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Dwaine R. Mcconnell
Sep 24, 2014
Dwaine Robert McConnell, 76, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, due to injuries sustained in a fall. He was born May 19, 1938, to Aldis and Eva McConnell. He was a truck driver for 30 years and also worked as a mechanic for many years. He played baseball in his youth and at 21 was offered a...
Lillian Stark
Sep 23, 2014
Lillian Stark, 101, of Henderson, passed away Sept. 23, 2014, due to heart failure while in the hospital. She was a native Nevadan. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Elmer; and her son, Douglas. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara; and sons, Robert and Ronald. She had six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She always enjoyed helping...
Ellen R. Todd
Sep 20, 2014
Ellen Rose Todd, 88, of Las Vegas, passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. She was born May 14, 1926, to Nicholas and Elizabeth Kortji of Kansas, and was a resident of the Las Vegas Valley for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her father; mother; daughter, Jenelle Todd; and brother, Richard Kortji. She is survived by her...
Gene R. Leavitt
Sep 16, 2014
Gene Riding Leavitt, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 16, 2014. He passed away peacefully at home. Gene was born Oct. 18, 1923, in Mesquite, to Christopher Lister Leavitt and Annie (Barnum) Leavitt. He was the fourteenth of 15 children. He was preceded in death by nine brothers; and five sisters. He was also preceded in death by his first...
Frances I. Smith
Sep 16, 2014
FRANCES SMITH Frances Irene "Frankie" Smith, 79, of Las Vegas, passed away at home, Sept. 16, 2014, surrounded by family. Frankie was born Nov. 28, 1934, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late Harold and Elsie Wallace. Frankie was preceded in her death by her beloved husband, Bill Arden Smith; her grandson, Bradley Alan Smith; and sister, Margaret Thomas. She is...
Merilyn Nielsen Maxwell
Sep 3, 2014
Merilyn Nielsen Maxwell, age 84, of Livermore, Calif., passed away Sept. 3, 2014. Merilyn was born Sept. 12, 1929, to Alvin Victor Nielsen and Grace Tew, in Holladay, Utah. Merilyn married James Arlo Maxwell 63 years ago, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Merilyn considered being a wife and mother a sacred challenge as well...
Katrina R. Woods
Aug 30, 2014
Katrina Ronatte Woods (Trina), was born on July 2, 1969 in Monroe, Louisiana to Rayfield Travis Sr. and Pearlie Mae Lewis. Trina grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada where she was raised by her dad Jimmy Woods III and mom Pearlie Woods. When Trina was a small child, a dear family friend named Dorothy Hampton brought Pearlie and Trina to...
Opal Oehler
Aug 29, 2014
Opal Oehler passed away peacefully Aug. 29, 2014 in Las Vegas. She was 89 years old. Opal was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Hagerman, N.M. She married career Naval officer James C. Oehler Sept. 15, 1958, after which they enjoyed a fulfilling and adventurous life together, living for extended stays in Australia and Spain, and moving a total of seventeen...
Lucille P. Matyas
Aug 26, 2014
LUCILLE MATYAS Lucille P. Matyas, 88, of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully in her home, Aug. 26, 2014. Lucille was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Cleveland, and relocated to Las Vegas in 1935. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas R. Matyas; and her daughter, Patricia Chaikowsky. Lucille is survived by her children, Mary Wyatt (Harold), Margaret Whitehead...
Philip Purcello
Aug 18, 2014
PHILIP PURCELLO Philip Purcello, 89, a retired casino executive, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 18, 2014. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.
Betty Frances Potter
Aug 15, 2014
Betty Frances Potter, 91, of North Las Vegas, passed away peacefully Aug. 15, 2014, at her home of 36 years. Betty was born July 17, 1923, in Chicago, the only child of Philip Portanova and Sarah Bolotin. Betty worked many years as a veterinary assistant. She loved working with animals and continued this love by making donations to her favorite...
Ruby Arleen Bruno
Aug 12, 2014
RUBY Bruno Ruby Arleen Bruno, 89, an accountant/bookkeeper for 15 years in Las Vegas and for 20 years at the Papermate Company in California, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 12, 2014. Ruby was born March 6, 1925, in Havelock, Iowa, and was a 42-year resident of Nevada. Her passion was cooking, reading and writing poems. She is survived by...
David G. Lee
Aug 6, 2014
DAVID LEE David Glen Lee passed away Aug. 6, 2014, at his home in Las Vegas, after a long battle with Alzheimer's and cancer. Born Aug. 8, 1943, David was the son of Earl and Eula Lee; loving father of David Troy Lee, Marc Nelson and Angie Kisner; grandfather of Nikki Love Lee and Skylor Cerami; and brother of Dwaine...
Loma Arnold
Aug 2, 2014
LOMA ARNOLD Loma "Jinx" Barnum Arnold, 90, of Overton, loving wife, mother and grandmother, went home to the Lord Aug. 2, 2014. She was a member of a pioneer Nevada family and was a life-long Nevada resident. She was born Feb. 10, 1924, in Arden, to Ida Leavitt Barnum and Robert Barnum of Mesquite. Her father was a member of...
Lovell O. Sprague
Aug 2, 2014
Lovell O. Sprague, 91, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 2, 2014. He was born Oct. 29, 1922, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, and was a 88-year resident of Nevada. Lovell served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 36 years of service. He married Cleo Oler Sprague...
Dr. Bernard Scheiner Sr.
Jul 31, 2014
Dr. Bernard (Fumagalli) Scheiner Sr., "Bernie," 76, passed away July 31, 2014, in Las Vegas, from a blood clot to the heart. He was born March 12, 1938, in Atlantic City, N.J. Bernie and Estelle were married March 26, 1959. He is a 1958 graduate of Basic High School and earned a BS and PhD in chemistry from the University...
Janice E. Holloway
Jul 30, 2014
JANICE HOLLOWAY Janice Elaine Holloway, 55, a homemaker, of Las Vegas, passed away July 30, 2014. She was born Aug. 18, 1958, in Las Vegas. She was married to Mitchel Holloway for 37 years. From that union, they had three sons and three grandkids. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Sandberg; and sister, Kathy Jasinski. She is...
Janice Irene Claudy
Jul 29, 2014
Janice Irene Claudy, 76, passed away July 29, 2014, in Las Vegas, after a short illness. Jan was born in Oakes, N.D., Feb. 25, 1938. She graduated from Oakes High School in 1956, where she was a snare drummer with the drum and bugle corps, then she worked as a phone operator. In Las Vegas, she worked as a nurse's...
Ethelynn St. James
Jul 27, 2014
Ethelynn "Lynn" Campbell St. James, satisfied with a life well-lived, full of love, laughter and travels, transitioned home to the Lord God July 27, 2014, surrounded by her family at home in Henderson. Lynn was born June 2, 1939, in Chicago, and was the second daughter born to the late Garland W. and Virginia B. Campbell. She was educated by...
Harry Lentz Jr.
Jul 26, 2014
Harry Lentz Jr., 53, of Las Vegas, passed away unexpectedly July 26, 2014, at Sunrise Hospital, in Las Vegas. Harry was born in Lena, Wis., and was employed at Ocean Spray in Henderson for over 20 years. Harry was a loving husband and father and a hard-working, devoted family man. He will be missed by every life that he touched....
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