Obituaries for April 8, 1999

Thursday, April 8, 1999 | 10:55 a.m.

Ponciana N. Antonio, 70, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 2, 1928, in Cebu, Philippines. A resident for 18 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons, Richard Durante of San Leandro, Calif., and Nicholas V. Antonio and August J. Antonio, both of Las Vegas; three daughters, Evelyn Bradley of Orlando, Fla., Angelina T. Dunbar of Rosamond, Calif., and Aries Catherine Antonio of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Corazon Tacder and Celing Embalzado, both of Davao, Philippines.

Visitation is scheduled 5-8 p.m. Friday with a 6 p.m. service in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. A private burial will follow.

John Cecil Bickhart

John Cecil Bickhart, 52, of Vancouver, British Columbia, died Friday in Vancouver. He was born Sept. 14, 1946, in Morenci, Ariz. A former Las Vegas resident for more than 20 years, he was a certified general accountant and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by his parents, Ann and Cecil Bickhart, and one sister, Patricia Bickhart, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Charles Bickhart of Atlanta; and three nephews.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest.

The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.

Connie Lee Boff

Connie Lee Boff, 78, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 25, 1920, in Greenville, S.C. A resident for 25 years, she was a retired hospital registered nurse.

She is survived by her husband, Robert J.; two daughters, Penny Lumb of Las Vegas and Judi Englund of Mission Viejo, Calif.; one son, Robert J. Boff II of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Ida Kellett of Simpsonville, S.C., and Sarah King of Peltzer, S.C.; and seven grandchildren.

Services were scheduled noon today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

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

Joan C. Boothe

Joan C. Boothe of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospice. She was born in Nebraska. A resident for five years, she was a nurse and a member of Las Vegas for Nebraskans.

She is survived by one sister, Marilyn C. Brown of Ormond Beach, Fla.

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

The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.

Rosalia Carmona

Rosalia Carmona, 86, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local health care center. She was born Oct. 16, 1912, in Havana. A resident for 32 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Rigoberto Carmona of Atlantic City, N.J., and Raul Carmona of Las Vegas; two sisters, Joaquina Valdez of Miami and Agueda Tejera of Cuba; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 6 p.m. services today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 9 a.m. Friday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

William DeMello

William DeMello, 84, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Oakland, Calif. A resident for 24 years, he was a retired musician, a World War II Coast Guard veteran and a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 6.

He is survived by his wife, Frances; and one brother, Jack DeMello of Las Vegas.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Frank Robert Eichert

Frank Robert Eichert, 47, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1950, in New Brunswick, N.J. A resident for 19 months, he was a wholesale auto parts salesman for 23 years and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Ann; one son, Eric Eichert of Las Vegas; one daughter, Anna M. Eichert of Levittown, Pa.; his parents, Ruth and Frank Eichert of Edison, N.J.; and one brother, Michael Eichert of Manalapan, N.J.

A chapel service will be 8 a.m. Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Frank Xavier Frei

Frank Xavier Frei, 79, of Las Vegas died April 1 in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 25, 1920, in California. A resident for five years, he was a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad.

He is survived by his wife, Betty; one son, Larry Frei of Carlsbad, Calif.; one daughter, Barbara Jean Anderson of Eldorado Hills, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

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

Leonard Young Glenn

Leonard Young Glenn, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. He was born Oct. 13, 1913, in Arkansas. A resident for three years, he was a retired entrepreneur in the restaurant industry.

He is survived by his wife, Jessie Besse; three daughters, Margie of Albany, N.Y., Roxanne of California and Sharon of Las Vegas; six sons, Bootsie and David, both of New York City, Charles of Germany, Harry of Las Vegas, Gerald of Irving, Texas, and Gary of Simi Valley, Calif.; one brother, Andre Glenn of New York City; 24 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

Peter J. Hunt

Peter J. Hunt, 69, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born June 12, 1929, in Indiana. A resident for 20 years, he was a gardener.

He is survived by his wife, Laura; three sons, Wade Hunt, Kelley Hunt and Corey Hunt; one daughter, Tracy Smalley; one brother, Dale Hunt; one sister, Mary; and eight grandchildren.

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

Mae Jones

Mae Jones, 40, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. A supervisor for a cable communications company, she was born Oct. 25, 1958, in Crockett, Texas.

She is survived by her husband, Lionell Raye Sr.; one son, Lionell Jones Jr.; two daughters, Alyse Jones and Kimberly Jones; her mother, Marie Wyatt; three brothers, Gregory Davenport, Lee Wyatt and Lester Freeman; and three sisters, Glenda Mayfield, Florida Kitchen and Veronica Wyatt.

Visitation is scheduled 5-8 p.m. today in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Davis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Steven Andrew Lewis

Steven Andrew Lewis, 32, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Aug. 9, 1956, in California. A resident for three years, he was a truck driver.

He is survived by one son, Cody James Lewis; his father, James Henry Lewis; one brother, Darryl James Curtis Lewis; and three sisters, Shila Foster, Denice Cantorna and Nina Ferrari.

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

Mallory Ann Ozuna

Mallory Ann Ozuna, 11, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1987, in Las Vegas. She was a student at Cortney Junior High School.

