Obituaries for December 11, 2000

Monday, Dec. 11, 2000 | 11:47 a.m.

Michael O. Craig

Michael O. Craig, 53, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 3, 1947, in Boulder City. A resident for 53 years, she was a laboratory technician.

She is survived by two sons, Joshua Craig and David Craig, and one daughter, Aimee Guardiola, all of Las Vegas; one brother, John Mertz of Pahrump; three sisters, Mary Ann Wainwright of Las Vegas, Connie Johnson of North Carolina and Shannon Rutherford of Oregon; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson. Services will follow in Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, 5825 El Dorado St. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Mable L. Creel

Mable L. Creel, 93, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born May 9, 1907, in Sargent, Neb. A resident for 28 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Marylou Jensen, and one son, George Palmer, both of Las Vegas; six grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Robert E. Napolitano Sr.

Robert E. Napolitano Sr., 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born Sept. 7, 1921, in Los Angeles. A resident for 27 years, he owned and operated a sales company and was a Coast Guard veteran.

He is survived by his companion, Grace Ralston, and one daughter, Jan Vaughn, both of Las Vegas; four sons, Nick Napolitano of Palmdale, Calif., Robert Napolitano Jr. of Burbank, Calif., and Chris Napolitano and Pat Napolitano, both of Las Vegas; three sisters, Jennie Westmoreland, Theresa Kirkaldy and Lara Vincent, and two brothers, Ted Napolitano and Carlo Napolitano, all of California; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Helen A. Scott

Helen A. Scott, 102, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born May 12, 1898, in Lenox, Iowa. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Loretta Gotschall and Patricia Ward, both of Las Vegas; two sons, John Scott of Las Vegas and Richard Scott of Kimberling City, Mo.; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 8 a.m. Wednesday in Christ the King Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Christ the King Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Arlene Smith

Arlene Smith, 58, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 13, 1942, in Chelsea, Mass. A resident for 20 years, she was an usher in the entertainment industry.

She is survived by her husband, Gary; two sons, Angel Garay and Eddie Smith, two daughters, Helen Garay and Brenda Garay, and two sisters, Barbara Slaten and Betty Barrows-Makridis, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Robert Barrows of Collinsville, Ill.; and three grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Additional visitation is scheduled 90 minutes prior to 12:30 p.m. services Wednesday in the Francisco Park LDS Ward. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Association, 4625 Wynn Road, Las Vegas.

Anthony Souza Sr.

Anthony Souza Sr., 72, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 8, 1927, in Hawaii. A resident for eight years, he was a plumbing contractor, a veteran of the Merchant Marines and a member of Plumbers Local 38 in San Francisco.

He is survived by two sons, Dave and Anthony; one daughter, Rebecca Schumzel; one sister, Lorianne Rogers; his caregiver, Rosalie Osborn; and seven grandchildren.

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