Obituaries

Clarence R. Farley 1934-2019

Clarence R. Farley Born June 4, 1934, passed Feb. 19, 2019. A long time resident of Sedona, Verde Valley, and Prescott, Arizona area.

Obituary: Edward R. Acheson 1951-2019

Edward R. “Ed” Acheson died March 13, 2019, from leiomyosarcoma, a rare and incurable cancer. He was at home in the loving embrace of his wife, Lucy.

Ten days before his 75th birthday, James Richard “JR” Pooler passed away on Feb. 14, 2019. Recently living in Clarkdale, Arizona, he is survived by his wife, Larona “Ronni,” who would be celebrating 50 years of marriage this year in August.

Obituary: Roger Roiger 1947-2019

Roger Roiger, 71, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2019. He was born to Richard and Alice Roiger on Sept. 22, 1947, at St. James, Minnesota, where he attended school until graduating in 1965.

Obituary: Bob Kreisel 1935-2019

Bob was a 25-year resident of Cottonwood. He moved to Arizona with his wife Julie Ann from Merrick, New York, in 1994 after retiring as a postal worker. Julie preceded Bob in death in 2012.

Obituary: Donald Peter Woods Jr. 1936-2019

Donald Peter Woods Jr., 82, Cottonwood, Arizona, went to be with his Lord March 4, 2019. Don was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 3, 1936, to Donald Peter Sr. and Helen (Tucker) Woods.

Obituary: Christian Paun 1962 - 2019

Cristian was born June 10, 1962, in Bucharest, Romania, where he served in the Army right out of high school. He graduated from the University of Politechnica where he got his Masters in RF and Microwave Engineering. He owned his own business and traveled from country to country installing radio dishes, leaving his name and legacy all around the world. Cristian migrated to Australia with his wife and daughter, Miruna Paun, in 1994 and became an Australian citizen. He worked various jobs there until he came to the United States in 2001 where he worked for Sensus Metering Systems designing radios and antennas where he held six patents for that company. His name will live forever inside water and gas meters in the US and abroad!

Obituary: Norma Jean Sisco 1937 - 2019

Norma Jean Sisco, 81, of Rimrock, Arizona, died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. She was born in Carnegie, Oklahoma, on April 14, 1937, to the late Martin and Melva Walton Reed.

Obituary: Daniel Andrew Wrigley 1984 -2019

Beloved son of Jon and Pamala Wrigley; brother to Travis (Brittany) Wrigley, Kayleigh (Jesse) Robertson and LJ Wrigley.

Obituary: Helen Kristine Davis 1947-2019

Helen “Tina” Kristine Davis, born Oct. 7, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, passed Feb. 21, 2019, in Alameda, California.

Obituary: Elberta Lightfoot 1943-2019

In loving memory of Elberta (Bertie) Lightfoot, born July 13, 1943 in Chloride, Arizona. She was 75 years old and the mother of Larry (Suzie) and Lori (Glen). She was a grandmother to Clay, Annie, Jake, Sam and Fred.

Obituary: Phyllis Marie Hamm Brown 1942-2019

She passed away in Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Arizona. Her daughter Carolyn Pender was by her side.

Obituary: Gloria A. Nelson 1932-2019

Gloria A. Nelson, born in Celina, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1932, passed away on Jan. 10, 2019, in her home with her family around her. She went peacefully.

Obituary: Doyle ‘Keith’ Burk

It is with great sadness that the family of Doyle “KEITH” Burk announces his passing on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the age of 61 years.

Obituary: Phyllis Helen Hauge

Phyllis Helen Hauge, 97, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother passed away Feb. 27, 2019, at Carefree Assisted Living in Cottonwood.

Obituary: Jacqueline M. Flores 1972 - 2019

Jaci Flores of Cottonwood, Arizona, unexpectedly passed away Jan. 29, 2019.

Obituary: Charles Russell Turner 1987-2019

Charles “Chuck” Russell Turner, 31 of Clarkdale, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

Obituary: Anne Bassett

Anne Bassett, a Jerome resident since 1980, died on Jan. 29 with her beloved Gulch Radio station playing beside her.

Obituary: Bonnie May Burkee 1922-2019

At a time when Americans mostly stayed put, especially women, Bonnie May Burkee got her degree from the Art Institute of Chicago and traveled the world on a shoestring with, at first her husband Irv, and then with her family, making lithographs and jewelry, taking incredible photos, and forging lifelong friendships in places like Mexico and Italy.