Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Paul H. Holmes
Oct 25, 2014
Paul Henry Holmes of Cottonwood passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014. He was 78 years old. Paul was born on August 31, 1936 in Arlington, MA to Henry H. and Mary A. (Weidner) Holmes. Paul attended San Diego State University, graduating in 1965 with his BA. He served his country in not just one, but two branches of the...
Dylan C. Beale
Oct 22, 2014
Dylan C. Beale, 14 of Clarkdale, passed away on October 22, 2014. Dylan was born to Wes and Jackie Beale in Cottonwood on April 18, 2000. He was raised in Bullhead City, AZ and Missoula, MT. Dylan is survived by parents Wes Beale and Jackie Beale; sister Chloe Beale; aunts and uncles Yvette and Chad Kortan, Angie Kirchman and Rob...
Joan C. Boyd
Oct 17, 2014
Joan Boyd of Cottonwood passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014. She was 80 years old. Joan was born on February 9, 1934 in Fort Wayne, IN to Russell and Mary (Brindle) Keller. Joan was a self-employed accountant for several small businesses and had received her associate\u0027s degree from Yavapai College in 1999. She was a member of the LDS...
Florence Ida Schlotfeld
Oct 15, 2014
Florence Ida Schlotfeld, known as Flo, went to be home with her Lord on Wed. Oct. 15, 2014 at the Veterans Hospice, in Prescott, AZ. Florence was born on March 12, 1924 in Sidney, Nebr. to Floyd and Marie Glassburn. Florence served in the U.S. Army with an honorable discharge. On Sept. 18 1945 Florence married the love of her...
Rosie Petersen-Elijah
Oct 15, 2014
Rosie Petersen-Elijah, 73 of Cottonwood, passed away on October 15, 2014 in Phoenix. She was born on November 18, 1940 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Valentine and Clara Wagner (nee Iverson). Rosie worked as a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist). Rosie enjoyed gardening, horses, motorcycle riding and traveling. She was quick with a smile, a dedicated and loving wife and...
Guadalupe Navarro Perez
Oct 11, 2014
Guadalupe Navarro Perez, 94 of Cottonwood, passed away on October 11, 2014. She was born Maria Guadalupe Navarro on November 5, 1919 in Hunnington, Missouri to Jose Navarro and Maria DeJesus Hurtado. Her siblings were Carmen, Amparro, Luz, Ester, Rudolpho, Lydia, Rodolpho, Jose Ramon, Margarita, Irene, and Martha. The family moved to Jerome, AZ when Lupe was a small child....
Helen Louise Yeakle
Oct 6, 2014
On Monday, 10/6/2014, in Cottonwood, AZ, Helen Louise Yeakle (Helen of Troy) passed away. She is survived by her brother RG Miller of OKC, her son Richard E. Yeakle of San Diego, daughter Nancy J. Yeakle of Cottonwood, AZ, and numerous friends and family. While Helen was born in Patterson, NJ 6/9/1930 she and her brother grew up in Troy...
Vesta Northcross
Sep 29, 2014
Vesta Elizabeth Northcross was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on August 23, 1908. Vesta had four children, twelve grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and eleven great great grandchildren. She resided in Clarkdale, Arizona for 38 years. She restored a home that miners had abandoned when the copper mine shut down in the 1940\u0027s. She opened her door for those whose hearts needed...
Judith Lorraine Langford
Sep 28, 2014
Judith Lorraine (Watts) Langford, 72, passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday, September 28, 2014. Judith was born in Camp Verde, Arizona on June 24, 1942. She was raised in Camp Verde where she attended all 12 years in the Camp Verde Schools. She later met the love of her life, Larry G. Langford. After they married they lived in Cottonwood...
John F. McQuade
Sep 28, 2014
John F. McQuade, 73, of Rimrock died September 28, 2014. He was born September 14, 1941 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of John F. McQuade and Rose Roe. Mr. McQuade was a retired roofer. He was preceded in death by his parents, John F. McQuade and Rose Roe Calaghan and a brother, Joseph Callaghan. Mr. McQaude is survived by...