She is survived by her mother, Patricia Ozuna of Henderson; her father, Joseph Ozuna Jr., and one sister, Johanna Ozuna, both of Las Vegas; her grandparents, Joyce and John Runnells of Las Vegas, Joseph and Tania Ozuna of Hayward, Calif., and Elvin Nissen of Henderson; and her great-grandparents, Millie and Ed Seggersen of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m. until noon services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Karen A. Pacheco

Karen A. Pacheco, 55, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 20, 1943, in Chicago. A resident for 27 years, she was a retired scheduler for the federal government.

She is survived by two daughters, Suzanne Racel of Las Vegas and Maureen Forsythe of Park Ridge, Ill.; two sisters, Rita May Lyons of Boardman, Ohio, and Cleatus Walker of Las Vegas; and six grandchildren.

Mass will be celebrated 1:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 1111 Michael Way. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer, 3201 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 512, Las Vegas, NV 89109, or the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Julius S. Perlstein

Julius S. Perlstein, 82, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 1, 1916, in the Bronx, N.Y. A resident for six years, he was a retired college administrator and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Andrew M. Perlstein of Oregon and Ludwik K. Perlstein of Las Vegas; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Phyllis M. Pine

Phyllis M. Pine, 65, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 28, 1933, in Illinois. A resident for nine years, she was a secretary for the Better Business Bureau and co-founder of the Las Vegas Chapter of Trauma Intervention Program.

She is survived by two daughters, Judi Pine Sellers of Phoenix and Laura Berk of Streamwood, Ill.; one son, Aaron Pine of Seattle; one sister, Eileen Posner of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Joseph Preisler

Joseph Preisler, 56, of Las Vegas died Feb. 26 in Las Vegas. He was born July 19, 1942, in Michigan. A resident for 10 years, he was an auto service writer and an Army veteran.

He is survived by two sisters, Wanda Preisler of Lakewood, Colo., and Betty Johnston of Edina, Minn.; and two brothers, Walter Preisler of White Bear Lake, Minn., and David Preisler of Hooper, Utah.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Minnesota. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Randall K. Ream III

Randall K. Ream III, 36, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 27, 1962, in Canton, Ohio. A resident for 15 years, he was a telephone salesman and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Randall Ream IV of Bloomington, Ind., and Nicholas Ream of Las Vegas; his mother, Gloria Lensman, his father, Randall Ream Jr., one sister, Victoria Ream, and one brother, John Ream, all of Las Vegas.

Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Irving A. Schau

Irving A. Schau, 80, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Feb. 12, 1919, in Chicago. A resident for 29 years, he was a retired manager for the federal government, a World War II Army veteran, a lifetime member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; one daughter, Tina Fontana of Las Vegas; one son, Andrew D. Schau of Darien, Conn.; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. today in the Henne Chapel at the First Presbyterian Church, 1515 W. Charleston Blvd. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery chapel fund, Boulder City, or the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S.Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Robert Lee Taylor

Robert Lee Taylor, 84, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born July 11, 1914, in Roanoke, Va. A resident for 42 years, he was the owner of a juke box company and a member of several bridge clubs.

He is survived by three daughters, Sue Trufitt of Sandy Valley, Judy Anne Essex of Washington state and Carol White of Las Vegas; and one brother, George Taylor of Portsmouth, Ohio.

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

Jonell Thomas

Jonell Thomas, 63, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born May 1, 1935, in Hondo, Texas. A resident for 32 years, she was a retired cook, a member of the National Welfare Organization and NAACP.

She is survived by four sons, Booker T. Greenwood Jr., Mirrian Greenwood, Raymond Greenwood and Wendell Thomas, and three daughters, Diana Greenwood, Charlotte Greenwood and Brenda Greenwood, all of Las Vegas; four sisters, Betty Wilson and Ivdell Cartwright, both of Las Vegas, and Gladys Knowles and Essie Johnson, both of San Antonio; one brother, Cleveland Grant of San Antonio; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-5 p.m. Friday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in United Faith Christian Deliverance Church, 1114 N. H St. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Venice Williamson Tobler

Venice Willimson Tobler, 78, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1920, in Overton. A lifelong Southern Nevada resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Faven T. Tenay and Sandra T. Beeler, and one son, Donald Tobler, all of Las Vegas; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9-11 a.m. Saturday with a 10 a.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Marie Theresa Varone

Marie Theresa Varone, 56, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 8, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 19 years, she was a data processing coordinator at Valley Hospital for 21 years and loved cooking.

She is survived by two brothers, Carmine Varone of Chester, N.Y., and Michael Varone of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Sandy Milano and Rosemarie Milano, both of Las Vegas.

Visitation willl continue until 7 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. services Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Bill Wyatt

Bill Wyatt, 39, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 2, 1959, in New York City. A resident for 30 years, he was an operations clerk at a retail store.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy; one daughter, Amanda Wyatt, one son, Nicholas Wyatt, and his mother, Betty Wyatt, all of Las Vegas; one sister, Susan Brohamer of Twentynine Palms, Calif.; and one brother, Stephen Wyatt of Hicksville, N.Y.

Visitation is scheduled 5 p.m. until a 7 p.m. rosary Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to United Cerebral Palsy, 3101 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

Anne Zimmerman

Anne Zimmerman, 73, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Cleveland. A resident for 29 years, she was an employee for the state of Ohio Employment Division.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence.

Neptune Society of Nevada, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Building 5, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the City of Hope, 701 Lee St., Suite 20, Des Plaines, IL 60616.

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