Obituaries for February 9, 2001

Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 | 9:05 a.m.

Irene C. Beuchel

Irene C. Beuchel, 84, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 24, 1916, in Santa Monica, Calif. A resident for three years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Norman F.; two sons, Ronald E. Beuchel of Seattle and Gary L. Beuchel of Las Vegas; one daughter, Barbara D. Jones of Seattle; one sister, Margaret Lawrence of Park City, Utah; and one grandchild.

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

Gwen Braswell

Gwen Braswell, 84, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Pollock, Mo. A resident for 47 years, she was a retired claims officer for state employment division.

She is survived by one daughter-in-law, Brenda Braswell of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Services will be 11 a.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in Palm Memorial Park.

Beulah G. Burkett

Beulah G. Burkett, 71, of North Las Vegas died Wednesday in North Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 20, 1929, in St. Paul, Minn. A resident for five years, she was a retired federal government purchasing agent and a Korean War Navy veteran.

She is survived by two daughters, Shannon F. Burkett of Las Vegas and Bonnie Powers of Boise, Idaho; one son, Terry Weins of South Hadley, Mass.; and five grandchildren.

Graveside services were scheduled at 10:30 a.m. today in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Frank Campbell

Frank Campbell, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 2, 1915, in California. A resident for 84 years, he was a pipe fitter and plumber and a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 525.

He is survived by his wife, Carmen; two sons, Frank E. Campbell and Philip J. Campbell, both of Las Vegas; two daughters, Frances J. Buell of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Phyllis M. Marstellar of Las Vegas; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Vincent V. Davis Jr.

Vincent V. Davis Jr., 81, of Henderson died Tuesday in Henderson. He was born June 22, 1919, in Texas. A resident for 12 years, he was self-employed in the real estate industry and was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.

He is survived by one son, Greg Davis of Las Vegas; and one daughter, Lisa Davis of Albuquerque, N.M.

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

Julie Dines

Julie Dines, 31, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born April 25, 1969, in Fairfax County, Va. A resident for two years, she was an apartment complex manager.

She is survived by her husband, Brian; her parents, Bill and Metty Barnes of Richmond, Va.; and two brothers, David Barnes of Cumberland, Va., and Steven Barnes of Richmond.

A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Saturday in the clubhouse at the Tower at Tropicana, 6575 W. Tropicana Ave. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Jayne Horden Graglia

Jayne Horden Graglia, 78, of Newport Beach, Calif., died Saturday in California. She was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Los Angeles. A former Las Vegas resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Robert Krueger of Newport Beach, Calif.; one brother, Charles Horden of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Elizabeth Harvey

Elizabeth Harvey, 71, of Las Vegas died Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. She was born June 29, 1929, in Tallulah, La. A resident for 46 years, she was a housekeeper.

She is survived by five daughters, Genevieve Thrower, Barbara Mitchell, Claudette, Kathleen and Mamie, all of Las Vegas; three sons, Samuel Harvey of Austin, Texas, Milton Harvey of Oakland, Calif., and Donald Harvey of Las Vegas; four brothers, Samuel Binion of Tallulah, Thomas Binion of Dayton, Ohio, Eddie Binion of Las Vegas and James Binion of Chicago; four sisters, Hattie McWilliams of Apple Valley, Calif., Ernestine Binion of Atlanta, Marilyn Binion of Chicago and Margaret Binion of Las Vegas; 26 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be noon Saturday in Tried Stone Baptist Church, 621 W. Carey Ave. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

June Honor

June Honor, 67, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 4, 1934, in Palestine, Texas. A resident for 17 years, she was a retired nurse's aide, a member of the American Legion auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary and Disabled American Veterans auxiliary.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph; one sister, Barbara Clarady of Lufkin, Texas; and one brother, John Brumley of Eustace, Texas.

Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

Howard D. Hooper

Howard D. Hooper, 77, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 23, 1923, in Salt Lake City. A resident for 24 years, he was a retired architect designer for an engineering firm.

