Obituaries for October 17, 2000

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000 | 9:41 a.m.

William R. Amperse

William R. Amperse, 72, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Ecorse, Mich. A resident for 12 years, he was a retired automotive manufacturer's representative, an Army veteran and a member of the Elks.

He is survived by his companion, Ruth B. Scharf of Las Vegas; three sons, William G. Amperse and Christopher Amperse, both of Phoenix, and David Amperse of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Irene Denman of Phoenix and Betty Place of Port Charlotte, Fla.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling private services.

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

Warren Beard

Warren Beard, 70, of Boulder City died Sunday in Boulder City. He was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Waterloo, Iowa. A resident for 17 years, he was a Korean War Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; one son, Warren C. Beard of Fayetteville, Ark.; one daughter, Kay L. Beard of Grand Junction, Colo.; two sisters, Lucille Cordes of Las Vegas and Irene Beard of Boulder City; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Keefe R. Beyer

Keefe R. Beyer, 67, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born April 23, 1933, in New York City. A resident for 38 years, he was a retired city of Las Vegas electrical inspector and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three sons, Ernie Beyer of Los Angeles, Patrick Beyer of Phoenix and Michael Beyer of Las Vegas; one daughter, Lynda Wilcox of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-6 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest.

Rae Bianco

Rae Bianco, 98, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A resident for 18 years, she was born Oct. 1, 1902, in Philadelphia.

She is survived by two daughters, Angelia Marquiz of Henderson and Madeline Cica of Las Vegas; one son, Raymond Bianco of La Mirada, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services Wednesday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will be in California.

Mildred B. Boland

Mildred B. Boland, 87, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospice. She was born July 13, 1913, in Tuscarora. A resident for 22 years, she was a retired supervisor in the banking industry.

She is survived by one son, Monty Lee Boland of Santa Barbara, Calif.

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

The family suggests donations to the Hillside House, 1235 Veronica Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Frank Edward Bracamonte

Frank Edward Bracamonte, 48, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1952, in Corona, Calif. A resident for four years, he was a golf course maintenance worker.

He is survived by one son, Frank Bracamonte of Little Rock, Ark.; three brothers, Rey Bracamonte of Las Vegas, Daniel Bracamonte of Orange County, Calif., and Edward Bracamonte of Corona, Calif.; five sisters, Mary Plaza of Corona, Roberta Tovar of Orange County, Calif., Alicia DeLaCruz and Vera Bracamonte, both of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Dora Bracamonte of Los Angeles.

Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling private arrangements.

Leatha M. Burney

Leatha M. Burney, 51, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 15, 1949, in Roanoke, Ala. A resident for 22 years, she was a retail cashier.

She is survived by her husband, James; one daughter, Rhonda Tilden, and one brother, James Burney, both of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Main.

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

Margarita Bushell

Margarita Bushell, 85, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospice. She was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Spain. A resident for 29 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Pedro Amencual Mateau of Spain; one daughter, Marilen Bushell; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Christ the King Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

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

Jesus Cova III

Jesus Cova III, 22, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born April 3, 1978, in Los Angeles. A resident for three years, he was a food server.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Alice and Luis Juarez of Las Vegas; his father and stepmother, Jesus Cova Jr. and Virginia Cova of Lancaster, Calif.; two sisters, Christina Cova of Las Vegas and Annamarie Cova of Los Angeles; one brother, Daniel Juarez of Las Vegas; and his two grandmothers, Beatrice Meza of North Hollywood, Calif., and Elena Perez of Lancaster.

Services were scheduled at 12:30 p.m. today in Christ the King Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, followed by graveside services in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Marjorie F. Davis

Marjorie F. Davis, 98, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1902, in Bismarck, Ill. A resident for 28 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son-in-law, Tom Oleyar of Las Vegas.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 6500 W. Flamingo Road. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Robert H. Davis

Robert H. Davis, 78, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local care center. He was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Deemer, Miss. A resident for nine years, he was a tugboat dispatcher for 10 years, a World War II and Korean War Navy and Army veteran and a member of the Disabled American Veterans.

He is survived by his wife, Josefine; five daughters, Elaine Dunton and Linda Coggeshall, both of Maine, Catherine Sawyer of South Carolina, Ramona Livingston of Las Vegas and Evelyn Walkup of Virginia; one son, Erich Davis, three sisters, Marthanell Floore, Maryann Mahathy and Marie Hicks, and one brother, Willy Eugene Davis, all of Alabama; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling private arrangements.

Sheila June Dohrman

Sheila June Dohrman, 48, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 22, 1951, in Michigan. A resident since the 1970s, she was a CAT paratransit bus driver.

