Obituaries for February 14, 2002

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 | 8:27 a.m.

George Carl Abernathy Jr.

George Carl Abernathy Jr., 88, of Las Vegas died Jan. 31 in Las Vegas. He was born July 25, 1913, in Shawnee, Okla. A resident for 50 years, he was an attorney and partner with Lionel, Sawyer and Collins and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Roma Lee; four daughters, Ann Ransdell of Lubbock, Texas, Helen Lawrence of Manchester, Conn., Ruth Peksens of Westwood, Mass., and Gail Lyall of Burlington, Va.; and nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Bunkers Mortuary, Meadows Chapel, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Michael Donald Berg

Michael Donald Berg, 48, of Las Vegas died Jan. 30 in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 18, 1953, in Inglewood, Calif. A resident for one year, he was a manager in the real estate industry and a lifetime member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

He is survived by one son, Steven; one daughter, Wendy; one brother, Jay; one sister, Beth; and four grandchildren.

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

Joseph John Berka

Joseph John Berka, 77, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born May 27, 1924, in Akron, Ohio. A resident for 16 years, he was a plumber.

He is survived by his wife, Jewel; five sons, Joe Berks Jr., Mike Berka, Jeff Berka, Jay Berka and Lloyd Nicholson; seven daughters, Janet Salba, Pam Weber, Kim DeBerry, Jackie Wickham, Jody Holland, Inez Sanchez and Mary Ellen Gardenas; 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-8 p.m. today in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Davis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Satina Lynn Bowlin

Satina Lynn Bowlin, 34, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A resident for nine months, she was born Dec. 27, 1967, in Texas.

She is survived by her husband, Michael Leo; her father, Gregory Lee Momen; her mother, Lavanda Lee Roberts; four sons, Michael Leo Cain, Jessie Eygeni Cain Roberts, John Wayn Cain Roberts and Gregory Lee Cain Roberts; one daughter, Crystal Leeann Schimins; two brothers, Gary Lee Sory and Robert Lee Bowlin; and three sisters, Romajean Williams, Laura Claudine Sory and Jackie Inez Bowlin.

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

Lorraine C. Brownell

Lorraine C. Brownell, 83, of Las Vegas and Sequim, Wash., died Sunday in Las Vegas. A medical transcriptionist for the Clark County Health District, she was born Aug. 4, 1918, in Hackensack, N.J.

She is survived by two daughters, Arleen Jurgensen of Las Vegas and Donna Hempel of Port Angeles, Wash.; one son, Tom Snow of Las Vegas; one brother, Edward Carr of Hampstead, N.C.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Flintoft's Funeral Home, Issaquah, Wash., is handling arrangements.

Thomas Alvin Coleman

Thomas Alvin Coleman, 86, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born July 4, 1915, in Denton, Texas. A resident for 38 years, he was a World War II Navy veteran and a retired hotel general manager who opened the first local Holiday Inn and .

He is survived by his wife, Clara "Lucy"; one son, Thomas L. Coleman of Henderson; and two grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is arranging private services.

Alejandro DeSantiago

Alejandro DeSantiago, 73, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. A carpenter, he was born May 6, 1928, in Mexico.

He is survived by his wife, Ernestine of El Paso, Texas; one son, Antonio Perez of Pasadena, Calif.; and one daughter, Deborah DeSantiago of Las Vegas.

No local services are scheduled. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Arthur M. Dey

Arthur M. Dey, 83, of Las Vegas died Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. He was born June 9, 1918, in Ohio. A resident for 10 years, he was a pastor and taught school in an Indiana Amish community during the 1940s.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn A.; two sons, Harold Dey and Richard Dey, both of Las Vegas; three daughters, Bonnie Dey of Misison Viejo, Calif., Janet Sandlin of Tehachapi, Calif., and Julie Treide of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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

Annie Dora Dunn

Annie Dora Dunn, 94, of Henderson died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 20, 1907, in Lighting Ridge, Okla. A resident for 39 years, she was a retired teacher at Quannah McCall and Doris Hancock elementary schools.

She is survived by one son, Don Dunn, one daughter, Mary Graves, both of Las Vegas; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Entombment will follow in Eden Vale Mausoleum.

Hearl Everhart

Hearl Everhart, 74, of Las Vegas died Feb. 4 in a local hospice. He was born March 10, 1927, in Kentucky. A resident for 10 years, he was a painter and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Alice; two sons, Dennis Everhart and William Everhart; one daughter, Vickie Low; two brothers, Alvie and Chester; five sisters, Jean, Avis, Marie, Creda and Ida; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

Lillian D. Finelli

Lillian D. Finelli, 89, of Henderson died Sunday in Henderson. She was born March 29, 1912, in New York. A resident for 17 years, she was a dental hygienist and a volunteer for Senior Friends at St. Rose Dominican Hospital.

She is survived by two sons, John Finelli of Carlisle, Pa., and Robert Finelli of Las Vegas; one brother, Salvatore Finelli of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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

Rose M. Forti

Rose M. Forti, 63, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Fort Smith, Ark. A resident for 26 years, she was a retired secretary for a steel company.

