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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Mary Bruce
Jan 14, 2023
Mary Katherine McDonald Lovell Bruce was born across the river in Camp Verde, Arizona on 17 July 1925 to Benjamin Everett McDonald and Ora Lee Sullivan. She was a blue baby and spent her first hours in her grandmother’s oven. She always said she was a miracle as she lived a full life, outliving two husbands in her 97 1/2...
Mary Kay Runke
Jan 14, 2023
Mary Kay (Holmgren) Runke, beloved wife, mom, and Grammy, peacefully passed on to be with our Savior on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at home surrounded by the love of her life, Larry; and her daughters, Gayle (Porcello), Sandi (Hemmingsen), and Sheila (Runke); granddaughters, Kiley, Lauren, and Madison (Porcello); and sons-in-law, Joe Porcello and Hemming Hemmingsen.
Kay was born and...
Myrna & Stephen Schmitt
Jan 9, 2023
Myrna Louise Sinclair Schmitt and Stephen William Schmitt
It is with profound sorrow that we announce that Myrna Louise Sinclair Schmitt and Stephen William Schmitt have passed away. Myrna, a cancer survivor, passed on Dec. 9, 2022, at the age of 81 after a long illness. Her husband of 61 years, Steve, passed on Jan. 9, 2023, at the age...
Michael Lee Utz
Jan 4, 2023
Michael Lee Utz, 73, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on January 4, 2023. He was born on August 28, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN, to Lloyd Herbert and Mary Louise Utz. He attended school in Payson, Arizona.
Michael worked as a concrete finisher for the City of Cottonwood. He was a bull rider during his younger years. His interests were fishing...
Anthony “Scappy” Sciarpelletti
Dec 31, 2022
August 13, 1938 - December 31, 2022 - VOC resident
Anthony “Scappy” Sciarpelletti, 84, moved his family from NY to Arizona in 1978 and is survived by his wife, Angela, his sons, Anthony, Jon Paul, stepsons, Todd MacGowan, Mark MacGowan, daughters, Dana & Sissy, grandson Luke MacGowan, granddaughter Alonna Sciarpelletti, sisters Johanna Russo & Diana Farley. There will be a...
Melba Ida Lovett
Dec 31, 2022
Melba Ida Lovett July 28, 1927 – December 31, 2022 Mel Lovett, 95 of Cottonwood passed away Dec. 31st. She was born in Clatskanie, Oregon and attended Oregon State University. Mel was married to Forest (Woody) Lovett who preceded her in death. They taught Real Estate and served as missionaries for many years in Costa Rica. Mel is survived by ...
Louise "Lovey" Warner
Dec 26, 2022
Louise (Lovey) Warner
December 26, 2022
Lovey Warner of Cottonwood, AZ passed away peacefully at the age of 105. Lovey was born at home in New York on November 11, 1917, to the late Sam and Rose Green. She had a healthy, active, interesting, and full life. Lovey was fiercely independent. She lived on her own with her dog until...
Jon Hutchinson
Dec 24, 2022
Jon Hutchinson died from heart failure on December 24, 2022. He was born in 1948 in Huntington, Indiana to D. Robert Hutchinson, a presbyterian minister, and Orpha Marie McKee.
Jon moved to the Florida Keys at age ten. He loved the salty water and the gritty sand, spending days fishing and catching Florida lobster during the season. He attended Marathon...
Linda Libby
Dec 24, 2022
Linda Marie Libby, 66 of Camp Verde, passed away on December 24, 2022. She was born September 28, 1956 in Phoenix, Arizona to Hugh and Peggy Sue Libby.
Linda attended and graduated from Carl Hayden High School. She was employed by Copeland Lumbar Yards, Inc., Moore Automotive Service, Hashu & Elias Tax and Accounting, Mesa Loan Service and Hashu Accounting...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Keenan
Dec 21, 2022
Jacqueline A. Keenan (Jackie) of Clarkdale AZ has left this world for a new journey on December 21, 2022.
