Obituaries for July 26, 2002

Friday, July 26, 2002 | 9:33 a.m.

Leonard

D. Cameron

Leonard D. Cameron, 92, of Riverside, Calif., died Wednesday in Riverside. He was born Jan. 13, 1910, in Sciota Furnace, Ohio. A former Boulder City resident for 40 years, he was a retired Hoover Dam tour guide, a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran and a member of Masonic Lodge F&AM for more than 56 years.

He is survived by one daughter, Mary Homan of Riverside; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Boulder City Cemetery, 501 Adams Blvd. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

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

Dorothy E. Ensley

Dorothy E. Ensley, 83, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospice. She was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Oakland, Calif. A resident for 13 years, she was a retired nurse's assistant.

She is survived by two sons, James and Tom; two daughters, Mary and JoAnne; one sister, Marjorie Evans; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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

Opal E. Fair

Opal E. Fair, 67, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born May 11, 1935, in Columbus, Kan. A resident for 29 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons, Jimmie Fair of Portland, Ore., Jessie Fair of Canton, Ohio, and Jerry Fair of Las Vegas; three daughters, Jackie Austin, Jenele Bernal and Judith Gurule, all of Las Vegas; two sisters, Harriett Deathridge and Mary Phillips, both of Mesa, Ariz.; three brothers, Don Smith of Spokane, Wash., and George Smith and Chester Smith, both of Mesa.; 25 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 8-10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Margarita V. Flores

Margarita V. Flores, 72, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local care center. She was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Ascension, Mexico. A resident for 34 years, she was a retired hotel housekeeper.

She is survived by one son, Gerardo Flores of El Paso, Texas; two daughters, Elsa Villalobos and Lupe Politis, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Angelina Gonzalez of Mexico; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 2 p.m. service Saturday in the Prince and Stewart LDS Chapel, 4201 E. Stewart. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Loreen Ann Hakeem

Loreen Ann Hakeem, 48, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 13, 1953, in Providence, R.I. A resident for 18 years, she was a production manager for a dental manufacturer.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; one son, Justin Hakeem, and one daughter, Nasana Hakeem, both of Las Vegas; her parents, Oscar and Laurel Champagne of Central Falls, R.I.; two brothers, Michale Champagne of Austin, Texas, and Dennis Champagne of Richmond, Va.; three sisters, Patrice Fitzgibbons of Central Falls, Jo-Ann Gauthier of Somerset, Mass., and Dawn Pawlitschek of Cumberland, R.I.; and her grandmother, Loretta Lemay of Central Falls.

Visitation is scheduled 1-7 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Mass will be celebrated Saturday in Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 5485 E. Charleston Blvd. Burial will be in Rhode Island.

The family suggests donations to Loreen Hakeem Memorial Fund, Bank of America 004965686646.

Jimmy Doyle Hill

Jimmy Doyle Hill, 55, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Swains Creek, Utah. A resident for many years, he was a supervisor for the Nevada Test Site and an Army veteran.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Lloyd E. Hill; and three grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Jayne Abercrombie Hill; two sons, Bryan Hill and Brad Hill, and one daughter, Traci Roberts, all of Las Vegas; her mother, Betty Hill of Bolivar, Mo.; five sisters, Wanda Smith, Janet Felton and Tammi Tate, all of Bolivar, Carol Lane of Springdale, Ark., and Linda Andrews of Tennessee.

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan, 50, of Las Vegas died Monday in a loal hospital. He was born Nov. 2, 1951, in Caifornia. A resident for 21 years, he was an automotive mechanic.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; two daughters, Tracy Wardlaw of Kissimmee, Fla., and Alaina Walker of Henderson; three sons, Jonathan Jordan of Las Vegas, James Jordan of Antlers, Okla., and Steven Clark of Adams, Mass.; his mother and stepfather, Louise and Joe Rutecki of San Jose, Calif.; his father and stepmother, Dean and Juanita Jordan of Prescott, Ariz.; two sisters, Linda Clevenger and Joan Charlock of Asheville, N.C.; three brothers, Michael Jordan of San Jose, Calif., Craig Jordan of Prescott and David Smith Jr. of Glendale, Ariz.; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will be in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Ted Lanhart

Ted Lanhart, 73, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospice. He was born June 14, 1929, in McKeesport, Pa. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired engineer, a board member of Aid for AIDS of Nevada and Desert Brotherhood, a support group leader of Community Counseling Center and a volunteer for Golden Rainbow.

He is survived by two daughters, Laurie Clark of Las Vegas and Beth Sage Pattie of Pleasanton, Calif.; two sons, William Lenhart of Las Vegas and Russell Lenhart of Mokelumne Hill, Calif.; one sister, Sarah Churchill of Boise, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

Lindell Bean Martin

Lindell Bean Martin, 38, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. A carpenter, he was born Nov. 13, 1963, in Oklahoma.

He is survived by his mother, Myrna Martin, and one brother, Joe Martin, both of Oklahoma.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling private arrangements.

Lynn White Mason-Raymond

Lynn White Mason-Raymond, 62, of Las Vegas died July 20 in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 28, 1939. A resident for 12 years, she was a retired flight attendant.

She is survived by one son, Christopher Lyn Raymond; one brother, Tom Mason; one sister, Marsha Matter; and two grandchildren.

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

Jesse

Marion Pittman

Jesse Marion Pittman, 77, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 24, 1924, in San Francisco. A resident for 44 years, he was a retired airline employee.

He is survived by his wife, Susane; one son, Steven M. Pittman; and three grandchildren.

Neptune Society of Nevada, 8570 Del Webb Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Richard Anthony Primavera

Richard Anthony Primavera, 52, of Henderson died July 15 in Henderson. A business coordinator, a member of the Godfathers Club and a basketball and football coach, he was born April 7, 1950, in Cliffside Park, N.J.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Danielle; two daughters, Gina Ann Green and Tina Ann Godwin, both of Florida; three sons, Anthony Rocco Primavera of Arizona, Nicholas Owen Primavera and James Redwine of Nebraska; and two brothers, Michael Primavera of Florida and Owen Primavera of Iowa.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Gaylon 'Shep' Shepherd

Gaylon "Shep" Shepherd, 88, of North Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born April 9, 1914, in Seymour, Iowa. A resident for 10 years, he was a special service representative for the Better Business Bureau, a board member of Nevada Senior Olympics and American Association of Retired Persons.

He is survived by his wife, Edna; one son, Walter of Louisiana; three daughters, Gail Petrie of Mandeville, La., Gerry Lesaicherre of Slidell, La., and Debbie Comeaux of Kenner, La.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday in St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 4519 Simmons St., North Las Vegas.

The family suggests donations to the City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010.

Dorothy N. Turner

Dorothy N. Turner, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Atlantic City, N.J. A resident for three years, she was a food industry packer.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas A.; one daughter, Helen Bibre of Las Vegas; one son, Russell Turner of Levittown, Pa.; one sister, Frances Elsasser of Linwood, N.J.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to an 11 a.m. service Friday in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Maxine Ward

Maxine Ward, 79, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospice. She was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Mount Vernon, Ill. A resident for 17 years, she was a retired executive secretary.

She is survived by two daughters, Carole Thiel of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Patty Beers of Reno; one son, David Michael Ward of Las Vegas; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 2 p.m. service Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the First Presbyterian Church Academy, 1515 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102 or the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.