Obituaries for January 31, 2000

Monday, Jan. 31, 2000 | 10:38 a.m.

Geneva L. Butler

Geneva L. Butler, 99, of Las Vegas died Jan. 24 in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 25, 1900, in Hickory, Miss. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Geneva Earlene Stepto of Las Vegas; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. services Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Raymond Classon

Raymond Classon, 61, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A resident for several years, he was born Aug. 9, 1938.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores.

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

Roland J. Houser

Roland J. Houser, 41, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1959, in Newport Beach, Calif. A resident for 22 years, he was a computer service technician, owned and operated his own dragster for several years and was an avid bowler.

He is survived by his wife, Lori; two sons, Neil Houser and Christopher Houser, and one daughter, Valeri Houser, all of Henderson; his parents, John and Irene Houser of Medford, Ore.; one brother, Rodney Houser of Santa Ana, Calif.; and one grandson, Johnathan Houser of Henderson.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Michael H. Latacz

Michael H. Latacz, 44, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 14, 1955, in Bayonne, N.J. A resident for 21 years, he was a cardiovascular radiology technician.

He is survived by his wife, Jody; and one brother, Phillip Latacz of Springhill, Fla.

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

The family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Association, 2785 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Louis Levey

Louis Levey, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 15, 1921. A resident for several months, he was a buyer for Ralph's supermarkets.

He is survived by two sons, Irwin Levey of Arizona and David Levey of California; and two daughters, Wendy Moskal and Sandy Thornion, both of California.

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

Bobby Matthews

Bobby Matthews, 43, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. A resident for 12 years, he was born Nov. 17, 1956, in Merouge, La.

He is survived by his father, James Stewart of Bastrop, La.; his mother and stepfather, Ella Mae and James C. Young of Las Vegas; five brothers, Lamar Young, Jerry Young and James Matthews, all of Las Vegas, Randy Hall of Bastrop and Erick Stewart of Vallejo, Calif.; and 11 sisters, Minnie, Ann, Renee Matthews and Terry Young, all of Las Vegas, Peggy, Rita, Kay and Shirley Stewart, all of Vallejo, Andrea Stewart of Merouge and Erica McHenry and Delicia McHenry, both of Bastrop.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 1025 Balzar Ave. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling arrangements.

Catherine Ann Nichols

Catherine Ann Nichols, 55, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 30, 1944, in Topeka, Kan. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired medical administrator.

She is survived by her husband, John Jr.; one daughter, Kelly Hall, and one son, Rick Jackson, both of Austin, Texas; her mother, Ann Pellegrini of Dallas; one sister, Jeanie Pike of Austin; and five grandchildren.

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

Margaret Robert

Margaret Robert, 88, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A resident for several years, she was born Nov. 22, 1911, in Minnesota.

She is survived by one daughter, Marjorie Walsh of Houston.

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

Anthony P. San George

Anthony P. San George, 82, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 13, 1917, in New York. A resident for several years, he was a construction laborer.

He is survived by his wife, Florence.

Burial will be in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

John Terpak

John Terpak, 84, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 17, 1915, in New York City. A resident for 20 years, he was a newspaper photo engraver and World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by one son, Richard Terpak of New Jersey; one daughter, Susan Nelson of Houston; one sister, Sadie Benish of New York City; and four grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Leo Vigne

Leo Vigne, 86, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 26, 1913, in Baldwin, Mich. A resident for more than 36 years, he was a government plumber and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by two sisters, Dorothy Meinke and Janet Johnson, both of Baldwin; two brothers, Louis Vigne of Apache Junction, Ariz., and Frank Vigna of Mesa, Ariz.; and one niece, Rita Reith of Las Vegas.

Burial will be in Eden Vale Memorial Park. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Irene Wieland

Irene Wieland, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born March 8, 1926, in Pennsylvania. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker and taught Sunday School for 28 years at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph; four sons, Ralph Wieland of Broomfield, Colo., John Wieland of Colorado Springs, Colo., Chris Wieland of Loveland, Colo., and Michael Wieland of Lake Orion, Mich.; two sisters, Ruth Hawk of Frazier, Mich., and Delorus Sowish of Roseville, Mich.; one brother, George Tardonia of Palm Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens.