Galen Chaney
Galen James Chaney, 21, died Thursday.
He was born March 15, 1978, in California. A carpet/floor installer,
he was a one-year resident of Henderson.
He is survived by his father, Frank; mother, Ann Helsel; stepfather,
Allen Morris; brothers, Zachary Morris, Dustin and Ian, all of California,
and Gabriel of Florida; and grandmother, Jane Helsel of California.
Services are private. Burial will be held in California. Bunkers Mortuary
handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Kimberly Dienes
Kimberly A. Dienes, 36, died Saturday at Nathan Adelson Hospice.
She was born June 19, 1963, in Gary, Ind. A registered cardiovascular
technician, she was a 10-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughter, Kara; mother, Maryon Akers, both of
Las Vegas; brother, Johnny Akers of Merrillville, Ind.; and sister, Michelle
Lill of Valparaiso, Ind.
Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at Affordable Cremation &
Burial Service.
Published January 24, 2000
Irma Gonzalez
Irma Gonzalez, 60, died Saturday.
She was born Oct. 5, 1939, in Cuba. A hotel porter, she was a seven-year
resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, Luis Sr.; daughter, Irma; son, Luis
Jr., all of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Davis Paradise Valley Funeral
Home. Services are pending for Tuesday.
Published January 24, 2000
Ernest Haney
Ernest William Haney, 75, died Jan. 14.
He was born July 1, 1924, in Oregon, Mo. An Army veteran, he was an
assembly worker for an automobile manufacturer and a 30-year resident of
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie of Las Vegas; and sisters, Lucy
Barger and Mildred Weyer, both of St. Joseph, Mo., Ethel of San Diego,
and Rhona Carter of Las Vegas.
Bunkers Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Edward Harris
Edward F. G. Harris, 57, died Saturday.
He was born Nov. 10, 1942, in Fort Worth, Texas. An actor, he was a
member of Honda Riders of America, Single Action Shooters Society, National
Rifle Association and Screen Actors Guild and was a 10-year resident of
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Donna; daughters, Kendra and Krista, all
of Las Vegas; and stepmother, Renah of Houston.
Services will be 1 p.m. today at Palm Mortuary-Jones. The family requests
memorial donations be made to Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Published January 24, 2000
Phyllis Hubbard
Phyllis Weinberg Olshein Hubbard, 58, died Saturday in a Las Vegas
hospital.
She was born May 5, 1941, in Schenectady, N.Y. A retired theater manager,
she was a four-month resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, Jack of Mableton, Ga.; daughter, Cookie
of Las Vegas; son, Chip of Smyrna, Ga.; parents, Edwin and Julia Weinberg,
both of Deltona, Fla.; and sister, Sandra Quinn of Valatie, N.Y.
Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne handled the arrangements. The family requests
memorial donations be made to St. Joseph's Hospital, Sisters of Mercy Foundation
in Atlanta.
Published January 24, 2000
Joseph Landini
Joseph J. Landini, 79, died Tuesday.
He was born Aug. 8, 1920, in Chicago. A Navy veteran of World War II,
he was a retired business owner and a 23-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Silva; sons, Richard, both of
Las Vegas and Larry of Albuquerque, N.M.; sister, Susie Wenz and Lorraine
Geisen; brother, Louis, all of Chicago; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 12:15 p.m. Friday at Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne.
Published January 24, 2000
Gerald Lewis
Gerald Lewis, 63, died Saturday.
He was born March 22, 1936, in New York. A chemical engineer, he was
a longtime resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his son, Craig of New Jersey.
Burial will be held in New York. Hites Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
George Mindorff
George Mindorff, 83, died Sunday in a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born Oct. 1, 1916, in Medford, Wis. A retired Air Force veteran
of World War II and the Korean War, he was a 23-year resident of North
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Violet of North Las Vegas; daughter, Dawn
Abed-Rabbo of Las Vegas; son, David of Neenah, Wis.; five grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary-Eastern handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Henery Moore
Henery M. Moore, 76, died Saturday in Las Vegas.
