Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002 | 8:42 a.m.
Ava Elizabeth Back
Ava Elizabeth Back, 77, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. She was born July 31, 1925, in Fort Worth, Texas. A resident for 15 years, she worked in marketing at Mandalay Bay.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sandrea Inglis.
She is survived by her husband, J.C.; two daughters, Shirley McNeece of Henderson and Sparkie Lee of California; one brother, Bobby Mitchell; and two grandchildren.
Boulder City Family Mortuary, 833 Nevada Way, Suite 1, handled arrangements.
Paul A. Barnes
Paul A. Barnes, 89, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Middletown, Ohio. A resident for three years, he was an Air Force chief warrant officer 4, a World War II Korean War and Vietnam War veteran, a lifetime member of the Retired Officers Association and the American Legion and was a 32nd degree Mason.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Dorothy; and one son, Jeffrey M. Barnes of Phoenix.
Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth John Buchan
Kenneth John Buchan, 63, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born April 14, 1939, in New York. A resident for 53 years, he was a consulting engineer, a Navy veteran and a member of the National Rifle Association.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; three sons, Ken Jr., Patrick and Timothy; two daughters, Angela and Michele; two brothers, Robert and Thomas; two sisters, Patrice and Denise; and seven grandchildren.
A graveside memorial service will be 11:20 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to Progressive Hospital.
Ronald Vincent Castellano
Ronald Vincent Castellano, 70, of Las Vegas died Nov. 22 in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 19, 1932, in Chicago. A resident for 16 years, he was a security officer and a Korean War Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; one daughter, Theresa Fullerton of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 8:30-10 a.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 10:40 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.
C. Dwight Chambers
C. Dwight Chambers, 71, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born July 15, 1931, in Turkey, Texas. A resident for 37 years, he retired as an owner-operator of a wholesale business, was an Air Force veteran, a member of the West Charleston Lions Club and the Masons.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; two sons, Paul of Las Vegas and Darrel of Prescott Valley, Ariz.; one daughter, Joanne Sammeli of Prescott Valley; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.
Ronald Robert Clark
Ronald Robert Clark, 69, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born June 19, 1933, in New York City. A resident for three years, he was a retired general contractor and an Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Nan Cruz; one son, Steve R. Clark of Santa Cruz, Calif.; two daughters, Karen Ann Clark of Belle Meade, N.J., and Diane Bermingham of Aptos, Calif.; one sister, Doris Shaffer of Smithville, N.J.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m. until a 1 p.m. service Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.
Gladys Effie McGlothlin Cole
Gladys Effie McGlothlin Cole, 93, of Newport Beach, Calif., died Dec. 2 in California. She was born May 2, 1909, in Shady Grove, Texas. A former Las Vegas resident she served as a volunteer forest ranger at Mount Charleston and was a fund-raiser who provided guide dogs for the blind.
She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Daniels of Las Vegas; one sister, Mildred Holveck of Grand Prairie, Texas; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
No local services are scheduled. Pacific View Mortuary Chapel, Corona Del Mar, Calif., is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to Hoag Cancer Center Foundation, One Hoag Drive, P.O. Box 6100, Newport Beach, CA 92658-6100.
Norman R. Coleman
Norman R. Coleman, 80, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born May 22, 1922, in Wisconsin. A resident for 26 years, he was a retired hotel carpenter, a World War II Navy veteran, a member of the Masons and Carpenters Local 1780.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; and one sister.
Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.
Martinella F. Curtis
Martinella F. Curtis, 71, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born March 8, 1931, in Wisconsin. A resident for 26 years, she was a retired head cook.
She is survived by her husband, John Sr.; three sons, John W. Curtis Jr. of Las Vegas, James J. Curtis of Stoughton, Wis., and Jerry L. Curtis of Glen Cove, N.Y.; one daughter, Judy Ann Freberg of Las Vegas; two sisters, Rita Bork of Cottage Grove, Wis., and Joanne Squire of Westfield, Wis.; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Graveside services will be 10:40 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.
Julian C. Demato
Julian C. Demato, 76, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local convalescent hospital. He was born March 10, 1926, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 10 years, he was a retired milkman and a World War II Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Stella; four sons, Michael Demato, John Demato and Peter Demato, all of New York, Thomas Demato of Las Vegas; two daughters, Lucille Grilli of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Teresa Margo of New York; and six grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 1-4 p.m. Thursday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. A memorial service will be 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive.
Mavis L. Gee
Mavis L. Gee, 79, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local health care center. She was born Nov. 17, 1923, in Los Angeles. A resident for eight years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, William H.
Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Seymour Charles Greenwald
Seymour Charles Greenwald, 83, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Oct. 22, 1919, in New York City. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired executive at a manufacturing company and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Laura J.; one son, Andrew J. Greenwald of Raleigh, N.C.; one daughter, Miriam P. Hall of Albuquerque; one stepdaughter, Francene J. Hanson of Gilbert, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Elsa Guastavino
Elsa Guastavino, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 28, 1933, in Rosario, Argentina. A resident for 14 years, she was a piano teacher and a member of the Las Vegas Youth Camerata Orchestra.
She is survived by her husband, Raul; two sons, Dario Guastavino of Las Vegas and Adrian Guastavino of Panorama City, Calif.; one daughter, Daniela Foreman of Las Vegas; one brother, Julio Belmonte of Argentina; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Joseph Helfand
Joseph Helfand, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born March 29, 1933, in Toronto. A resident for nine years, he was a retired aircraft parts salesman.
