Obituaries for May 24, 2000

Wednesday, May 24, 2000 | 9:31 a.m.

Ronald Earl Bowie

Ronald Earl Bowie, 31, of North Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born June 5, 1968, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a hairstylist.

He is survived by his mother, Margaret Dean, and his father and stepmother, Sammie and Barbara Bowie, all of North Las Vegas; and one brother, Andre Bowie of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled noon-5 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Carver Baptist Church, 1221 N. J St. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Victor Bruce

Victor Bruce, 12, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 12, 1987, in Las Vegas. He was an Orr Junior High School student and a member of the band.

He is survived by his parents, Olivero and Carmen Bruce of Las Vegas; two brothers, Omar Bruce of Las Vegas and David Bruce of Carson City; and his grandmother, Jovita Bruce of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. services Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St.

Raul J. Castro Sr.

Raul J. Castro Sr., 51, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 11, 1948, in Bakersfield, Calif. A resident for 12 years, he was a cabinetmaker and woodworker and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Hope Elise Einer-Castro; two sons, Raul Castro Jr. of Dallas and Aaron Castro of Ely; one daughter, Renee Rowland of Triangle, Va.; four brothers, Arturo Castro, Roberto Castro, Victor Castro and Alfredo Castro, all of Bakersfield; four sisters, Peggy Pizzaro, Eva Corona and Anita Contreras, all of Bakersfield, and Gloria Valdez of Oceanside, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Tony Chittenden

Tony Chittenden, 28, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 13, 1971, in Vietnam. A resident for 11 years, he was a foreman in the construction industry.

He is survived by his fiancee, Melissa Hagen; his mother, Linda Brida of Las Vegas; his father, Phillip Chittenden of Sacramento; two sisters, Tina Gonzalez of Sacramento and Angela Chittenden of Las Vegas; and one brother, Jason Chittenden of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 3 p.m. services Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will be in Palm Valley View Cemetery.

Shirley Ann Cupples

Shirley Ann Cupples, 52, of Las Vegas died May 16 in a local hospital. She was born May 21, 1947, in Owosso, Mich. A resident for 30 years, she was a retired showroom food server.

She is survived by one daughter, Carroll A. Greuel, and two sons, Troy V. Cupples and Tyee J. Cupples, all of Las Vegas; her mother, Lucille Sanford of Port Richey, Fla.; two brothers, John Grant of Mason, Mich., and James Sanford of Green Bush, Mich.; four sisters, Rosemary Ybarra and Karla Peters, both of Las Vegas, Judy Balzer of Holt, Mich., and Patricia Harward of Port Richey; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be noon Saturday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Helga Davis

Helga Davis, 70, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born June 17, 1929, in Grosspriesen, Czechoslovakia. A resident for 36 years, she was a retired gaming supervisor.

She is survived by her husband, Donald; one brother, Dr. Walter Weigel, and one sister, Ursula Weigel, both of Berlin.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Judith A. Foster

Judith A. Foster, 60, of Las Vegas died Friday in North Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 14, 1939, in New Bedford, Mass. A resident for nine years, she was an administrative assistant for Nevada Power Co.

She is survived by her husband, Michael J.; one daughter, Cathy Cope of Fairhaven, Mass.; four sons, William S. Cope, Richard G. Cope and Jon D. Cope, all of New Bedford, and Kenneth G. Cope of Florida; three stepsons, Michael J. Foster Jr. of Boston and Ryan Foster and Jeffrey Foster, both of Tiverton, R.I.; her mother, Alice L. Nelson of North Dartmouth, Mass.; one sister, Joan Whitehead of Largo, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one step-grandchild.

Services will be in Massachusetts. American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling arrangements.

Paul Green

Paul Green, 84, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born May 3, 1916, in Springfield, Ohio. A resident for 19 years, he was a supervisor for 34 years at Sun Oil Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Natalie; three sons, Philip Green of Sacramento, Joe L. Green of London, Ohio, and Chris N. Green of Las Vegas; one daughter, Carol Ann Mason of Canal Winchester, Ohio; and five grandchildren.

Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling private arrangements.

Mataiya Hastings

Mataiya Hastings, 70, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born April 5, 1930, in Cherry Hill, N.J. A resident for 16 years, she was a real estate saleswoman for 16 years.

She is survived by her husband, James; two daughters, Larissa Miller of Wells and Stephanie McCarroll of Las Vegas; one sister, Gladys Gilliland of California; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be noon Saturday in the LDS chapel, 2401 E. Tonopah Ave., North Las Vegas. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Randy Henderson

Randy Henderson, 63, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 28, 1936, in Algoma, W.Va. A resident for eight years, he was retired from the Navy, a Vietnam War veteran and a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by two sons, Dane Randolph Henderson and Douglas Norman Henderson, both of San Diego; one brother, James C. Henderson of Philadelphia; and six grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

John Charles Hobbs

John Charles Hobbs, 47, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. A computer programmer, he was born Feb. 16, 1953, in Ohio.

