Obituaries for June 11, 1998

Thursday, June 11, 1998 | 11:35 a.m.

Alfred C. Bagnall, 47, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born March 28, 1951, in New Jersey. A resident for seven years, he was a laborer and a Vietnam War veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Rae; one son, Kevin Butler, one daughter, Michelle Butler, and his mother, June Cluckies, all of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling private arrangements.

AILEEN MAE LINDSEY BARROS

Aileen Mae Lindsey Barros, 50, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born March 25, 1948, in Hilo, Hawaii. A resident for one year, she was a medical administrative assistant.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; one daughter, Roxanne Nohonani Vincent of Las Vegas; three sons, Travis Barros and Liberty Luke Barros, both of Las Vegas, and Frank Barros of Kamuela, Hawaii; one sister, Annell Freeman of South Carolina; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 7 p.m. services today in the West Valley Assembly of God, 8100 W. Westcliff Ave. A private burial will follow. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

MARGARET M.L. BECKER

Margaret M.L. Becker, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A resident for eight years, she was born Dec. 31, 1924, in China.

She is survived by her husband, Barton; one brother, George Wong of Ottawa; and two sisters, Annie Wong of Las Vegas and E.R. Wong of Hong Kong.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 2:30 p.m. services Saturday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

FLEETA B. BURK

Fleeta B. Burk, 92, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. She was born Feb. 23, 1906, in Helena, Mo. A resident for 48 years, she was a retired hotel child-care worker.

She is survived by one son, Bill Skaggs of Glendora, Calif.; two sisters, Lorene Burges of Las Vegas and Elsie Boston of Watonga, Okla.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-5 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens.

PAMELA JEAN CHRISTENSEN

Pamela Jean Christensen, 47, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born June 28, 1950, in Salt Lake City. A resident for 27 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, David J.; three daughters, April Anderson, Amy Christensen and Lisa Christensen, and one son, David Christensen, all of Las Vegas; her mother, Maxine Albrand, and one sister, Claudia Albrand, both of Salt Lake City; one brother, David Albrand of San Jose, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 6-8 p.m. today in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Additional visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 9:30 a.m. services Friday in the LDS 6th Ward. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

WILLIAM EATMAN SR.

William Eatman Sr., 77, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 5, 1920, in Alabama. A resident for three years, he was a heat treater at a steel mill and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Buena Vista; two sons, Ronald Eatman of Henderson and Vernon Eatman of Chicago; one sister, Ida Mae Sullivan of Alabama; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

REGINA SARA FELDBERG

Regina Sara Feldberg, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born March 24, 1924, in Istanbul, Turkey. A resident for 22 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda Feldberg and Sonia Feldberg, both of Las Vegas; and one brother, Marco Takouni of Madison Heights, Mich.

Services were scheduled at 1:30 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., followed by graveside services in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the Humane Society of Southern Nevada, Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1900 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109, or the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

DAVID GOLDING

David Golding, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born April 29, 1918, in San Francisco. A resident for 15 years, he was a security guard and a veteran of the Merchant Marines.

He is survived by one brother, Ernest Golding of California; and two sisters, Rose Farber and Pearl Baley.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

GILBERT GOMEZ GONZALES

Gilbert Gomez Gonzales, 63, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospice. He was born Nov. 3, 1934, in the Philippines. A resident for 38 years, he was a waiter, an Army veteran and a member of the Culinary Union.

He is survived by his companion, Barbara Coit; six brothers, Ernest Gonzales, Jose Gonzales, Mario Gonzales, Conrado Gonzales, Avelino "Ben" Gonzales and Gordon Johnson; and two sisters, Marina Stafford and Fe Gonzales Poblador.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

MARSHA H. GREEN

Marsha H. Green, 56, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 22, 1941, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for more than 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Robert W.; and one son, Michael Green of Las Vegas.

Services were private. Burial was in Eden Vale Memorial Park. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

JANICE M. GRIFFITH

Janice M. Griffith, 60, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 23, 1937, in Allegany, N.Y. A resident for 19 years, she was a property manager.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas; four daughters, Cynthia Nolen and Elaine Kelley, both of Las Vegas, and Nancy Van Vreede and Barbara Eade, both of Green Bay, Wis.; three stepdaughters, Deborah Sechrist of Houston, Anne Silloway of Marietta, Ohio, and Priscilla Goodwin of Friendship, N.Y.; two stepsons, Michael Griffith of Spring, Texas, and Eric Griffith of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four brothers, Russell Wilber and James Wilber, both of Allegany, Donald Wilber of Olean, N.Y., and Kenneth Wilber of St. Cloud, Fla.; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or the Arthritis Foundation, Nevada Chapter, 3850 W. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

ORAL CURTIS 'O.C.' HOWARD

Oral Curtis "O.C." Howard, 81, of Seattle, died Tuesday in Seattle. He was born Oct. 27, 1916, in Leedy, Okla. A former Las Vegas resident, he was a retired master plumber and plumbing contractor, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran with tours of duty in India and Burma, received the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.

He is survived by two sons, Jeff Howard of Seattle and Nicholas Howard of Livermore, Calif.; one stepson, William S. O'Brien of Las Vegas; one sister, Pauline Howard of Denver; one half-sister, Gail Sue Howard of Henderson; and two granddaughters.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

ALLEN W. HUDSON

Allen W. Hudson, 62, of Las Vegas died May 21 in Las Vegas. A longtime resident, he was born March 8, 1936, in Las Vegas.

Graveside services were scheduled at 10 a.m. today in Woodlawn Cemetery. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, handled arrangements.

