Obituaries for September 2, 1999

Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999 | 11:12 a.m.

Elizabeth Ann Alexander

Elizabeth Ann Alexander, 44, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born May 30, 1955, in Jackson, Miss. A resident for five years, she was a hotel housekeeper.

She is survived by one daughter, Cassondra Brown, and her mother, Willie Mae Bell, both of Las Vegas; three sisters, Vanessa Camper and Belinda Walton, both of Los Angeles, and Deborah Camper of Henderson; three brothers, Vincent Camper, Michael Camper and Larry Camper, all of Los Angeles; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be 2-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Harold P. Bachman

Harold P. Bachman, 88, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born April 12, 1911, in New Britain, Conn. A resident for 42 years, he was a Clark County School District inspector.

He is survived by his wife, Adele; two daughters, Marian Negrelli of Kensington, Conn., and Joyce Pons of Plainville, Conn.; two brothers, Larry Blackman of Newington, Conn., and Arthur Crandall of Kensington; and five grandchildren.

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

Jack Alan Fischer

Jack Alan Fischer, 49, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born July 24, 1950, in Wisconsin. A resident for 19 years, he was a landscaping contractor.

He is survived by his mother, Carrol E. Fischer of Henderson; two sisters, Nancy Heath of Henderson and Betty Bryan of Forest Lake, Minn.; and one brother, Harold Fischer Jr. of Eau Claire, Wis.

Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Janet C. Franco

Janet C. Franco, 63, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born June 12, 1936, in Pala Maui, Hawaii. A resident for two years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Manuel J.; three daughters, Patricia Holman and Brenda Bentley, both of Las Vegas, and Charlene Reeves of Oakdale, Calif.; two sons, Manuel J. Franco Jr. of Modesto, Calif., and Thomas Franco Sr. of Las Vegas; her mother, Maggie Quintoa of Las Vegas; one sister, Barbara Jean Smith of Edmonton, Wash.; two brothers, Benjamin Quintoa Sr. of Stockton, Calif., and Kirk Quintos Sr. of Seattle; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 2 p.m. today in St. Peter's Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, followed by burial in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Violet Gorte

Violet Gorte, 78, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Akron, Ohio. A resident for 38 years, she was a homemaker and a member of Town Club of Las Vegas.

She is survived by her husband, Fred; and one brother, Richard Palmieri of Medford, Ore.

Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Friday with a 6 p.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

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

Debra Ann Gray

Debra Ann Gray, 38, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 11, 1960, in Tamo, Ark. A resident for 37 years, she was a hotel cashier.

She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline N. Gray and Jalantoineisha N. Leggroan, and her mother, Myra B. Gray, all of Las Vegas; her father, Delma McClemore of Pine Bluff, Ark.; one brother, Merlon McClemore of Orlando, Fla.; seven sisters, Debra Thomas of Atlanta, Mable R. Gray, Irene L. Sanders, Kimberly F. Gray I, Rose A. Gray and Linda D. Shelley, all of Las Vegas, and Mary M. Jones and Rhonda Johnson, both of Pine Bluff, Ark.; and one grandchild.

Visitation will be noon-6 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1165 Lawry Ave. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Ernest E. Hertenstein

Ernest E. Hertenstein, 81, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Nov. 10, 1917, in Mount Vernon, Ill. A resident for 10 years, he was a retired self-employed contractor, a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Masons, the Shriners and the Elks.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters, Nancy Jeziorski of Chicago and Widney Hertenstein of Las Vegas; one brother, L.L. Hertenstein of Alton, Ill.; three nephews; one niece; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

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

Irene Lermusiaux

Irene Lermusiaux, 70, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 16, 1928, in Albuquerque, N.M. A resident for 48 years, she was a homemaker, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Knights of Columbus, Jaycettes and Mesquite Club and was a published poet.

