Lydia Christine Hunseder, 73, of Cottonwood died January 21, 2007 at Country Care, under the kind care of Northern Arizona Hospice.
She was born Feb. 22, 1933 in Tehran, Iran to Russian parents. The family came to the U.S. in 1946, where they became naturalized citizens. Lydia attended Hollywood High School.
She met the love of her life, Fred, while on a train going to California. They married in 1952 and lived in Goodyear, AZ while Fred was stationed at Luke AFB. Later, they moved to Southern California, and she remained there until 1993, when she moved to Las Vegas, NV. Lydia came to Cottonwood in Nov. 2006.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Fred Hunseder, who passed away on Jan. 26, 1985. After 13 years alone, she met her second love, Brooke Blackwood, and they were married in 1998. Brooke passed away on Feb. 7, 2004.
She leaves behind her only son, Nick Hunseder and his wife Debbie, of Clarkdale.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 26 at 2pm at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood. A video slideshow tribute may be viewed here
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Verde Valley Humane Society building fund or to Northern Arizona Hospice.
An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com
