Obituaries for August 13, 2002

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002 | 9:43 a.m.

Nancy J. 'Nan' Attarian

Nancy J. "Nan" Attarian, 60, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born June 5, 1942, in North Las Vegas. A resident for 11 years, she was a retired waitress.

She is survived by her husband, Theodore; one son, Abram Leo Jodoin of Brookfield, Mass.; three brothers, Dana Jordan of Connecticut and Paul Jordan and Richard Jordan, both of Massachusetts; two sisters, Arlene Plouff of Florida and Dorothy Morris of Connecticut; and two grandchildren.

Visitation was scheduled 1 p.m. until a 6 p.m. service today, and services are scheduled at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will be private.

The family suggests donations to the Shade Tree Shelter, P.O. Box 669, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

Mildred Lorene Bilbrey

Mildred Lorene Bilbrey, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 31, 1922, in Barnsdall, Okla. She was retired from Icer Addis Oil Operations/Barco Supply in Great Bend, Kan., involved in Veterans of Foreign Wars affairs Post 3111 in Great Bend and was Kansas State Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary president 1986-87.

She is survived by two sons, Gary Bilbrey Russell of Kansas and Ken Bilbrey of Las Vegas; one daughter, Patricia Loy of Las Vegas; one brother, Norman Lee Morelan of Pratt, Kan.; four sisters, Margaret Fuqua of Dodge City, Kan., Anna Hately of Casper, Wyo., Tanya Sultz of Wichita, Kan., and Pamela Sue Tinker of Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

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

The family suggests donations to the national Veterans of Foreign Wars in care of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary in Great Bend.

Annabell Campbell

Annabell Campbell, 82, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 3, 1920, in Anthony, Kan. A resident for 30 years, she was a retired real estate executive.

She is survived by one son, Michael Campbell of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 2 p.m. service Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. A private burial will follow.

Noreen Crowley

Noreen Crowley, 70, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. She was born June 3, 1932, in Henderson. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; three daughters, Irene Henderson of Fresno, Calif., Ann Wells of Orange, Calif., and Judy Taylor of Gilroy, Calif.; two sons, Robert Crowley Jr. of Phoenix and Sean Crowley of Campbell, Calif.; two brothers, Padraic Smith of England and Joseph Smith of Australia; and five grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m. until a 10:30 a.m. service Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Palm Daly

Palm Daly, 69, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born April 10, 1933, in Detroit. A resident for 17 years, she was a Hilton Hotel PBX operator.

She is survived by one son, Dr. Randy Olander of Roseburg, Ore.; one daughter, Linda Olander of Citrus Heights, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service date is pending. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Paul D'Amico

Paul D'Amico, 88, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 18, 1914, in Bagheria, Italy. A resident for 25 years, he was a retired baker, a World War II veteran of the Italian army and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by one daughter, Frances Murphy of Las Vegas; two sons, Joseph D'Amico of Las Vegas and Michael D'Amico of Punta Gorda, Fla.; one sister, Teresa Lanni of the Bronx, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Cynthia B. Earl

Cynthia B. Earl, 46, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born March 25, 1956, in Bethesda, Md. A resident for 21 years, she worked in human resources.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph III; two sons, Joshua Earl and Jason Earl, and her stepfather, Fred Mann, all of Las Vegas; and three sisters, Diane D. Raucher and Cathy Barbagallo, both of Las Vegas, and Gloria F. Strong of Sandy Valley.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the Hooved Animal Humane Society, 10804 McConnell Road, P.O. Box 400, Woodstock, IL 60098.

Chester Wane Humbert

Chester Wane Humbert, 83, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. A millwright, he was born April 16, 1919, in Topeka, Kan.

He is survived by one son, Kenneth Humbert of Henderson; one daughter, Deanna Paulette Humbert of Sacramento; one sister, Eva Mae Judd of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 7-9 p.m. Thursday in Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson. Graveside services will be 1:20 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Edwin D. Ingenthron

Edwin D. Ingenthron, 67, of St. Louis died Friday in St. Louis. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. A former Las Vegas resident, he was vice president and general manager of American Office Equipment, an employee at Pitney Bowes Inc., president of Las Vegas Host Lions (1988-1989) and a board member of the Southern Nevada Executive Council.

