Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.

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...

Nov 26, 2019

 

Richard Lee Kilbride, June 26, 1931 to November 26, 2019. Richard Lee Kilbride who went by the nickname of Dick was born in Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT, in 1931 to Daniel F. Kilbride and Josephine Kilbride (Walker). After graduating from Gallatin County High School he was drafted into the army and served in Korea during the Korean War. He returned...

Nov 13, 2019

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Oct 8, 2019

Mary Alice (Mousie) Staub passed away peacefully October 8, 2019 in Sedona, Arizona. She was born April 12, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Harold E. and Edna Callender Brown. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Alfred (Fred) Staub, infant daughter, Leslie Staub, Sister, Barbara Brown Blust, and nephew, Bradley Brown.Mousie graduated from Miami University of...

Oct 6, 2019

Oskar H. Dorer, age 80 of Phoenix, AZ passed away October 6th, 2019. He is survived by his daughters Jennifer (Kelly) and Stefanie, his four beloved grandchildren and his life companion, Suzanne Levesque. Oskar lived out the end of his life the way he wanted to: traveling with his loved ones, relishing good food, having great conversations and always being...

Oct 3, 2019

Richard Lee Putnam, 86, died on October 3, 2019 with his wife, Lana and friends, beside him. The family appreciates the care he received at the Flagstaff Medical Center. He was the founder and owner of Floors, Inc for 35 years and sold to Nebraska Furniture Mart, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway in 1990. He retired to Sedona in 1999...

Sep 19, 2019

Our beloved Nicole Rae Walls has passed on at the age of 34 to be with relatives in the sky. Her life ended too soon on the afternoon of Thursday, September 19, 2019, from a car accident. Nicole was born in Cottonwood, AZ on July 23, 1985, and raised in Sedona, AZ. Besides a handful of years living in Phoenix,...