Local Obituaries for Families in Sedona and surrounding areas.

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 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,...

Sep 14, 2019

(Sept. 1, 1940 - Sept. 14, 2019)   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...

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...

Sep 5, 2019

Patricia A. Monahan was born in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, PA, to Anna Mae (McSteen) Monahan and John ("Pat")  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...

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/).

 

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...

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...

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...