Obituaries for March 9, 1999

Tuesday, March 9, 1999 | 11:44 a.m.

Glenn Hebron Bowler, 25, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born April 23, 1973, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a construction estimator.

He is survived by his parents, Gloria K. and Richard H. Bowler, one sister, Lisa Bowler Hammond, and four brothers, Richard Scott Bowler, Brian Kelly Bowler, Adam Page Bowler and Matthew Geary Bowler, all of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 6-9 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the LDS chapel, 2245 Lindell Road. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest.

Carolyn L. Cooper

Carolyn L. Cooper, 57, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1941, in Louisiana. A resident for 35 years, she was a grocery store clerk.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; one son, Melvin DiCristina; one daughter, Christine Mills; two brothers, Casimere DiCristina Jr. and Argent DiCristina; one sister, Lauren Cash; and two grandchildren.

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

Florence D. Cusick

Florence D. Cusick, 70, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A resident for three years, she was born Aug. 25, 1928, in Los Angeles.

She is survived by her husband, Gordon; four daughters, Sharon and Jill, both of California, and Jody and Jackie, both of Alaska; one sister, Monica of California; and nine grandchildren.

Burial will be in Montana. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Katherine Gianaclis

Katherine Gianaclis, 74, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born Nov. 2, 1924, in Los Angeles. A resident for 40 years, she was an artist and a Christian-bookstore owner.

She is survived by three sons, Joey Kantor, Randy Kantor and Cary Kantor, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Robert Stevenson of Grants Pass, Ore.; and four grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Phillip Guiffrida

Phillip Guiffrida, 69, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born March 2, 1930, in New York. A resident for six months, he was a grinder at a manufacturing firm.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy.

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

Theresa Jean Hogue

Theresa Jean Hogue, 37, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 28, 1961, in California. A resident for four years, she was a jewelry designer.

She is survived by two sons, Justin Butler of Las Vegas and Jason Butler of California; one daughter, Jennifer Hogue; her mother, Peggy Ballinger, and three brothers, Willard Frady, Steven Ballinger and James Frady, all of California; four sisters, Vickey Dawson, Donna Pople and Kathy Erickson, all of California, and Michelle Frady of Oklahoma; and one grandchild.

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

Minnie T. Hurley

Minnie T. Hurley, 78, of Henderson died Sunday in a local care center. She was born May 11, 1920, in Denver. A resident for three months, she was a retired bookkeeper.

She is survived by three daughters, Ellie Fears and Nina Guthrie, both of Henderson, and Barbara Day of Darien, Conn.; one sister, Leah Kisler of Denver; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Palm Chapel, Eastern.

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

Gordon Edward Karp

Gordon Edward Karp, 69, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. He was born Dec. 2, 1929, in San Jose, Calif. A resident for 29 years, he was a retired casino hard-money counter and a Korean War Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; one daughter, Cheryl Karp of Castro Valley, Calif.; four sons, Edward Karp and Michael Karp, both of San Jose, James Karp of Ione, Calif., and Frank Karp of Turlock, Calif.; one brother, Howard Eklund of Paradise, Calif.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-noon Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

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

John E. Katzenbach

John E. Katzenbach, 71, of Boulder City died Saturday in Boulder City. He was born Jan. 11, 1928, in Nelsonville, Ohio. A resident for 49 years, he was a retired mechanic foreman for the National Park Service at Lake Mead National Recreation Area for 40 years.

He is survived by his wife, Betty J.; one daughter, Kathy J. Katzenbach of Bullhead City, Ariz.; two sons, David J. Katzenbach of Beaumont, Calif., and Daniel J. Katzenbach of Tonopah; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Burial will follow in Boulder City Cemetery.

Kaycee Koen

Kaycee Koen, 68, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 8, 1930, in Ironwood, Mich. A resident for 14 years, she was a retired sheriff.

She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Jr.; two sons, Terry E. Koen of Temecula, Calif., and Daniel J. Koen of Las Vegas; one daughter, Kitty L. Hill of California; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Alice M. Magee

Alice M. Magee, 67, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born July 3, 1931, in California. A resident for six years, she was a retired aerospace engineer.

She is survived by two sons, Leo Magee of San Diego and Mike Magee of Gardena, Calif.; one daughter, Dana Magee of Olympia, Wash.; one sister, Helen Pease of Riverside, Calif.; and several grandchildren.

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

Caroline McCann

Caroline McCann, 81, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local care center. She was born Sept. 15, 1917, in Michigan. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one brother, Stanley Manjack of Chicago.

Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Deborah Michelle Moore

Deborah Michelle Moore, 41, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born April 26, 1957, in Texas. A resident for 10 years, she was a keno runner.

She is survived by her mother, Frances Holland of Las Vegas; one daughter, Jennifer Moore, and one sister, Melody Loftin, both of Texas.

Visitation is scheduled 10-11 a.m. Friday in Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson. Graveside services will follow at noon Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Henry A. Sciarabba

Henry A. Sciarabba, 77, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born May 16, 1921, in Rochester, N.Y. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired engineer for a film manufacturing company and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by two daughters, Lucille Danzig of Henderson and Rose Mary LaDolce of Las Vegas; one son, Andrew Sciarabba of Lansing, Mich.; three brothers, August Sciarabba, Anthony Sciarabba and Thomas Sciarabba, all of Rochester; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9-11 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude's Ranch for Children Inc., 100 St. Jude, Boulder City, NV 89005.

Dorothea M. Sligh

Dorothea M. Sligh, 86, of Las Vegas died Feb. 8 in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 10, 1912, in South Dakota. A resident for 40 years, she was a waitress employed by local hotels for 22 years.

She is survived by one daughter, Jacqueline Rae Baker.

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

Ernest Taylor Jr.

Ernest Taylor Jr., 54, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 4, 1944, in Lafayette, La. A resident for 10 years, he was a retired laborer.

He is survived by his wife, Pearl; five sons, Terrell Taylor of Concord, Calif., Kenjan Taylor and Keith Taylor, both of Oakland, Calif., and Emanuel Taylor and Cornelius Taylor, both of Las Vegas; two daughters, Suzette Taylor of San Bernardino, Calif., and Claudett Brierman of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, Leo Taylor of New Iberia, La.; seven sisters, Ethel Taylor of New Iberia, Jeanette Boutte of Concord, Mary Reed of Neptune, N.J., Emma Lou Jackson and Ernestine Fontenot, both of Oakland, Betty Lou Cathlin of Springfield Gardens, N.Y., and Virgin Williams of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and 11 grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-9 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Jones.

Martha Wilson

Martha Wilson, 89, of Las Vegas died March 1 in Las Vegas. She was born June 13, 1909, in Minnesota. A resident for four years, she was an assembler for a light manufacturer.

She is survived by one daughter, Dolores Wilson of West Allis, Wis.; one son, Clarence R. Wilson Jr., and one sister, Wilma Voeltner, both of Las Vegas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in Wisconsin. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Patrick Cornelius Wiltse

Patrick Cornelius Wiltse, 84, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Saginaw, Mich. A resident for eight years, he was a real estate salesman and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret; five daughters, Barbara Clark and Jacqueline Craig, both of California, Patricia Bulman of Nevada, Donna Bulke of Washington state and Penelope Hom of Arizona; three brothers, James Wiltse, John Wiltse and Jerry Wiltse, all of Michigan; one sister, Mary Jane Hofnecht of Arizona; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-3 p.m. Wednesday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive. Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.