Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Bertha Martin
Apr 2, 2013
Bertha L. Martin, 91 of Cottonwood, passed away on April 2, 2013. She was born on October 4, 1921 in Sonora, Mexico to Nicolas Leon and Mary Louis Navaraz. Bea worked for Ladies Garment Industries. Her biggest accomplishment was becoming a U.S. citizen. She enjoyed sewing, baseball and loved to color. Bea was loved and will be deeply missed. She...
Darlene Sullivan
Mar 31, 2013
Darlene Sullivan, 84 of Cottonwood, passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. She was born on August 18, 1928 in Hayes Center, Nebraska to Wilbert and Gladys Bright. Darlene was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all of her children, grandchildren and friends. Darlene was preceded in death by her husband Cliff Sullivan and sons Tom and...
LaVonne â"Bonnieâ Ilene Treloar
Mar 30, 2013
LaVonne "Bonnie" Ilene Treloar passed away peacefully on March 30, 2013 with her family at her side at the age of 93. She was born in Clarion, Iowa on July 13, 1919 to LeRoy and Lena Lurretta Hill. Bonnie married Paul Treloar on November 25, 1937 and spent her early married life farming in the Sumner, Iowa area. She was...
Gordon J. Helgeson
Mar 29, 2013
Gordon "Gordy" J. Helgeson, 86, of Cottonwood passed away on March 29, 2013. He was born on September 5, 1926 in Milan, Minnesota to Adolph and Elvina Helgeson. Gordon and his wife Beulah, who passed away 6 weeks prior, were married 65 years and moved to the Verde Valley in 1959. Gordon was a proud WWII veteran, having served in...
Robert -Mike- Sims
Mar 26, 2013
Robert Michael Sims "Mike", 44 of Clarkdale, passed away on March 26, 2013. Mike was born on April 10, 1968 in Cottonwood. He was the third child born to Robert Gerald and Shirley June (Clingman) Sims. Mike attended Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary School and Mingus Union High School. In 1994 he married Loretta (Encisco) whom he met in kindergarten. The two...
Ralph D. Whitt
Mar 25, 2013
Ralph D. Whitt, 89 of Camp Verde, passed away on March 25, 2013. He was born on August 9, 1923 in Verney, West Virginia to Alex and Edith Whitt. Ralph served his country in the military as Army staff Sgt. and was presented with a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct medals, Middle Eastern Service Ribbon. Ralph was an avid...
Edward Franklin Janica
Mar 23, 2013
Edward Franklin Janica, 69 of Cornville, passed away on March 23, 2013. He was born on April 14, 1944 in San Diego, CA to Franklin and Lonita Janica. Edward attended Welding school and worked as a certified welder and auto mechanic. He enjoyed playing guitar, rescued and loved animals, fishing and gardening. Edward was preceded in death by his parents...
Patricia Agnes Kearney
Mar 20, 2013
Patricia Agnes Kearney, 87 of Cottonwood, AZ passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Cottonwood. She was born September 8, 1925 in El Paso, Illinois, the daughter of Daniel Celestine Kearney and Mary Agnes O\u0027Rourke Mrs. Kearney attended Trinity Grade School 1939, Trinity High School 1943, Illinois State Normal University 1944-1945, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1961, where she received a Bachelor...
Bernard J. O'Connor
Mar 19, 2013
Bernard J. O\u0027Connor, 87 of Cottonwood, passed away at home on March 19, 2013. He was born on September 2, 1925 in Kenosha, WI to Alexander O\u0027Connor and Florence Doutre. Bernard attended and graduated St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School then went off to work for American Motors Corporation in Kenosha, WI. Bernard was preceded in death by his sister Margaret...
Janet E. Schubert
Mar 19, 2013
Janet E. Schubert, 83, died of Alzheimer\u0027s disease March 19, 2013 in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born March 22, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Jay and Edna Koupal, sister of Kenneth Koupal, and half sister of Robert M. Phillips and Jack Marlette. At the tender age of one, Janet\u0027s family moved to Vancouver B.C. to find work,...