She is survived by her husband, Christian F.; one son, Wayne Novak; one daughter, Elizabeth Novak; four sisters, Vickie Clark, Tommie White, Peggy Snead and Sharon Truxel; and one grandchild.

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

Rosaura Ermalinda Dominguez

Rosaura Ermalinda Dominguez, 84, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born May 9, 1916, in La Junta, Colo. A resident for six months, she was a retired federal government clerk.

She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Flores of Las Vegas; one brother, Mark Dominguez of Pueblo, Colo.; three sisters, Virginia Chavez of Denver, Delores Kravens of Arvada, Colo., and Dorothy Chavez of Lakewood, Colo.; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be 6 p.m. Wednesday in Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson. Burial will be private.

Hope Edwina Donnelly

Hope Edwina Donnelly, 78, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 42 years, she was a retired casino cashier and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran who was in flight operations.

She is survived by two daughters, Edwina H. Scroggins of North Las Vegas and Bonnie D. McDaniel of Gulfport, Miss.; one son, Vaughn E. Donnelly of North Las Vegas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Cheyenne. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

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

Nick E. Frederickson Sr.

Nick E. Frederickson Sr., 63, of Henderson died Saturday in a local health care center. He was born April 22, 1937, in Battle Creek, Mich. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired laborer and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two daughters, Valerie Ellis of Eagle, Idaho, and Vicki Rose of Salem, Ore.; four sons, Nick Frederickson Jr. of Juarez, Mexico, Fritz Frederickson of Las Vegas, John Frederickson of Henderson and Darin Frederickson of Emmett, Idaho; his stepmother, Betty Frederickson, and one brother, Wendell Frederickson, both of Battle Creek, Mich.; one sister, Joann Thayer of Manistigne, Mich.; 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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

Rita Gearns

Rita Gearns, 79, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. She was born Oct. 1, 1921, in Canada. A resident for three years, she was a retired bookkeeper for a door manufacturer.

She is survived by one son, Robert J. Gearns of Henderson; and one grandchild.

Services will be in Michigan. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

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

Carolyn V. Herndon

Carolyn V. Herndon, 57, of North Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1943, in Texarkana, Texas. A resident for 21 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Buddy Lee Byrd of Henderson and Cody Dean Byrd of Las Vegas; one daughter, Josette Herndon of Las Vegas; her father, Bernice Lee Lawrence of Tioga, N.D.; one sister, Mary Anderson of Las Vegas; two brothers, Allen Lee Lawrence of Washington, D.C., and James B. Lawrence of Tioga; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-3 p.m. Saturday in Lakeview Funeral Home, Longview, Texas. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Lakeview Memorial. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Alice E. Kannengieser

Alice E. Kannengieser, 70, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 20, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 13 years, she was a retired government secretary, past president of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 2937 in Medford, N.Y., and Suffolk County, N.Y., a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 10047, a member of the Las Vegas Gem Club and the Las Vegas Bottle and Antique Club and was a volunteer for the committee to elect John Ensign.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; three sons, Robert E. Kannengieser of Medford, Thomas Kannengieser of Braselton, Ga., and William Kannengieser of Conyers, Ga.; one daughter, Alice M. Videlock of Aquebogue, N.Y.; one brother, Edward Schnepp of East Northport, N.Y.; and 10 grandchildren.

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

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

John P. Kelly

John P. Kelly, 85, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 28, 1914, in San Francisco. A resident for 14 months, he was a retired Army lieutenant colonel and member of West Point Assembly, Class of 1939.

He is survived by two sons, Aidan Kelly of Tacoma, Wash., and William Kelly of Knights Ferry, Calif.; two daughters, Patricia Kelly of Austin, Texas, and Teresa Luna of Las Vegas; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling private arrangements.

Edna M. Kenney

Edna M. Kenney, 96, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born March 31, 1904, in Manchester, N.H. A resident for 27 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, June Sebastian of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

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

Arthur J. Kistler

Arthur J. Kistler, 89, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 11, 1911, in Pawnee, Okla. A resident for 59 years, he was a retired construction superintendent.

He is survived by his wife, Mabel; and three sisters, Clara McKill of Tullahoma, Tenn., Irene McKill of Pawnee and Anna Bright of Drumright, Okla.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Grace L. Knight

Grace L. Knight, 81, of Pahrump died Friday in a local hospital. She was born May 21, 1919, in Austin, Minn. A former resident of Las Vegas for 35 years and most recently a Pahrump resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Dennis Knight of Pahrump; one brother, Walter A. Knudsen of Carlsbad, Calif.; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 1-2 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Kenneth Richard Lodge, Ruth Charlotte Lodge

Kenneth Richard Lodge, 45, and Ruth Charlotte Lodge, 84, both of Pahrump died Sept. 5 in Pahrump. Kenneth was born Feb. 2, 1955, in California and Ruth was born March 15, 1916, in Washington state.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Pahrump Family Mortuary, 2240 E. Calvada Blvd. Burial will be in Chief Tecopa Cemetery.

