Obituaries for April 12, 2001

Thursday, April 12, 2001 | 9:50 a.m.

Cecelia Marie Bech

Cecelia Marie Bech, 87, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 18, 1914, in Chicago. A resident for 27 years, she was a grocery checker.

She is survived by one sister, Ruth McClusky of Las Vegas.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

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

Fay Bell

Fay Bell, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 13, 1915, in Davenport, Iowa. A resident for 50 years, she was a retired cocktail lounge owner.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 3 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Laurie Bernstein

Laurie Bernstein, 40, of Las Vegas died Monday. She was born July 29, 1960, in North Hollywood, Calif. A resident for 36 years, she was a hairdresser.

She is survived by one son, Morgan Schwert, one daughter, Nicole Harrison, her parents, Claire and Bill Plummer, and one sister, Julie Bernstein, all of Las Vegas; and one brother, Robert Bernstein of Calabasas, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the DARE program.

George Brown Jr.

George Brown Jr., 65, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born May 21, 1935, in Newellton, La. A resident for 39 years, he was a federal government food service's head attendant.

He is survived by his wife, Allie Mae; two sons, Eugene Lee and Donald Brown, both of Las Vegas; two daughters, Gloria Jean Lee of North Las Vegas and Erma Jean Daniel of Las Vegas; two sisters, Carrie Mae Brown and Ella Mae Brown, both of Newellton, La.; seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-8 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Greater Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Cleo Campbell

Cleo Campbell, 90, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 29, 1910, in Utah. A resident for 20 years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Los Prados Women's Club.

She is survived by two sons, Dr. William Campbell and Robert Barey Campbell; one daughter, Joyce Marie Morgan; nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

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

Catherine Cothron

Catherine Cothron, 40, of Las Vegas died April 5 in Las Vegas. A waitress, she was born Sept. 13, 1960, at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico.

She is survived by one daughter, Corey, and her parents, George and Jean Cothron, all of Las Vegas; and four sisters, Gail and Cindy, both of Las Vegas, and Janet and Diane, both of California.

Valley Memorial Crematory, 4855 W. Desert Inn Road, is handling private arrangements.

Vaughn S. Crane

Vaughn S. Crane, 86, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Herriman, Utah. A resident for 50 years, he was a hotel carpenter, a World War II Army veteran, a member of the American Legion, Las Vegas Doll Club and Carpenters Local 1780 and served an LDS mission in Texas and Louisiana.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda C.; two sons, Allen L. Crane and Dennis V. Crane, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Gwen Reid of West Jordan, Utah; and three grandchildren.

Visitation is private. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

James Aloysius Dillon

James Aloysius Dillon, 71, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local convalescent hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1929, in New York. A resident for 28 years, he was a hotel food and beverage person and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Joan; two sons, Thomas and Timothy; two daughters, Maureen and Kelly; three sisters, Jean Donnelly, Lorraine Mangan and Jacqueline Kane; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

Richard C. Erwin

Richard C. Erwin, 75, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born May 25, 1925, in Salt Lake City. A resident for 40 years, he was a retired ticket agent for a bus company and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; three daughters, Lee Bornhoft, Carla Wilson and Judy Miley, and one son, Timothy Erwin, all of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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

Pauline Fanning

Pauline Fanning, 65, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 30, 1935, in Texas. A resident for many years, she was a medical records director.

She is survived by one daughter, Shelly Moore of Las Vegas.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Texas. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Richard Charles Gaston

Richard Charles Gaston, 47, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1953, in Lake Providence, La. A resident for 44 years, he was a truck driver for Silver State Disposal Service for 21 years and a deacon at the Anointed Tabernacle.