He was born Sept. 4, 1923, in Texas. An Army veteran, he was a retired
foreman and an 11-year resident of Pahrump.
He is survived by his daughters, Lela Monahan of Pahrump and Bobbi
Wells of Waldport, Ore.; sisters, Jewell Bell, Nell Johnson and Helen McChargue;
nine grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Pahrump Family Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Joan Schendel
Joan J. Schendel, 70, died Friday in Henderson.
She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Massachusetts. A dancer, she was a one-year
resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughters, Nicole of Las Vegas and Karen of
Los Angeles; and one grandchild.
Burial is private. Hites Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Mary Ann Sebring
Mary Ann Sebring, 71, died Thursday in a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born Dec. 23, 1928, in Texas. A hostess, she was a three-year
resident of Pahrump.
She is survived by her husband, Harold of Pahrump; daughters, Mary
Martin, Nancy Turner, and Patricia Salas, all of California, Carla Turner
of Oregon and Rebeca Westbrook of Alaska; brothers, Walter of New Mexico,
Robert of Utah and Melvin; sisters, Dorthy Buhanan of Utah, Lorena Franco
of California and Beverly Desk of Washington; 17 grandchildren; and 27
great-grandchildren.
Pahrump Family Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Anne Thune
Anne M. Thune, 70, died Friday in a local care center.
She was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Yonkers, N.Y. A bookeeper for a bank,
she was a 20-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Conte; stepsons, Thomas, both
of Las Vegas and George of California; sister, Barbara Broderick of New
Jersey; brother, Robert Moynihan of New York; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Mass will be celebrated at noon today at Holy Family Catholic Church.
Burial is private. Bunkers Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Rudolph Ziola
Rudolph J. Ziola, 87, died Friday in a Henderson hospital.
He was born Aug. 11, 1912, in Illinois. A retired electrical supervisor,
he was a 20-year resident of Henderson.
He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Prevendar of Oswego, Ill.; son,
Norm Sr. of Gardnerville; sisters, Bernice Nole of Las Vegas and Catherine
Fuelster of California; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Affordable Cremation & Burial Service handled the arrangements.
Published January 24, 2000
Jesse Allen
Jesse Allen, 58, died Dec. 18 in a Las Vegas care center.
He was born Nov. 28, 1941, in Arkansas. A custodian in city government,
he was a 35-year resident of Las Vegas.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Palm Mortuary-Eastern
with graveside services at 11 a.m. at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Published January 25, 2000
Wanda Blad
Wanda Walker Neukam Blad, 78, died Saturday.
She was born Jan. 16, 1922, in Pioche. A homemaker, she was a lifetime
resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, Jack; son, Robert Neukam; both of Las
Vegas; daughter, Becky Biesinger of Walnut Creek, Calif.; brothers, Craw
Walker of San Manuel, Ariz., and Billy Walker of Pioche; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Palm Mortuary-Jones
and one hour prior to services at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Red Rock Stake
Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Graveside services
will follow at 3 p.m. at Pioche Cemetery. The family requests memorial
donations be made to the LDS general missionary fund.
Published January 25, 2000
Thelma Brown
Thelma Brown, 57, died Friday.
She was born June 27, 1942, in Silver Creek, Miss. A homemaker, she
was a 40-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Jackson and Carolyn Fletcher,
both of Las Vegas; sisters, Mattie Love, Geri McCollum, Willene Spikes
and Ina Porter, all of San Diego, Elizabeth Horton of South Carolina, and
Gwendolyn Bryant and Julia Lewis, both of Silver Creek; brother, Wilmer
Spikes Jr. of Sacramento, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Bunkers Mortuary with
services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greater Bethal Deliverance Church of God
in Christ. Burial will follow at Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park.
Published January 25, 2000
Charles Brozik Jr.
Charles A. Brozik Jr., 72, died Saturday.
