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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Heatherbelle Dustman
Nov 24, 2010
Heatherbelle Dustman, 96 of Cottonwood, passed away on November 24, 2010 in Tucson. She was born on September 1, 1914 in Delta, CO to William and Lula (Carpenter) Cornforth. She attended Miami High School and was the past and present AZ Rep for the Christian Record Braille Foundation and worked for The Thing Shop. She was awarded as the number...
Carol Lee Godard
Nov 23, 2010
Carol Lee Godard, 73, of Cornville died suddenly November 23 at her home. She was born September 13, 1937 in Oak Creek Canyon, the daughter of Guy Gilbert Thompson and Alpha Louise Kurtz Thompson. She graduated from the Clemenceau School. She was a proud homemaker, mother and wife. She raised her children well and kept her husband Don organized and...
Betty J. Manley
Nov 20, 2010
Betty J. Manley, 78, of Camp Verde, Arizona died November 20, 2010. She was born October 21, 1932 in Okemah, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jirl Linder and Elsie Anna Linder. She was a graduate of North Hollywood High School. She was employed by Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mrs. Manley was a member of the Four Square Church in Van Nuys, California....
Jeremy George Saravo
Nov 18, 2010
Jeremy G. Saravo, 37 of Cornville, AZ returned to the loving arms of the Lord on November 18, 2010. Jeremy is a 2004 NAU Graduate and was currently working towards his Master\u0027s Degree. He loved his hometown of Flagstaff. Jeremy was an avid reader. He had many other interests including a love of football, ham radio and scanners. He above...
Betty K. Heisley
Nov 17, 2010
Betty Kinsolving Heisley, 85, of Cottonwood passed away November 17 in Cottonwood. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1925. Betty spent part of her childhood in Chicago during the Depression, and returned to Arkansas as a teenager. She met her future husband, Fred Heisley, at Camp Robinson during World War II. They were married at the end of...
Denis G. Fuller
Nov 16, 2010
Denis G. Fuller, 69, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away Nov. 16, 2010. He was born Dec. 9, 1940 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Wallace Fuller and Mary Grace Fuller. He retired from the State of Arizona, and continued on to get two Master's degrees in education and worked for a short time with special needs students. He loved...
Frances Jean Todd
Nov 16, 2010
In loving memory of our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Frances J. (Motz) Todd who left us on November 16, 2010 after suffering a fall. Frances was born on the homestead and farm near Selden, Kansas on June 27, 1924 of Pioneer families of Everett C. Motz and Grace D. Huffman Motz. Her education started in...
Allen Wayne Blackberg
Nov 15, 2010
Allan Wayne Blackberg was born Sept. 11, 1954, in Rockford, Illinois. He died of natural causes in Cottonwood, Arizona, November 15, 2010. After graduating from Largo High School in Clearwater, Florida, Allan joined the U.S. Navy and served as a Navigator on the USS Midway. He graduated from Washington State University in Pullman. Following work as a bull cook on...
Phyllis J. Bright
Nov 15, 2010
Phyllis "Pep" Jean Bright Phyllis Jean Bright, 87, passed away Monday, November 15, 2010, at the Red Rock Care and Rehab facility in Cottonwood, Arizona. Phyllis was born at the People\u0027s Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1923 to William Tell Peppard and Henrietta Morton. The family relocated to Bath, New York where Phyllis learned to fish and sail...
Charles E. Simons
Nov 14, 2010
Charles E. Simons, 83 of Clarkdale, passed away November 14, 2010 in Camp Verde. He was born April 15, 1927 in Buffalo, New York. Charles attended Princeton University and Oberlin College. He served in WWII. He worked for the First United Methodist Church in Hampton, Virginia as director of music for 45 years. He then attended St. Thomas Episcopal Church...
Jose Luis Varela
Nov 12, 2010
Jose Luis Varela, 42, of Cornville died November 12, 2010 at home. He was born July 20, 1968 in Agua Prieta, Sonoroa, Mexico, the son of Candelario and Francisca Varela. He leaves two sisters, Francisca Varela and Martha Varela, both of Cornville and several nieces and nephews. A visitation was held at the family home. A Funeral Mass will be...
Darlene H. Thompson
Nov 11, 2010
Darlene H. Thompson, 84 of Cottonwood , passed away in Sedona on November 11, 2010. She was born in Chicago , Illinois on February 23, 1926 to William J. and Marie Pitts. Darlene attended Immaculate Heart High and Immaculate Heart College and was a Servant of Mary. She belonged to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ladies Auxiliary. She loved cooking,...
George Edward Helm
Nov 11, 2010
George Edward Helm, 84 of Rimrock, died November 11, 2010 in Cottonwood Hospital. He was born May 8, 1926 in Mayer, Arizona to Floy May Foster and George Heney Helm where they lived and worked at both Childs and Irving Power Plant in Fossil Creek where he lived and grew up along with his brother Bill Helm of Camp Verde...
Darlene H. Thompson
Nov 11, 2010
Darlene H. Thompson, 84 of Cottonwood, passed away in Sedona on November 11, 2010. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1926 to William J. and Marie Pitts. Darlene attended Immaculate Heart High and Immaculate Heart College and was a Servant of Mary. She belonged to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ladies Auxiliary. She loved cooking, gardening and...
Ellen Stewart
Nov 8, 2010
Ellen Stewart of Clarkdale, Arizona died on November 8, 2010. She was born on October 4, 1955 in Enid, Oklahoma. She attended Garber School and lived there during her childhood. She moved to Germany where she had her twin boys, Jesse and Jake. Ellen was employed for 15 years with W.L. Gore and Associates both in Oklahoma and in Arizona....
William C. Souders
Nov 8, 2010
William C. Souders, 53 of Rimrock, passed away November 8, 2010. He was born on June 25, 1957 in Gideon , Missouri to Franklin and Gladys Imogene Souders. William attended school in Coloma , Michigan . He was a wanderer and picked fruit. He enjoyed back packing, hiking, rafting, canoeing, reading, chasing women, wanderer, camping, fishing and hunting. He was...
Kathren E. Strom
Nov 6, 2010
Kathren E. Strom, 85 of Clarkdale, passed away at her home on November 6, 2010. She was born on July 27, 1925 in Massillon, Ohio to Phillip and Mary Wolf. Kathren attended public school for 12 years and college for 1. She was a RN. She also attended Church of the Red Rocks. Kathren is preceded in death by son...
Donald L. Beausoleil
Nov 6, 2010
Donald L. Beausoleil, 75 of Cottonwood , passed away November 6, 2010. He was born on February 27, 1935 in Lowell, MA to Henri and Marie Beausoleil. Donald attended St. Joseph High and was in the Korean War. He worked for the Flagstaff Fire Department from March 1970 to March 1990. He also was in the American Legion for 50...
Ralph Richey
Nov 4, 2010
Ralph Richey, 86, of Cottonwood died November 4, 2010 in Camp Verde. Ralph was born the 4th of 11 children to Joe Richey and wife Buelah. There were nine boys and 2 girls. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by a son Joe Richey; daughter Bonnie Coffman; brothers Roy, Robert, Raymond, Randall, Reid and Joe Richey and one...
Wendy Finn
Nov 3, 2010
Wendy Finnn, 60, of Sedona passed away November 3 peacefully at her home. She was born September 24, 1950 in Los Angeles, California. She was a loving wife, daughter and dear friend to many. A creative gourmet cook, she also liked to keep her mind sharp with crossword puzzles. Preceded in death by her father, William Weidner; She leaves her...
