Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Harry W. Snyder
Feb 27, 2003
Harry William Snyder, 76, of Cottonwood died February 27. He was born December 28, 1925 in Freeport, Pennsylvania. Mr. Snyder retired after a career in sales. He was a member of the Evangel Worship Center. He loved watching his grandsons play baseball and was a huge Diamondback\u0027s fan. He was a naval veteran. Mr. Snyder leaves his wife Dorothy M....
Aladar Molnar
Feb 26, 2003
Al Molnar died February 26th at his home in Cottonwood. He was 77. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he attended the Military Academy there and trained as a fighter pilot in the Hungarian Air Force. Overrun by the Russians at the end of the war, he was barred from further flying and found work as a heavy vehicle driver within the...
Alvin Charles Cole
Feb 23, 2003
Alvin Charles Cole, 61, of Camp Verde died February 23. He was born June 6, 1941 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He attended Immaculate Conception Church and was a member of the Jerome Lodge of the Elks and the American Legion. He was a Vietnam veteran of the Air Force. He leaves his mother,...
Gesche Ingrid Butschun
Feb 22, 2003
Gesche Ingrid Butschun, 63, a resident of Sedona died February 22, 2003. She was born December 26, 1939 in Augsburg, Germany. She leaves her husband, Gerhard Paul Butschun; a daughter, Angela P. Lindberg of Forest Lake, Minnesota; a son, Donald G. Butschun of Cypress, Texas; a brother, Dirk Harms of Linkenheim, Germany; two grandchildren, Robert Lindberg and Matthew Lindberg, both...
Velma Octavian Owens
Feb 21, 2003
Velma Octavian Owens,92, a long time resident of Cottonwood,(Bridgeport) died on Friday, February 21st. She was born in Bryant, Oklahoma on June 29, 1910. A homemaker, Velma lived in Arizona for 84 years. Mrs. Owens was a long time and devoted member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Diamond Chapter #7. She was married to Albert (Bert) Owens who...
Donald A. Godman
Feb 19, 2003
Donald Alfred Godman, 82, of Camp Verde died February 19. He was born December 5, 1920 in Pueblo, Colorado. He retired as an owner of a refrigeration and heating business. He served in the Army during World War II. He leaves his wife Elizabeth N. Godman of Camp Verde; a daughter, Susan E. Skagss of Prescott; a son James D....
Irene A. Connolly
Feb 19, 2003
Irene Antoinette Connolly, 76, of Clarkdale, died February 19. She was born May 15, 1926 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Connolly is survived by her mother Florida Sweet of Cottonwood; a daughter, Donna Holub of Fontana, California; two sons, James M. Connolly of Florence and Thomas P. Connolly of Fontana; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. There...
Kathleen ''Kay'' Bareford
Feb 15, 2003
After three years of struggling through three accumulatively degrading strokes, on February 1, 2003 Kathleen suffered a massive stroke that left her terminal. She departed this world on February 15, 2003 and joined her Heavenly Father and His Choir of Angels, as she had always planned. From the age of eleven Kay became a believer of the Lord Jesus Christ,...
Audrey Jean Killingsworth
Feb 15, 2003
Audrey Jean Killingsworth, 43, of Camp Verde, Arizona died on Saturday, February 15th. She was born in Yuma Arizona on January 8, 1960. Mrs. Killingsworth was a homemaker, and had resided in Arizona for the last 20 years. She is survived by her husband, James Michael Killingsworth; her father: Mickey L. McGill of Camp Verde; two sisters: Sherry Lynn Montgomery...
John Peter Hiegel
Feb 14, 2003
John Peter Hiegel, 88, of Cottonwood died February 14. He was born November 21, 1911 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hiegel retired from Reynolds Aluminum. A baseball and football enthusiast, he played on a minor league team in Erie, Pennsylavania as a young man. He was a jack of all trades. Before his marriage he had been a music teacher of...
