St. Peters Episcopal Church of Lakewood, Ohio. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and dancing. Mrs. Gilmartin leaves a daughter, Page Foley Filson of Sedona; a son in law, Scott Edward Filson of Sedona; a niece and her...
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...