She is survived by one son, John L. Forti Jr., and her mother, Marie Madejrich, both of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Dale Wiles of Las Vegas and Pat Rehberg of Prescott, Ariz.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.

Christa Gessler

Christa Gessler, 63, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 12, 1938, in Germany. A resident for 18 years, she was an office manager.

She is survived by her husband, Anthony; her mother, Emmy Schmidt; and one brother, Franklin Schmidt.

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

Beverley Ann Johnson

Beverley Ann Johnson, 63, of Pahrump died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Texas. A resident for five months, she was a restaurateur.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Edward; one son, Floyd Decker; two daughters, Shirley Duncan and Kimberly Hulka; four brothers, Charles Williams, Melvin Williams, Tiny Williams and Robert Williams; two sisters, Lula Elms and Laverne Shorter; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

Edward Kuliffay

Edward Kaliffay, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. An artist, he was born Dec. 10, 1920.

He is survived by one son, Harold; one sister, Mabel Palmer; and two grandchildren.

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

Pauline Keith

Pauline Keith, 77, of Las Vegas died Feb. 7 in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 10, 1925, in West Virginia. A resident for four years, she was a licensed vocational nurse.

She is survived by one son, William Keith; one daughter, Priscilla Hughes; her mother, Bertha Scott; two brothers, Paul Daniel Scott and Ronald Scott; one sister, LaVenie Wilson; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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

Judith L. Montoya

Judith L. Montoya, 64, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 29, 1938, in Oklahoma. A resident for five years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel; three sons, Chris Kelley of Burbank, Calif., Stephen L. Kelley of Newhall, Calif., and Matthew Montoya of San Diego; her father, Raymond Johnson of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

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

Joseph Nykoruk

Joseph Nykoruk, 86, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born March 8, 1915, in Canada. A resident for 46 years, he was a Navy veteran.

He is survived by one daughter, Carmella; and one sister, Dorothy.

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

Robert G. Reichle

Robert G. Reichle, 73, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospice. He was born May 3, 1928, in New Jersey. A resident for 12 years, he was a retired manager for a taxicab company.

He is survived by one son, Jeffrey Reichle of Stratford, Conn.; one daughter, Debbie McManus of Spokane, Wash.; and one sister, Ethel Schroeder of Vernon, Conn.

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

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

Frank Roberts

Frank Roberts, 53, of Las Vegas died Dec. 30 in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 2, 1948, in Ohio.

He is survived by one brother, James Roberts of Ohio.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is arranging private services.

Lucille Ruebeck

Lucille Ruebeck, 91, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local care center. She was born Dec. 13, 1910, in Belleville, N.J. A resident for five years, she was a retired school district executive secretary.

She is survived by two sons, Charles Lilore of Las Vegas and Barry Lilore of Carlsbad, Calif.; one daughter, Judith Lilore of California; one sister, Genevieve Fiorendino of Florida; and six grandchildren.

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

Nelda E. Schlichter

Nelda E. Schlichter, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 12, 1923, in Rhode Island. A resident for nine years, she was a retired secretary and a Navy veteran.

She is survived by her husband, Mervin; one son, Dale; one daughter, Carol; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

Virginia E. Sly

Virginia E. Sly, 86, of Henderson died Saturday in a local care center. She was born July 21, 1915, in Liberty, Maine. A resident for seven years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Rebekah Lodge.

She is survived by one son, Gerald W. Sly; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Services and burial will be in Maine. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Doris Gwendoline Vara

Doris Gwendoline Vara, 87, of Las Vegas died Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. She was born March 13, 1914, in London. A resident for 34 years, she was a retired supper club singer.

She is survived by one nephew, Richard Francis Pearson of England.

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

Charles M. Vinson

Charles M. Vinson, 74, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born July 10, 1927, in Sharon, Tenn. A resident for five years, he was a retired bookkeeper for a dairy company and a Korean War Navy veteran.

He is survived by two daughters, Romona Gale DeLap and Debbie Jean Cochenour, both of Algonquin, Ill.; two sisters, Mildred Hale of Las Vegas and Doris Williams of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, James Vinson of Union City, Tenn., and Jerry Vinson of McKenzie, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling local arrangements. Hallowell Funeral Home, 1458 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60657, is handling out-of-town arrangements.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude Research Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Robin Steven Wagge Sr.

Robin Steven Wagge Sr., 49, of Las Vegas died Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. A resident for 17 years, he was born July 2, 1952, in Chicago.

He is survived by two sons, Robin Jr. and Jerry; one daughter, Lezlie; one brother, David; one sister, Becky; and three grandchildren.

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

Hobart Williams

Hobart Williams, 60, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A meter setter, he was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Michigan.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; one son, Brandon West; one daughter, Stephanie Keaton; and one brother, Gilbert Williams.

Visitation is scheduled noon-7 p.m. Friday in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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