Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Helen Martin
May 26, 2017
Helen Frances Martin, 96, passed away on May 26, 2017 peacefully at her home in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born on June 20, 1920 in New York where she resided for 85 years before moving to Arizona to be around family. She loved her job of 40 years as a Secretary for Bristol- Myers Squibb Company. After retiring she continued...
Shirley J. Rennie
May 26, 2017
Shirley J. Rennie, age 72 of Clarkdale, passed away at home on Friday, May 26 after a long illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was a life-long resident of the Verde Valley. She was born in Prescott and was proud to have been a grade school attendant of a one-room school house in Irving-Childs where her father...
Vincent W. Baumann
May 23, 2017
Vincent W. Baumann, 96 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 23, 2017. He was born on April 5, 1921 in Bird Island, MN to Alois and Catherine Baumann. Vincent worked in farming and aircraft. He worked as an Aeronautical Engineer at Lockheed Air Plant in California. Vincent was of Catholic faith and belonged with the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed...
Luke Joshua Miller
May 22, 2017
Luke Joshua Miller, 31, passed away on May 22, 2017. He was born on May 29, 1985. He is now with Jesus and waiting for Mom and Dad Wade and Ruth Miller of Laveen, AZ; 2 brothers; 2 children; the love of his life Megan Lanpher of Rimrock and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held at Westcott...
Beverly Brown
May 21, 2017
Beverly Elizabeth Brown passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 after 82 years of life filled with joy and challenge. She lived her life as a parent of love and as a friend who never met a stranger. Bev was born December 20, 1934 in Phoenix, Arizona. Her first nine years of childhood were spent in Mexicali, Mexico, prior to...
Ruth G. Kessell
May 20, 2017
Ruth Kessel 1926-2017 Ruth Guenther Kessel of Cottonwood died on April 20, 2017 at the age of 90. She was born in Whiteriver, Arizona, on November 4, 1926. Ruth lived on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, where her parents were Lutheran missionaries, through the 8th grade. In 1944 she graduated from Tucson High School. Thereafter, she attended The University of...
Kendallynn Evelyn Ibarra
May 14, 2017
Kendallynn Evelyn Ibarra, 11 months of Camp Verde, passed away on May 14, 2017. She was born on June 15, 2016 in Cottonwood to Christopher Ibarra and Dominique Kaska. Kendallynn enjoyed being with family, watching her cartoons blah, blah, blah (Hotel Transylvania 2, Finding Dory). She was full of laughter and love, a ray of sunshine in everyone\u0027s eyes. Our...
Jon Daniel Nelson
May 13, 2017
Jon Daniel Nelson "Danny", 54 of Cottonwood, passed away at home on May 13, 2017. He was born on February 7, 1962 in Cottonwood to Cecil J. Nelson and Leonor G. Morris. Danny attended schools in Cottonwood and graduated from Mingus Union High School in 1980. He worked multiple jobs in community - the most memorable: working for the City,...
Douglas R. Early
May 11, 2017
Douglas R. Early, age 71 of Wauconda IL, passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 at his vacation home in Cornville, Arizona. He is preceded in death by his mother Mildred, father Howard, and sister Marcia (Bob) Conard. He is survived by his beloved wife Sheila Early (nee Johnsen) and adored cat Buddy, dear brother Howard (Beverly) Early, sister-in-law Lynn Runyan,...
Dan Eugene Kimling
May 10, 2017
Dan Eugene "Keebler" Kimling was born in Riverdale, Maryland on October 26, 1950. He passed away on May 10, 2017 at the age of 66. Born to Robert H. and Pauline H. Kimling, he was a happy child who made friends easily. This was a trait that he had his whole life. Dan moved to Arizona in 1974 with his...
Dorothy L. Hollmann
May 10, 2017
Dorothy L. Hollmann, 87 of Sedona, passed away on May 10, 2017. She was born on August 14, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to Wesley C. Grossman and Vetris Jones. Dorothy attended Verde Baptist Church and loved gardening. She is survived by her son Timothy Hollmann (Eve) of Sedona; daughter Donna Gillespie (Jim) of Cottonwood and 5 grandchildren. A memorial...
Harry McIntyre
May 9, 2017
Harry Alexander McIntyre, 83 of Cottonwood, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Harry was born in Oquawka, Illinois on April 9, 1934 to Nina and Robert McIntyre. He was married to Ruth Anne Polansky on August 24, 1954 in Kewanee, Illinois. He received his education in Seaton, Bald Buff and Broadview Academy in Illinois, and graduated in 1954. Harry was...
Jesse -Ollie- Cregier
May 8, 2017
Jesse Oliver "Ollie" Cregier Ollie was born in Holly Hill Florida on December 23rd, 1973. He sadly took his own life on May 8, 2017 in Camp Verde, Az., at the age of 43. Ollie is survived by his Father, Matthew Fazakas of Denver, Co., his Mother, Barbara Cregier, of Cornville, Az., two brothers, Tim Cregier who resides in Phoenix,...
Robert Carl Worgull
May 7, 2017
A remembrance for Robert Carl Worgull will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 1:00 pm, at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, Arizona. There will be a brief military service at the Cemetery\u0027s Committal Service Shelter. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 20, 1930, his parents were Adolph and Edna Worgull. He...
Howard Ernest Burch
May 5, 2017
Pastor Howard Ernest Burch, 62, resident of Cottonwood and formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away on May 5, 2017 at Verde Valley Medical Center. Howard was retired from the Air Force and an ordained minister. Howard is survived by two daughters and four grandchildren, all of whom reside in the state of Arizona. He is also survived by a brother...
Jimmy Butros
May 2, 2017
Jimmy Butros, 58, of Clarkdale passed away on May 2nd, 2017. He was born on November 3, 1958, son of Robert and Therese Butros. He developed an interest in art at a young age; he attended a commercial art vocational school and continued his education in art, completing a fine arts degree in college. Jimmy later developed an interest in...
Demetrio Davila Perez
Apr 30, 2017
Demetrio Davila Perez, 74 of Cottonwood, passed away on April 30, 2017. He was born on November 22, 1942 to Jesus Davila and Visenta Perez. A visitation for Demetrio will be held at his residence, 2430 S. Pipe Creek Drive in Cottonwood on Friday night, May 5, 2017 starting at 6:00pm. Mass will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017...
Thomas Howard Himes
Apr 26, 2017
A beloved soldier was called home, Thomas Howard Himes age 67 died in Cottonwood, Arizona on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Due to a life long battle with cancer. Born April 28, 1950 in Hampshire, TN, to Webb Hill Himes and Mattie Virginia Runions Himes, Thomas attended Hampshire Unit School and served in the United States Army as a combat soldier...
Ronald Wathogoma
Apr 24, 2017
Ronald Wathogoma, age 76 of Clarkdale, passed away on April 24, 2017 in Clarkdale. He was born on June 13, 1940 in Phoenix, AZ to Clarence and Annie Wathogoma. He worked for Phelps Dodge Corporation 27 years from 1958 to 1985, Yavapai-Apache Nation Sand and Rock and the Grand Canyon Railroad. Ronald also enjoyed playing the guitar. Ronald is preceded...
Geri Srikanth
Apr 24, 2017
Geri Srikanth, 71 of Cottonwood, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017. She was born on March 22, 1946 in Everett, MA. to James and Ida Henrietta. Geri owned and operated a travel agency in Connecticut, before retiring to Arizona. She was a Council member of OLLI in Clarkdale. Geri is survived by her husband of 38 years Shri, Brother...