Jackie was a devoted wife, mother and friend, as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. Her smiling face and British accent were known to all who visited the stores in Jerome where she worked for Threads, Jerome...
E. Louise Sanderson
Dec 13, 2022
E. Louise Sanderson, 91, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on December 13, 2022, at her home. She was born January 7, 1931, in Long Beach, California to Charles M. and Veta Irene Allen. Louise was a member of the Verde Valley Church of the Nazarene in Cottonwood. She loved to travel and spend time with her family. Louise is preceded...
Dennis R. Vogler
Dec 9, 2022
Dennis R. Vogler, 83, of Cottonwood, passed away December 9, 2022.
He was born February 8, 1939 in Jasper, Indiana, the son of Edward A. and Eleanora C. (Pfaff) Vogler. He attended Jasper High School and Sheridan Community College.
He served four years in the Army.
Mr. Vogler worked as an engineer and safety officer and went on to be...
Craig Hoffbauer
Dec 8, 2022
Dr. Craig E. Hoffbauer, born January 21, 1943, returned to the Great Unknown on December 8th, 2022. He passed away from encephalopathy in Cottonwood, Arizona, where he spent most of his adult life practicing osteopathic medicine and acupuncture. Born and raised on a farm in Blue Grass, Iowa, he was struck by a ball of lightning as a child. He...
John P. Alley
Dec 7, 2022
John P. Alley, 74 of Cottonwood, died peacefully with his family at his side. He was born in Uvalde, TX to Paul and Shirley Alley. John was a Vietnam Veteran, medic, recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He loved God, country, and family. He enjoyed reading, football, woodworking, and road trips. John was the best husband, son, son-in-law,...
Sanya Kay Giles
Dec 6, 2022
Sanya Kay Giles, longtime Sedona resident and business owner, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and talented artist returned to heaven on December 6, 2022.
Sanya and her childhood love, Fred Alvin Giles, (who preceded her in death) were married for 56 years having 3 children, Shelly Ann Giles, Fred “John” Giles, and Saunya (John) Lawler, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
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Thomas M. Wamsley
Dec 4, 2022
Thomas M. Wamsley, 74 of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the Haven of Sedona. He was born on February 28, 1948, in Tuscola, Illinois to Paul Wamsley and Mary Stanfill. Thomas worked at the Bureau of Reclamation in the water division. His most memorable work was on the Central Arizona Water Project, the Ridgeway Reservoir,...
Charlene Johnson-Call
Nov 24, 2022
Charlene Johnson-Call, 89, went to be with the Lord on November, 24, 2022 in Cottonwood, AZ. She suffered debilitating strokes 12 years ago, which left her physically disabled. Charlene was born on November 16, 1933 in Peoria, AZ. She spent most of her adolescent years in California. She married Wayne Johnson on June 3, 1951 in Coronado, CA. They traveled...
Mike Jerome Michael Vize
Nov 18, 2022
Jerome Michael Vize, 79 years old, passed away in his home in Cottonwood, AZ on Friday, November 18, 2022. He was born in Toledo, OH, the 3rd of 8 children to parents Jerome R and Madeline (Cantlon) Vize. The 1st half of the family moved to Southern California, where the rest of the family was born and all were raised....
Raymond J. Freudinger
Nov 17, 2022
Raymond Joseph Freudinger, of Cottonwood Arizona, passed to join his wife Marion in Heaven on November 17, 2022. Ray was born on February 3, 1938, to Charles and Angela (née Rash) Freudinger in Chicago. Ray and Marion raised a combined family of seven surviving children: Patricia Schurman, Catherine (Mike) Sabin, Lawrence (Catherine), Paul (Noreen), Raymond (Cindy), Christopher (Mary), and Mark...
Mary Lou Andersen
Nov 15, 2022
Mary Lou Andersen of Sedona, AZ passed into eternity on November 15, 2022. She was born in Racine, Wisconsin to Hans Peter and Anna Andersen on June 13, 1929. She was a proud first-generation American whose parents immigrated from Denmark. True to her heritage, Mary Lou was a strong, independent and intelligent woman. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the...
