Obituaries for February 11, 2002

Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 | 8:54 a.m.

Susie Cerasuolo

Susie Cerasuolo, 86, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital, She was born Sept. 29, 1915, in New York City. A resident for 20 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sisters, Mildred Fico of Las Vegas and Lucy Marcello of Staten Island, N.Y.; and one brother, Frank Cerasoulo of Las Vegas.

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

Marjorie Ann Ford

Marjorie Ann Ford, 67, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A retired cook, she was born May 1, 1934, in Hamilton, Mont.

She is survived by six daughters, Alita Haffner of Frenchtown, Mont., Rita Hagfeldt of Las Vegas, Sherry Palin of Missoula, Mont., Lynda Bottom of Vale, Ore., Carla Holm of Grand Blanc, Mich., and Jamie Redfox of Pendleton, Ore.; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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

Evelyn Merry Gray

Evelyn Merry Gray, 94, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospice. She was born Dec. 8, 1907, in Boulder, Colo. A resident for more than 50 years, she was a retired schoolteacher, a tutor during her retirement, a Wyoming University graduate and a founding charter member of the Silver State Family Credit Union.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 3 p.m. service Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

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

Hilda Ho

Hilda Ho, 77, of Honolulu died Thursday in Las Vegas. A federal government purchasing administrator, she was born Sept. 26,1924, in Hawaii.

She is survived by one son, Bryan Ho of Honolulu; and one daughter, Erlene Ho Dotson of McKinney, Texas.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, arranged private services.

Don 'The Barber' Lewis

Don "The Barber" Lewis, 75, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born May 12, 1926, in Long Beach, Calif. A resident for 15 years, he was a barber and a World War II and Korean War Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mamie; two daughters, Donna Offill of California and Leslie Petersen of Henderson; one son, Mike Lewis of California; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling private arrangements.

Eileen L. McCaffrey

Eileen L. McCaffrey, 71, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born Nov. 3, 1930, in Atchison, Kan. A resident for seven years, she was a retired bookkeeper in the wholesale liquor industry.

She is survived by her husband, James L.; one daughter, Karen Perkins of Kiowa, Colo.; two sons, Kevin McCaffrey of Littleton, Colo., and Kelly McCaffrey of Dana Point, Calif.; two brothers; one sister; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive. 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.

James 'Larry' Mortensen

James "Larry" Mortensen, 60, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born May 28, 1941, in Cold Springs, N.Y. A resident for 58 years, he was a Tropicana hotel bell captain for 36 years.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia C.; two sons, James S. Mortensen of Las Vegas and Ronald L. Mortensen of Ohio; one stepdaughter, Patricia Christener, and his mother and stepfather, Rhea and Wilbur Mills, all of Las Vegas; two brothers, Hugh Mortensen of Grand Junction, Colo., and Mike Mortensen of West Jordan, Utah; and five grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

The family suggests planting a tree or plant in his memory.

Lyle Allen Myers

Lyle Allen Myers, 59, of Las Vegas died Jan. 31 in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 19, 1942, in Arkansas City, Kan. A resident for five years, he was a telemarketer.

He is survived by his mother, Helen Christiansen of Buhler, Kan.; one sister, Sharon Edicott of Minnesota; and two brothers, Terry Myers of Rapid City, S.D., and Lowell Myers of Nebraska.

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

Broderick Lorenzo Thompson

Broderick Lorenzo Thompson, 41, of Henderson died Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 14, 1960, in Alabama. A resident for three years, he was a retired pro football player.

He is survived by his parents, John and Ida Thompson of Cerritos, Calif.; one brother, Clarence Thompson of Munich, Germany; one sister, Necie Thompson of Signal Hill, Calif.

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

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