He is survived by two daughters, Laura Hobbs of East Liverpool, Ohio, and Carrie Helmann of South Riding, Va.; one sister, Alice Hobbs of East Liverpool; and two grandchildren.

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

Trellis Kinsey

Trellis Kinsey, 31, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 6, 1968, in Louisiana. A resident for six years, she was a retail sales manager.

She is survived by her mother, Gretta Kinsey of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled noon until 4 p.m. services Thursday in Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson. Burial will be in New Orleans.

Edythe May Lichty

Edythe May Lichty, 94, of Henderson died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 20, 1906, in Oregon. A longtime resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, George Lichty.

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

Luis Guillermo Lucio

Luis Guillermo Lucio, 75, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Puerto Rico. A resident for five months, he was a retired real estate broker and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Jossie Guerrero Lucio; two sons, Gene Lucio of Las Vegas and John Lucio of New Hampshire; one brother, Paul Nicholas, and two sisters, Sylvia Lucio and Evy Lucio, all of Puerto Rico; and five grandchildren.

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

Rommie L. Martin

Rommie L. Martin, 54, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 9, 1945, in Chicago. A resident for two years, he was a Navy veteran.

He is survived by two daughters, Tammie Chiles of Long Beach, Calif., and Jameelah Martin of Michigan; one son, Kalonji Martin of Washington, D.C.; his father, Eddie Martin Sr. of Detroit; two brothers, Eddie Martin Jr. of Chicago and Albert Davis Jr. of Las Vegas; four sisters, Barbara Poindexter and Nona Williams, both of Detroit, and Debra Jackson and Earnestine Wilkenson, both of Chicago; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Burial will be private.

Harriet Toni Millman

Harriet Toni Millman, 42, of Las Vegas died May 9 in a health care center. A self-employed hairdresser, she was born May 8, 1958, in Pennsylvania.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Cemetery. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Ernest V. Myers

Ernest V. Myers, 74, of Las Vegas died May 5 in Las Vegas. He was born April 11, 1926. Services are private. Burial will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Anita Romani Neall

Anita Romani Neall, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 1, 1918, in Florence, N.J. A resident for 18 years, she was a registered nurse and a World War II Army Nurse Corps captain.

She is survived by her husband, Meredith; one daughter, Margaret Grant of Las Vegas; one son, Timothy Neall of Pryor, Okla.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Private services were arranged by Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St.

The family suggests donations to the Lupus Foundation of America, Southern Nevada Chapter, P.O. Box 43141, Las Vegas, NV 89116-0141.

Gwendolyn L. Noel

Gwendolyn L. Noel, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. She was born July 28, 1925, in St. Louis. A resident for six years, she was a beautician.

She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Grayson of North Las Vegas; three sons, Roberts Blackburn of East St. Louis, Ill., and Phillip R. Stewart and Orlando H. Stewart, both of Los Angeles; one sister, Evelyn Redmond of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled noon-2 p.m. Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services and burial will be in California.

Darlene M. Peterson

Darlene M. Peterson, 74, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1925, in White, S.D. A resident for 28 years, she retired as a bookkeeper from JCPenney in 1984, was a member of the Desert Springs Hospital Auxiliary and the Kiwanis Club.

She is survived by one son, Robert D. Peterson of Henderson; one sister, Donna Bruflat of Sioux Falls, S.D.; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

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

William Roach

William Roach, 83, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 10, 1916, in Washington, D.C. A resident for eight years, he was an engineer.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine; four daughters, Ann Marie Allsopp of Pennsylvania, Mary Jennings of California and Pauline Marker and Frances Hurley, both of Idaho; four sons, William Jr. and Patrick, both of Idaho, Andrew of Texas and Michael of California; 34 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled noon-3 p.m. Thursday with a 2 p.m. rosary in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way. Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

The family suggests donations to Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way.

Joseph (Jovaniene) Saccaro

Joseph (Jovaniene) Saccaro, 89, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. An owner-operator of an agricultural company, he was born Oct. 7, 1910, in Iowa.

He is survived by his wife, Rena Marie.

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

Dorothy W. Schlossberg

Dorothy W. Schlossberg, 84, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 11, 1916, in Philadelphia. A resident for six years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Mitzrockie Charity in Chicago.

She is survived by one son, Charles A. Schlossberg of Palatine, Ill.; one brother, Benjamin Weiss of North Las Vegas; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Belle Seidman

Belle Seidman, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local convalescent hospital. She was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Detroit. A resident for 16 years, she was a retired butcher.

She is survived by two sons, Les Kushner, and Jerry Kushner of Irvine, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

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