Obituaries for April 7, 1999

Wednesday, April 7, 1999 | 11:46 a.m.

Louis A. Arguto, 71, of Las Vegas died March 31 in a local hospice. He was born Dec. 14, 1927, in Pittsburgh. A resident for 36 years, he was a keno writer, a Korean War Army veteran, a volunteer for Senior Dimensions and Senior Companions.

He is survived by one daughter, Christine Arguto, and one stepdaughter, Jennifer Bauer, both of Henderson; one brother, Charles Arguto of Las Vegas; two sisters, Carmelia Kay and Elsie Marie Ciotti, both of Pittsburgh; and one grandchild.

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

The family suggests donations to Odyssey Harbor House, 4011 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Michael S. Barzyk

Michael S. Barzyk, 76, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Detroit. A resident for 11 years, he was a retired office manager of a plumbing supply company, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the American Bowlers Congress.

He is survived by one sister, Irene Cameron of Dearborn, Mich.; two brothers, Walter Barzyk of Livonia, Mich., and John Barzyk of Taylor, Mich.; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Viola Behling

Viola Behling, 89, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born June 24, 1909, in Milwaukee. A resident for 16 years, she was a retired owner of a mail service.

Services will be 6 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary's chapel, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Henrietta S. Brown

Henrietta S. Brown, 87, of Las Vegas died March 29 in a local care center. She was born June 16, 1911, in Lakeside, Calif. A resident for 26 years, she was a retired from the real estate business.

She is survived by her husband, Ancell G. Brown of Las Vegas.

A memorial service was scheduled at 4 p.m. today in St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave. A private burial will follow. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Daniel J. Capri

Daniel J. Capri, 95, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Duluth, Minn. A resident for 47 years, he was the retired owner-operator of Joe Bar in North Las Vegas for 35 years, a World War II Army veteran and a member of the Italian American Club.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; three sons, Danny Capri and Ron Capri, both of Vancouver, Wash., and Richie Capri of Las Vegas; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 8 p.m. today with a 7:30 p.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St.

Patricia Joan Cash

Patricia Joan Cash, 58, of Las Vegas died March 21 in Las Vegas. She was born July 12, 1940, in California. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Michael Cash; and two brothers, Michael S. Cash and John Cash.

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

Joseph R. Devins

Joseph R. Devins, 71, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born July 13, 1927, in Joplin, Mo. A resident for 18 years, he was a musician who played with the Stan Kenton band in the 1950s.

He is survived by his wife, Billie; and one son, Shane Devins of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 5-8 p.m. today in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Davis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Roberto Bruno Festa

Roberto Bruno Festa, 55, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born May 12, 1943, in Naples, Italy.

He is survived by his wife, Maria; two daughters, Dominique Festa and Dora Festa, and one son, Maurice Festa, all of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. today in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Carol Gollin

Carol Gollin, 62, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born June 7, 1936, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for three years, she was a retired file clerk with Doubleday Direct, a crossing guard for Metro Police, a council volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5199.

She is survived by two daughters, JoAnn Maier of Las Vegas and Olivia Collin-Hoepfl of Beaver Creek, Ohio; three sons, Louis Mars of Kent, Wash., Kenneth Mars of Las Vegas and Winfield Mars of Freeport, N.Y.; two brothers, Edwin Sutch of Levittown, N.Y., and Kenneth Sutch of Harrisburg, Pa.; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Thursday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home.

Patricia Mary Griffin

Patricia Mary Griffin, 64, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 19, 1934, in New York. A resident for 39 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas; one son, Roger Griffin; two daughters, Patricia Shultz and Carol Lynn Griffin; one brother, Glen McGrath; two sisters, Norma Burnett and Barbara Blake; and eight grandchildren.

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

Robert Hall

Robert Hall, 49, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born April 30, 1949, in Las Vegas. He was born April 30, 1949, in Las Vegas. A resident for 50 years, he was a hotel cook.

He is survived by his fiancee, Brenda Holmes, and one stepson, Michael Holmes, his father and stepmother, William and Viola Hall, and four sisters, Louise Hall, Theresa Hall, Peggy Hall and Patricia Hall, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Eddie Hall of Ridgecrest, Calif.; and one stepbrother, William Hall Jr. of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Helen M. Jydstrup

Helen M. Jydstrup, 86, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1912, in Brainerd Township, S.D. A resident for 37 years, she was a retired teacher for the Clark County School District for 23 years, founder and president of the Clark Towers Retirement Housing Complex, governor of the Council of Exceptional Children, a member of Vegas Valley Business and Professional Women's Club, the Nevada State Education Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, Women's Democratic Club, Paradise Democratic Club and Democratic Central Committee.

She is survived by one son, Douglas Jydstrup of Las Vegas; one daughter, Jill Mahr of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 3:30 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Helen Jydstrup Elementary School, 5150 Duneville St., Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Gerald Dean Layton

Gerald Dean Layton, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Lima, Ohio. A resident for 15 years, he was a driver for a limo service and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons, Michael DeCoursey of Greenville, N.H., Charles DeCoursey of Las Vegas and Harry DeCoursey of Florida; one daughter, Barbara Villeux of Waterville, Maine; one sister, Violet Rex of Harrod, Ohio; two brothers, Robert Layton of Lima and Merle Brown of Cridersville, Ohio; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Sunrise Mountain United Methodist Church, 2075 N. Lamb Blvd. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Raymond Lucarelli

Raymond Lucarelli, 72, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1926, in Walla Walla, Wash. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired sales manager in the lumber industry and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; two sons, Jim Davis of Laytonville, Calif., and Bob Lucarelli of Orange, Calif.; two daughters, Linda Cline of Newport, Ore., Suzette Warnock of Las Vegas; four brothers, Dominic Lucarelli, Remo Lucarelli and Tony Lucarelli, all of Walla Walla, and Joe Lucarelli of Eugene, Ore.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mass was scheduled at 1 p.m. today in St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89117.

Albert J. Madore

Albert J. Madore, 94, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born March 6, 1905, in Canada. A resident for 10 years, he was a logger, a veteran of the Merchant Marines, a member of the Cauliflower Ear Club and Boys Town and was a local supporter and teacher of piano and voice.

He is survived by one sister, Dora Madore Cameron of Canada.

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

Evelyn I. Magee

Evelyn I. Magee, 75, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 4, 1923, in Ruff, Wash. A resident for 11 years, she was a retired owner-operator of a retail sales business.

She is survived by one daughter, Beverly Hasuike of Honolulu; three sisters, Alma Wederspahn and Dorothy Netizel, both of Washington state, and Margaret Green of Mississippi; four brothers, Howard Lobe, Edwan Lobe and William Waymire Jr., all of Washington, and Gerald Lobe of Texas; and three granddaughters.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Honolulu. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association, 3375 Glen Ave., No. 7, Las Vegas, NV 89121, or the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Graham Daniel McLennan

Graham Daniel McLennan, 67, of Pahrump died Thursday in a local care center. He was born Oct. 28, 1931, in Colorado. A resident for many years, he was an electronics technician and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Martin McLennan of California and Michael McLennan of Pahrump; two daughters, Lisa McLennan and Laurie McLennan, both of Denver; three brothers, Malcolm McLennan, Joseph McLennan and John McLennan, and one sister, Rosalie Oreskovich, all of Colorado; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one half hour prior to 9:30 a.m. services Friday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Michael Mulvany

Michael Mulvany, 47, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 11, 1951, in California. A resident for five years, he was a county government engineer and a Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by two daughters, Melissa Fuller of Bakersfield, Calif., and Bridget Smith of Arizona; one son, Joseph Mulvany of Texas; one brother, David Mulvany of Apple Valley, Calif.; and one sister, Kathy Scott of Las Vegas.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Lois J. Nickle

Lois J. Nickle, 65, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 16, 1933, in Iowa. A resident for nine years, she was a retired escrow assistant for a title company.

She is survived by her husband, Robert E.; two daughters, Cathy Nickle of Fort Collins, Colo., and Liesa Brown of Covington, La.; one son, Christopher Ruff of Windsor, Colo.; her mother, Mary Whicker of Ault, Colo.; one sister, Earlene Bland of Iowa; and 15 grandchildren.

Services and burial will be in Colorado. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Michaele Ripley

Michaele Ripley, 55, of Las Vegas died March 31 in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 28, 1943, in Cleveland. A resident for 36 years, she was a retired executive secretary.

She is survived by one son, Shane Ripley of Las Vegas; her father, William Curry of Elmira, N.Y.; and one sister, Mary Ann Johnson of Las Vegas.

Services will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Alexander Shepherd

Alexander Shepherd, 75, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born July 8, 1923, in Arkansas. A resident for 17 years, he was a retired government accountant and a World War II Army and Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Adell W.; two daughters, Trece Shepherd of Helena, Ark., and Mildred May of Memphis, Tenn.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Roy Dorsey Thomas

Roy Dorsey Thomas, 54, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born July 1, 1944, in Lake Village, Ark. A resident for 36 years, he was a laborer.

He is survived by his wife, Bobbie; two daughters, Latonja Thomas of Las Vegas and Yulunda Thomas of Detroit; his mother, Gladys Hudson of Lake Village; and one sister, Ruby Jean Morrow of Marvell, Ark.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Macedonia Baptist Church, 2600 Clayton St., North Las Vegas. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Hilarion Vispo

Hilarion Vispo, 71, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 21, 1927, in Batangas, Philippines. A resident for four years, he was a retired farmer.

He is survived by his wife, Concepcion; three sons, Avelino Vispo, Ponciano Vispo and Wilfredo Vispo, all of Batangas; four daughters, Luisana Panganiban, Editha Vispo and Irenea Vispo, all of Batangas, and Cecilia V. Ramos of Las Vegas; two brothers, Igmedio Vispo of Batangas and Silveriano Vispo of Manila, Philippines; one sister, Victoria Vispo of Batangas; and 11 grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 1111 Michael Way.