Our Tributes

Laura Jo Brecheisen

Laura Jo Brecheisen

Oct 17, 2013

Laura Jo Brecheisen, 86, of Las Vegas, passed away Oct. 17, 2013. She was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Sheridan, Mont. Jo was a devoted and loving wife, mother, sister and "Auntie Jo" to many. Laura Jo married the love of her life, Hollis Don Brecheisen, Nov. 2, 1948, and were together until his passing in February 2013. They both...

Kally Robin Jack Dunsmoor

Kally Robin Jack Dunsmoor

Oct 14, 2013

KALLY DUNSMOOR Beloved son, brother, boyfriend and friend, Kally "Kal" Robin Jack Dunsmoor, of Las Vegas, passed away Oct. 14, 2013. He is survived by his parents, Robin and Pam Dunsmoor; and sisters, Shanda Rae Aurich, and Jera Vae Christensen. He was a 2002 Rancho High School Academy of Aviation graduate with pilot's license. He received a landscape architecture degree...

Robert Dale Johnson

Robert Dale Johnson

Sep 26, 2013

Robert Dale "Kracker" Johnson, 51, passed away Sept 26, 2013. He was born Nov. 27, 1961. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Ruby Johnson. He is survived by partner Linda Beck and her daughter, Mandy Beck; son, Jesse James; brother, Mark Johnson of Las Vegas; and many brothers of the MC. Robert was the owner and...

Suzanne Young Jones

Suzanne Young Jones

Sep 24, 2013

Suzanne Young Jones, 62, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 24, 2013, after battling brain cancer. She was born April 14, 1951, in Mount Vernon, Wash. She attended K.O. Knudson school, and graduated from Valley High School in 1969. She earned associate of arts degrees in graphic arts, graphic design, and computer graphics. She also designed the family's Geodesic Dome...

Jeremy L. Mull

Jeremy L. Mull

Sep 23, 2013

Jeremy Lee Mull, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 23, 2013. He was born Jan. 27, 1979, in Las Vegas. He worked as a barista and was an electronic music artist. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia. Jeremy is survived by his father, Charles; brother, Charles; sister, Amber; and nephews, Liam and Benjamin, all of Las Vegas....

Jimmie Brown

Jimmie Brown

Sep 21, 2013

Jimmie Brown, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 21, 2013. He was born April 13, 1950, in Newellton, La., and graduated from Rosenwald High School in Tensas, La. He was drafted into the U.S. Army. He later relocated to Las Vegas, where he as a bartender until his health failed him. He was preceded in death by his father, Eddie...

James Thomas Blazzard

James Thomas Blazzard

Sep 19, 2013

James Thomas, J.T., Blazzard, 85, was born April 13, 1928, to Eunie Mae Musick and Thomas Gill Blazzard, in St. George, Utah, April 13, 1928. He returned to his Father in Heaven and again kissed his eternal sweetheart, Sept. 19, 2013. He was a noble knight in shining armor and a quiet giant among men. J.T. received both his bachelor's...

George C. Reilly Jr.

George C. Reilly Jr.

Sep 19, 2013

George C. Reilly Jr., 87, of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully Sept. 19, 2013. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., and raised in Omaha, Neb. He was a football running back at Creighton Prep. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Navy and served on a destroyer escort in the Pacific during World War II. George was a 57-year resident...

Gordon Uhlman

Gordon Uhlman

Sep 18, 2013

Gordon Uhlman 96, died September 18, 2013.  He has been a resident of Las Vegas for 19 years.  Prior to moving to Las Vegas he was a resident of Woodland Hills, California.  He was born in Flasher, North Dakota.  He was a WWII Army veteran of North Dakota's 188th Artillery and a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.  He...

Samuel E. Hendry Sr.

Samuel E. Hendry Sr.

Sep 17, 2013

Samuel E. Hendry Sr., 67, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 17, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army, and was a retired truck driver. Services will be at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cementery, Boulder City.