Dr. William Melcher Whitby
Mar 18, 2013
Dr. William Melcher Whitby passed on March 18, 2013, at home in Cottonwood, AZ, just shy of his 93rd birthday. He was born on April 1, 1920 at the family home in Germantown, PA. He studied Agronomy briefly at the University of Delaware, then entered the U.S. Army in 1942, where he served as forward observer with the 403rd Field...
Billy Rowland
Mar 16, 2013
Billy O. Rowland died March 16, 2013 in Clarkdale. He was born on December 20, 1932 in Flagstaff, AZ to O.H. and Laura Rowland. Billy attended school in Flagstaff and lived there during his childhood. He joined the Air Force during the Korean War in 1950 and was transported on the USS Missouri to Okinawa where he served as an...
Louis Getoff
Mar 16, 2013
Louis Getoff died March 16, 2013 at age 89 in his home in Sedona, Arizona after a long life full of self-examination, intellectual pursuits and social action. He graduated from P.S. 4 and Morris High School in Bronx, N.Y. and City College of N.Y. class of 1944. Raised by Russian immigrant parents, he obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology from...
Rosa R. Lucero
Mar 15, 2013
Rosa R. Lucero, age 91, of Cottonwood passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was born to Cornelio and Miciala (Tolentino) Ruiz on August 30, 1921. In November 1938 she married her loving husband Santiago. Together they raised their four children in Flagstaff, Arizona. In 1977, Rosa and Santiago made their move to Cottonwood. Rosa was a strong willed,...
Patricia Lynn Bell
Mar 11, 2013
Patricia Lynn Bell, 53 of Jerome, passed away on March 11, 2013. She was born on March 26, 1959 in Gaylord, MN to Joseph and Wilma Mueller. Patricia worked for Connor Hotel in Jerome. She started Jerome\u0027s first and only food bank. She made a career in helping everyone! Patricia attended Haven United Methodist Church and played piano there. She...
Vera A. Garcia
Mar 9, 2013
Elvera A. Garcia "Vera", of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013. She was born on December 6, 1915 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Frank and Louisa (Gonzalez) Armenta. Vera was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and of the Women of the Elks. She was an active contributor to Boys Town, Toys for Tots and the Cystic...
Ernest Leo Tryba
Mar 1, 2013
Ernest Leo Tryba, 85, passed away at home on March 1, 2013. He was born in Wisconsin on June 22, 1927. In 1950, for health reasons, Ernest moved to Arizona; which he always called "God\u0027s Country." Ernest was preceded in death by his wife Donna; his parents Leo and Ernestine Tryba and brother Richard. He is survived by grandson Shane...
John L. Hunter
Feb 28, 2013
John Leslie Hunter born September 14th, 1940, age 72, passed away on February 28, 2013 in Mesa, Arizona. John was raised in Kittson County Minnesota and graduated from Hallock High School in 1958. He attended the University of North Dakota and graduated from Arizona State University with a Master of Education degree. In 1972 John married Nancy Kay Book in...
Rusty Allen Nix
Feb 27, 2013
Rusty Allen Nix (aka Allen Franks), 75 of Cottonwood, passed away on February 27, 2013. He was born on June 26, 1937 in Arp, Texas to Horace Nix and Cleo May Pirkle. Rusty was self-employed and an ordained Episcopal Minister. Rusty enjoyed hiking, prospecting, mining and electronics. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by...
Ernest James Houck
Feb 23, 2013
Ernest James Houck, 72 of Cottonwood , passed away on February 23, 2013. He was born on February 16, 1942 in Minatare , Nebraska to Archie Houck and Catherine Kickbush. Ernest attended Clairemont High in San Diego , CA. He served his country in the Air Force as an Airman during the Vietnam War. He was self-employed in Construction but...
