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Local Obituaries for Families in Cottonwood, Arizona
Frank P. Domokos
May 23, 2014
Frank P. Domokos of Cottonwood passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. He was 84 years old. Frank was born on January 28, 1930 in Bethleham, PA to Louis and Elizabeth (Lucas) Domokos. He was trained in machine set up in manufacturing and worked for the Bendix Corp. in South Bend, IN for 30 years. Frank was a machine set-up...
Mary Ellen Fuller
May 23, 2014
Mary Ellen Fuller, 91, died May 23, 2014, in Cottonwood. She was born July 6, 1922, in Pecola, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Arthur and Mary Ethel Bretz. Mary was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is remembered for being a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She lived for many years on a...
Jeanette P. Durgain
May 23, 2014
Jeanette P. Durgain of Cottonwood passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014. She was 97 years old. Jeanette was born on May 17, 1917 to Raymond and Gladys Perkins in Orrington, ME. When she grew up, Jeanette became a homemaker. She loved camping, fishing and playing cards. After living for many years in Laramie, WY, she and her husband Fred...
Donald C. Wilmot
May 22, 2014
Wilmot, Donald Charles "Don" age 69, of Cornville, Arizona, died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Don was born on January 11, 1945 in Wausau, Wisconsin to Donald LeRoy and Martha Amelia (Walters) Wilmot who precede him in death. Don graduated from St. Augustine\u0027s Grade school in 1959, Notre Dame High School in 1963 and...
David A. Dietel
May 22, 2014
David A. Dietel of Cottonwood passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 peacefully in his home. He was 79 years old. David was born on July 11, 1934 in Hawkeye, IA to Carl and Nellie Dietel and later served his country in the U.S. Army. David was a deacon at the Cottonwood Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He enjoyed singing in the...
Charles Alfred Mairet
May 22, 2014
Charles Alfred Mairet, "Pipestone Charlie", of Cottonwood, AZ passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014. He was 58 years old. He was born on August 19, 1955 in Davenport Iowa to Earl and Mary Mairet. Charlie grew up in a musical family and learned to play guitar, piano and harp. He moved to Arizona in 1986, but never stopped missing...
Robert E. Gaff
May 22, 2014
Robert E. Gaff, 84 of Cottonwood, passed away on May 22, 2014. He was born in Stryker, Ohio on August 12, 1929 to Inez (Sherman) and Theodore Gaff. He married Alberta Gaff in 1973 and she preceded him in death in 2006. Robert is survived by son Robert (Denise); daughter Debra (Kenneth) Leininger; 6 grandchildren: Kelli Allan, Erin, Brittany and...
Clay Michael Cooper
May 18, 2014
Clay Michael Cooper (Mike) passed away on May 18, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix. He was born September 26, 1958 in Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by his mother, Diane Lovett and his brother Jeff Cooper. Clay (Mike) started school in a one room school in Parks, AZ, then to Williams then Cottonwood. He graduated from Mingus...
Clay Michael Cooper
May 18, 2014
Clay Michael Cooper (Mike) passed away on May 18, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix. He was born September 26, 1958 in Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by his mother, Diane Lovett and his brother Jeff Cooper. Clay (Mike) started school in a one room school in Parks, AZ, then to Williams then Cottonwood. He graduated from Mingus...
Clay Cooper
May 18, 2014
Clay Michael Cooper (Mike) passed away on May 18, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix. He was born September 26, 1958 in Phoenix, AZ. He is survived by his mother, Diane Lovett and his brother Jeff Cooper. Clay (Mike) started school in a one room school in Parks, AZ, then to Williams then Cottonwood. He graduated from Mingus...
William Elias Smith
May 17, 2014
William Elias Smith Jr. 78 of Cottonwood, AZ passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014. He was born in Deposit, NY on September 20, 1935 to the late William and Lucy Smith. William served in the US Navy for ten years and was aboard the USS Forrestal, USS Valley Forge and USS Lakehurst; he also participated in the Cuban Missile...
David N. Lee
May 14, 2014
David N. Lee of Cornville passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. He was 67 years old. David was born on January 22, 1957 in Jerome, Arizona. He attended school in Jerome. Later he became a mill operator for CTI. He enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles, loved dogs and loved his family and friends. David was preceded in death by his two...
Lester Brunnenmeyer
May 14, 2014
Lester Brunnenmeyer, of Clarkdale, went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2014. He was born to Lester and Alice Brunnenmeyer in March 1929 in Peoria, Illinois. He is survived by a sister Marjorie of Peoria, IL; his wife Mary Brunnenmeyer; daughter Carol Smith; son David Brunnenmeyer and 5 grandchildren. After graduating Peoria High School he attended the University...
Evelyn Marquis
May 13, 2014
Evelyn Marquis, 94, passed away May 13, 2014. She was born in Kremis, Pennsylvania to Irven and Hannah Reash. In 1938 she married Kenneth Marquis, who passed away in 2006. For many years they lived in Andover, Ohio where they owned and operated an Islay Store and Restaurant and Dairy Queen. In 1972 they moved to Phoenix and to Cottonwood...
William C. McLaughlin
May 11, 2014
William C. "Bill" McLaughlin passed away on May 11, 2014. He was born on July 28, 1932 to William Clarence and Catherine Marie (Robinson) McLaughlin. He was preceded in death by his sister Marie Strickland and survived by his niece Sally and his nephew Roy. Bill grew up in Philadelphia and in his early teens moved to Cape May, NJ...
Betty Lee Troupe
May 7, 2014
Betty Lee Troupe, 78 of Sedona, passed away on May 7, 2014 in Cottonwood. She was born on May 25, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to Homer Lee Wilson and Lois Kennedy. Betty attended South High School and the University of Northern Colorado. Betty moved to Sedona/Village of Oak Creek in 1995. She would throw great neighborhood parties and was wonderful...
Rosemary Hamlett
May 5, 2014
Rosemary Hamlett, 91, of Cottonwood died Monday May 5, 2014. She was born December 28, 1922 in St. Michaels, Minnesota the daughter of Conrad and Josephine Nelles. Her employment included working in the USAAF Adjutant General\u0027s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rockwell International Space Division where she worked as Executive Secretary to the President and attended one Apollo and...
Lawrence P. Manzella
May 4, 2014
Lawrence P. Manzella of Cottonwood passed away on Sunday, May4, 2014. He was 69 years old. Lawrence was born on July 29, 1944 in New York, NY to Rocco and Elizabeth (Steimel) Manzella. He will be deeply missed by his loving family and many friends. Lawrence is survived by his wife of 48 years, Geri of Cottonwood; his daughters, Kelly...
Tomas T. Sanchez
May 3, 2014
Tomas T. Sanchez, 85, of Clarkdale passed away May 3, 2014 in Paramount, California. He was born May 17, 1928 in Larkhart. Texas, the son of Anthony and Josephine (Tobias) Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez attended schools in Clarkdale. He worked making car batteries for over 30 years and retired at age 55. He enjoyed camping at mountain lakes in San Bernadino,...
Arlita L. Campbell
May 2, 2014
Arlita Lois Campbell of Cottonwood passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014. She was 91 years old. She was born on November 6, 1922 in Jackson, MI to Oscar and Irma Pfeiffle. She graduated from Jackson High School and attended two years of secretarial college. She worked as a secretary for Fields Department Store in Jackson, MI. Later she married...
