Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.

Feb 26, 2021

Stephanie Frazier Dempsey

Stephanie Frazier Dempsey passed away after a gracious and brave fight with cancer on February 26, 2021.Stephanie was born August 23, 1956 in New Orleans, and had a happy childhood growing up in Phoenix. She attended Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University, graduating with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing.With Stephanie’s passing, Northern Arizona lost a caring...

Feb 22, 2021

On February 22, 2021 Karen J. Mieske, 62, of Sedona VOC passed away peacefully.  The lived in Sedona since 2000. She always was in awe of the Red Rocks.   She was born in Port St. Joe, Florida but was raised in Boulder Creek, California. She and sister Rae Ann loved to hike and explore the woods around them and go...

Feb 18, 2021

 Robert Curtis Klitzke, 87, of Sedona, Arizona, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at home with his wife Betty Jane and daughter Kathleen at his side.

 

      Bob was born June 7, 1933, on the family farm in Greenwoods, Michigan, to the late Walter and Alma (Freis) Klitzke.  Bob attended the one-room school house in...

Feb 11, 2021

Peggy P. Schlichtemeier, 71, of Sedona Arizona, passed away on February 11, 2021 after a short battle with Leukemia.

Peggy was born on May 4, 1949 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the second of eleven children to Russell and Jean Reinig. After graduating from Pius X High School, Lincoln, NE, in 1967, she pursued a degree in Business Administration from the University of...

Feb 6, 2021

Marjorie Jane (Burnside) Tyrrell, born on March 25, 1935 passed on February 6, 2021 to be with her beloved Lord and Savior. She was born to Charles and Lela Burnside, in Rushville, Illinois.  She married John Kelly in 1952 and later moved to the Grand Canyon, Arizona in 1956. They moved to Flagstaff in 1958.  She worked at Valley National...

Jan 20, 2021

Virginia C. Farrell1932 – 2021Virginia C. Farrell went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Jan. 20, 2021Virginia was born in a small rural town of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada to parents Nick Senarchuk and Josephine Hublit.Virginia moved to the United States in her early adult life where she met and married her soul mate, Thomas Farrell. During these...

Jan 20, 2021

Sharon Elizabeth Sears ~ 88 YearsMarch 2, 1932 ~ January 20, 2021

Our mother, Sharon, passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of January 20, 2021, in Sedona,Arizona. She was born March 2, 1932, to Meritha and Edmond Maupin in St. Louis City, Missouri. As ayoung child, her parents divorced, and in 1945, her mother married Carl G. Rice in...

Jan 17, 2021

Alfred “Al” Rosario Beaudin, 90, husband of Gerri Beaudin, passed away on January 17, 2021. Al was born February 10, 1930 in Manchester, NH. He was the son of the late Charles and Herminie Beaudin. Al moved to Sun Lakes, AZ in 1986 to enjoy the sunshine and warmer temperatures. He is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years...

Jan 7, 2021

Earl, husband of Caryl for 56.5 years, father of Mickey, Stephen and Scott, grandfather of Amanda, Mathew, Nick, Jamar, Samantha, Kyle and Zach and great-grandfather of Abbie, Olivia and Grayson; passed on January 7, 2021.  Earl, born in Detroit, MI was raised there until temporarily locating  with relatives in West Hempstead, NY where he met Caryl in 1955 at W....

Jan 5, 2021

Erwin Ray Polcyn

August 6, 1925 – January 5, 2021

Erwin Polcyn, age 95, of Sedona, Arizona, passed away on January 5, 2021, at Sedona Winds Assisted Living due to complications of the COVID-19 virus. He was born in Chicago, IL on August 6, 1925. He grew up in Cicero, IL and graduated from Morton High School in 1943. He immediately enlisted...

Nov 29, 2020

Donald W Long March 5, 1920     -     November 29, 2020 Donald Long passed away at age 100 in Village of Oak Creek, AZ.  after a fall and brief illness. He was born in Worcester, MA. where he resided until going off to war at age 21. USAAF Lieutenant Donald Long became a gifted Navigator and flew countless missions around the...

Nov 27, 2020

Tom Hutchinson passed away November 27th, 2020. He valiantly battled kidney cancer for 19 years, always on the cutting edge of the latest treatments. He took his final breaths at home, in Sedona, Arizona, surrounded by his wife of 50 years, DiAnn Hutchinson, daughter Hilary Heartisan, son-in-law Jason Heartisan, grandchildren Arwinn (12) and Avalon (6). 

Tom was born December 26th,...

Oct 26, 2020

Francis (Frank) Carl Vetter was born January 8, 1953 in Aurora, Nebraska to Robert J. and B. Roberta (Herron) Vetter. Frank was raised on the family farm southwest of Aurora, Nebraska. He graduated from Aurora High School in 1971 and graduated from Kearney State College, now known as the University of Nebraska at Kearney, in 1975 with a degree in...

Oct 20, 2020

We are sad to announce that our dear Aunt, Irene Alpert, passed away on October 20, 2020 in Sedona, AZ. Irene Rita (Julia) Donohue, was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 16, 1929. Irene was married to Alvin H. Alpert, July 24, 1964 in New York City. They moved to Sedona in 1987. Alvin passed away in 2011. Irene was...

Oct 18, 2020

Wayne Hintze died suddenly and unexpectedly from an irregular heart rhythm not life sustaining caused by a heart attack on October 18, 2020 at the age of 69.  He was visiting his son in Sedona, Arizona. He was born March 14, 1951 to Lehi Ferdinand Hintze and Ione Nelson Hintze in Brigham City, Utah.

Wayne's father was a renowned Geologist who...

Oct 5, 2020

Richard Elmer Chamness was born to William and Lotha Chamness on September 15, 1925 in Muncie, Indiana. He was married to Elaine Chamness for 65 years.  He was a Navy pilot WW II veteran.  First in his family to attend  college made possible by the G.I. Bill. With an engineering degree from Purdue, he became an Aerospace engineer working  with...

Sep 24, 2020

Long-time Sedona resident, Lorraine Joyce Blanchard, died 09/24/2020 in Cottonwood, Arizona, where she had resided for the last 5 years of her life. She was born 07/28/1931 in Seattle Washington. As a child she moved frequently with her family Linally settling in Glendale, California, where she met the love of her life, William “Bill” Blanchard. They were married 02/10/1951 and...

Sep 5, 2020

Karen Scott, 74, passed peacefully at 11:19pm on September 5th, 2020 in her home in Sedona, AZ. 

     Karen Lee Schmidt was born in 1946 in New Jersey, the second of five children to parents Walter J. Schmidt and Wanda Nan (French) Schmidt. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts and earning an MBA in Marketing at Northwestern University, she...

Aug 27, 2020

James Mager 89, formerly of Sedona, AZ and Crown Point, IN passed away peacefully on August 27, 2020. Jim was preceded in death by his much adored wife Valerie. He is survived by his loving daughter Karen (Patrick) Hearne of McKinney, TX, loving son Michael (Mary Church) Mager of Seattle, WA, cherished granddaughter Stacy (Mike) Howlett of Chicago, IL, loving...

Aug 19, 2020