Deloa Hurtado

Deloa Hurtado

Sep 14, 2013

DeLoa "DeeDee" Schultz Hurtado, 74, passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Las Vegas. She is survived by one sister, Darlene (Kenneth) Phillips; two brothers, Eldon Clothier and Dale (Thelma) Clothier; daughter, Cindy Ellis; son, Barry (Marianne) Schultz; and three grandchildren, Benjamin, Timothy and Tiersa Schultz. Viewing will be 9:30-10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 20, with funeral services following at 11...

Roy F. Stoeckinger

Roy F. Stoeckinger

Sep 12, 2013

Roy F. Stoeckinger, of Las Vegas, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. He was born to Philip F. and Ethel Stoeckinger, in North Platte, Neb., Jan. 31, 1928. Prior to retiring in Las Vegas, he was U.S. Postmaster in Hastings and Glenvil, Neb. He was a loving husband and father of six children, grandfather of 11, and great-grandfather of 14....

Donald Storey

Donald Storey

Sep 9, 2013

Sept. 9, 2013, Donald Storey, a native of Las Vegas, passed away. Born in 1937 to parents, Albert and Grace Storey, he was the youngest of five siblings, Frances, Mildred, Grace, Albert E. Jr. and Donald. After attending Las Vegas High, he proudly joined the U.S. Navy and served his country. Shortly after finishing his enlistment, he met the love...

Doris Oren Head

Doris Oren Head

Sep 8, 2013

Doris Oren "Dobie" Head went to be with his Lord and Savior, and beloved wife, Neva, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. He was born April 10, 1920, in Rose Bud, Ark., of farm parents, Walter and Flora Lea Head. Dobie dropped out of school in the sixth grade, but graduated Barber College after marriage to Neva, working as a barber, and...

Bobby J. Gilstrap

Bobby J. Gilstrap

Sep 3, 2013

BOBBY GILSTRAP Bobby Joe Gilstrap, 78, a supervisor, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 3, 2013. He was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Oklahoma, and was a 52-year resident of Nevada. Bobby is survived by his wife, of 59 years, Bertha; two sons, Michael Dale and Kevin Dale; six grandkids, Cheri, Brandy, Brett, Kandi, Brandon, Nate and Cheryl Thomas, loved...

Rosemon P. Ellison

Rosemon P. Ellison

Aug 30, 2013

Rosemon P Ellison, 87, a loving homemaker and avid golfer, of Las Vegas passed away Aug. 30, 2013. She was born April 29, 1926, in Cleveland, Ga., and was a resident of Las Vegas for 50 years. Rosemon was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie H Ellison; and her son, James Pepper Ellison. She is survived by her sons,...

Ronald Lee Winker

Ronald Lee Winker

Aug 23, 2013

RON WINKER It is with sadness we announce the passing of Ron Winker, of Las Vegas, Aug. 23, 2013. He was born Sept. 27, 1954. Ron grew up in Spokane Wash., and graduated from John Rogers High School in 1972. Ron has spent the last 40 years in the tire business, where he worked as a money market manager for...

Eva M. Baumeister

Eva M. Baumeister

Aug 19, 2013

Eva Mae Baumeister, 78, of North Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 19, 2013. She was born May 9, 1935, in Faith, S.D., and was a 54-year resident of Nevada. Eva worked in cosmetology in her early years and then spent many years with Von Tobel's Lumber. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Roland, whom she lost in...

Lloyd Neal Olson

Lloyd Neal Olson

Aug 19, 2013

Lloyd Neal Olson, of Salt Lake City, passed away Aug. 19, 2013. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon Monday, Aug. 26, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N. Services following, at 1:20 p.m., at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson

Aug 16, 2013

SALLY JACKSON In loving memory of Sally Lorraine Williams Jackson, of Las Vegas, a beautiful woman in spirit and appearance, who passed away peacefully Aug. 16, 2013, to be with her husband and with God in Heaven. Sally was born in Culver City, Calif., March 28, 1932. Sally married Virgil Leon Jackson Aug. 14, 1955. Sally was a devoted mother...