Obituaries for April 2, 2001

Monday, April 2, 2001 | 11:11 a.m.

Robert Baker, 64, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 11, 1936, in Evergreen Park, Ill. A resident for 10 years, he was a railroad engineer and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 766.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; one daughter, Bonnie Musser of Apple Valley, Utah; one son, Bob Baker Jr., of Las Vegas; and one grandson.

Visitation is scheduled 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. services Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Dennis Cunningham

Dennis Cunningham, 58, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born May 29, 1942, in Los Angeles. A resident for 30 years, he was a carpenter.

He is survived by four daughters, Shannan Cunningham of Las Vegas, Michelle Cunningham of Florida, Tracie Schott of Pennsylvania and Kim Doyan of Castro Valley, Calif.; three sons, Patrick Cunningham of Pennsylvania and Christopher Cunningham and Cody Cunningham, both of Las Vegas; his companion, Veronica Loucks of Las Vegas; two stepsons, Kelly Loucks of Las Vegas and Guy Loucks of Chicago; two sisters, Patty Andrews of Moapa and Karen Quale of California; two brothers, James Cunningham of Las Vegas and Frank Cunningham of California; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m. until noon services Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Lorraine Dimezza-Velez

Lorraine Dimezza-Velez, 53, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. A resident for six months, she was born March 21, 1948.

She is survived by her father, Michael Luciano of New York.

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

Joseph M. Ehrman Jr.

Joseph M. Ehrman Jr., 67, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 4, 1933, in Cleveland. A resident for 10 years, he was a retired lithographer, Army veteran, a rear commodore and member for 25 years in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a member of the Power Squadron, Navy League and Elks.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two daughters, Mary Copple of Central Point, Ore., and Jane McNamara of Los Angeles; his mother, Anna Ehrman of Las Vegas; one sister, Nancy Michaud of Los Angeles; and four grandchildren.

No local services scheduled. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., handled arrangements.

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

Helen J. Howe

Helen J. Howe, 68, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born March 4, 1933, in Freeborn, Minn. A resident for 19 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three daughters, Michelle K. Moyer of Lisburn, Pa., and Patricia Howe and Pammalla Howe, both of Las Vegas; one son, Richard W. Howe of Las Vegas; one sister, Jackie Stiernagle of Hartland, Minn.; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103, or to the American Lung Association, 3375 Glen Ave., No. 7, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Anita Lomassaro

Anita Lomassaro, 79, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. She was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Staten Island, N.Y. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Frank; one daughter, Linda Rosen, and one son, Alfred Lomassaro, both of Henderson; one brother, Don Cirami of Clearwater, Fla.; one sister, Josephine "Tina" Magliocca of Staten Island; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 2-8 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, Eastern.

Dennis D. McKinney

Dennis D. McKinney, 51, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born May 5, 1949, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a driller for McKinney and Sons Water Well Drilling.

He is survived by his mother, Lila O'Daniel of Orfino, Idaho; and his father, Melvin "Buster" McKinney, and one sister, Cindy Nowers, both of Las Vegas.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., handled arrangements.

Beverly Veronica Sanders

Beverly Veronica Sanders, 52, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 23, 1948, in Washington, D.C. She was an insurance broker.

She is survived by one brother, Kenneth Williams of Mitchellville, Md.; and two sisters, Claudette McKnight of Capitol Heights, Md., and Brenda Tolliver of Temple Hills, Md.

Visitation is scheduled 3 p.m. Tuesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bunker's Chapel. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, Md.

Frank Sansone

Frank Sansone, 63, of Las Henderson died Thursday in Henderson. He was born Oct. 21, 1937, in Milwaukee. A resident for 33 years, he was a dealer and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two daughters, Christine Boyle of Henderson and Jodi Neely of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; three sons, Frank Sansone of Vista, Calif., Richard Sabo of Annapolis, Md., and Gary Sabo of Maple Valley, Wash.; his mother, Rose Sansone, and one sister, Carmelia Hartzell, both of German Town, Wis.; one brother, Michael Sansone of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-8 p.m. today in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road. Burial will be in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Winston E. Selle

Winston E. Selle, 76, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born June 18, 1924, in Ontario, Ore. A resident for 40 years, he was a retired engineering expeditor and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Maureen Selle of Las Vegas; one daughter, Sherie Servis of Marysville, Wash.; one son, James Selle of McKinleyville, Calif.; and one grandchild.

Private services and burial are scheduled. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., handled arrangements.

Opal Lee Slaughter

Opal Lee Slaughter, 85, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local care center. She was born Aug. 6, 1915, in Texas. A resident for six months, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Grimes of Texas and Rachel Williams of Las Vegas.

Services are pending. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Diane Lorraine Stinar

Diane Lorraine Stinar, 59, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born July 7, 1941, in Chicago. A resident for 50 years, she was a retired casino booth cashier.

She is survived by two daughters, Debra McKimmey of Las Vegas and Lori Rihaly of Reno; two brothers, Val Casimir of Redding, Calif., and Ronald Casimir of Pahrump; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled noon-7 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, Eastern. Burial will be in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

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

Rochell Fay Weinstein

Rochell Fay Weinstein, 59, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 8, 1941, in Los Angeles. A resident for seven years, she was selft employed in the food service industry.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; two daughters, Arlene Weinstein and Elizabeth Weinstein, and her father, Sam Kirk, all of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Dorothy 'Dottie' Wellcome

Dorothy "Dottie" Wellcome, 60 of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local care center. She was born March 17, 1941, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. A resident for one year, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Ken; two sons, Chris Wellcome of Gilbert, Ariz., and James Wellcome of Las Vegas; one daughter, Debbie Price of Valencia, Calif.; her mother, Ethel Glenn of Las Vegas; two sisters, Peggy Sutton of Las Vegas and Linda Weldon of Sylmar, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., handled arrangements.

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