KUTIS,
Shirley Ann
(Maiden Name: Jay)
The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Sunday, August 20, 2017, pages 6a/7a
Shirley Ann Kutis, 79, passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2017. From
her birth Jan. 3, 1938, in Moline, Illinois, to Melvin and Matilda
Jay, she brightened the lives of everyone she met. Never one to miss
the opportunity to say “hi” to a stranger, she made friends
everywhere she went.
Shirley loved horses and animals. From an early age, she would bring
injured animals home and nurse them back to health.
Once her children came along, Shirley quit her job at Mountain Bell
to devote her life to them. From PTA to band trips, she was involved
in her children’s school and extracurricular activities. After her
children graduated and Joe retired, she shifted her activities to
traveling and building their home in Chino Valley, where she could
ride her horses and enjoy rural living.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Joseph; siblings,
Dorothy, Melanie (Pablo), and Bill (Gretta); her three children,
David (Daniela), Karen (Tim) and Mike (Kelly); eight grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of life will be Aug. 26, 2017, at 2 p.m., at Hampton
Funeral Home, 240 S. Cortez St., in Prescott. A reception will
follow at her home in Chino Valley, 3310 W. Cindy Lane.
Arrangements entrusted to Hampton Funeral Home.
Information provided by survivors.