He was born Sept. 28, 1927, in Waseca, Minn. An Army veteran of World
War II, he was a retired general manager for an oil company and a 40-year
resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his daughter, Joy Bilotta of Las Vegas; brother,
Martin of Wisconsin; sisters, Sue Monroe of California, Jane Leeper of
Elko and Barbara of Atlanta; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paradise Memorial
Gardens. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
James Coughlin Sr.
James Charles Coughlin Sr., 67, died Friday.
He was born March 29, 1932, in Jewett City, Conn. An Air Force veteran
of the Korean War, he was an aircraft mechanic, a 28-year resident of Las
Vegas, and a member of American Legion and International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Las Vegas; sons, Timothy of
Henderson and James Jr. of Las Vegas; daughters, Kathleen Devel of Henderson
and Colleen Wiegand of Las Vegas; brothers, Richard Jr., Raymond, Robert
and Arthur; sisters, Dorothy Haskell and Janice Jolin; all of Connecticut;
and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Davis Paradise Valley
Funeral Home, where services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will
follow at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Published January 25, 2000
Lawrence Deaton
Lawrence Deaton, 41, died Saturday in Laughlin.
He was born April 7, 1958, in California. The owner of an automobile
repair shop, he was a six-month resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Cecelia of California.
Burial will be in California. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Woodrow DeNomy
Woodrow S. DeNomy, 83, died Saturday at a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born July 17, 1916, in St. Louis. An Army Air Corps veteran
of World War II, he was a retired accountant and a 13-year resident of
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Madeline of Las Vegas.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Palm Mortuary-Henderson. Services will follow at 10 a.m. at
St. Peter's Catholic Church with burial in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial
Cemetery.
Published January 25, 2000
Howard Ferguson
Howard Blaine Ferguson, 33, died Saturday.
He was born Feb. 16, 1966, in Eden, N.C. A truck driver, he was a four-year
resident of Pahrump.
He is survived by his fiancee, Patty Baron of Pahrump; son, Chris Snowdie
of North Carolina; stepsons, Erick Baron and Derick Baron; stepdaughter,
Kaylyn Baron; mother, Jo Ann Baron; all of Pahrump; brothers, Andrew and
Daryl, both of Eden, and Kimo Baron of Pahrump; and sisters, Orena of Eden
and Selena Edwards of Pahrump.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Pahrump Family Mortuary, where services will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 1. Published
January 25, 2000
Bonnie Johnsen
Bonnie Johnsen, 57, died Sunday.
She was born Aug. 6, 1942, in Chicago. A cook in a restaurant, she
was a five-year resident of Pahrump and a member of Queen of Rosary Society.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; daughter, Kris Dale; both
of Pahrump; and brother, Paul Melillo of Wisconsin.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until services at 7 p.m. Thursday at
Pahrump Family Mortuary.
Published January 25, 2000
Larry Kenyon Sr.
Larry L. Kenyon Sr., 58, died Saturday at a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born June 13, 1941, in Wooster, Ohio. An Army veteran, he was
a steel worker and a one-year resident of Sandy Valley.
He is survived by his wife, Louise; son, Lee; daughter, Julie Scholl;
all of Sandy Valley; sister, Nada Creighton of Carson, Wash.; brothers,
John of North Fort Meyers, Fla., and Ned of West Salem, Ohio; and seven
grandchildren.
Affordable Cremation & Burial Service handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Ellen Kidder
Ellen I. Kidder, 71, died Saturday at a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born May 24, 1928, in Oak City, Okla. A homemaker, she was
a 38-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Blake and Debbie Johnson;
sons, Richard and Gary; all of Las Vegas; sisters, Opal McGrew of Washington
and Genice Steele of San Jose, Calif.; brother, Jack Lee of Washington;
and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Palm Mortuary-Jones.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Arthritis Foundation
Nevada Chapter or American Diabetes Association.
Published January 25, 2000
Thomas Loney
Thomas E. Loney, 64, died Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital.
