Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Glenn Lewis
Sep 13, 2015
Glenn L. Lewis Sr., 85 of Camp Verde, passed away at home on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was born on October 29, 1929 in Gisela, Arizona to Dixon N. and Annie Hans Lewis. Glenn served his country during the Korean War as Corporal in the Army and received 2 bronze stars. He worked for the Tonto Cattle Association in...
John Henry Allen
Sep 10, 2015
John Henry Allen, Sr., 82, of Cottonwood passed away September 10. 2015. He was born January 8, 1933 in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Harold and Faye Allen. He graduated from West Phoenix High School, graduating in 1951. He served his country in the Army, was a graduate of 47th Engineers Officers School, went on to serve with Army National...
Isabelle Kramer
Sep 10, 2015
Isabelle (Guilbault) Kramer was born and baptized in Notre Dame de Laurentides, Quebec Canada. She was the proud 1957 Carnival Queen of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Quebec City where she worked for many years and also where she met her future husband Albert Kramer whom she married on September 28, 1957. Her biggest joy in life was her four...
Melvin Verhoff
Sep 9, 2015
Melvin Verhoff, of Happy Jack, passed away on September 9, 2015. He was born April 30, 1943, to Alfred and Mary Verhoff in Ottawa, Ohio. He married his loving wife Katie on May 6, 1967, who survives in Happy Jack, AZ. He is also survived by 2 brothers, Gordon (Sharon) Verhoff and Leroy (Janet) Verhoff both of Glandorf, OH, 2...
Ray Smith
Sep 9, 2015
Ray Anthony Smith, 57, passed away in his sleep at Valley View Hospice Center on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. His longtime friend of 23 years Veronica Contreras and their son Ruban Smith together with his nephew Gabriel Rhodes had been by his side every day since he fell ill this past July 31, 2015. He was born to Ernest and...
Wilma Jeanne Wright
Aug 31, 2015
Cottonwood, AZ Wilma Jeanne "Nonnie" Wright, a long-time resident of the Verde Valley, passed away Monday the 31st of August. Born November 11, 1927 in Des Moines, IA, Jeanne received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Northern Arizona University. Jeanne spent her career as an educator, school administrator and Superintendent in the Verde Valley from the mid-1960s to the...
David L. Clawson
Aug 29, 2015
David L. Clawson, 45 of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015. He was born on October 13, 1969 in Long Beach, CA to Harry E. Clawson and Janet K. Jackson. David was an accomplished artist. He loved art and reading. The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Austin House in Cottonwood...
Esther S. Millman
Aug 29, 2015
Esther S. Millman, 92 of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 in Payson. She was born on August 25, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to Stephen and Sophie Ryzski. Esther attended St. Michaels High School. She worked as a bank bookkeeper at Citizens National Bank in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Esther was a "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII. Esther was of...
Joan Eileen Sullivan Pitts
Aug 28, 2015
Joan Eileen Sullivan Pitts, 95 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 28, 2015. She was born on April 9, 1920 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England to Charles and Edith Sullivan. Joan was a member of the Bahai faith. Our mom loved being with her family and friends and she will be greatly missed. Joan was preceded in death by both...
Ann W. Rounds
Aug 26, 2015
Ann W. Rounds was born in Hempstead, New York on September 1, 1929. She moved from Riverside, California to come to the Verde Valley in 1991 where she is known for being a faithful witness of Jehovah. She was also known for her cheerful attitude and entertaining in her home as well as at her favorite restaurant, The Manzanita Inn...
Arden Druce
Aug 25, 2015
Arden Druce, 86 of Camp Verde, passed on August 25, 2015. She was born on February 8, 1929 in Los Angeles, California. Arden was reared, until she was eight, by her maternal grandmother in an Oklahoma town of 500. Thereafter she lived with her mother in Oklahoma City and Los Angeles. From age 14 22 Arden worked in a cafeteria,...
Carol Lee Bigelow
Aug 21, 2015
Carol Lee Bigelow, 83, of Cottonwood died August 21, 2015. She was born February 1, 1932 in Tempe, Arizona, the daughter of Charles Simpson and Vivian Simpson. She was a graduate of Phoenix Union High School and Woodbury College. Mrs. Bigelow worked for the Arizona State legislature. She was a member of Verde Baptist Church. Mrs. Bigelow is survived by...
Jerry Lally
Aug 15, 2015
Jerome "Jerry" Lally, 64 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 15, 2015. He was born on November 1, 1950 in Chicago, IL to George and Marcella Lally. Jerome attended St. Kilian\u0027s Catholic Grammar School. He worked for the Catholic Cemetery and Archdiocese of Chicago for 20 years. And was the chauffeur for the late Cardinal John Cody of Chicago. Jerome...
Winifred Straub
Aug 12, 2015
Winifred Straub, 80 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 12, 2015. She was born on August 22, 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina to Robert Fulmer and Winifred Alexander. Winifred worked as a secretary. She helped with USO shows in Germany during the Korean War. Winifred enjoyed crocheting, glass collecting and camping. Her main love in life was to enjoy and...
Joyce Shirley Marten
Aug 11, 2015
Joyce Shirley (Lawrence) Marten died August 11, 2015, in Cottonwood, Arizona, following her husband to heaven after his death on July 26th. She was born March 19, 1928, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to Glen and Agnes (Fredrickson) Lawrence. Following graduation from Tomah High School, Joyce attended La Crosse State Teacher\u0027s College and graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She...
Samantha James
Aug 11, 2015
Samantha James; a beloved daughter, mother and counselor, passed away on August 11th, at the age of 49. She is survived by her daughters, Alex and Tori, her brother Charles Barrett, and her parents, Chuck and Ginny Barrett. She was remembered at a service on Monday with close family and friends.
Fay Jacobson
Aug 11, 2015
Fay Jacobson, 89 of Cottonwood, passed away at home on August 11, 2015. She was born on August 14, 1925 in Woodruff, AZ to Ewell and May Brady Packer. Fay was preceded in death by her husband Aylett Jacobson. She is survived by son Greg Jacobson (Tracy) of Buckeye, AZ; daughters Tricia Allred (Terry) of Cottonwood, Jodi Jameson of Flagstaff,...
Susan Jean Zeck
Aug 11, 2015
Susan Jean Zeck passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2015 surrounded by her family from complications brought on by a long-standing autoimmune disorder. Susan was born September 6, 1951 to Thomas and Patricia Cox in Brookings, Oregon where she was active in the local 4-H and earned a reputation as an award-winning horse-woman. She graduated Brookings-Harbor High School in 1969....
Katherine -Kitty- Meacham
Aug 11, 2015
Katherine "Kitty" Meacham, 80, of Cottonwood, died August 11, 2015. She was born February 8, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Jess Calvin Shelly and Anna Shelly. She worked as a veterinarian assistant and owned and operated truck driving over the road throughout the states. Her hobbies included being outdoors and her love of wildlife. She was interested in...
Leonora -Nora- Yarusewicz
Aug 8, 2015
Leonora "Nora" Yarusewicz entered into eternal peace on August 8, 2015. She was born on March 19, 1921 to Alfredo and Domenica Salvatore in Simsbury, CT. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanislaw Yarusewicz; sister- Perina Kohan; brothers Silvio Salvatore, Angelo Salvatore, Pietro Salvatore and Leo Salvatore. She is survived by her brother Roland Salvatore (Frances his wife); sisters-in-law Ceilia...