He is survived by his wife, Carole; two sons, Stan Helfand of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Michael Helfand of Simi Valley, Calif.; one brother, Harry Helfand of Toronto; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday in Desert Vista Community Center. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or the Holocaust Library at the Jewish Federation, 2317 Renaissance Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Eugene A. Hepker
Eugene A. Hepker, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born June 19, 1917, in Jackson County, Kan. A resident for 23 years, he was a retired automobile assembler.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary Jean Kraft of Las Vegas; one son, James Hepker of Henderson; and two grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.
Mary C. Kauzlarich
Mary C. Kauzlarich, 93, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 2, 1909, in Joliet, Ill. A resident for 33 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Ken Kauzlarich of Las Vegas; one daughter, Carol Jenkins of Chubbuck, Idaho; and two sisters, Frances Gaide of Sacramento and Margaret Barrow of Las Vegas.
Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.
Frankie Irene King
Frankie Irene King, 64, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born Jan. 1, 1938, in Fordyce, Ark. A resident for 40 years, she was a retired housekeeper.
She is survived by two sons, Dennis Duckworth and Eric Coleman, four sisters, Mattie Webb, Lula Williams, Elizabeth Scott and Myrtle Dobbins, and four brothers, Wilbert Primm, Wiley Primm, Fred Primm and George Primm, all of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 10:30 a.m. until a 12:30 p.m. service Saturday in Ebenezer Church of God in Christ, 1072 W. Bartlett Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.
Dona Faye Lickliter
Dona Faye Lickliter, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 28, 1928, in Nebraska. A resident for 41 years, she was a doll maker.
She is survived by two sons, James Stephen Lickliter and Mark Douglas; two daughters, Joanne Scott and Marcia Nissen; two brothers, Monte Hoffman and Bill Hoffman; two sisters, Zoe Faber, Jerri Nyffler and Susan Hansen; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling private services.
Mary R. McDorman
Mary R. McDorman, 100, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 28, 1902, in Belton, Texas. A resident for 61 years, she was a homemaker, worked on the Election Board for many years, moved to Boulder City during the construction of Hoover Dam, relocated to Las Vegas before World War II, was in the first graduation class of UNLV and then earned a master's degree.
She is survived by one daughter, LaJuan Mills, and one son, William Langholz, both of Alaska; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are private. Burial will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.
Dorothy E. Moreno
Dorothy E. Moreno, 80, of Boulder City died Saturday in Boulder City. She was born April 17, 1922, in Los Angeles. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Ronald; two brothers, Richard Enriquez of San Dimas, Calif., and Ralph Enriquez of Burbank, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Thursday with a 6 p.m. prayer service in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 6 p.m. Thursday in St. Peter's Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway. Graveside services will be noon Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
William Patrick See
William Patrick See, 70, of North Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born July 27, 1932, in Columbia, Mo. A resident for 14 years, he was a retired senior estimator in the construction industry, a veteran of the National Guard, a member of the Masons and Elks.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra S.; one son, Colin See of Columbia, Mo.; three daughters, Jill Kreitzer of Kansas City, Mo., Christine R. Lozoya of North Las Vegas and Whitney V. See of Las Vegas; one brother, Edward See of Leawood, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
Memorial Funeral Home Inc., 1217 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO 65202, is handling arrangements. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling local arrangements.
The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.
Lovena Sheppard
Lovena Sheppard, 42, of Pahrump died Dec. 4 in Las Vegas. She was born July 28, 1960, in Honolulu. A resident for seven years, she was a homemaker and an Air Force veteran.
She is survived by her husband, Bane; two daughters, Casey Sheppard and Catherine Sheppard, and one son, Steven Sheppard, all of Pahrump; and one grandson.
A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Pahrump Family Mortuary, 5441 S. Vicki Ann Road.
The family suggests donations to NSB No. 0208040949.
Juanita Shirts
Juanita Shirts, 80, of Panaca died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 16, 1922, in Ketchum, Idaho. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Carl; one son, Tim Shirts of Sumner, Wash.; and one daughter, Carla Williams.
Burial will be in Panaca. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
James Smith
James Smith, 68, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born April 8, 1934, in Independence, Mo. A resident for 12 years, he was a retired gas station supervisor.
He is survived by one son, Johnny Peterson of Las Vegas; and one daughter, Connie Sue Jones of Enid, Miss.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.
Ralph L. Walker
Ralph L. Walker, 57, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born March 7, 1945, in Beggs, Okla. A resident for 22 years, he was a retired Air Force master sergeant, a Vietnam War veteran and a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He is survived by his wife, Lassie Hudson Walker; one daughter, Rilitsa Byers of Germany; one stepdaughter, Nicole Bailey, and one stepson, Henry Clay Jr., both of Las Vegas; three sisters, Iva Wells, Annette Mapp and Verna Branch, all of Rock Island, Ill.; three brothers, Oscar Smith of Los Angeles and Gene Smith and R.L. Walker, both of Detroit; and one grandchild.
Visitation is scheduled 3-5 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be noon Saturday in Palm Chapel, Main.
James Lee West
James Lee West, 76, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Michigan. A resident for 51 years, he was a retired dealer, a World War II Navy veteran, a leader, advisor and counselor for the Boy Scouts of America.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita R.; three sons, James L. Wiest II of Olympia, Wash., Dale R. Wiest of Springfield, Mo., and Robert E. Wiest of Las Vegas; one brother, Robert Wiest of California; and six grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.
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