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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Robert A. McKinley
Aug 4, 2005
Robert A. McKinley, 86, of Cottonwood died August 4. He was born June 11, 1919 in Common Falls, Minnesota. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. McKinley was retired from the State of California. He enjoyed sports, music and good friends. Mr. McKinley is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gustie McKinley. A memorial service will...
Donald E. Hirschelman
Aug 4, 2005
Donald E. Hirschelman, 47, a resident of Sedona died August 4. He was born January 19, 1958 in Van Nuys, California. He attended schools in California. Mr. Hirschelman was a self employed handyman who was forced to retire due to illness. He enjoyed camping and fishing. He leaves two stepsons, Jesse Morris and Robert Tachner, both of Sedona; daughters, Kelly...
Rev. Michael F. Hurley
Aug 3, 2005
Father Michael Francis Hurley, 90, pastor of St. Cecilia\u0027s Mission Catholic Church in Clarkdale died August 3. He was born March 12, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended St. Barnabas Elementary School, St. Rita High School, both in Chicago, and Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama. Father Hurley attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1937 to 1943. He...
Mary L. Lightfoot
Aug 2, 2005
Mary L.\u0027Midge\u0027 Lightfoot, 78, died August 2.She was born February 26, 1927 in Camp Verde, the daughter of Colonel A. and Ruth (Walker) Teague, the oldest girl of ten children. She attended Camp Verde schools and worked for 20 years for Ward Ranch as a cook. She later worked as a home health aide for Catholic Social Services of Yavapai...
Virginia S. Hernandez
Aug 2, 2005
Virginia S. Hernandez, 85, of Clarkdale died August 1. She was born March 30, 1920 in Clarkdale, the daughter of Francisco Castillo Sanchez and Josepha (Duarte) Barboa. She was a graduate of Clarkdale High School. Her hobbies include gardening and traveling. She leaves a son Henry and his wife Mary Sanchez of Flagstaff; two brothers, Antonio Sanchez of Salt Lake...
Teddy H. Pender
Aug 1, 2005
Teddy Hugh Pender, 72, of Cottonwood died August 1. He was born June 11, 1933 in Bethel, Oklahoma. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Pender was a retired construction worker and was a member of the Carpenters Union in Glendale. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and Destroy Escort Sailor Association. His hobbies included fishing and hunting,...
Arthur Dykhuis
Jul 28, 2005
Arthur Dykhuis, 78, of Rimrock died July 28.He was born November 2, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended Roseland Christian and Chicago Christian schools. Mr. Dykhuis retired from electrical contracting in Highland, Indiana. He was a was a Christian and served as a Deacon. He was a retired Fire Chief in Highland, Indiana and had been a volunteer firefighter....
Joseph Frank Richardson
Jul 28, 2005
Joseph Frank Richardson, 81, of Cottonwood, Arizona and formerly of Gila County, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2005. He was born in Wagner, Oklahoma on September 23, 1923. Mr. Richardson was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Corps. He had worked construction as a pipefitter/welder before his retirement, for all of his life,...
Thelma V. Pritchard
Jul 26, 2005
Thelma Vivian Pritchard, 92, of Cottonwood died July 26. She was born February 28, 1913 in Silver City, New Mexico. \u003cbr\u003e She was a graduate of San Diego Bible College. An ordained Assembly of God minister for 70 years, she was a member of the Assembly of God Church.\u003cbr\u003e Mrs. Pritchard started many Native American Churches in Arizona including Guadelupe,...
Dolores Chavez Rincon
Jul 24, 2005
Dolores Chavez Rincon, 91, a longtime resident of Clarkdale, AZ passed away, on Sunday, July 24th at the home of her sister in Norwalk, California. Mrs. Rincon was born in Chihuahua, Mexico on April 30, 1914, to Juan Olivas and Adela (Y Baven) Chavez. She moved to Jerome, Arizona as a child, and attended grade school. She was married to...
Lloyd W. Johnson
Jul 22, 2005
Lloyd Wendell Johnson, 81, of Glendale died July 22. He was born May 6, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a World War II veteran of the Navy. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Boardman High School, graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology. He was a retired insurance agent. He enjoyed wood carving. His wife of 50 years, Mae V....
Katherine Groseta
Jul 22, 2005
Katherine Groseta, 84, of Cottonwood died on July 22, 2005 in her home. Mrs. Groseta was born on September 9, 1920, in Jerome, Arizona to Croatian immigrants George and Anna Maglicic. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1938. She attended nurse's training academy at St. Joseph's Hospital in downtown Phoenix. She graduated from nurse's training in 1941 and started...
Leona Mildred Gerig
Jul 21, 2005
Leona Mildred Gerig, 90 of Sedona, passed away on July 21, 2005. She was born in Paintrock, Texas to Mildred and Emma Callahan. Mrs. Gerig attended Gilbert High School and graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in teaching. After receiving a degree, she married Raymond Wiggins in 1937 who was a prominent Chandler farmer. In addition to being...
Edward Koltz
Jul 21, 2005
Edward \u0027Al\u0027 Koltz, 80 of Cornville, passed away on July 21, 2005. He was born on April 19, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Monika Koltz. Mr. Koltz attended the Wells High School and the Holy Trinity Parish in Chicago. He is a retired custodian and also worked as a caretaker of the Park District of Chicago and the...
Richard H. Stilwell
Jul 19, 2005
Richard H. Stilwell, \u0027Dick\u0027, 57, of Camp Verde, passed away on July 19, 2005. Dick is survived by his wife, Donna; his three children, Penny, Ty and John; his three grandchildren, Kyle, Alyssa and James; his mother Lucille Stilwell of Goodyear and his two sisters Sue Stilwell of Goodyear and Pati Hatfield of Camp Verde. Dick along with his brother...
Eleanor B. Norton
Jul 19, 2005
Eleanor B. Norton, 98, of Cottonwood, Arizona died July 19, 2005. She was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on March 1, 1907, daughter of Herbert and Alida (Overton) Binney. She graduated from Newton-Wellsley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts with her Registered Nurse\u0027s degree. She was a nurse at Hartford Hospital. She lived in West Hartford for forty-four years before moving to Colchester...
Lee Roy White, Sr.
Jul 19, 2005
Lee Roy White, Sr., 80, of Camp Verde died July 19. He was born November 22, 1924 in Prescott, Arizona. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army. Mr. White was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Local #428 Operating Engineers. He is survived by a brother, Orvan White of Prescott Valley; two sisters,...
Ella M. Liljenberg
Jul 18, 2005
Ella Mae Liljenberg, 80, a resident of Sedona died July 18. She was born October 30, 1925 in Stuart, Oklahoma. She attended the Clemenceau school. Miss Liljenberg worked in the office at the Navy Yard at Mare Island. She loved loved to sing and had a beautiful voice, she also loved animals. She leaves one sister and one brother and...
Stephanie M McCarbery
Jul 17, 2005
On July 17, 2005 Stephanie Michell McCarbery lost her long courageous fight with cancer. Stephanie was born to Michael and Tina Mc Carbery on June 14, 1984 in California, where she lived with her parents and sister Breanne until they moved to Arizona in 1993. Stephanie always had a love for all animals. She became involved in 4-H where she...
Ruth Lillian Wright
Jul 17, 2005
Ruth Lillian Wright, 83, of Cornville, AZ died July 17. She was born on January 20, 1922 in Cleveland, OH. to Vernon and Florence Breyley. She attended Mary Washington College and spent many years as a homemaker. Mrs. Wright was involved in the community, as PTA President, and in V.V. Republician Women, ESA Sorority, M.J.L. Hospital Auxillary and Arizona Hospital...