He is survived by his companion, Elaine Miller of Bay St. Louis, Miss.; five sons, Ray D. Evans, Richard C. Gaston Jr., Catrell O. Kline, Terrence R. Gaston and Marquette L. Gaston, all of Las Vegas; nine daughters, Tasha Gaston, Ratasha R. Gaston, Rashawndra S. Gaston, LaTina Gaston, Veronica D. Gaston, Tanya R. Gaston and Maia S. Gaston, all of Las Vegas, and Alkeshia Miller and Mychelle Miller, both of Bay St. Louis; his mother, Almary Gaston of Las Vegas; six brothers, Frank Jefferson of Kansas, Major Wooten of Los Angeles and Jesse Gaston Jr., Ronnie Gaston, Ronnie Jackson and Jesse Jackson, all of Las Vegas; 13 sisters, Carrie Heffner, Mary Smith, Josephine Jefferson, Helen Gaston, Jessie Jackson, Geraldine Gaston, Alice Williams, Georgia Jimerson, Lola Shaw, JoeAnn Gaston, Valerie Jackson and Tasha Jackson, all of Las Vegas, and Mary Ann Potts of Fo rt Worth, Texas; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-8 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be noon Saturday in New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1165 Lawry Ave. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jan Jaffe

Jan Jaffe, 84, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. She was born Aug. 7, 1916, in LaPorte, Ind. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired dental technician and active in Sun City ceramic groups.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph; one sister, Irene Kaminski of Illinois.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. June 11 in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Rose Jones-Townsend

Rose Jones-Townsend, 75, of Las Vegas died Monday in North Las Vegas. She was born July 16, 1925, in Cairo, Ill. A resident for two weeks, she was a laborer for a candy manufacturer.

She is survived by her husband, Gus; one daughter, Dorothy Pinkney of Las Vegas; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Chicago. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Trosey Mason

Trosey Mason, 89, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. She was born Oct. 13, 1911, in Madison Parish, La. A resident for 22 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Lucille Moreland and Mattie Mason, both of Las Vegas; one son, Samuel Mason of Tallulah, La.; 25 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Main. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Glicerio Natividad

Glicerio Natividad, 51, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1949, in the Philippines. A resident for 10 years, he was a card dealer.

He is survived by one son, Glen Natividad, and one daughter, Vanessa Natividad, both of the Philippines; his mother, Conchita Natividad of Port Hueneme, Calif.; two brothers, Rodrigo Natividad of San Francisco and Adolfo Natividad of San Diego; and seven sisters, Consuelo N. Canele, Ofelia N. Candelaria, Gloria N. Manila and Corazon N. Gutierrez, all of the Philippines, Nathie N. Stockton and Fe Natividad, both of Escondido, Calif., and Riza Natividad of Los Angeles.

Visitation is scheduled 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. services Friday in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Burial will be private.

Mary Roscoe

Mary Roscoe, of Las Vegas died April 4 in Las Vegas. She was born in Lawrence, Mass. A resident for 39 years, she was a registered nurse.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald Roscoe and Johnj Roscoe, and two daughters, Connie Walker and Bonnie Linton, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Walter Casey of Lawrence; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road. Burial will be private. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Mary Rita Roscoe, Account No. 631497690, Wells Fargo Bank, 4720 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Joseph Absalom Wafford

Joseph Absalom Wafford, 92, of Las Vegas died April 2 in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 10, 1908, in Vega, Texas. A resident for 23 years, he was a professional gambler and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by one sister, Bertha Brown of Texas.

No local services are scheduled. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Grace L. Warren

Grace L. Warren, 58, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Warren, Ohio. A resident for nine years, she was a casino change person.

She is survived by two daughters, Melissa Gonzalez and Ruthan Grider, both of Las Vegas; one son, Ronald Moore of El Sobrante, Calif.; and five grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

Connie Rose Wiker

Connie Rose Wiker, 86, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 7, 1915, in Prescott, Idaho. A resident for 35 years, she was a waitress at the Fremont and Hacienda hotels.

She is survived by two sons, Larry Wiker and Harry Wiker, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Bonnie Hess of Idaho; two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

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