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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
William -Bill- McKernan
Jun 18, 2017
William "Bill" M. McKernan 54, of Cottonwood, AZ passed away peacefully on June 18, 2017, after a long battle with Lymphoma at Verde Valley Medical Center on Father\u0027s Day surrounded by family. Bill was born on October 8, 1962, in Phoenix, AZ. He moved to Overgaard, AZ with his family in 1976, and attended Snowflake High School. From 1980-1984, Bill...
Ann C Minter
Jun 14, 2017
Ann C. Minter, 93 of Cottonwood, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 in Cottonwood, Arizona. Ann was born to William and Carmen Santoya Sackett on March 26, 1924 in El Paso, Texas. Ann was raising four children in Prescott, Arizona when she met the love of her life, Robert Minter to whom she was married for 53 years. Ann and...
Alice Margaret Harvey
Jun 10, 2017
Alice Margaret Harvey (ne Steyer) peacefully passed away on June 10, 2017. She was born April 1, 1944 in Queens, New York, the only child of parents Fredrick H. Steyer and Hildegard Steyer (ne Wolz) from Germany. Alice grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York and attended high school at St. Michael Academy, continued at St. Bonaventure University and...
Ronald Troy Rovie
Jun 7, 2017
Ronald Troy Rovie, 54 of Grants, New Mexico, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Grants, New Mexico. Ronald was born in Cottonwood, Arizona on July 17, 1962 to Donald and Faith Rovie. Ronald attended Clarkdale and MUHS here in the Verde Valley and worked as a forklift driver. Ronald enjoyed basketball, baseball and gardening. Ronald was preceded in death...
Zelpha M. Wells
Jun 5, 2017
Zelpha M. Wells passed away on June 5, 2017. She was born on June 28, 1926 in Carthage, MO. A visitation will be held at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11:00am with burial to follow at Sedona Cemetery.
Marianne Ganshow
Jun 4, 2017
Marianne Ganshow passed away peacefully in Cottonwood, Arizona on June 4th, 2017 at the age of 89. She will be buried with her beloved husband, John F. Ganshow who passed in 2006. The burial will be held at Calverton National Cemetery, Long Island, NY. It was on Long Island where John and Marianne created a life together. Marianne was an...
Juanita -Joni- Gold
May 31, 2017
Joni (Juanita) Nauman Gold, 96 of Cottonwood and formerly of Flagstaff, passed away on May 31, 2017. She was born in St. Anne, Illinois to John and Emma (Larsen) Pinsak and raised in Momence, IL. During WWII she enlisted in the Navy, a Yeoman 1st Class where she was one of the first women to replace men at the Fleet...
Helen Martin
May 26, 2017
Helen Frances Martin, 96, passed away on May 26, 2017 peacefully at her home in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born on June 20, 1920 in New York where she resided for 85 years before moving to Arizona to be around family. She loved her job of 40 years as a Secretary for Bristol- Myers Squibb Company. After retiring she continued...
Shirley J. Rennie
May 26, 2017
Shirley J. Rennie, age 72 of Clarkdale, passed away at home on Friday, May 26 after a long illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was a life-long resident of the Verde Valley. She was born in Prescott and was proud to have been a grade school attendant of a one-room school house in Irving-Childs where her father...
Vincent W. Baumann
May 23, 2017
Vincent W. Baumann, 96 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 23, 2017. He was born on April 5, 1921 in Bird Island, MN to Alois and Catherine Baumann. Vincent worked in farming and aircraft. He worked as an Aeronautical Engineer at Lockheed Air Plant in California. Vincent was of Catholic faith and belonged with the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed...
Luke Joshua Miller
May 22, 2017
Luke Joshua Miller, 31, passed away on May 22, 2017. He was born on May 29, 1985. He is now with Jesus and waiting for Mom and Dad Wade and Ruth Miller of Laveen, AZ; 2 brothers; 2 children; the love of his life Megan Lanpher of Rimrock and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held at Westcott...
Beverly Brown
May 21, 2017
Beverly Elizabeth Brown passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 after 82 years of life filled with joy and challenge. She lived her life as a parent of love and as a friend who never met a stranger. Bev was born December 20, 1934 in Phoenix, Arizona. Her first nine years of childhood were spent in Mexicali, Mexico, prior to...
Ruth G. Kessell
May 20, 2017
Ruth Kessel 1926-2017 Ruth Guenther Kessel of Cottonwood died on April 20, 2017 at the age of 90. She was born in Whiteriver, Arizona, on November 4, 1926. Ruth lived on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, where her parents were Lutheran missionaries, through the 8th grade. In 1944 she graduated from Tucson High School. Thereafter, she attended The University of...
Kendallynn Evelyn Ibarra
May 14, 2017
Kendallynn Evelyn Ibarra, 11 months of Camp Verde, passed away on May 14, 2017. She was born on June 15, 2016 in Cottonwood to Christopher Ibarra and Dominique Kaska. Kendallynn enjoyed being with family, watching her cartoons blah, blah, blah (Hotel Transylvania 2, Finding Dory). She was full of laughter and love, a ray of sunshine in everyone\u0027s eyes. Our...
Jon Daniel Nelson
May 13, 2017
Jon Daniel Nelson "Danny", 54 of Cottonwood, passed away at home on May 13, 2017. He was born on February 7, 1962 in Cottonwood to Cecil J. Nelson and Leonor G. Morris. Danny attended schools in Cottonwood and graduated from Mingus Union High School in 1980. He worked multiple jobs in community - the most memorable: working for the City,...
Douglas R. Early
May 11, 2017
Douglas R. Early, age 71 of Wauconda IL, passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 at his vacation home in Cornville, Arizona. He is preceded in death by his mother Mildred, father Howard, and sister Marcia (Bob) Conard. He is survived by his beloved wife Sheila Early (nee Johnsen) and adored cat Buddy, dear brother Howard (Beverly) Early, sister-in-law Lynn Runyan,...
Dan Eugene Kimling
May 10, 2017
Dan Eugene "Keebler" Kimling was born in Riverdale, Maryland on October 26, 1950. He passed away on May 10, 2017 at the age of 66. Born to Robert H. and Pauline H. Kimling, he was a happy child who made friends easily. This was a trait that he had his whole life. Dan moved to Arizona in 1974 with his...
Dorothy L. Hollmann
May 10, 2017
Dorothy L. Hollmann, 87 of Sedona, passed away on May 10, 2017. She was born on August 14, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to Wesley C. Grossman and Vetris Jones. Dorothy attended Verde Baptist Church and loved gardening. She is survived by her son Timothy Hollmann (Eve) of Sedona; daughter Donna Gillespie (Jim) of Cottonwood and 5 grandchildren. A memorial...
Harry McIntyre
May 9, 2017
Harry Alexander McIntyre, 83 of Cottonwood, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Harry was born in Oquawka, Illinois on April 9, 1934 to Nina and Robert McIntyre. He was married to Ruth Anne Polansky on August 24, 1954 in Kewanee, Illinois. He received his education in Seaton, Bald Buff and Broadview Academy in Illinois, and graduated in 1954. Harry was...
Jesse -Ollie- Cregier
May 8, 2017
Jesse Oliver "Ollie" Cregier Ollie was born in Holly Hill Florida on December 23rd, 1973. He sadly took his own life on May 8, 2017 in Camp Verde, Az., at the age of 43. Ollie is survived by his Father, Matthew Fazakas of Denver, Co., his Mother, Barbara Cregier, of Cornville, Az., two brothers, Tim Cregier who resides in Phoenix,...
