Our Tributes

Alta Johnson

Alta Johnson

Jan 13, 2012

Alta (Smith) Johnson, 94, a retired LPN, of Pahrump, died Jan. 13, 2012. Viewing will be 1-2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, with funeral services following, both at LDS Church, 221 Lorenzi St., Las Vegas. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1500 Las Vegas Blvd. N.

Eula Linge Bowen

Eula Linge Bowen

Jan 12, 2012

Eula Linge Bowen, 87, a housewife and native Nevadan, passed away Jan. 12, 2012. She was born in Las Vegas, Nov. 15, 1924, to Stephen R. Linge and Lydia Afton Hughes. She married Grover C. Bowen Jan. 31, 1947 at the St. George Temple. She was a homemaker, loving mother, and a life-long member of the LDS Church. Loved by...

Diane M. Difore

Diane M. Difore

Jan 11, 2012

Diane M. Di Fiore, of Las Vegas, passed away Jan. 11, 2012. She was retired from The Palms Hotel & Casino, where she worked as a slot floor person. Diane was born Dec. 26, 1944 in New York, N.Y. Diane graduated from Dominican College of Blauvelt (N.Y.) and taught high school English. She married Robert Leggio and has four children,...

Ruth G. Kline

Ruth G. Kline

Jan 11, 2012

Ruth Gladys Kline, 92, a retired land assessor, of Las Vegas, passed away Jan. 11, 2012. Ruth was born March 1, 1919 in New York City, attended boarding school in Long Island, and was a 64-year resident of Nevada. She was pursuing an acting career until she married Harold D. Kline in 1941 when she became a full-time homemaker. She...

Indalecio A. Hernandez

Indalecio A. Hernandez

Jan 11, 2012

Indalecio A. Hernandez, age 82, formerly of Odessa, Texas, passed away in Las Vegas, NV Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. He was born in Durango, Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Maggie; children, Velia, Maria de Refugio, and Venancio of Durango, Mexico, Rosa Castillo, Maria Guadalupe Madrid, Rosalinda Martinez and Santos of Odessa, Jose Luis, Amparo, and Dora Marin of...

Betty Ann Hardison

Betty Ann Hardison

Jan 10, 2012

Betty Ann Hardison, 71, a high school teacher, of Las Vegas, passed away Jan. 10, 2012. She was born March 17, 1940 in Newellton, La. and was a 57-year resident of Nevada. She is survived by her son, Leon Hardison Jr.; daughter, Leslie Holmes, both of Las Vegas; and one grandchild. Viewing will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Jan....

Gloria Dean Dorsey Hunterporter

Gloria Dean Dorsey Hunterporter

Jan 10, 2012

Gloria Dean (Dorsey) Hunter-Porter, 69, a retired seamstress, born in New Orleans, passed away Jan. 10, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Drexel Porter; sons, Dwight D. Williams and Byron K. Fleming; and sisters, Samantha and Margaret Bell. Gloria is survived by her daughter, Lennie Williams; sons, Renaud L. Hunter and Lance L. Hunter; daughter-in-law, Andrea...

Gregory Paul Bahorski

Gregory Paul Bahorski

Jan 8, 2012

GREGORY BAHORSKI Gregory Paul Bahorski, 57, a retired teacher with the Clark County School District, of Las Vegas, passed away Jan. 8, 2012. He was born March 1, 1954 in Detroit and was a 24-year resident of Nevada. Greg had a good sense of humor and was so creative in many areas. He always had some project in the works,...

John Mcneil

John Mcneil

Jan 4, 2012

John McNeil, 75, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, as the result of a hemorrhagic stroke at St. Rose-Sienna in Henderson. He was 75 years old. John suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage Monday afternoon, one of the most debilitating and deadly types of strokes one can suffer. John was a dedicated American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association...

Walter M. Earls Jr.

Walter M. Earls Jr.

