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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Richard N. Ray
Mar 19, 2004
Richard N. Ray, 84, of Cornville died March 19. He was born April 22, 1919 in Jerome. Mr. Ray was retired from the State of Arizona where he worked with the Fish and Game Department. He also had worked as a cook for the Verde Valley School in Sedona. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and music. Mr. Ray is survived by...
Paul L. Gibson
Mar 18, 2004
Paul L. Gibson, 89, of Cottonwood died March 18. A native of Gary County, Oklahoma, he was born May 21, 1915. He was the retired owner of Paul\u0027s Garage and was also a member of Verde Baptist Church. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Agnes E. Gibson; a son and his wife, Randy and Veneda Gibson of Phoenix; three...
Zelma Namotia Gundelach
Mar 18, 2004
Zelma Namotia (Lewis)Gundelach, 77, of Cottonwood passed away quietly March 18 at her home. She was born November 24, 1926 in Texaco, New Mexico to William E. and Zelma Ethel Lewis and is survived by her mother, 97 years of age; her husband James; daughter Cheryl; sons Malcolm, James, William, Timothy; grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and her brothers and sister. She was...
Ronald Edwin McEachern
Mar 16, 2004
Ronald Edwin McEachern, 62, of Rimrock died March 16. He was born March 27, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas. He was a pipe fitter and welder working the oil industry. Mr. McEachern served in the Army. He leaves his wife Georgia Goodwin McEachern; two sons, James McEachern of Atwood, Illinois; Jeremy Daniel McEachern of Cottonwood; two daughters Patricia McEachern of Cottonwood...
Anna Mae Colby
Mar 11, 2004
Anna Mae Colby, 72, of Camp Verde,died March 11, 2004. She was born November 27, 1932 in Jackson, Missouri. Mrs. Colby was a retired pharmacist techinician. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Center of Camp Verde and she enjoyed gardening. She leaves no immediate relatives just friends who will miss her. There are no public services planned. In...
Dale Edgar Moser
Mar 11, 2004
Dale Edgar Moser, 82, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Thursday, March 11th. He was born in Bern, Indiana on August 12, 1921. Mr. Moser was self-employed performing repair and maintenance on mobile homes. He also was part time as a Pastor, and had been involved with some missionary work in the past. In the thirty years that he lived in...
George F. Dill
Mar 11, 2004
George F. Dill, 80, of Lake Montezuma, Arizona passed away on Thursday, March 11th. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 7, 1923. Mr. Dill was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army. He was involved in the Campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Mr. Dill was the recipient of...
Robert B. Smith, Jr.
Mar 10, 2004
Robert B. \u0027\u0027Bob\u0027\u0027 Smith, Jr., 38, of Camp Verde, Arizona; passed away on Wednesday, March 10th. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on January 31, 1966. Mr. Smith, a life long resident of Arizona attended Mary Vale High School in Phoenix. He owned and operated Bob\u0027s Tree \u0026 Landscaping, Inc. He enjoyed hunting, watching football and camping. Mr. Smith was...
Marvin M. Mooney
Mar 8, 2004
Marvin A. Mooney, 76, of Cottonwood died March 8. He was born June 6, 1928 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was educated in St. Joseph and worked as manager for Bingham Equipment selling farm equipment. Mr. Mooney enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was an Army veteran. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Twila Joy Mooney; two sons, Marvin M....
Paulina K. Szolack
Mar 8, 2004
Paulina K. Szolack,beloved Mother of Kathryn Adams (Adam) of Cornville, Arizona, Dr. Phyllis Buckwalter(Richard) of Horsham and Dr. Alfreda Bruen (George)of Fairfield Bay, AR passed on March 8, 2004 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Born in 1906 in New York City she married Joseph Szolack on July 22, 1922. The newlyweds moved to Philadelphia. In 1931, they bought a farm outside Newton,...