Jo Anna L. Marshall
Feb 9, 2003
Jo Anna L. Marshall, 54, of Cottonwood died February 9. She was born September 11, 1948 in Knoxville, Iowa. Jo Anna was a massage therapist and owner of Jo Anna\u0027s Professional Body Work. She has been in Cottonwood for about 12 years moving here from San Diego. She was an active member of American Business Womans Association and had served...
Hubert E. Whitaker
Feb 9, 2003
Hubert Eugene Whitaker, 85, of Clarkdale died February 9. He was born August 31, 1917 in Los Angeles, California. He was a retired law enforcement officer who had worked as a prison guard. He was a member of Jehovah\u0027s Witness and was an avid reader and bible scholar. He also enjoyed camping and fishing and was a railroad buff. He...
Homer Lee McDuffy
Feb 6, 2003
Homer Lee McDuffy, 69, of Cottonwood died on Thursday, February 6th. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on February 20, 1933. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a graduate of the Roanoke Bible College and Emmanuel School of Religion. He was a a member of the Verde Valley Christian Church. Mr. McDuffy...
Francis ''Fritz'' Ferdinand Tentschert
Feb 4, 2003
Francis Ferdinand Tentschert, effectionately known as \u0027\u0027Fritz\u0027\u0027 was born May 16, 1912 to Frank and Emily Tentschert in Llewellyn, New Jersey. Fritz is survived by his loving wife, Betty, his son Paul of San Diego, two stepsons, Jay of Los Angeles and Jeff of Seattle, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Fritz was a successful businessman, who served his country as...
Martha Verda Hultquist
Feb 4, 2003
Martha Roberts Hultquist, 87, of Cottonwood, Arizona died at her home on February 4, 2003. Martha was born and raised in La Grange, Illinois. Martha loved horseback riding and often appeared in shows in the Chicago area where she won many trophies. She attended Lindenwood College where she was President of the College Chapters of the YWCA and Beta Chi...
Louellen Vivian Herkenhoff
Feb 2, 2003
Louellen Vivian Herkenhoff, 82, of Sedona died in Peoria, Arizona on February 2nd. She was born in Paragould, Arkansas on July 16, 1920. Mrs. Herkenhoff has been a resident of Arizona for 33 years and before her retirement she worked as a nurse. She attended Christ Center Wesleyan Church in Sedona and she was active in the Sedona Adult Center....
Barrett Albert Bailey
Feb 2, 2003
Barrett Albert Bailey, 70, of Cottonwood died February 2. He was born March 24, 1932 in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was a retired owner of a sporting goods business. A veteran of the Navy, he served as a naval aviator. Mr. Bailey was a creative soul who was a pilot and built and restored aircraft. He was also a painter...
Joseph Kirk Thorbecke
Feb 1, 2003
Joseph Kirk Thorbecke, 47, of Cottonwood and former resident of Kingman, Arizona died February 1. He was born November 20, 1955 in Casa Grande. He worked in construction and was a member of Local 383 in Arizona and Local 872 in Nevada. He was also a member of search and rescue team, the National Rifle Association, the Hualapai 4 Wheelers,...
Diana D. Abston
Jan 30, 2003
Diana D. Abston, 84, of Camp Verde died January 30. She was born November 22, 1918. She leaves a daughter, Joan Donahoo of Ogden, Utah; three sons, Leonard Donahoo of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Billy Donahoo of Phoenix and Robert Donahoo of Camp Verde and six grandchildren. There are no public services planned. Westcott Funeral Home directed these arrangements.
Coya Renee Burnett
Jan 26, 2003
Coya Renee Burnett, 19, of Clarkdale died January 26 in Rocky Point, Mexico as a result of an accident. She was born September 8, 1983 in Cottonwood, the daughter of Steve and Nanci (Vergara) Burnett. She was a graduate of Heritage Academy and was attending the Cottonwood campus of Yavapai College. A member of the Cottonwood Seventh-day Adventist Church, she...
