Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.
Richard Lee Kilbride
Nov 26, 2019
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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...
Mary Alice 'Mousie' Staub
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...
Oskar Henry Dorer
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...
Richard Lee Putnam
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...
Nicole Rae Walls
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,...
E. Dixon Gourley, Jr
Sep 14, 2019
(Sept. 1, 1940 - Sept. 14, 2019) Â E. Dixon Gourley, Jr. age 79, an 11 year resident of Sedona, passed away at home on Sept. 14, 2019 from cancer. Dixon is survived by Charlotte, his high school sweetheart and wife of 58 years, their 3 children, and 8 grandchildren: Suzanne(Sanjay) Agarwal and Ravi, Asha, and Vinay of S. Calif.; Ginny...
Patricia 'Pat' Monahan
Sep 5, 2019
Patricia A. Monahan was born in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, PA, to Anna Mae (McSteen) Monahan and John ("Pat")Â Â Monahan. She was educated at Cathedral High School and Mt. Mercy College (now Carlow). She taught Social Studies at Oliver High School in the Pittsburgh Public School District and at Fox Chapel High School and O'Hara Junior High School for...
Florence Shreve
Sep 5, 2019
Florence (Flo) Marie Collett Shreve passed on September 3, 2019. She was the daughter of DorothyAtwood Collett and Armand Rene Collett. She married Clifford Wayne Shreve in 1954. She had fivechildren, Linda Shreve, Charles Shreve, Carol Shreve Badgett, Gary Shreve (deceased), HowardShreve and nine grandchildren. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Collett Vande Linde. She startedher life as a...
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigoda
Sep 3, 2019
Antoinette (Toni) Louise Vigoda passed away in Sedona, Arizona on September 3rd, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Ruffatto, and is survived by her two daughter, Lauren and Lindsey Vigoda. Memories, photos, and thoughts can be uploaded at ToniVigoda.com. In leui of flowers, please send donations in her name to Paw Prints (https://humanesocietyofsedona.org/shops/).
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Mary Lee Rubel
Aug 18, 2019
Mary Lee Rubel, 76, of Sedona, Arizona passed away, peacefully at home on August 18, 2019. Her career was teaching music and English in Michigan. Also, very active in performance groups that sang in many places in Europe. Upon retiring in Sedona, she continued her love of music by singing in the church choir and directing handbells. She is survived...
James L Reno
Aug 12, 2019
James Lynn Reno, age 68, passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona on August 12, 2019. Jim is survived by his wife of 42 years, Robin (Endsley) Reno, their three daughters Lori Reno Howard (Kenny), Lindsay Reno (Christian), & Celeste Reno, his two grandchildren Gabrielle & Gunnar Grubbs, and his four sisters Sandee Lovett (Mike), Kay Ireland (Mike), Rita Reno, & Patti...
Ronald Richard Puchi
Aug 7, 2019
Ronald Richard Puchi aka Pop Pop and Grandpa Ron, the Patriarch of the Puchi Family, passed away August 7th, 2019 at the age of 83 in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona AZ.Ron is survived by his 3 children; His son David and his wife Victoria, his daughter Christina and her husband Dan Smith and his daughter Michele. He has...
George Harvey
Aug 2, 2019
George M. Harvey, 79, of Tempe, Arizona passed away suddenly on August 2, 2019 in Sedona, Arizona. He was born in Auburn, New York on April 14, 1940, the fourth of six children to Ruth Mae (Ingram) and Harry Edward Harvey. After graduation from Horsehead High School, he enlisted in the United States Army and served at Fort Hauchuca, Arizona...
Carole Ida Binswanger
Jul 7, 2019
Carole Ida Binswanger passed away at age 93 at her home in Sedona, Arizona. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1925.
Carole had a passion for art, music, dancing and a penchant for political activism. During the 60s in New York, she performed in a variety of dance companies. Carole was instrumental in starting the Dance Teachers Guild...
Margaret Hook Kintner
Jun 23, 2019
Margaret Genevieve Hook Kintner passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the age of 99 in her long time home on Oak Creek. She was attended by her two daughters, Dorothy and Betty. Margaret was born Margaret Genevieve Sartwell on April 6, 1920, in Competition, Missouri. Her first husband, The Reverand George D. Hook, was called to be a...
James Simley
Jun 17, 2019
James Auld Simley, 89, was called home by our Lord on Monday, June 17, 2019. He was born September 14, 1929 in Los Angeles, California to Ole and Iva Simley.Jim grew up in Tucson, Arizona, attending Tucson High and the University of Arizona, where he met his future wife Nancy in 1950.He joined the United States Navy in August of...
Fred Soltero
Jun 12, 2019
Fred C. Soltero, 92, passed away in Sedona AZ, June 12, 2019. He leaves behind his wife of 64 years; Nancy (Staats) Soltero; his daughter, Juliana Soltero Thomaides; his son, Phillip Aaron Soltero; his daughter, Anita Soltero Ortega and her husband Armand Ortega. Fred was preceded in death by his son John Fredrick Soltero in August of 2017.
Fred was a...
Richard Loomis Hough
May 19, 2019
Richard Loomis Hough
Richard Loomis Hough was born in El Dorado, Kansas on May 13, 1937, the son of Leonard Daniel and Vida Lucille (Loomis) Hough. He died in Sedona, Arizona on May 19, 2019 at 82 years of age.He is survived by his second wife, Annelisa Romero of Sedona, Arizona; his third wife, Phyllis June Lessin of Los Angeles, California...
Dennis Helle
May 1, 2019
Dennis Helle went to be with our Lord and all family that preceded him on May 1st, 2019 at the age of 71. Dennis was an accomplished Master Painter for over 40 years. Beautiful works of architecture were painted, built, and created by Dennis. Nobody had an easier smile, a heartier laugh or twinklier eyes than this life loving, hard...
