Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.
Doris Dutcher
Dec 7, 2009
Doris Louise Dutcher, 88, who was born on December 8, 1920, in Newton, Kansas, passed away on December 7, 2009 in Sedona, Arizona. Doris moved from Newton, Kansas to Long Beach, California in 1939, where she met and married Frank Dutcher (who preceded her in death in 1979) and where they raised their family. Doris did volunteer work for over...
Cheryl P Young
Dec 5, 2009
Cheryl P. Young, formerly of Sedona, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in Durango, Colorado.She is survived by her husband Henry C. Young of Mancos, Colorado; two sons Greg of Sedona and Jeff of North Carolina; three sisters; one brother; and five grandchildren.A memorial service will be held in Colorado in January and another one in Maine in May.Donations can be...
Alfreda Angele Abendschein
Nov 29, 2009
Alfreda Angele Abendschein died November 29, 2009. Services are private.
Violet Uldine Watts Reynolds
Nov 28, 2009
Violet Uldine Watts Reynolds went home to be with God on Saturday, November 28, from her home in Sedona, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband OB and is survived by daughter Brenda and son Kenneth, sister Lorene Sands of Vandercook Lake, Michigan, and brother Ralph Watts of Clinton, Kentucky. She leaves behind 4 grandsons and 10 great-grandchildren....
Elmer Lendell Cockrum
Nov 22, 2009
Elmer Lendell Cockrum died November 22, 2009. Services are private.
George Hodgins
Nov 12, 2009
Longtime Sedona resident George Hodgins passed away at his home on November 12, 2009. Mr. Hodgins was born February 12, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Chicago and Los Angeles.George served in the US Navy during WWII, attached to a torpedo bomber squadron aboard the USS Princeton. He was awarded the Air Medal for his meritorious service in...
Mary Jo Carper
Nov 11, 2009
Born in Columbus, OH her family moved often during her childhood, but lived primarily in northern California. Mary Jo received her BA from Occidental College and her MA from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. She was a physical education and special education teacher. Since she retired to Sedona, she has been active 13 years in CASA (Court...
Edward Roth Oshier
Nov 4, 2009
Edward Roth Oshier died November 4, 2009, at Flagstaff Medical Center.A resident of Sedona, he lived in Arizona for 21 years.He was born January 17, 1922 in Como, Colorado. He was 87 years old.He was preceded in death by his wife, MaryJane.He is survived by his son Scott Oshier and his daughter Manet Oshier, both of Sedona; five grandchildren and...
Renato Argento
Nov 2, 2009
Renato Argento died Monday, November 2, in Cottonwood. A resident of Sedona, he lived in Arizona for 22 years.He was born May 3, 1917, in New York, New York.He is survived by his wife Dolly Argento of Clarkdale; daughter Patti Horttor of irvine, California; son Aaron Bazan of Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and five grandchildren.In lieu of flowers please raise your...
Clifford Cobourn Perkins
Nov 1, 2009
Clifford Perkins was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 1, 1923.He served in the Pacific during WWII, graduated from Hobart College (BA) and Columbia University (MA), and later attended summer sessions at Berkeley and Harvard.After teaching for several years in Pennsylvania, he came to the Verde Valley School in Sedona in 1955 where he taught history and literature for 34...
Kevin Harrison Breitbart
Oct 28, 2009
Born on Long Island, New York, Kevin graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the Scottsdale Culinary Institute.His soul matched his movie star good looks, but was even more superlative. Lover of all things living, he believed that all sentient beings deserved and require our respect and care. A kind and gentle soul whose passion...
Kenneth Charles Weber
Oct 27, 2009
Kenneth C. Weber, age 65 passed away October 27, 2009. Beloved husband of Gloria, loving father of Kenneth C. Jr. (deceased), Matthew (Rachel) and Theresa Weber: dear grandfather of MacKenzie; son of the late Kathryn and Anthony Weber: brother of Tony, Steven (deceased), Timothy (Diane) Weber; brother-in-law of Cheryl and Raymond KowalskiKenneth served in the US Navy Air Squadron during...
Josephine Pelusi
Oct 19, 2009
Josephine Pelusi, 78, of Sedona, passed away peacefully October 19. She was preceded in death by her husband Rudolph. She is survived by daughter, Loretta Rhoades of Sedona; son Mario (Angela) of Bloomington, Illinois; and two grandchildren, Alessandra and Francesca of Illinois.Visitation will take place Friday, October 23, 9AM @ Greer's Mortuary. A graveside service follows at 11AM at Sedona...
William Steven Turpel
Oct 19, 2009
William Steven Turpel died October 19, 2009. Services are private.
Steven Allen Hart
Oct 16, 2009
Steven Allen Hart, 46, died October 16, 2009, in Phoenix. A resident of Sedona, he moved to Arizona 18 months ago. He was born January 1, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan.He is survived by his mother, Jean Horton of Page; sons Dustin Hart of Flagstaff and Jacob Hart of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; and brother David Hart of Sedona.He was preceded in...
Helen Ardella Campbell
Oct 16, 2009
Helen Ardella Campbell, 91, died October 16 at her home in Sedona. She had been a resident of Monrovia, California for 58 years (1947-2005).Helen Ardella Ruth was born in York, Pennsylvania, where she was raised on a farm by her grandparents. She married Irvin W. Bortner in 1936 and followed him to San Francisco during his service in the US...
Bryan Charles Herschell
Oct 15, 2009
Bryan was born in Buffalo, New York, May 1, 1948 and died in Sedona, Arizona, October 15, 2009.A graduate of Tonawanda H.S. in New York, he also attended the University of Texas at Austin.Bryan lived a reasonably long and colorful life. He was well-known and well loved by many people.Bryan served his country honorably for almost 20 years. His ashes...
Joanna Elizabeth Skelley
Oct 14, 2009
Joanna Elizabeth Skelley, 90, died October 14, 2009. She lived in Sedona for 30 years.She was born in Mattoon, Illinois. She and her husband made their home in San Diego until 1979. She enjoyed traveling and loved music.Survivors include husband William Skelley of Sedona; son Thomas Skelley of Sedona; daughter Peggy Barron of San Carlos, California; sister Dorothy Jean Lewis...