He is survived by his parents, Ed and Anita Ingenthron of Overland Park, Kan.; five sons, Brian M. Ingenthron, Keith E. Ingenthron and J. Craig Ingenthron, all of St. Louis, and Matthew W. Ingenthron and Christopher E. Ingenthron, both of Los Angeles; one daughter, Lynn M. Sandler of St. Louis; one sister, Bonita Hanson of Prairie Village, Kan.; two brothers, Gerard Ingenthron of St. Louis and Roger Ingenthron of Charlottesville, Va.; and 11 grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Kutis Funeral Home, St. Louis, is handling arrangements.

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

Rayburn P. Jones

Rayburn P. Jones, 61, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1940, in Los Angeles. A resident for 16 years, he was in marketing in the construction industry, a member of Southern Nevada Home Builders, city of Henderson Senior Citizens Advisory Commission, a member of Southern Nevada Golf Association, American Association of Retired Persons and National Association of Industrial Office Properties.

He is survived by his fiancee and life partner, Paula Oliphant of Henderson; two sons, Brad Jones of Henderson and Danny Jones of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday in Central Christian Church, 1001 New Beginnings Drive, Henderson.

Tyler James Lahodny

Tyler James Lahodny, 2, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born June 6, 2000, in Henderson.

He is survived by his mother, Michelle Lahodny of Las Vegas; one brother, Anthony E. Lahodny of Minnesota; a grandmother, Bonnie Morris, and great-grandmother, Barbara Hamlin, both of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Mausoleum, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

Ruth Lehet

Ruth Lehet, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born April 5, 1921, in Braham, Minn. A resident for 17 years, she was a retired hospital switchboard operator.

She is survived by her husband, Milan; two sons, Robert Lehet of Bloomington, Minn., and Gary Lehet of Minneapolis; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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

The family suggests donations to Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611.

Donald R. McClelland

Donald R. McClelland, 88, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospice. He was born March 31, 1914, in Washington, Pa. A resident for two years, he was a retired machinist for an aircraft manufacturer, a lifetime member of the Masons and Scottish Rite Bodies.

He is survived by two daughters, Janet Sapp of Hawthorne, Calif., and Connie Rigor of Henderson; four sons, Donald D. McClelland of Carson, Calif., Leslie McClelland of Hesperia, Calif., Lanny McClelland of Soledad, Calif., and Lonnie McClelland of Reno; 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Additional visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 1 p.m. service Wednesday in the LDS Mission chapel, 485 E. Mission Drive, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

The family suggests donations to Alzheimer's Association, Southern Nevada Chapter, 5190 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Harold Rosenthal

Harold Rosenthal, 84, of North Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Chicago. A resident for more than 30 years, he was a retired security officer and a World War II Army veteran.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Freda; and one son, Stephen.

He is survived by his companion, Lori Kay Constantineau of Las Vegas; one daughter, Arlene Ashbach of Olympica Fields, Ill.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 90 minutes prior to a 10 a.m. service Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Molly J. Tregaskis

Molly J. Tregaskis, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born July 1, 1922, in Blanco, N.M. A resident for 56 years, she was a retired beauty salon owner and a World War II Navy veteran.

She is survived by one sister, Sarah Hiser of Las Vegas; and two brothers, Rudy Jaquez of Las Vegas and Steve Jaquez of Farmington, N.M.

Visitation is scheduled 2-5 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Anne Catholic Church, 1901 S. Maryland Parkway. Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

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

Jane H. Washington

Jane H. Washington, 64, of North Las Vegas died Friday in North Las Vegas. She was born June 7, 1938, in North Las Vegas. A resident for 42 years, she was a hotel director of housekeeping.

She is survived by her husband, Albert M.; four sons, Calvin Biley of Arkansas and Larry Jenkins, Dwayne E. Smith and Travis Smith, all of Las Vegas; three daughters, Gayla Smith-Wilson, Brenda Smith-Johnson and Burline Ross, all of Las Vegas; seven brothers, Andy Barnett of Kansas City, Mo., George Barnett of Henderson, Rasheed El-Amin, Andrew Barnett and Micky Sparks, all of Houston, and Mike Sparks and Bobby Sparks, both of Center, Texas; four sisters, Linda Alford of Portland, Ore., Merline Carter of Monroe, La., and Pauline Pitts and Lizzie Faye Payne, both of Shelbyville, Texas.

Visitation is scheduled 1-7 p.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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