Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Clara E. Coleman
Apr 27, 2015
Lifetime resident of the Verde Valley Clara E. Coleman passed away on April 27th, in Cottonwood Arizona. Mrs. Coleman was born in Flagstaff Arizona on July 22nd, 1940 to Clinton and Josephine Barker. It was in the Verde Valley where she met the love of her life Allen Coleman, and there they raised three children. She was proceeded in death...
Linda Ann Corsner
Apr 27, 2015
Linda Ann Corsner Linda Ann Corsner of Cottonwood passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Kachina Point in Village of Oak Creek. She was 77 years old. Linda was born on April 6, 1938 in Claremont, NH to Andrew and Bernice (Ryan) Lizotte. Linda worked as an accountant for many years in New Hampshire, New York and Pennsylvania before...
Ronald S. Makinson
Apr 24, 2015
Ronald S. Makinson of Mayer passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015. He was 65 years old. Ronald was born on January 23, 1950 in Grass Valley, CA to Glennie Ted and Essie Viola Makinson. He attended Mayer High School. Ronald was a loving husband, father, Papa and uncle. He brought laughter and joy to everyone and he loved taking...
Donald D. Gheens
Apr 23, 2015
Donald D. Gheens of Camp Verde passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015. He was 80 years old. Donald was born on October 17, 1934 in Keytesville, MO to James and Gladys Guilford Gheens. After school, Donald enlisted in the Air Force, serving his country during the Korean Conflict. He was the recipient of the Good Conduct medal, the National...
Betty L. DeMeyere
Apr 20, 2015
Betty L. DeMeyere, 91, of Cottonwood passed away on April 20, 2015. She was born on July 26, 1923 in Coal Valley, IL to Wayne and Edna Bailey. She stayed in that area until 1974 when she retired to AZ. In the Verde Valley she was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, having attended Christ the King Catholic Church...
Alexander Fletcher Brannock Jr.
Apr 19, 2015
Alexander Fletcher Brannock Jr. (Fletch) 94, died April 19th, 2015 at Haven Health in Cottonwood Arizona. Born in Ash Grove, Illinois on July 3, 1920, Fletcher spent his youth working on the family farm in Buckley, IL before moving to Glendale Arizona when he was 17 years old. After graduating from Peoria High School, Fletcher worked as a salesman for...
Norman -Tiny- Norvell
Apr 18, 2015
Norman L. Norvell (Tiny) passed away on April 18, 2015, at the age of 87 while at the beautiful Valley View Care hospice house. He is survived by his beloved wife Delores B. (Dye) Norvell (Dee); daughters Viann Davis and Kay Goodman (Matt); five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Tiny was born the third of ten children on June 7, 1927,...
Lois J. Hook
Apr 13, 2015
Lois Jean Hook, of Cornville left us to go to meet her Lord and Savior on April 13, 2015. Lois was born on May 17, 1935 on a farm near McLeansboro, IL to Dwight and Madlin Cotter. Her parents and her brother David preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband Rollin, son Paul, daughter Cheryl and husband...
Phyllis A. Tavasci
Apr 10, 2015
Phyllis Ann Tavasci, 86 of Clarkdale, passed away at home on April 10, 2015. She was born on September 11, 1928 in Bakersfield, California to Harvey Guzzard and Irma (Guzzard) Gaskill. Phyllis attended St. Joseph Academy in Prescott for 4 years. She worked with First Interstate in Cottonwood for 25 years and was a partner of John\u0027s Bus Line. Phyllis...
Theresa Couch
Apr 10, 2015
Theresa Couch, 52 of Cottonwood, passed away on April 10, 2015. She was born on November 30, 1962 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Earl and Zella Couch. Theresa attended Barge Lincoln, Washington Jr. High and A.C. Davis schools. She worked for Cottonwood Village. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents Zella and Earl and brothers Myron, Lewis, Ronald and...
Valerie Wood- Meyers
Apr 9, 2015
Valerie Wood-Meyers of Cottonwood passed away on April 9, 2015. She was born on February 1, 1955 in Glendale, CA to Fred Wood and JoAnn Bellin. Valerie worked for the Laughing Mountain and Martin\u0027s Car Wash. She enjoyed horse back riding, listening to country music, yard sales and working on and collecting stuff. Valerie is survived by her husband of...
Ralph W. Higgs
Apr 8, 2015
Ralph W. Higgs, 75 of Cottonwood, passed away on April 8, 2015. He was born on August 24, 1939 in Longview, Texas to Ralph S. and Mary L. Higgs. Ralph attended schools in Kilgore/Gladewater, Texas and Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. He served his country in the Air Force. He worked, owned and retired from Fil A Bil...
Reverend Roger Noyes
Apr 8, 2015
Reverend Roger Noyes, Vicar Emeritus of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Sedona and a 30 year resident of the Sedona and Cottonwood area, passed away in Cottonwood on April 8, 2015 at the age of 91. Roger was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Due to the depression, Roger and his parents traveled back and forth from Tulsa to Los Angeles, California...
Dixie Adele Neglay
Apr 5, 2015
Dixie Adele Neglay, 83, died April 5, 2015 in Cottonwood. She was born April 8, 1931 in Hollywood, California. Dixie was born prematurely and was not expected to live. Dixie proved time and time again her determination to not only live, but thrive. Dixie is survived by her brother Richard of San Francisco, California and three cousins. She was preceded...
Jason R. Huntington
Apr 4, 2015
JASON RAE HUNTINGTON 12.2.1969-4.14.2015 Jason was born in La Mesa, Ca, to Judy Elaine Huntington. He was a Magna Cum Laude, Arizona State University graduate, earning a Bachelor of Science. He then became a Graduate of Villanova, in 2003 with a Masters of Science in Psychology. After many years of professional life, he developed medical problems which changed his path....
Mary Ellen Eichman
Mar 31, 2015
Mary Ellen Eichman died on March 31, 2015 in Cottonwood, Arizona after a battle with ovarian cancer which was diagnosed and aggressively treated by Dr. Kevin Wilson, Dr. Mike Janicek, and Dr. Pamela Miel. Mary was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin to John Hoff and Florimel Schenck Hoff. Mary was predeceased by her parents, her brother Allan and his wife, Kathleen...
Michael E. Spencer
Mar 30, 2015
Michael Spencer, born on May 17, 1929 in Missouri to Nedra and Emmett Elmo Spencer. He had a brother O\u0027neil. He met his wife Virginia at a high school basketball game and married her on June 29, 1949. Together, they spent 62 years in marriage in the Catholic tradition. Michael was a wonderful husband to Virginia and a spectacular father...
Ronald Joseph Esler
Mar 29, 2015
Ronald Joseph Esler of Cottonwood passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015. He was 76 years old. Ronald was born on October 17, 1938 in Detroit, MI to Emil and Anna Kuybus Esler. He had attended and graduated from San Fernando High School in CA before joining the military as a specialist for the Army National Guard, winning awards for...
Robert -Bob- Ruppel
Mar 23, 2015
It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of our amazing father, Robert (Bob) R. Ruppel, who, at the age 69, died in his Clarkdale, AZ home on March 23, 2015. Bob was born on May 31, 1945 in Muskegon, MI to Rosswell and Ruth Ruppel. Bob was a great person. He was one of those people that...
Robert Ray Kline
Mar 23, 2015
Robert Ray Kline of Cottonwood passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015. He was 84 years old. Robert was born on January 24, 1931 in Oklahoma City, OK to Alvy and Mary Jessie Wheeler Kline. After graduating high school, he went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army. After his military service, Robert went on to work in...
