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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Frankie Darlene Pirtle
Jul 16, 2005
Frankie Darlene Pirtle, 88, of Cottonwood died July 16. She was born July 16, 1917 in Hydro, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Bessie Gibson. She attended school in Sedona. Family and church was her life. She was a Pastor\u0027s wife and mother of five boys. She also enjoyed playing guitar, playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she enjoyed the...
Jeffrey L. Reed
Jul 15, 2005
Jeffrey Lynn Reed, 56, of Camp Verde, Arizona died July 15. He was born September 21, 1948 in Johnston City, Illinois, the son of Harvey \u0027\u0027Tobe\u0027\u0027 Reed and Vivian Stroud Reed.. A Vietnam veteran he served in the Army with the military police. Mr. Reed worked as a machinist. He came to Arizona four months ago from Illinois. He leaves...
Mary G. Reid
Jul 12, 2005
Mary Gordon Reid, 88, of Cottonwood died June 12. She was born February 15, 1917 in Bridgeport\u003c cOnnecticut. She was a retired secretary with Ameron Corporation. Private family services were held.
Diane LaVone Carr
Jul 11, 2005
Diane LaVone Carr, 61, of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Monday, July 11th. She was born in Pt. Arthur, Texas on August 8, 1943. She grew up in Texas, attending Franklin Elementary School; Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School, St. James Catholic School all in Pt. Arthur. She also attended Nederland High School in Nederland, Texas and Lamar College Business School...
Virginia Lee Waldschmidt
Jul 11, 2005
Virginia Lee Waldschmidt, 71, of Camp Verde, Arizona, passed away on Monday, July 11th. She was born in Salina, Kansas on October 25, 1933. She attended Salina High School was a homemaker and enjoyed painting. Mrs. Waldschmidt is survived by her husband of 55 years, John Waldschmidt; two sons; Richard Waldschmidt of Deer Park, WI; David Waldschmidt of Peoria, AZ...
Raymond Norris Hoskins
Jul 9, 2005
Raymond Norris Hoskins, 92, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. He was born in Ft. Worth Texas on June 26, 1913 to Charles Houston and Jettie (Gregory) Hoskins. He graduated from Handly High School and attended the University of Texas for 2 years. He was a member of the Booster Club for Mississippi State University. During World...
Esperanza Rodriguez
Jul 9, 2005
Esperanza Rodriguez, 60, of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. She was born in Imuris, Sonora, Mexico on August 1, 1944. Mrs. Rodriguez was a homemaker and a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Gustavo Rodriguez, Sr.; five sons:...
Clara Mary Hovis
Jul 9, 2005
Clara Mary Hovis, 80, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away on Saturday, July 9th. She was born in Eau Clare, Pensylvania on May 19, 1925. Mrs. Hovis attended schools in North Washington and Eau Clare, Pennsylvania. She was a faithful minister\u0027s wife and a devoted homemaker and mother. She enjoyed baking, reading, entertaining company, traveling, attending church camp meetings, crocheting, sewing,...
Lester E. Scarbrough
Jul 8, 2005
Lester E. Scarbrough, 76, of Cottonwood died July 8. He was born May 11, 1929 in Winona, Missouri. He was a retired cabinetmaker. There are no public services planned.
Dorothy ''Jean'' Brown
Jul 6, 2005
Dorothy \u0027\u0027Jean\u0027\u0027Brown, 73, of Rimrock, died July 6. She was born January 28, 1932 in North Hollywood, California. She was a graduate of Prescott High School. Mrs. Brown was a foster mother to twenty-five newborn babies. She took communion to nursing home for 10 years. A member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Camp Verde, she was also a...
Celina M. Beck
Jul 2, 2005
Celina Mascarenas Beck, 96, of Cottonwood died July 2 in Cottonwood. She was born August 12, 1908 in Ozuluama, Mexico. Shadow Mountain Mortuary, 2350 East Greenway Road in Phoenix is handling arrangements and burial.
Georgianna M. Schactman
Jul 2, 2005
Georgianna Mary Schactman (\u0027\u0027Georgie\u0027\u0027), 79, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away on July 2, 2005. Born in Minnesota on March 1, 1926, to Inez and Nye McCarty, Georgie grew up in Ortonville, Minnesota. She later resided mainly in Chicago, the Lake Minnetonka area of Minneapolis and, for the past 18 years, in Cottonwood. She was employed in the restaurant industry throughout...
Robert M. Johnson
Jul 1, 2005
Robert Max Johnson, 87, of Lake Montezuma died July 1. He was born July 30, 1917 in Idaho. Mr. Johnson was an Army veteran and retired from Civil Service. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and enjoyed photography, traveling and gardening. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Eva E. Johnson; a...
Jack A. Smith
Jul 1, 2005
Jack Arnold Smith, 63, of Cottonwood died July 1. He was born November 8, 1941 in Belden, Nebraska. He was a graduate of Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, California. Mr. Smith was retired from Hughes Aircraft Company now part of Raytheon. He had previously worked as a bank supervisor. He was a member of P.E.R. in Gardenia, Elks and the...
Margaret Jane Chiswell
Jun 28, 2005
Margaret Jane (Shuck) Chiswell, 87, of Cottonwood died June 28. She was born September 27, 1917 in Gillette, Wyoming. She graduated from Holbrook High School and Arizona Teachers College in Flagstaff. Mrs. Chiswell retired from civil service with the Navy and the Forest Service. Her hobbies included reading, traveling, camping, fishing, gardening, flowers and family. She is survived by a...
Nick Christopher
Jun 22, 2005
Nick Christopher, 83 of Cottonwood died June 22. He was born February 12, 1922 in Chicago, Ilinois. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army. He was a retired from the Park District of Chicago where he worked in construction. He had previously worked as a bartender. He leaves his wife of 30 years, Harriet Christopher; a...
Robert E. Carroll
Jun 22, 2005
Robert E. Carroll Robert E. Carroll, 83, died on June 22nd in Cottonwood. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Carroll had lived in Sedona since moving here from San Diego with his wife, Shirley, in 1989. Mr. Carroll will be greatly missed by his family members and friends, who will remember a kind, generous, strong man, blessed with a sense of...
Mildred M. Barrett
Jun 14, 2005
Mildred Marie Barrett, 85, of Cottonwood, AZ and formerly of San Juan Bautista,CA died June 14. She was born October 17, 1919 in Kepple Hill, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Barrett was retired and had worked in several positions. She had been a bank teller, emergency registration clerk and office manager for Barrett Chiropractic. She retired to Cottonwood from San Juan Bautista, California...
Myrtle A. Kinsel
Jun 13, 2005
Myrtle Audrey Kinsel, 88, of Cottonwood died June 13. She was born December 8, 1916 in Ontario, Canda. She was the wife of the late John Wesley Kinsel. There are no public services planned.
Clarence F. Koepke
Jun 7, 2005
Clarence Frederick Koepke, 91, of Cottonwood died June 7. He was born October 23, 1913 in Garrett, Indiana. He was a graduate of Garrett, Indiana High School and Indiana Institute of Technology. Mr. Koepke rerired from General Electric\u0027s engineering department. He previously worked as an instructor at University of Missouri. He was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church and...
