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Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.
Stephan Charles Auster
Sep 9, 2015
Born July 20, 1943 in New YorkDied September 9, 2015 at home in CottonwoodAge: 72 YearsResident of Cottonwood for 10 Years; previouslyresident of Sedona for 10 Years.He served as the communication supervisor for the Sedona Fire Department.He is survived by his wife Roberta Auster of Cottonwood; daughters Dale Statt (Leigh) of Honeoye Falls New York and Debra Stirone of VictorNew...
Harley Alvin Thompson
Aug 29, 2015
Harley Alvin Thompson died peacefully surrounded by family in Sedona, Arizona, on August 29, 2015, at the age of 91.Harley was born August 7, 1924, in Cottonwood, Arizona, to Alvin Maurice and Fern Melissa Thompson. At the age of 18, Harley enlisted in the US. Navy during WWII, where he served four years in the South Pacific aboard the USS...
Ronald Mark Kohan
Aug 27, 2015
A resident of Sedona since 1988, Ron passed away on August 27, 2015 at the age of 64. He was born May 23, 1951 to David Michael Kohan and Audrey Marian Gurss Kohan in Youngstown, Ohio. He moved to New Castle, Pennsylvania with his family in 1952. Ron attended Walmo Elementary and Neshannock High. He was captain of the football...
Aradath Ireta Adkisson
Aug 24, 2015
Aradath Ireta Ardie Adkisson, formerly of Cottonwood, died Aug. 24 in Sedona.She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Robert Bob Adkisson.She is survived by her daughters Starlene Byles, Taralee Myers and Karanel Jones; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Per her request, her ashes will be scattered in the Bodie Ghost Town State Park in California. A memorial service will...
Donna Duane Berry
Aug 21, 2015
Donna Berry, 73, of Sedona, died Aug. 21.Born in Billings, Mont., she was a Sedona resident since 1981 and was a former administrative assistant at the Sedona Chamber of Commerce.She is survived by her husband, Robert Berry.
Carl Leonard Gugel
Aug 19, 2015
Carl Leonard Gugel, 90, of Sedona, died Aug. 19, 2015 in Cottonwood.Born in Rochester, N.Y., WWII Veteran, he had lived in Sedona since 2001.He is preceded in death by his wife Margaret in March 2014.He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Karron of Milwaukee and sons Jonathan and Jeremy Gugel, both of Los Angeles; and grandchildren Elizabeth and Susannah.
Susan Gwen Salit
Aug 19, 2015
Susan Gwen Salit, 72, of Sedona, died Aug. 19 in Cottonwood.Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a resident of Sedona for 15 years.She is survived by her husband, Murray Salit of Sedona; sons David (Amy Liebesman) Abramson of Larchmont, N.Y. and Joshua (Janice Young) Salit of White Plains, N.Y.; daughters, Cathy Salit and Jaqueline Salit, both of New York City;...
Roy Robert Adkisson
Aug 17, 2015
Roy Robert Bob Adkisson, formerly of Cottonwood, died Aug. 17 in Sedona.He was a member of the Heaven Bound Bluegrass Band at the Cottonwood Seventh-day Adventist Church.He was survived by his wife, Aradath Adkisson, who died Aug. 24; daughter Jeanne Spaulding; sons Steve Zandhuisen, Robert Hanks and Barry Hanks; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Per his request, his ashes will be...
David Lawrence Lapaglia
Aug 15, 2015
David Lawrence Lapaglia of Cottonwood, AZBorn: April 23, 1949 in Tacoma, WashingtonDied: August 15, 2015 in Sedona, AZAge: 66 YearsResident of Cottonwood for 5 yearsMilitary VeteranSurvived by his brother Michael (Cindy) Lapaglia of Cottonwood
John Robert Herbst
Aug 9, 2015
John Robert Herbst of Sedona, Arizona passed away August 9, 2015.He was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 26, 1985. He attended Michigan State University in East Lansing,MI. He was a Barista for Starbucks at the Hyatt in Sedona and a Sales Associate for the Gap Outlet.He is survived by his parents, Jan and Peggy Herbst of Sedona; sisters, Helen...
Caroline Agnes Biederman
Aug 8, 2015
Caroline Agnes Biederman, of Sedona, died Aug. 8.Donations are suggested to Village Park Baptist Church in the Village of Oak Creek.
Phyllis H Averill
Jul 28, 2015
The Rev. Phyllis H. Averill, 78, of the Village of Oak Creek, died July 28.She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Arland Averill; sons Lance (Yumi) Averill of Phoenix, and William (Dorothy) Kakuba of Minneapolis, Minn.; daughters Alane (Michael) Eaton of Mesa, and Karlin (James) Franks of Osseo, Wis.; and six grandchildren.A celebration of life will be held at...