JOHN KOLBASKA

John Kolbaska, 77, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Staten Island, N.Y. A resident for six years, he was a foreman of a crew disassembling locomotives, a World War II veteran who earned Bronze and Silver Stars, a published author of poetry and a member of the Poetry Society in Staten Island.

He is survived by his wife, Victoria; four daughters, Joan DeMarino of Fort Meyers, Fla., Jeanne Dininni of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Jane Grudier of Las Vegas and Debbie Heins of Tucson, Ariz.; one son, John Kolbaska Jr., of Staten Island; two sisters, Ann Vinogroski and Sophie Kolbaska, both of Staten Island; 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

NANCY MASTRANGELO

Nancy Mastrangelo, 77, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospice. She was born Sept. 9, 1920, in Pittsburgh. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired sales clerk.

She is survived by three sisters, Ann Corba of Pittsburgh, Evelyn Doptis of Las Vegas and Connie Steffora of Henderson; and two brothers, John Steffora of Pittsburgh and Nicholas Steffora of Henderson.

Visitation is scheduled 7-9 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Viator Catholic Church. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

MYRTLE LOUISE MONTGOMERY

Myrtle Louise Montgomery, 66, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1931, in Hampton, Va. A resident for 19 years, she was a licensed practical nurse for the federal government.

She is survived by her husband, Charles; two daughters, Ramona Kluana of San Clemente, Calif., and Neva Montgomery of Chattanooga, Tenn.; four sons, Lionel Hopson of Denver, Ronald Brown of Raleigh, N.C., Wendell Hines of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Charles Montgomery of Las Vegas; two sisters, Marion Wilson of Waldorf, Md., and Esther Swanson of Columbus, Ohio; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 6-8 p.m. Sunday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday in Nellis Air Force Base Chapel. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

ELAINE MUNDAHL

Elaine Mundahl, 77, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 23, 1921, in Illinois. A resident for many years, she was an airline reservation agent.

She is survived by one son, James Neuman of Illinois.

Burial will be in Illinois. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

MARION CROOKS NEWMAN

Marion Crooks Newman, 103, of Boulder City died June 3 in Boulder City. She was born Dec. 6, 1894, in American Fork, Utah. A resident for 45 years, she was a retired interior decorator.

She is survived by four nieces, Marion Page of El Paso, Texas, and Anna Lee Kaighn, Helen Lou Cozza and Julie Kaighn, all of Boulder City.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

The family suggests donations to the National Kidney Foundation of Nevada, 3050 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 121, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

TED RADEN

Ted Raden, 83, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospice. He was born Oct. 19, 1914, in Oakdale, N.Y. A resident for eight years, he was a retired director of public relations for the city government, taught more than 70,000 people ballroom dancing and was a World War II Coast Guard veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Theda; one sister, Sue Nadel of Laguna Hills, Calif.; and two brothers, Dr. Morice Rapkin of Encino, Calif., and Leonard Rapkin of Oakland, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled 1-2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

LILLIAN RAPPAPORT

Lillian Rappaport, 77, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local health care center. She was born Jan. 14, 1921, in New York City. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Frederick; three daughters, Joyce Dribble, Irene Hickman and Delores Yamorsky; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled private arrangements.

BILL RAY

Bill Ray, 62, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 22, 1935, in Toledo, Ohio. A resident for 20 years, he was disabled.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J.; one daughter, Ann Miller of Apple Valley, Minn.; two sons, Jason Turner of Las Vegas and Kevin Turner of Columbia Heights, Minn.; his mother, Delores Ray of Henderson; four sisters, Donna Smith of Henderson, Delores Andre of Las Vegas, Marilyn Ray of Fort Meyers, Fla., and Barbara Langloys of Toledo, Ohio; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

The family suggests donations to the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson, 401 Drake St., Henderson, NV 89015.

MARIA ELLA SACHARKO

Maria Ella Sacharko, 65, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 18, 1933, in Providence, R.I. A resident for 15 years, she was a Clark County recorder.

She is survived by her husband, Walter; three daughters, Victoria Thompson of Las Vegas, Pamela Pyne of Overland Park, Kan., and Michelle Parker of Tempe, Ariz.; two brothers, Ralph Salvagno of Bowie, Md., and John Salvagno of Providence; and three grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 1 p.m. today in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, followed by graveside services in Woodlawn Cemetery. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

ALLAN CURRIE WILSON JR.

Allan Currie Wilson Jr., 69, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 3, 1928, in Egypt. A resident for 15 years, he was a retired stock broker and a Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; two sons, Allan C. Wilson III and James Wilson; three daughters, Patricia Wilson, Susan Bogin and Mary Lou Wilson; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 8:30 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

DONALD LEE WILSON

Donald Lee Wilson, 74, of Las Vegas died Monday. He was born Sept. 18, 1923, in Michigan. A resident for 29 years, he was a retired Air Force veteran, a member of the National Ex-POW Association and Stalag 17B Organization.

He is survived by his wife, Juanita; one son, Richard A. Wilson of Atlanta; two daughters, Donna Nordstrom of Las Vegas and Pat Wilson of Michigan; one brother, Lloyd Wilson of Florida; one sister, Eleanor Johnson of Mississippi; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

RICHARD LAFAYETTE WOODS

Richard LaFayette Woods, 79, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 12, 1918, in Panaca. A resident for 52 years, he was a bank manager and casino cashier manager.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis.

Visitation is scheduled 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. services Friday in the LDS 9th Ward Relief Society Room. Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Panaca Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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