He is survived by one daughter, Kathryn Hooper of North Las Vegas; one brother, Pat Hooper of Salt Lake City; and close friend, Lloyd Stevens of Las Vegas.

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

Brandy Jo Johnson-Underbrink

Brandy Jo Johnson-Underbrink, 28, of Las Vegas died Jan. 30 in Las Vegas. A resident for 12 years, she was born Jan. 1, 1973, in California.

She is survived by her husband, Donald; one daughter, Melissa Paige, and her parents, Deana and Michael Hanson, all of Las Vegas; three sisters, Jennifer Noonan of California, Autumn Hanson of Laughlin and Melanie Hanson of Las Vegas.

Graveside services will be in Whittier, Calif. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Norman Bernard Leshner

Norman Bernard Leshner, 65, of Las Vegas died Jan. 22 in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 2, 1935, in Philadelphia. A resident for eight years, he was a hairdresser.

He is survived by Betty, Arnold, Ricky, Mitchell and Sherrie; and two grandchildren.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, handled arrangements.

Madeline D. Littlejohn

Madeline D. Littlejohn, 79, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 9, 1921, in Cuba. A resident for 32 years, she was a beautician.

She is survived by her husband, Maurice; one son, Ronald Harty of Chicago; one daughter, Lorna Barns of Chicago; three sisters; four brothers; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-noon Monday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Anita Kay Milligan

Anita Kay Milligan, 50, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born March 2, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas. A resident for 11 years, she was a retired Internal Revenue Service officer.

She is survived by her husband, William M.; one daughter, Lisa K. VanVorst of Seattle; one son, William M. Milligan Jr. of Kalispell, Mont.; her father, Willis Seeton Jr., and one sister, Phyllis Richardson, both of Fort Worth; one brother, Mike Scott of Bedford, Texas; and one grandchild.

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

Peter Anthony Salazar

Peter Anthony Salazar, 52, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 23, 1948, in Hanford, Calif. A resident for 10 years, he was an architect.

He is survived by his wife, Maria Elana; three sons, Luis Salazar and Tony Salazar, both of Las Vegas, and Andrew Salazar of Fresno, Calif.; one daughter, Alma Luna, and one stepson, Erick Leiva, both of Las Vegas; four stepdaughters, Kimberly Rogers of Henderson and Tisha Newman, Wendy Carlson and Angelica Leiva, all of Las Vegas; his father, Louis Salazar, and two sisters, Eleanor Ramsey and Eloise Vega, all of Hanford; two brothers, Marcellino Salazar of Hanford and Thomas Salazar of Portland, Ore.; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 6 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Jones.

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas, 74, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. He was born April 5, 1926, in Washington, D.C. A resident for four years, he was a retired contractor and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Connie; two daughters, Joyce Tate of Reston, Va., and Tina Williams of Laurel, Md.; five sons, Kenneth Thomas of Fort Washington, Md., Alvin Thomas of San Antonio, James Williams and Lucius Williams, both of Washington, D.C., and Eric Williams of Clinton, Md.; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Gary Russell White

Gary Russell White, 50, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born June 16, 1950, in Owosso, Mich. A resident for five years, he retired as a shipping clerk receiving manager and head of safety for Ford Motor Co. after 30 years and was a member of ABC Bowling and United Auto Workers Local 387.

He is survived by his wife, Linda; one daughter, Heide Brind of Rockwood, Mich.; two sisters, Joan Struthers of Arkansas and Joyce Moore of Texas; and one grandchild.

Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., handled private arrangements.

Gene E. Zinnel

Gene E. Zinnel, 64, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 16, 1936, in West Bend, Iowa. A resident for 13 years, he was a contractor salesman and serviceman for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene; two daughters, Denise Ruby of Greer, S.C., and Colette Kirste of Madera, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-7 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in Lamb of God Lutheran Church, 6220 N. Jones Blvd.

The family suggests donations to Faith Community Lutheran Church building fund, 7464 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89117, or the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.