She is survived by three sons, Larry Lermusiaux and Jerry Lermusiaux, both of Las Vegas, and Tom Lermusiaux of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two daughters, Candy Reider of Reno and Cecily Lermusiaux of Bellflower, Calif.; her mother, Agnes Perea, one sister, Grace Johnson, and one brother, Mel Perea, all of Albuquerque; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive. Burial will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Eduardo S. Lucero

Eduardo S. Lucero, 59, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Oct. 28, 1939, in New Mexico. A resident for eight years, he was a hotel pantryman and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his mother, Lucia Martinez of Chama, N.M.; four brothers, Raymond Lucero, Manuel J. Lucero and Clarence Lucero, all of Henderson, and Joe Lucero of Las Vegas; and three sisters, Patsy Lucero and Carla Lucero, both of Chama, and Diana Wilson of Rio Rancho, N.M.

Visitation will continue until 6 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will be in New Mexico.

Anthony C. Minissale

Anthony C. Minissale, 75, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born July 24, 1924, in Cleveland. A resident for 11 years, he was a truck driver and an Army veteran.

He is survived by one sister, Lena Strazzanti of Parma, Ohio.

No local services are scheduled. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Robert Naslund

Robert Naslund, 60, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1938, in Oshkosh, Wis. A resident for 11 years, he was a retired video store owner-operator and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine; two sons, Neal of Las Vegas and Paul of Portland, Ore.; and two brothers, Richard of Oshkosh, Wis., and Arvid of Mexia, Texas.

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

Amy Helen O'Brien

Amy Helen O'Brien, 30, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 13, 1969, in Shakopee, Minn. A resident for 14 months, she was a structural ironworker and a member of Ironworkers Local 433.

She is survived by her father and stepmother, Keiran and Diane O'Brien of Eden Prairie, Minn.; two sisters, Audrey O'Brien of Portland, Ore., and Alissa Schneider of Shakopee; and two brothers, Christopher O'Brien of Reynoldsville, Pa., and Daniel O'Brien of Osaka, Japan.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. today in Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St. Burial will be in Shakopee.

The family suggests donations to the Humane Society of Southern Nevada, P.O. Box 82022, Las Vegas, NV 89180-2022.

Lee J. Robson Sr.

Lee J. Robson Sr., 72, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 27, 1926, in Chicago. A resident for many years, he was a carpenter, a Marine Corps veteran and a member of Carpenters Local 62.

He is survived by two sons, Gary Robson and Lee Robson Jr., both of Las Vegas; three daughters, Patricia Marsan of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Linda Colby and Judy Heslin, both of Chicago; four sisters; and eight grandchildren.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

John Anthony Silcox

John Anthony Silcox, 44, of Las Vegas died Sunday in San Francisco. He was born Dec. 23, 1954, in California. A resident for 30 years, he was a building tradesman.

He is survived by his parents, William and Eleanor Silcox, and two brothers, Don Silcox and Jim Silcox, all of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Jan Ackerman of Reno and France Silcox of Dallas.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Alafale Tanielu

Alafale Tanielu, 68, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1930, in American Samoa. A resident for seven years, she was a retired tuna factory worker.

She is survived by her husband, Muaina; two daughters, Sui Manase and Vaovai Paulo, both of Auckland, New Zealand; six sons, Malefua Muaina, Falemai Muaina, Tanielu Muaina and Elisara Muaina, all of Las Vegas, Ulufanua Muaina of Austin, Texas, and Matapoo Muaina of Auckland; five brothers, John Tuinei and Sialiitu Tuinei, both of Las Vegas, Taatofa Tuinei and Kenneth Tuinei, both of American Samoa and Tumua Tuinei of San Francisco; two sisters, Vaovai Levi of Daly City, Calif., and Luapiou Faatali of San Bernardino, Calif.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday with a 6 p.m. service in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Church services will be 4 p.m. Sunday in the First Samoan Congregational Church 2727 Civic Center Drive.