Jeanne Pauline McCullough

Jeanne Pauline McCullough, 48, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born July 20, 1952, in Leon, Iowa. A resident for 15 years, she was a motel housekeeper.

She is survived by one daughter, Kyra Alyssa McCullough of Las Vegas; her parents, Earl and Pauline McCullough of Corydon, Iowa; one brother, Jack McCullough of Quincy, Ill.; and two sisters, Diana McCullough of Des Moines, Iowa, and Karen Robb of Corydon.

No local services are scheduled. Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home, Leon, is handling arrangements.

Lawrence W. Migneault

Lawrence W. Migneault, 68, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born July 19, 1932, in Massachusetts. A resident for 14 years, he was a clerk at Albertson's, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Food Workers Union.

He is survived by his wife, Bernice; one son, Victor E. D'Amico of Henderson; one daughter, Margo Grzymski of Las Vegas; one brother, Kenneth Migneault of Oxford, Mass.; and one sister, Gladys Burns of Paxton, Mass.

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

Rosemary T. Moran

Rosemary T. Moran, 78, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born May 6, 1922, in Chicago. A resident for 15 years, she was a retired railroad clerk.

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

Samuel R. O'Brien

Samuel R. O'Brien, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born June 27, 1927, in Ohio. A resident for eight years, he was a retired delivery driver and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; one daughter, Peggy Ann LaTour of Las Vegas; two sisters, Maxine Wells of Ohio and Linda Stigliz of Las Vegas; five brothers, Loy O'Brien of Las Vegas and Jerry O'Brien, Sherrill O'Brien, Wayne O'Brien and Donnie O'Brien, all of Ohio; and one grandchild.

A memorial service was scheduled at 10 a.m. today in St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Richard D. Ogle

Richard D. Ogle, 67, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. He was born Jan. 20, 1933, in California. A resident of Boulder City for 10 years and most recently a resident of Henderson for six years, he was a retired mason.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene; four daughters, Debra McFadden and Teresa Jankowitz, both of Portland, Ore., Cindy Ogle of California and Donna Ogle of Henderson; one son, Rick Ogle, and one stepson, Keith Lawless, both of Ontario, Calif.; one brother, Robert Ogle of Pismo Beach, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling private services.

Robert E. Prebys

Robert E. Prebys, 69, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 13, 1931, in South Bend, Ind. A resident for 11 years, he was an accountant in the aerospace industry for 35 years and a Korean War Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene; three daughters, Lori Rosenbaum and Christine Fortenberry, both of Las Vegas, and Roberta Allen of Texas; one son, Theodore Prebys of California; four brothers, Theodore C. Prebys and Conrad Prebys, both of California, Ronald Prebys of Kentucky and Paul Prebys of Alabama; and four grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling private arrangements.

Gilbert O. Roth

Gilbert O. Roth, 71, of Las Vegas died Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Indiana. A resident for 22 years, he was a supervisor for an automobile manufacturer, an Army veteran who served for 20 years, past quartermaster, commander and member of the Cooties at Pahrump Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 100, past finance office of Pahrump American Legion Post 22 and was an Inyo County, Calif., parks and services ranger.

He was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; one son, Anthony Gilbert Roth of Talent, Ore.; one sister, Clara Fox of Port Orange, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Pahrump Veterans of War Post 10054. Pahrump Family Mortuary, 2240 E. Calvada Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Chloral 'Billie' Scott

Chloral "Billie" Scott, died Sunday in Las Vegas.

Services will be 7 p.m. Friday in the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Howard W. Skinner

Howard W. Skinner, 35, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 24, 1965, in Cleveland. A resident for 12 years, he was a draftsman.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; two stepdaughters, Laura Mattachione of Las Vegas and Linda Gero of Brecksville, Ohio; his parents, Tom and Joan Skinner of Cleveland; one brother, Frederick Skinner of Parma, Ohio; his grandfather, Howard Fisher of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

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

Dorothy Florence Teel

Dorothy Florence Teel, 81, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 4, 1919, in Elkton, Del. A resident for 55 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Charles F.; three brothers, Calvin Kauffman and Harold Kauffman, both of Delaware, and Delmar Kauffman of Pennsylvania.

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

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