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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Gail Diane Boatman
Dec 21, 2009
Gail Diane Boatman, 56, of Cornville died December 21. She was born September 17, 1953 in Coronado, California. She attended Cottonwood elementary schools and was a 1971 graduate of Mingus Union High School. She worked as a waitress, in retail work and at Verde Floral. She enjoyed reading, handcrafts and gardening. Gail leaves two sons, Gary Boatman (Felicia) of Albuquerque,...
George Petrovitz
Dec 20, 2009
Lt. George "Pete" Petrovitz U.S. Navy, Retired. Born July 28th, 1928 in New York City, N.Y. Died December 20, 2009. He was 81 years old. He is survived by daughter Christine Pearson of Topsham, Maine; son Robert Petrovitz of Brunswick, Maine; son Richard Petrovitz of Gautier, Mississippi; daughter Teresa Petrovitz Kane of Windham, Maine; granddaughter Shelly Petrovitz of Orlando, Florida;...
Alton E. Anthony
Dec 19, 2009
Alton E. Anthony, 100, of Cottonwood died December 19. He was born May 21, 1909 Alabama , the son of Frank and Mamie (Parker) Anthony. Mr. Anthony worked in produce. He later had a cattle ranch in Litchfield , California and raised cattle, hay and alfalfa. He was had served as a council member and a Sunday School Superintendent. He...
Joan Rogers
Dec 17, 2009
Joan Rogers, age 76 of Cornville, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 6:33 am at Verde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, AZ. Joan was born March 8, 1933 in Phoenix, AZ to Roy and Lena Holmes. She attended Phoenix school. Living in Morgan Hill, CA for 8 years then lived in Hayfork, CA for 17 years until recently arriving at...
Lawrence R. Smouse
Dec 16, 2009
Lawrence R. Smouse, 70, of Cottonwood died December 16. He was born May 18, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Stanley and Bessie Smouse. He was a member of the Verde Baptist Church. He enjoyed fly-fishing and camping with family served in the Awana Program for 13 years. He loved working with the children, helping them learn the Bible...
Thurel R. Majors
Dec 16, 2009
Thurel R. Majors, 85 of Cottonwood , passed away December 16. He was born on December 14, 1924 in Yuma , Colorado to Floyd Majors and Grace Smith. Mr. Majors attended Boulder High School . He worked with Hutchinson Homes for 27 years. He was a master painter and loved traveling, hunting, fishing, cars and his family. He is loved...
Audrey Waterman
Dec 16, 2009
Audrey Waterman, 96, of Cottonwood died December 16 at her home. She was born September 18, 1913 in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of Harry Holmes Moore and Nellie Trusedale Gorham. She attended University of California at Santa Barbara. She was freelance writer and a writer of children\u0027s fairy tales that have been published and recorded. These stories can be...
Garriott Wallbridge
Dec 15, 2009
Garriott Wallbridge, 80, of Cottonwood died December 15. He was born August 29, 1929 in Ellensburg, Washington. He served his country in the Air Force and the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He loved model trains. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Joanne; a son Gerald Wallbridge of Costa Mesa, California; daughters, Lori Wallbridge of Rancho Cordova, California...
Anthony B. Moreno
Dec 15, 2009
Anthony B. Moreno, 61, known to his family and friends as Tony Boy, died December 15, 2009 in Verde Valley Medical Center. He was born in Jerome, AZ on March 17, 1948 to Antonio L. Moreno and Vera Brown Starr. He grew up in Ajo, AZ where he attended and graduated from Ajo High School Class of 1966. On September...
Margaret Jekel
Dec 14, 2009
Margaret Jekel, age 101 years, died peacefully on December 14 at her home in Cornville with her family around her. Margaret was born October 7, 1908, in Anderson, Missouri to W. Ed and Bertha Dunn Roark, the fifth of eleven children. She graduated from the University of Missouri and taught high school physical education before marrying Dr. Louis G. Jekel...
Elizabeth McNary
Dec 12, 2009
Elizabeth Hannah McNary, of Payson, a former resident of Cottonwood, died December 12 in her home in Payson. She was born March 26, 1913 in Collierstown, Virginia, the daughter of Samuel B. and Caroline (Moore) Hannah. She had worked as a librarian for the Mesa School District and the Window Rock School District in Arizona. She came to Arizona when...
Keith C. Kallsen
Dec 11, 2009
Keith C. Kallsen, 75, of Bridgeport (in Cottonwood) passed away Friday December 11. He was born May 29, 1934 in Keystone Iowa, the son of Walter and Dora ( Knoke) Kallsen. He served his country in the Army. He worked through Operating Engineers Local #428. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Estelle Tolliver
Dec 10, 2009
Estelle "Pat" Tolliver, 86, of Cottonwood died December 10. She was born December 6, 1923 in Willmington, California, the daughter of Andy and Hilda C. Waymaster. She graduated from Banning High School. She worked in security, as a caregiver and as a retail clerk. She was a member of the Rebekkah Lodge and was a volunteer at the Verde Valley...
Clement Leroy Dieter
Dec 8, 2009
Clement Leroy Dieter, 86, of Clarkdale died December 8 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Prescott. He was born April 29, 1923 in Sparrows Point, Maryland, the son of Henry Frederick Dieter and Rosa Ella Bissell. He was a graduate of Sparrows Point High School and attended technical school. An Army veteran of World War II, he served as a...
Peggy E McCaughey-Heckathorne
Dec 7, 2009
Peggy E. McCaughey-Heckathorne, 76, of Payson died December 7. She was bornMay 12, 1933 in Central Point, Texas, the daughter of Ruben A. Page and Myrtle E. Berg. Our beloved one is now home with the Lord. While on this earth she was a very loving, caring and giving person to all she met and to all animals, big and...
Debra Louise Cole
Dec 6, 2009
Delora Louise Cole Delora Cole, 86, passed away on December 6th, 2009. She was born in Sturgis Mich. on August 30th, 1923. She lived several years in Cottonwood, and lived her last 2 years in Benson, AZ. Services are Thursday, December 10th at Westcott Funeral Home. Visitation and viewing is at 10:00 a.m. followed by services at 11:00 a.m. with...
John E. Schaefer
Dec 5, 2009
John E. Schaefer The eldest son of the Reverend John E. and Elsa (Mehrstedt) Schaefer, John was born on June 18, 1918, in Alma City, Minnesota. He served in the US Navy during WWII, seeing shipboard action in the North Atlantic and South Pacific. Following the war, he settled in Phoenix , Arizona and married Ruth Clinger in 1947. He...
Ree W. Kramer
Dec 3, 2009
Ree W. Kramer, 92, of Clarkdale died December 3. She was born July 18, 1918 in Drumright , Oklahoma , the daughter of James and Georgia (Sullivan) Woolsey. She worked as a teacher for the Cottonwood Oak Creek School District . She was a member of the Methodist faith and enjoyed travel. Mrs. Kramer was preceded in death by her...
Kathryn Murray
Dec 1, 2009
Kathryn Murray, 74, of Sedona died December 1 in Sedona. She was born February 8, 1935 in Phoenix, the daughter of Edward James Burns and Kathryn Jean Coffee. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and received her Masters degree in Counseling from Arizona State University. She was employed as an...
Lila Bertino
Dec 1, 2009
Lila Bertino, 97, of Cottonwood died December 1. She was born May 17, 1912 in Grant, Nebraska, the daughter of Frederick and Cora Edwards. She worked as nurse for many years. She was a member of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Bertino will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be missed beyond words. She was...
