Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.

May 25, 2020

Jacqueline Yvonne (Jungnitsch) Noack passed away Monday, May 25th, 2020at the age of 91, in Cottonwood, Arizona. She is preceded in death by herparents, Henry and Clara Jungnitsch, brother K Mark Jungnitsch, and sisterBeverly Stillings and Valerie Moy and her husband, Dale "Snook" Noack.She is survived by her daughter and son-in law Douglas & Susan Bridgedaughter and son-in-law Mike &...

May 7, 2020

Emile, (his friends called him Milo) was born in Noumea, New Caledonia, a small island in the South Pacific on August 13, 1927.  After his education he served in the French Army and spent considerable time in Vietnam and his love of Vietnamese food never left him. He remained a connoisseur of fine cuisine his entire life.  After his discharge...

Apr 24, 2020

Walter Fasching, 95, passed away on April 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife Christa.He was born in Vienna, Austria.  He worked for GE in Cincinnati for 30 years before retiring to Sedona in 1987.He loved his Jeep trips and flying his model airplanes.  He was an outstanding photographer.A celebration of life will be held at a...

Apr 21, 2020

Edward Lynn Dison, age 64, passed away Tuesday April 21,2020. He is survived by his wife Jennifer Dison, Sons Edward Dison jr and Shaun Dison, Daughters Natasha Dison and Aimee Poppert, Grandsons Chase Dison and Rylan Silver, Brothers Paul Dison and Robert Dison. Ed was so loved by many and will live on in our hearts forever, he will truly...

Apr 3, 2020

Mar 28, 2020

He is survived by his wife, Mary A. Snyder; children Gwen (Dean) Campbell, Jordan (Theresa) Snyder, Lynne (Aaron Zaber) Snyder, Nikki (Bill) Metakes; grandchildren Justin, Alison, Eileen; and loving uncle to many.

He was preceded in death by parents Bessie and William Snyder; sister Phyllis B. Wolov; brother-in-law Harold Wolov; sister-in-law Elizabeth W. Smith.

Growing up in Philadelphia, he was a first...

Mar 28, 2020

Cottonwood resident Linda Ann (Shaefer) Colodner passed away peacefully from cancer on March 28,2020. She is survived by her son Stephen J. Colodner, her brother-in-law Charles (Esther) Colodner ofGilbert, AZ, nieces, nephews and two cousins. Linda was active in many organizations in the VerdeValley since she moved to Cottonwood from New Jersey in 2005. Known as Chaya Miriam, she was...

Mar 21, 2020

Kelly Lynn Hughes, 41, of Cottonwood, Arizona, died March 21, 2020 in a tragic accident while paddleboarding on the Verde River in Clarkdale, Arizona. She left this world to soon doing exactly what she loved, being active and enjoying nature.

Kelly was born in Howell, Michigan on July 3, 1978. She attended primary and secondary school in Michigan and Ohio and...

Mar 15, 2020

David Lee Henrickson was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 13, 1937 to the late Ralph and Helen Henrickson. He grew up in the Valley of the Sun and graduated from West High School in Phoenix, AZ in 1955.Dave attended General Motors Institute in Flint Michigan for two years and then transferred to ASU. He earned his Bachelor of Science...

Mar 1, 2020

Janet Audrey Egan was born in Chicago on August 15, 1930 and passed away on March 1, 2020, at home, in Sedona, with her children by her side.   Jan moved to Sedona with her husband, Jack, in 1985. She was employed by the Sedona Elks Lodge for 27 years and retired in 2012. Jack preceded her in death in 1990.  ...

Feb 28, 2020

Jacqueline E. Brotz of Sedona, Arizona passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020. She was 63 years old.Born June 2, 1956, in Sheboygan, Jacqueline was the daughter of Frank M. and Helen R. Brotz. She grew up in Sheboygan.Jacqueline attended grade school at St. Clement in Sheboygan, followed by Emma Willard preparatory school in Troy, New York, and went on...

Feb 2, 2020

Marianne Lieurance, passed peacefully on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at her home in Sedona, Arizona. Preceded by her parents, Frederick & Dorothy, & first born son, Jamie. She is survived by her loving husband, Jim, her sons, Richard & Robert, daughter-in-law Karen, and her 3 granddaughters, Madi, Jacqueline, & Caroline. She was born in Pueblo, Colorado in April 1930. Her...

Jan 28, 2020

John Barnett Benzel, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Sedona, AZ on the morning of January 28, 2020.

Born March 7, 1938 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Alex and Gertrude Benzel, John grew up in Glenwood Springs the son of a sheep rancher and homemaker.  He spent much of his childhood on the family ranch in Rifle and at...

Jan 28, 2020

Sevio Serna was born December 8, 1963 to Eu Sevio Serna and Carol Rydberg and went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 28, 2020. Sevio was born in silver city New Mexico and then As a young child, moved with his family to Northern California and then in the 1976 the family moved to Cottonwood Arizona where...

Jan 9, 2020

RONALD (Gene) E. DENNIS Nov. 8, 1933 - Jan. 9, 2020   Dr. Ronald (Gene) Eugene Dennis, D.O., was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma to parents Jack and Bobbie Dennis, and grew up in nearby Okmulgee.   Gene passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in Cottonwood, Arizona on January 9, 2020.   Gene graduated with honors from Kansas City Osteopathic College in 1958. ...

Jan 4, 2020

CARMEN M. PEREZ LUGO, 93 years young of Sedona, died 1/4/2020.Mrs. Perez-Lugo is survived by her daughter Millie De Roeck, and several siblings and family members in Chicago, Florida, Texas, Bostonand Puerto Rico.A memorial service will take place at Greer's Mortuary of Sedona, from 2-3 PM on Saturday, January 11, followed by a small gathering offriends and family at Heartline...

Dec 25, 2019

John C. Birkett (Coach) of Tucson, AZ died Christmas morning 2019, surrounded by his beloved family. John was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 4, 1937 to Don and Maryel Birkett. He was the second oldest of eleven children.From 1950 to 1954 John attended Loras Academy in Dubuque, an all-boys military academy. He played football, basketball and golf and was...

Dec 21, 2019

George Thomas “Tom” Miller (3/12/46 to 12/21/19) passed away suddenly while skiing at Arizona Snowbowl. Tom was born in Albany, NY, and attended SUNY Cortland and the University of Bridgeport. He had a long career as a college football coach who worked at the Citadel, Dartmouth, Davidson and the University of Bridgeport before going to the United States Air Force...

Dec 5, 2019

Dec 3, 2019

Suzanne Christine Green of Sedona passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the age of 77.   Suzanne is survived by her husband of 58 years, Art; her daughters Kristen and Katherine along with five grandchildren.   Suzanne loved working with children, serving for 21 years as a classroom teacher, project director for Academic Focusing, director of Chapter 1 reading and...