He was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Detroit. An Army veteran, he was a retired
police officer, a 14-year resident of Henderson and a member of Professional
Peace Officers Association.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly of Henderson; daughters, Mary Ann
Soper of Perris, Calif., Eva Hibner of Henderson and Beverly Dillingham
of Las Vegas; brother, Richard of Torrance, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Palm Mortuary-Eastern.
Published January 25, 2000
David Marlatt
David H. Marlatt, 38, died Jan. 16.
He was born Jan. 18, 1961, in San Francisco. A drug and alcohol therapist,
he was a 12-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, parents and sister.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Southern Baptist
Church. Palm Mortuary-Downtown handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Elizabeth Morgan
Elizabeth "Betty" Morgan, 88, died Monday at a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born Oct. 22, 1911, in Washington, D.C. A retired clerk for
the federal government, she was a 25-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her son, Rip Taylor of Las Vegas; and four sisters,
Services are private. The family requests memorial donations be made
to Salvation Army. Palm Mortuary-Eastern handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
James Murphy
James Michael Murphy, 62, died Jan. 6.
He was born Dec. 17, 1937, in Oregon and was a 34-year resident of
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his son, Jeffrey; daughters, Tina Richardson, Debbie
Ziegler and Wilma; all of Las Vegas; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services are private. Davis Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Clarence Redic
Clarence Redic, 63, died Wednesday at a local hospital.
He was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Prescott, Ark. A cook in a hotel, he
was a 42-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Las Vegas; sons, Larry of Las
Vegas, Clarence Jr. of Hot Springs, Ark., and Larry Reese of Kansas; daughters,
Romna, Shiela Pratt and Sharon; stepdaughters, Aya Sweat and Afra Carter;
stepsons, Stephone Sweat and Asunti Carter; mother, Inez; brothers, William
Jr. and John; sisters, Barbara Scurry, LaVerne Powell and Margie Wilkins;
all of Las Vegas; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. today at American
Burial & Cremation Services. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Published January 25, 2000
Theodore Sanders
Theodore Clinton Sanders, 67, died Sunday at home.
He was born Feb. 24, 1932, in New Jersey. An Army veteran, he was a
mechanic supervisor in the aircraft industry and a 12-year resident of
Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Marina; sons, Wayne, Tracy, Terry, Richard
and Christopher; daughters, Maria, Anna Maria and Karen; sister, Kathy;
and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Desert Memorial Cremation
& Burial Society.
Published January 25, 2000
Hazel Sands
Hazel E. Sands, 82, died Thursday at a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born May 28, 1917, in Ohio. An artist, she was a nine-year
resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, John.
Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Florence Spies
Florence Ann Spies, 64, died Jan. 9 at a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Pennsylvania. A registered nurse, she
was a five-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Ann Craig.
Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Elizabeth Spillman
Elizabeth Jane Spillman, 80, died Saturday at a Las Vegas hospital.
She was born Feb. 12, 1919, in Fulton, N.Y. A Navy veteran of World
War II, she was a retired estate officer in banking, a longtime resident
of Las Vegas, past president of Rochester Bank Tax Association, a financial
secretary at University United Methodist Church, and a member of Gouverneur,
N.Y., Business Women and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
She is survived by her daughters, Julie Klein of Las Vegas and Elizabeth
Jane Randall of Oconomowoc, Wis.; sister, Mary Jean Riley of Chazy, N.Y.;
five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today at University United Methodist
Church. Burial will be in New York. The family requests memorial donations
be made to American Cancer Society or to the church. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada
Cremation or Burial Society handled arrangements.
Published January 25, 2000
Edward Yozwiak
Edward M. Yozwiak, 57, died Saturday.
He was born May 7, 1942, in Youngstown, Ohio. An Air Force veteran
of the Vietnam War, he was a retired radio communications worker for the
federal government and a 12-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his daughters, Stephenie King and Kristina, both
of Las Vegas, and Melanie Fannin of Dayton, Ohio; sister, Marsha Croft
of Cortland, Ohio; brother, William of Loraine, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until services at noon Wednesday at
Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. at Palm
Memorial Park-Northwest.
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