Clarine Frances Hoelsch, 71, of Showlow, Ariz., and Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away Jan. 25, 2005, at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn. She was born on Jan. 27, 1333, in Ava, to Everett Austin Denney and Anna Ethel (Shelton) Denney.
Clarine Frances Hoelsch, 71, of Showlow, Ariz., and Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away Jan. 25, 2005, at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn. She was born on Jan. 27, 1333, in Ava, to Everett Austin Denney and Anna Ethel (Shelton) Denney.
She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Doyle Denney; and sisters, Lena Irvin and Eula Metcalf.
Clarine is survived by her husband of 46 years, Alan Hoelsch; two sons, David Hoelsch and Michael Hoelsch; daughter, Alison Meyer (Jeffrey); four grandchildren, Lindsay Meyer, Austin Meyer, Philip Meyer and Zachary Meyer; two sisters, Reba McGovern and Juanita Denney; brother, Paul Dewayne Denney; and many nieces and nephews.
Clarine first moved to Arizona in 1945, then returned to Missouri and graduated from Ava High School in 1950, then moved to Arizona. She worked at Mountain Bell for many years, then quit to stay home and raise her children. She was active in all aspects of her children’s lives, from being a room mother to attending and cheering all their various sports and activities. She returned to the work force in 1978, first at the Goldwater’s Distribution Center, then at Broadway Southwest at Los Arcos Mall. She retired in 1993 and moved to the White Mountains town of Showlow.
Clarine was an active volunteer at the Navapache Regional Medical Center in the gift shop. She loved helping people and assisted at many elections. In addition, she was a wonderful, caring wife, mother and grandmother, generously giving her love in a quiet, unpretentious manner. She will be greatly missed by her family and by all who knew or loved her.
Services were held Saturday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m., at Ascension Lutheran Church, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Arrangements were by Messinger Indian School Mortuary, Scottsdale, Ariz.