Virginia -Ginny- Forbes
Sep 25, 2014
Virginia "Ginny" Forbes of Cottonwood passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014. She had just turned 80 years old. Ginny was born on September 15, 1934 in Hazard, KY to Urias and Zelda Thompson. She earned a degree in interior design, and later on owned both Sedona Moving and Storage and Hurley Freight Company in Cottonwood. Ginny was preceded in...
John Donald Walsh
Sep 25, 2014
A truly unique, unusual, funny, intelligent, artistic, creative, and loved by the whole town, with good friends reaching back to high school (Villa Nova in Ojai), John Donald Walsh breathed his last breath Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 12:25 pm, setting soul and spirit free. He was surrounded by artwork of his and friends including Countess Catherine de Longier and...
Mildred Haywood
Sep 23, 2014
Mildred Haywood of Cottonwood passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. She was 94 years old. Mildred was born on December 22, 1919 in Mesa, AZ to H.D. and Lillie Sexton. Born and raised in Arizona, Mildred attended Prescott High School and graduated in 1937. She was a member of Verde Baptist Church and she enjoyed gardening, painting, reading and...
Barbara Ann Burris Gaylor
Sep 20, 2014
Barbara Ann Burris Gaylor, of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014. She was 78 years old. Barbara was born on October 9, 1935 in Burley, ID to Noan Edgar and Edith Mazelle Phillips Burris. She attended school in Northfork, VA and Guam and attended BYU. She worked for the US Postal Service and later, for Wal-Mart. She served...
Thomas Charles Fortsch
Sep 20, 2014
Thomas Charles Fortsch of Cottonwood passed away on September 20, 2014. He was 49 years old. Tom was born on June 29, 1965 in White Plains, NY to Thomas and Ray (Dutto) Fortsch. Growing up, he attended Analy High School, and later on he attended Yavapai Community College and received his AA degree. He was a big fan of both...
Marshall D. Case Jr.
Sep 13, 2014
Marshall D. Case Jr., 85, went to meet his Savior September 13, 2014. He was born February 20, 1929 in Swartz, Louisiana the son of Marshall and Ila Case. He graduated from Northwestern Bible College in 1950. While there he met and married Jean (Phillips), his wife of 66 years. Marshall\u0027s life was devoted to pastoral and missionary work. He...
Dorothy Jo Trammel
Sep 12, 2014
Dorothy Jo Trammel of Rimrock passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014. She was 77 years old. Dorothy was born on November 8, 1937 in Cottonwood, AZ to Doc McCauley and Alice Nichols McCauley. She grew up in the Verde Valley, attending and graduating school in Camp Verde. Dorothy owned several flower shops in the Verde Valley and at one...
Patrick Lymangrover
Sep 10, 2014
Patrick Lymangrover of Cottonwood passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. He was 71 years old. Patrick was born on May 6, 1943 in South Bend, IN to Bud and Mary June Lymangrover. Patrick was a builder and worked in construction. He loved building, NASCAR, classic cars, and his dogs. Patrick was preceded in death by his parents. He is...
Dorothy -Dottie- Gerlach
Sep 10, 2014
Dorothy Vauclain (Colyer) Gerlach, better known as "Dottie", 93 of Cottonwood and formerly of Altoona, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 10, 2014. Dottie was born Feb 8th 1921 in Altoona, the daughter of the late Kenneth Vauclain and Pauline Regina (Rowan) Colyer. She married Jay Gerald Gerlach in Fort Wayne Indiana, October 1942. They had one son, Jeff. She was...
Gordon V. Cochran
Sep 6, 2014
Gordon V. Cochran, 79, of Cottonwood, AZ, died September 6, 2014. He was born June 8, 1935, the son of Gordon and Irene Cochran. He loved classical and opera music, good conversation, and was a very generous, and most of all, a very loving kind person. Private viewing and special prayers were held at Westcott Funeral Home, 1013 E. Mingus...
