Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Kathy Wilson
Jun 26, 2012
Barbara Kathleen Wilson, AKA "Kathy" of Sedona died June 26, 2012 at the age of 60. She was born on December 28, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert and Carol Wilson. Kathy attended school at Grosse Point and the University of Michigan, receiving her degree in Psychology. She was a registered nurse and "compass". Kathy loved to read and was...
Ernest J. Moreland
Jun 25, 2012
Ernest J. Moreland, 91, of Clarkdale died June 25, 2012. He was born March 21, 1921 in Niagara Falls, New York, the son of John and Henereta Moreland. He attended Niagara Falls High School. Mr. Moreland served his country in the Navy in the Construction Batallion ("the Seabees"). He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and in the Phillipine Liberation....
Adair T. Unwin
Jun 24, 2012
Adair (Treischel) Unwin died on June 24, 2012, at age 89. She was born in Alberta Minnesota and lived there until entering nursing school in South Dakota. She graduated at the top of her class in 1944 and promptly enlisted in the Army. She served in the General Hospital of the European Theater as a First Lieutenant, with postings in...
Gerald N. Stattner
Jun 23, 2012
Gerald N. Stattner, 86, passed away June 23, 2012. Gerald was born in Pana, IL to Elmer and Eve Stattner. He attended Millersville Grade School, Pana Township High School, the University of IL and Millikin University. He married Violet Jean Hinden in the Methodist Church of Millersville on August 25, 1946. Gerald served in the Army Air Corps in World...
Joseph Robert Masters
Jun 22, 2012
Joseph Robert Masters, 87, of Cottonwood died Friday June 22, 2012 at his home. He was born April 18, 1925 in Watchorn, Oklahoma, the son of James Wesley Masters and Marjorie Masters. Mr. Masters served in both the Army and the Navy. He received a certificate of appreciation from the French Embassy for being part of the Allied landing on...
Mary Alice Kinsey
Jun 19, 2012
Mary Alice Kinsey, 83 of Clarkdale, passed away on Tuesday, June 19 in Phoenix. She was born on February 15, 1929 in Middle Verde, AZ to John Kinsey and Mary William Hammond. Mary was a retired seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, dancing, traveling, sports, rodeo and mingling with friends. Mary will be deeply missed by all her loving family and friends....
Luke Michael Lerette
Jun 17, 2012
Luke Michael Lerette, 32, passed away on June 17, 2012, but not before touching time and family with his presence. He was born on September 20, 1979, in Cottonwood, Arizona, where he aspired to excel in competitive swimming. He was the first swimmer to compete at the state level representing Mingus Union High School at ASU. He would later become...
Wanda Hardy
Jun 14, 2012
Wanda Hardy, 88 of Sedona, passed away on June 14, 2012. She was born on October 9, 1923 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Roscoe and Flossie McFarland. Wanda enjoyed square dancing, camping, and sewing her own clothes. She made her square dance dresses as well as most of her every day clothes. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Wanda...
Kathy Meacham
Jun 14, 2012
Kathy Meacham, 62 of Cottonwood, passed away on June 14, 2012. She was born on May 12, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio to William Ronald Lawson and Evelyn Eileen Pence. Kathy worked for Wal-Mart in Cottonwood and was an LDS member. She loved to read and was amazingly good at trivia and history. She loved her two cats Oreo and Sassy....
Carrie E. Swearengin
Jun 11, 2012
Carrie Evelyn Swearengin, 95, of Cottonwood passed away June 11, 2012. She was born January 5, 1917 in Delaware, Ohio, the daughter of Jessie and Marie (Decker) Stultz. She was a homemaker and also had worked as a machine operator at a spring company. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles D. "Chuck" Swearengin, five sons, Gene, Richard,...
Marie Avery
Jun 10, 2012
Marie Avery went to heaven on June 10 at the age of 94 . She was born in New York in 1917. She moved to Arizona in 1948 with her husband Lee Avery. She worked for Dr. Charles \u0026 Gilbert Sechrist as a medical assistant for over 45 years. Marie was a dedicated daughter, sister, loving wife mother, and a...
Richard T. Lopez
Jun 9, 2012
Richard T. Lopez, 76 of Cottonwood, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012. He was born on January 13, 1936 in Gallup, New Mexico to Tony and Irene Lucero Lopez. Richard attended St. Francis and Gallup High schools. He enlisted in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. Richard was a transmission specialist and enjoyed golfing. Richard was preceded in death...
Betty L. Barefoot
Jun 8, 2012
Betty L. Barefoot, 75 of Rimrock, passed away on June 8, 2012. She was born on November 16, 1932 in San Francisco, California. Ingredients for a life well lived: 1. Loving, extraordinary giving, intelligent woman. 2. Faith in God, Humanity and herself. 3. Courage above all, no matter what was happening or was not occurring. Blend these ingredients together with...
Carl Ray Whitney
Jun 7, 2012
Carl Ray Whitney, 83, of Cottonwood passed away Thursday, June 7. He was born November 4, 1929, just outside of Tabor, IA to Lee and Wilma (Gard) Whitney. Carl attended school through graduation in Tabor, while trucking with his father. After graduating, he went on the road, traveling with the big bands as a professional musician. After returning home, he...
Forrest Dale Hunter
Jun 6, 2012
Forrest Dale Hunter, 74, passed away at home in Cottonwood, Arizona on June 6, 2012. At the beginning of his brief battle with cancer, he said simply, "I\u0027ve had a good life." Those words were absolutely true of the long time Verde Valley resident. Born in Prescott, Arizona, Dale was an avid hunter who loved the outdoors. Professionally, he spent...
DeAnne Stephenson
Jun 3, 2012
DeAnne P. Stephenson, 77, of Rimrock, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was born on October 19, 1934 to Harry and Marjorie (Christiansen) Olsen in Minneapolis, MN. DeAnne attended Yavapai College to receive her ASN and worked as a registered nurse in both home health care and in skilled nursing facilities. DeAnne raised 7 children and loved gardening, hiking and...
Glenn Roy McHenry
Jun 3, 2012
Glenn Roy McHenry, age 87, of Cottonwood, died Sunday June 3. He was born February 22, 1925 in Santa Ana, CA to Glenn and Ruby (Wilson) McHenry. Glenn served his country as a sergeant in the Army in WWII, before coming home to work for Northern American/Boeing. After retiring and moving to Arizona, Glenn continued to enjoy his hobbies including...
Frank L. Mullins
May 31, 2012
Francis Lamar "Frank" Mullins, 91 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 31, 2012. Frank was born on April 9, 1921 in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Notre Dame University and joined the Navy in October 1940. He served his country as a Machinist Mate in some of the major naval battles in the South Pacific. He met his beloved wife, Norma...
Amanda Merulda Scott
May 30, 2012
Amanda M. Scott, 86, of Cottonwood passed away May 30, 2012. She was born May 20, 1926 in Inspiration, Arizona, the daughter of Glenn Leonard Dickens and Hazel Louise Dixler. Amanda, also known as "Nanny" loved her grandchildren. It didn\u0027t matter what she was doing when they showed up on her doorstep, she would drop what she was doing and...
Gena Bouquet
May 30, 2012
Gena Bouquet (born Genevieve Cull), age 86, of Cottonwood, AZ., passed away on May 30, 2012, at home surrounded by art and filled with the love of friends and family. She was born in Chandler, Oklahoma, and spent much of her early life in the Los Angeles Basin. During WWII, she worked along side other patriotic women of the "Rosie...