Lillian A. Wokasch
Mar 3, 2004
Lillian A. Wokasch, 77, of Sedona, Arizona died on Wednesday, March 3rd. She was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on January 31, 1927. Mrs. Wokasch attended St. Cloud Cathedral Catholic School in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She was a wife and mother, raising eight children. A resident of Arizona for 25 years, Mrs. Wokasch was a member of St. John Vianney...
Juanita May Lombardi
Mar 1, 2004
Juanita May Lombardi, 97, of Sedona, Arizona died on Monday, March 1st. She was born march 25, 1906 in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Lombardi worked as a salesperson for retail department stores in California before her retirement. She served as the President of the Women\u0027s Guild at St. James Episcopal Church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and singing. Mrs. Lombardi...
Blanche T. Allbright Riehle
Feb 29, 2004
Blanche T. Allbright Riehle, 94, of Cottonwood, Arizona died on Sunday, February 29th. She was born in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 1910. Mrs. Riehle, was a former resident of both Pomona, and of Downey, California. She lived in Downey from 1952-1972, she was a retired Downey City employee , having worked as a librarian. Mrs. Riehle is survived...
Ellen Arline Woodring
Feb 29, 2004
Ellen Arline Woodring, 93, of Camp Verde died on Sunday, February 29th. Mrs. Woodring was born on February 9, 1911 in Augusta, Illinois. A resident of Arizona for 81 years, She was a former resident of Ajo, Arizona. She was a retired librarian, she worked from 1933 to 1950 in the Middle Verde, Cottonwood, and Clarkdale libraries and from 1950...
Ethel M. Turley
Feb 28, 2004
Ethel M. Turley, 82, of Cottonwood died February 28. She was born in Boston, Michigan on July 27, 1921. She attended the Tamarac School in Tamarac, Michigan. She lived in Flagstaff from 1945 to 1983 until moving to Cottonwood. Mrs. Turley worked was a retired waitress at the Lumberjack Cafe in Flagstaff. She was of the Lutheran faith and enjoyed...
Bettie C. Glidden
Feb 28, 2004
Bettie C. Glidden, 82, of Lake Montezuma, AZ was born June 6, 1921 in Seattle, Washington. She passed away February 28, 2004. Mrs. Glidden was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leon, of 61 years. She was a resident of Lake Montezuma since 1975, an avid golfer and bridge player. She is survived by her son, William A. Glidden...
Virgil E. Whitworth
Feb 22, 2004
Virgil Eugene Whitworth, 76, of Cottonwood died February 22. He was born February 26, 1927 in Garnet, Kansas. He attended schools in Beatrice, Nebraska and Phillips University of Enid, Oklahoma. An Army veteran of World War II, the Whitworths lived in Deming, New Mexico from 1959-1972 and in Sedona from 1972-1980. He was retired chief of maintenance of Salinas National...
Don A. Safley
Feb 20, 2004
Don Alford Safley, 93, of Cottonwood died February 20. He was born March 29, 1920 in Tipton, Iowa. He attended Tipton schools and graduated from Iowa State University. Mr. Safely was a farmer. He enjoyed pool and golf, collected antiques and was a private pilot. He attended Immaculate Conception Church. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Jean Safley; and...
Dicksie Donkersley Roer
Feb 19, 2004
Dicksie Donkersley Roer, 76, of Camp Verde died February 19. She was born June 13, 1927 in Vernon, Arizona. She was the daughter of Floy Greer, of the Mormon Pioneers who were original settlers in Arizona, and John Leverton who came from Texas when he was 16. John homesteaded a small piece of land and eventually turned it into a...
Wilma M. McKenzie
Feb 19, 2004
Wilma Mae McKenzie, 86, of Rimrock died February 19. She was born May 13, 1917 in Little Woody, Saskatchewan, Canada. She retired from Carson Tahoe Hospital. She previously worked for the Carson City School District. Mrs. McKenzie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints for 28 years and a member of the Carson City...
