Alfred "Al" M Hartzell

February 5, 1950 - January 9, 2013

Alfred M. “Al” Hartzell passed away on January 9, 2013 in Prescott, AZ at Good Samaritan Marley House Hospice after a long illness. He was born February 5, 1950 in Hawthorne, California to William and Mildred Hartzell. Al attended schools in Downey and Anaheim, California and also took classes at Yavapai College. Although Al spent his youth in California, he lived most of his life in Arizona, living in Bisbee, Yuma, Nogales, Tucson, Prescott and finally Chino Valley. Al worked in the radio broadcasting field for over 40 years, and for the past 34 years as chief engineer and announcer at a local radio station. Radio was his job but electronics was his passion, taking pleasure in all manner of “gadgets.” Al enjoyed traveling with his wife, get-togethers with family, his church, music, especially guitars, the outdoors, and his pets. Al is survived by his wife of 30 years, Noreen; his mother Mildred; brother Carl (Linda); sister Kathy; sisters-in-law Lucille (Jeff), Georgia (Richard); brothers-in-law Gordon (Gerry), Dan (Marion), Aunt Muriel, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852 or Good Samaritan Society Marley House Hospice, 1065 Ruth St, Prescott, AZ 86301. A celebration of Al’s life will be at 2:00pm Saturday February 2, 2013 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1202 Green Lane, Prescott. Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.