Dec 31, 2011

Walter M. Earls Jr., 68, of Las Vegas, passed away New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2011, after a seven-year battle with prostrate cancer. He was born Aug. 18, 1943, in Covington, Ky., and was a 47-year resident of Nevada. Walter served in the U.S. Air Force. He owned Pampered Puppies and was fortunate enough to do a job he loved....

Anthony Alfred Carillo Jr.

Anthony Alfred Carillo Jr.

Dec 30, 2011

Anthony Alfred Carillo Jr., 59, a retired baccarat dealer, of Las Vegas, passed away Dec. 30, 2011. He was born March 2, 1952, in the Bronx, N.Y. While residing in Las Vegas since the 1970's, he worked for the Silver Slipper Casino, the Frontier Hotel and Casino and the Las Vegas Hilton. He had a love for classic cars, old...

Daniel E. Allred

Daniel E. Allred

Dec 29, 2011

Daniel E. Allred, 55, a loving father, grandfather, and brother, "Danny" to friends and family, passed away peacefully in his Las Vegas home Dec. 29, 2011. Danny was born June 7, 1956, where he remained a life-long resident. He was a carpenter and member of the Carpenters Local #1977. He had a strong love for God and the San Francisco...

Christine Sharp

Christine Sharp

Dec 28, 2011

Christine Sharp, 81, a retired medical secretary, of Las Vegas, passed away Dec. 28, 2011. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas.

Peter Andreycak

Peter Andreycak

Dec 27, 2011

Peter Andreycak, age 90, passed away Dec. 27, 2011, in Las Vegas. Born June 21, 1921, in Bayonne, N.J., Peter was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II before completing his training as a tool and dye maker. He later became an engineer in the emerging plastics industry. He moved his family to Fullerton, Calif. in...

Vivian Marie Bellavia

Vivian Marie Bellavia

Dec 27, 2011

Vivian Marie Bellavia, 45, of Las Vegas, passed away Dec. 27, 2011. She was born March 5, 1966, in Lynwood, Calif., and was a 20-year resident of Nevada. She was the manager of La Villa Estates for 11 years. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Guy C. Caraway and Charlie Bellavia. Vivian is survived by her lifetime friend...

Mary Helen Margaretis

Mary Helen Margaretis

Dec 25, 2011

Mary Helen Margaretis was born April 30,1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Daniel and Elizabeth Troolines who were Greek and German immigrants. She was soft-spoken, health-conscious, hard-working, and a very loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She was the only daughter with four brothers. John, Nick, Leo, and Guss. They spent their early years in New York and then Detroit, Michigan...

Gerald Parker

Gerald Parker

Dec 24, 2011

GERALD PARKER On Christmas Eve, God gave our Mother the greatest gift, our Father, Gerald Stanley Parker, born Jan. 15, 1926 in Alameda, Calif. to Gerald A. and Thelma Parker. He passed away Dec. 24, 2011 in Las Vegas. Stan was raised in Martinez, Calif., and went to Alhambra High School and San Jose State. He served in the U.S....

David Louis Capizzi

David Louis Capizzi

Dec 17, 2011

David Louis Capizzi passed away Dec. 17, 2011 in Las Vegas. He was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and he was a showroom server at the Tropicana. Services are private

Donald E. Wert

Donald E. Wert

Dec 16, 2011

Donald Ellsworth Wert, 81, went home to the Creator Dec. 16, 2011, with his soulmate, "Tiger" at his bedside. He was born in Sturgis, Mich., Nov. 5, 1930. Don was a 29-year friend of Bill W., the oldest hearing aid specialist in Nevada, and a veteran of the Korean War and an avid square dancer. He is survived by his...

David W. Zickafoose Sr.

David W. Zickafoose Sr.

Dec 13, 2011

MSGT. DAVID ZICKAFOOSE SR. U.S. Air Force, Retired David Wayne Zickafoose, 63, of Bullhead City, Ariz., passed away Dec. 13, 2011, due to complication from kidney disease. He was born Aug. 23, 1948, in Huntington, Ind., and was a two-year resident of Nevada. David was a member of the security police in the U.S. Air Force. He served in Vietnam...