Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mary Chavis Rocha
Jul 3, 2016
Mary Chavis Rocha a resident of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away July 3, 2016 in Cottonwood. She was born August 26th, 1915 in Winslow, AZ to Jose and Josephine Chavis. The Icon and Matriarch of her family died peacefully surrounded by love and family. She was our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Great Grandmother and longtime resident of Clarkdale Az. She went...
Tim Walsh
Jul 3, 2016
Tim Walsh, 59 and long-time Cottonwood resident, passed suddenly on July 3, 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. Tim was a hard worker, a skilled carpenter and an avid hunter and fisherman. Never one to pass up an adventure, Tim enjoyed fishing in...
John Lee Ryan
Jul 1, 2016
John Lee Ryan age 56, and a resident of Cottonwood, passed away July 1, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born May 17, 1960 in Cottonwood to Mick and Francy Ryan. John attended Mingus Union High School and later went on to ASU and received a BS and BA. John lived life doing what he loved: hugging, laughing, music, shooting...
Kristiana Isabel Gonzalez
Jun 30, 2016
Kristiana Isabel Gonzalez, 10 of Cottonwood, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in Phoenix. She was born on February 10, 2006 in Wichita, Kansas to Arnulfo and Amy Gonzalez. Kristiana attended Doctor Daniel Bright school for 3 years and American Heritage Academy for 2 years. Kristiana was a kind hearted sassy fashionista. Kristiana was preceded in death by her...
Dr. William -Bill- Moeny
Jun 30, 2016
Dr. William "Bill" C. Moeny, 95 of Cottonwood, passed on June 30, 2016 in Cottonwood. He was born on October 6, 1920 in Glendale to Charles F. Moeny and Leona C. Moeny. Dr. Moeny was chairman of the Special Education College and Western Georgia University in Carrollton, GA. Bill was a member of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Clarkdale....
Peter -Bryce- McNee
Jun 28, 2016
Peter "Bryce" McNee, 39, passed from this life on June 28, 2016 in Grants Pass, Oregon. Bryce was born in Flagstaff, AZ on June 10, 1977 and lived in Oak Creek Canyon and the Verde Valley most of his life. He leaves behind many people who loved him, including his father Bruce McNee, mother Sandra Gardner, brother Scott McNee, son...
Eileen Popa Krueger
Jun 25, 2016
Eileen Popa Krueger, 88, of Sedona, passed away June 25, 2016. She was born in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Oliver and Rose Engle. She was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School. Mrs. Krueger retired from Southwest Forest Industries where she worked as a benefits administrator. She was a member of the Canyon Trails Cowboy Church (Assembly of God)...
Conrad Michael John Dowling
Jun 19, 2016
Conrad Michael John Dowling, 35 of Cottonwood, passed away on June 19, 2016. He was born on September 24, 1980 in Tucson. Conrad worked with several local companies as an electrician. He enjoyed lifting weights, hiking and spending time with his son and stepchildren. Conrad was a devoted and proud father and a loving son and brother. Conrad is survived...
Patricia -Mari- Medley
Jun 15, 2016
Early in the morning of June 15, 2016, Patricia "Mari" Medley, 84 of Cottonwood, saddled her favorite horse Beau and rode to heaven to be united once again with her husband, the love of her life, Ernie Medley, who had been waiting for her for 16 years. Mari enjoyed riding horses and hunting, and loved boxer dogs. Mari and Ernie...
Donald L. Stevick
Jun 15, 2016
Donald L. Stevick, 84, of Cottonwood passed away June 15, 2016. He was born April 27, 1932 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, the son of Franklin and Elma (Miller) Stevick. He was a graduate of Ecorse, Michigan schools and studied for four years at an electrical trade school where he received his certification. He served his country in the Air Force...
Richard Marcus Odell
Jun 11, 2016
Richard Marcus Odell, 91 of Cottonwood, born on August 21, 1924 died on Saturday, June 11, 2016. "Digger" to his friends was preceded in death by parents J.T. Odell and Willis Agnes England. Richard served in the US Navy from December 1941 August 1984 and retired as a Chief Petty Officer/MM. Richard "Dick" Odell was a veteran and survived three...
Allen Kidney
Jun 9, 2016
Allen Kidney, 80 of Camp Verde, passed away on June 9, 2016. He was born on August 20, 1935 in Miami, Arizona to Darcey and Pearl Kidney. Allen attended West High School in Phoenix then worked and retired from being a carpenter. He moved to Flagstaff in 1959 and in 2000 moved to Camp Verde. Allen enjoyed hunting and fishing....
Clara Jo Pirtle
Jun 6, 2016
Clara Jo Pirtle of Clarkdale, AZ passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2016. She was born to Elton and Mary Hardy on August 12, 1939 in Williams, AZ. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Warren Pirtle and her two daughters, Darla Duncan (Alan) of Scottsdale and Tamera Ontiveros (Tony) of Cottonwood. She also leaves behind her...
Mary Ruiz Encisco
Jun 5, 2016
Mary Ruiz Encisco, 78, of Cottonwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 5, 2016. She was born to the late Cornelio and Makaela Ruiz, May 12, 1938, in McNary, Arizona. Mary was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona along with her 8 brothers and sisters who have all preceded her in death. It was in Flagstaff where she met and married her husband...
Daniel Harrington
Jun 3, 2016
Daniel L. Harrington, 83 of Cornville passed away on June 3, 2016. Dan, son of Mildred Collins Harrington and Daniel L. Harrington Sr., was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 28, 1932. Dan attended Saint Johns\u0027 Elementary School in Cambridge, MA and Quincy High School in Quincy, MA. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Northeastern University...
Walter Keith MacDonald
May 31, 2016
Walter Keith MacDonald (known as Keith), 87 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 31, 2016. He was born on February 4, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Gordon MacDonald and Winifred Langford MacDonald. Keith grew up in Ontario, Canada. He attended school in Ontario through high school where he was a Canadian Naval Cadet. He then moved to the U.S. and...
Barbara Z. Walters
May 30, 2016
Barbara Zoe Walters, daughter of Lindsay Mackey and Dorothy Watt Sulier, passed away peacefully May 30, 2016 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Barbara was born January 29, 1934 in Boulder City, Nevada. She spent her youth in Saint Ignatius, Montana and later attended University of Montana. She resided and worked in Missoula for several years, eventually moving to Kansas and then to...
Edward M. Harper
May 29, 2016
Aloha Edward M. Harper, 83 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 29, 2016. He was born on September 6, 1932 in Waurika, Oklahoma to Owen Harper and Mary Anderson Harper. Edward attended Phoenix Union High School and ROTC, each for 4 years. He served his country in the Army as Corporal in the Korean War and received a medal for...
Caroline Radoccia
May 26, 2016
Caroline Radoccia, 90, of Clarkdale, Arizona passed away May 26, 2016 in Cottonwood,. She was born August 30, 1925 in New York, New York, the daughter of Michael and Mabel. She attended P.S. #34 from 1935 to 1939 and then entered Christopher Columbus High School. She was a wife and mother of three, devoted family leader and community member. Cared...
Herbert Pierce LeGendre
May 25, 2016
Herbert Pierce LeGendre was born in Tucson, AZ on June 9, 1929. He was raised in Sonoita, AZ and graduated from Patagonia Union High School in 1947. During his high school years he played in a dance band in the area. He was preceded in death by his father Ed LeGendre, his mother Pearl LeGendre and his brother Ed LeGendre...
