Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mary Louise Nunez
Mar 24, 2003
Mary Louise Robles Nunez, 82, of Clarkdale died March 24. She was born October 13, 1920 in Bisbee, Arizona. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church; Bank of America Retirees; Soroptomists; American Legion Auxillary; Women of Moose; Norwalk, Califronia Chamber of Commerce; Norwalk, California City Commisioner; Treasurer, League of United Latin American Citizens; Norwalk Rental Mediation Board; Business and...
Leland O. Arthur, Jr.
Mar 20, 2003
Leland Oswald Arthur, Jr., 70, of Cottonwood died March 20. He was born September 2, 1932 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Leland retired from Construction excavation. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and the Moose Lodge. He leaves his wife, Sara L. Arthur; four daughters, Rebecca L. Arthur...
Ruth ''Cuca'' A. Moncibaez
Mar 20, 2003
Ruth \u0027\u0027Cuca\u0027\u0027 Avila Moncibaez, 88, of Clarkdale died March 20. She was born July 1, 1914 in Mexico. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and had also attended St. Cecilia\u0027s Mission Church. She leaves her four daughters, Vera Martinez, Annie Sandoval and Gloria Granados, all of Clarkdale and Lilly Sandoval of Cottonwood; two sons, Paul Moncibaez of...
Rubie W. Eckerman
Mar 19, 2003
Rubie Wager Eckerman, 88, of Cottonwood died March 19. She was born January 18, 1915 in Nogales. She was a retired clerk for a chemical company. She was a member of the Elks Lodge #2393 in California and the Order of the Eastern Star in Nogales. She leaves and son and daughter in law, Peter M. and Catherine B. Horn...
Leonard E. Fain
Mar 19, 2003
Leonard E. Fain, 81, of Cottonwood passed away at home March 13 surrounded by his family. Leonard was a hero to all who knew him. He was a decorated Army veteran of 24 plus years who had served in several World War II campaigns both in North Africa and Europe receiving a bronze star, an Army commendation medal and a...
James Michael Rauls
Mar 18, 2003
James Michael Rauls, 59, of Chino Valley died March 18. He was born December 18, 1943 in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Rauls worked as a respiratory therapist in hospitals including the Verde Valley Medical Center. He was a Vietnam veteran. He leaves his wife, Soon Chin Rauls; a son, Michael James Rauls, two sisters, Dolores Millard and Carolyn Rauls; two brothers,...
Dora Rivera Corral
Mar 16, 2003
Dora Rivera Corral, 69, of Cottonwood died March 16. She was born May 12, 1933 in Peoria. She attened both St. Cecilias Mission Catholic Church and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She leaves two daughters, Angie Vera and Diane Epperson, both of Cottonwood; a son and daughter in law, Gary and Laurie Santillan of Mazalan, Mexico another son, Lony Santillan...
Alice Nichols Getsinger
Mar 13, 2003
Alice Nichols Getsinger, 91, born in Phoenix, Arizona Territory on August 30, 1911, died in Camp Verde, Arizona, March 13, 2003. She lived in many Arizona locales during her long life, including Prescott, Jerome, Kingman, and Phoenix. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church, Phoenix, and of First Baptist Church,Camp Verde. She was a Girl Scout leader, active...
Clarmont Paul Doane, Jr.
Mar 12, 2003
Services for Clarmont Paul Doane, Jr. Are pending at this time.
Edward Forrest Hale
Mar 12, 2003
Edward Forrest Hale, 38, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on March 12th at the Phoenix Baptist Hospital. He was born January 20, 1965 in Douglas, Arizona to Forrest Edwin and Joanne Jeannett (Miller) Hale. He is survived by his mother, Joanne Hale of Cottonwood, his brother and sister-in law: William and Cathy Hale of Cottonwood and a very large extended family...
Gloria Jean Hobbs
Mar 12, 2003
Gloria Jean Hobbs was born Gloria Jean Lancaster in Chicago, Illinois September 19, 1925. She died March 12, 2003 at her daughter\u0027s home in Cottonwood at the age of 77. She graduated from Mundaline College in Chicago with a degree in Sociology. She swam all over the world with Buster Crabb as one of his water ballerinas. She moved to...
Rozella L. Kleck
Mar 11, 2003
Rozella L. Kleck, 93, died on Tuesday evening, 11 March 2003. She was born in Pittsburgh, Kansas on March 9, 1910 as Rozella Lorraine Hammond. She and her youngest sister, Clara Bell married brothers, George and Edd Wilson. George was killed in an auto accident. By 1939 Rozella had moved to Arizona and in June of that year she married...
Florence M. Bade
Mar 11, 2003
Florence M. Bade, 93, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Tuesday, March 11th. Miss Bade was born in Berger, Missouri on September 6, 1909. She was a retired secretary and had resided in Arizona for the last twenty seven years. She was a member of the Mountain View United Methodist Church and a fifty three year member of the Turquoise Rebecca...
Carolyn ''Sue'' (McMenamin) Buss
Mar 10, 2003
Carolyn \u0027\u0027Sue\u0027\u0027 (McMenamin) Buss, 48, of Cornville and life long resident of the Verde Valley passed away on Monday, March 10th. She was born in Cottonwood, Arizona on June 10, 1954. Carolyn Sue graduated from Mingus High School in 1972. This was the last class to graduate in Jerome. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Amber...
Carol Arminda Saad
Mar 10, 2003
Carol Arminda Saad, 81, of Clarkdale died on Monday, March 10, 2003. She was born on June 23, 1921 in Boone, Iowa. A resident of Arizona for 16 years, Mrs. Saad worked for a tire manufacturer in the accounting department. She was an avid bridge player at Lampliter Village and Pine Shadows. She was also a member of The Republican...
Victoria Ann Baker
Mar 10, 2003
Victoria Ann Baker, 49, of Camp Verde, died on Monday, March 10th. She was born in Cottonwood, Arizona on December 24, 1953. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation and worked as the Director of Tribal Enrollment. She was the daughter of Victor Hamaley and Naomi Mocasque-Gibson. She is survived by her children: Marisa R. Rious Marcella O....
Terrence Dean Baker
Mar 9, 2003
Terrence Dean Baker, 67, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Sunday, March 9th. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 10, 1936. Mr. Baker was a veteran having served in the United States Air Force. He was a lifelong student of English Literature and Humanity. He was a true gentleman and founder of The First Church Of The Second Day...
Phyllis D. Fallen
Mar 3, 2003
Long time Cottonwood resident Phyllis D. Fallen died on Monday, March 3, 2003 at the Kachina Point Health Care Center in Sedona, Arizona. Mrs. Fallen was born on June 6, 1916 in Iowa City, Iowa. A retired typist, she moved to Arizona in 1975. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry C. Fallen in 1992. A graveside service...
Mary Jane Fernandes
Mar 3, 2003
Mary Jane Fernandes was born Mary Jane Edwards July 16, 1912 in Reno, Nevada. She died March 3, 2003 at Little Eden on South Eighth Street, Cottonwood, Arizona at the age of 90. She graduated from Hilmar High School in 1929 and is a life member of the California Scholaraship Federation. Mary Jane was a young divorcee supporting two dhildren...
Margaret D. Aiken (Stone)
Mar 3, 2003
Margaret D. Aiken (Stone), a much-beloved artist, whose paintings have been widely shown in New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Grand Canyon and many other venues across the country, died in Sedona, Arizona on March 3, 2003. She was 78 years of age. Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico on April 3, 1924, Margaret could never remember not wanting to...
