Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
George Kovacovich
Jan 20, 2016
George Kovacovich, 95, of Camp Verde, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. He was born September 25, 1920 on the Middle Verde farm where he lived his entire life. He was son of Nick and Manda (Balen) Kovacovich. He attended the Camp Verde schools and was a graduate of Clarkdale High School in 1938. A lifelong farmer, he was...
Glenda S. Grandjean
Jan 18, 2016
Glenda S. Grandjean, 68, of Cottonwood passed away January 18, 2016. She was born April 21, 1947 in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Glen A. and Irene Green. She worked in the First State Bank in Taos, New Mexico for 20 years. She also worked at a local bank in Socorro, New Mexico and at the National Bank in...
William -Bill- Cooper
Jan 16, 2016
William "Bill" Cooper, 86 of Cottonwood, passed away on January 16, 2016 at home. He was born on April 17, 1929 in Laramie, WY to Richard and Dorothy Cooper. Bill grew up in Medicine Bow, WY. He served his country in the Marine Corps as Sergeant during the Korean War. Bill was the owner and operator of Medicine Bow Telephone...
Marilyn D. Sims
Jan 16, 2016
Marilyn D. Sims, 87 of Flagstaff, passed away on January 16, 2016 in Flagstaff. She was born on August 28, 1928 in Nelson, NB to William Conklin and Leola Emma Odom. Marilyn attended Phoenix Union High then worked as an operator and receptionist for Mountain Bell. She belonged to Verde Baptist Church and was a Deaconess there. Marilyn enjoyed ceramics,...
Diane L. Peterson
Jan 16, 2016
Diane L. Peterson, 79 of Cottonwood, passed away in Flagstaff on Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was born on September 30, 1936 in Buffalo, NY to William Foote and Lucille Giddings. Diane worked as a director in sales and marketing, a free-lance artist and as an author. She enjoyed painting in her spare time. One of her greatest accomplishments was...
Laurence Harold Keim
Jan 16, 2016
Laurence Harold Keim, 98, of Cottonwood passed away January 16, 2016 at his home in Cottonwood. He was born July 4, 1917 of Fulton County, Indiana. He was a graduate of Jonesboro (Indiana) High School, where he played basketball and was on their varsity team. Mr. Keim worked for Southern Pacific Railroad as a fireman and an engineer. He retired...
Richard F. Vargas
Jan 16, 2016
Richard Francis Vargas, 76, Camp Verde, passed away January 16, 2016. He was born June 11, 1939 in Milpitas, California, the son of Francis and Irma Vargas. He was a graduate of Cal State University East Bay where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Vargas served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He retired after...
Victor Winston
Jan 15, 2016
Victor Winston, age 95, resident of Sedona, Arizona, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2016, after complications from pneumonia. Vic, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a veteran of WWII and participated in the invasion of North Africa. He was the retired owner of Martin \u0026 Winston Menswear of Redondo Beach, California and Winston \u0026 Co Menswear of Palos Verdes, California....
Gene B. Lusk
Jan 13, 2016
Gene Bennett Lusk, 81, of Cottonwood, passed away January 13, 2016. He was born October 10, 1934 in Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas, the son of Howell B. Lusk and Emma E. Bennett Lusk. He was a graduate of the schools of Edgerton, Kansas. He received his Bachelor degree from Kansas University and his Masters degree in Science from Wayne State....
Warren E. Gorman
Jan 13, 2016
Warren Edward Gorman 1922-2016 Warren Edward Gorman, Beloved husband, father, grandfather and World War II veteran who flew B-24 combat missions in the European Theater of Operations, died on January 13, 2016. He was born to John and Helen Gorman on September 18, 1922, in North Adams, Massachusetts. He grew up in Rochester, New York, and after the war he...
Burton W. Brown
Jan 11, 2016
Burton W. Brown of Rimrock passed away 1/11/16 at the age of 91. Born in Dallas, IA. To Fred and Ora. He was a WWII veteran. Married Virginia L. Smith with who he had 5 children; David (Sandy), Deny, Paula Purviance (Robert), Kevin and Brad (Jackie). He was preceded in death by his parents, his only brother Preston and son,...
Willam J. -Bill- Allen
Jan 8, 2016
William Joseph Allen, age 90, a resident of Cottonwood passed away on January 8, 2016 in Cottonwood; He was born December 20, 1925 to the late William Thomas Allen and Inez Cleo Parker in Seeley, California. William enlisted in the United States Air Force and was a World War II veteran serving from January 2, 1944 to May 6, 1946....
Helen I. Hawken
Jan 7, 2016
Helen Ialeen Postill Hawken January 15, 1919 - January 5, 2016 Cottonwood, AZ Helen was born to Harry and Beatrice (Campbell) Postill in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. Immigrating in 1923 to the US, she was raised in Port Huron, MI where she graduated from Port Huron High School. She met Lloyd Charles Hawken (1916-1988) during high school and they were married...
Loretta Castillo
Jan 4, 2016
Loretta Stephens Rogers Knadler Castillo, aged 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep January 4, 2016. She is survived by her twin sister, Larena Tuck of Brigham City, Utah, her youngest sister, Florence Cluff, of North Las Vegas, Nevada; her children: Nancy Cluff (Leslie) of Orem, Utah; Jacklyn Lee (Michael) of Big Lake, Alaska; and Thomas Rogers of Cornville, Arizona....
Leo W. Czarnecki
Dec 30, 2015
Leo Walter Czarnecki, 92, of Camp Verde, formerly of Scottsdale passed away December 30, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Camp Verde. He was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Kasmier Czarnecki and Sofie Winiarz. He received his bachelor\u0027s degree in engineering from the University of Buffalo. He spent his career at both Fairchild Semi Conductor...
Alfred -Dave- Duncan
Dec 24, 2015
Alfred David Duncan Jr., AKA "Dave", 67 of Cottonwood, passed away on December 24, 2015. He was born on December 21, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois to Alfred and Helen (Jensen) Duncan. Dave grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois and graduated from York High School in 1967. That same year he met Linda, who would become his wife in 1971. Dave attended...
Barbara Karber
Dec 21, 2015
Barbara "Barbie" Karber, 59 of Cottonwood, passed away on December 21, 2015 in Phoenix. She was born on March 22, 1956 in Maquoketa, Iowa to John and Velma Steines. Barbie worked as a bus driver for Mingus Union High School. Barbie was preceded in death by her parents John and Velma. She is survived by husband of 32 years Clarence...
Philip -Jesse- Ebel
Dec 19, 2015
Philip "Jesse" Ebel, 64, of Rimrock, of the Hired Hands Band, passed away December 19 in Quartzite. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the late Philip Franklin Ebel and June Marie Denney. He grew up in Greendale, Indiana. At the age of 12 his family moved to Aurora, Indiana where he became interested in guitar, and by...
Harty Walters Cotton
Dec 18, 2015
Hortense (Harty) Walters Cotton, born February 2, 1921, in Thornton, Texas, lived with her Mother \u0026 French maternal grandparents, speaking primarily French until she was 5. Her Mother then married Luther Walker \u0026 had 2 brothers \u0026 2 sisters; Raymond, Boyce, LaVerne \u0026 Doris. Harty was a cheerleader in high school. She lived in Washington DC in the 1940s, working...
Bertha Rabago
Dec 17, 2015
Our beloved Bertha Rabago, long-time resident of Jerome, Arizona, passed away suddenly on December 17, 2015 at the age of 83 as the result of natural causes. Bertha was born in Jerome, daughter of Leopoldo and Concepcion Rabago. She attended schools in Jerome until her family moved to California, where she completed the last two years of high school and...
