Thursday, May 2, 2002 | 9:26 a.m.
Selma L. Buonanno
Selma L. Buonanno, 52, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born April 7, 1950, in Dubuque, Iowa. A resident for eight years, she was an accounting clerk.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; two daughters, Kimberly Jimenez and Regina Buonanno, both of California; four brothers, Richard Nagy of Las Vegas and Thomas Nagy, John Nagy and Mike Larson, all of California; and one grandchild.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Mary Ann Clark
Mary Ann Clark, 44, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 17, 1957, in Monroe, La. A resident for 31 years, she was disabled.
She is survived by her aunt, Elizabeth Clark, and two cousins, Sabrina Waters and Rebecca Williams, all of Las Vegas.
Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1100 N. D St. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.
Mary Virginia Collins
Mary Virginia Collins, 72, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A medical records clerk in a hospital, she was born Aug. 22, 1929, in Marshall, Texas.
She is survived by one son, Joel Andre Williams, and one brother, Charles B. Tamplin, both of Las Vegas; three sisters, Mildred Hall of Las Vegas, Margaret Gilliam of Glenwood, Ill., and Vivian Cooke of Lubbock, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling private arrangements.
Benhart Cramer
Benhart Cramer, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 18, 1921, in Germany. A resident for 12 years, he was a butcher, a Marine Corps veteran, a member of the Eagles and Black Mountain Marine Club.
He is survived by two sons, Daniel Cramer of Las Vegas and Richard Cramer of Oregon; one sister, Bertha Ortiz of California; and two grandchildren.
A nicheside service is scheduled at 11:20 a.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Lorenzo M. DeCastro
Lorenzo M. DeCastro, 65, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born June 4, 1936, in Agoo La Union, Philippines. A resident for 30 years, he was a retired casino change person.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria; two daughters, Connie DeCastro and May Crawford, one son, Virgil DeCastro, and one brother, Juanito DeCastro, all of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.
Bunny DeVore
Bunny DeVore, 89, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local care center. She was born Oct. 2, 1912, in Easton, Pa. A resident for 44 years, she was a retired hotel seamstress and a psychic.
She is survived by three daughters, Dorothy Snyder and Jeanne Ranowel, both of Las Vegas, and Grace Thulin of California; one sister, Anita Picone of Sunland, Calif.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be noon Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Davis Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.
The family suggests donations to TLC Care Center, 1500 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson, NV 89014, or Odyssey Hospice, 4011 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.
Lois M. Durnen
Lois M. Durnen, 64, of Henderson died Wednesday in Henderson. She was born June 15, 1937, in Ardmore, Okla. A resident for 20 years, she was a retired hotel status operator.
She is survived by three sisters, Anita Sonnenberg and Frances Vandruska, both of Henderson, and Wanda Wright of Las Vegas; and five brothers, Frank Durnen, Glenn Durnen and Keith Durnen, all of Pahrump, Stanley Durnen of Las Vegas and George Fox of Boise, Idaho.
Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.
Jerome W. Funches
Jerome W. Funches, 44, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1958, in Peoria, Ill. A resident for three years, he was a laborer in the hotel industry for 10 years.
He is survived by his mother, Reddie Townsend of Las Vegas; seven brothers, Robert Funches and Robin Funches, both of Las Vegas, and Ronald Funches, Julius Funches, Kerry Funches, Silvester Williams and Timothy Williams, all of California; three sisters, Rozina Funches and Teresa Goss, both of Nevada, and Cheri Funches of South Carolina.
Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m. until noon services Friday in Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St.
Margaret Hawkins
Margaret Hawkins, 80, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 12, 1922, in Rockford, Ill. A resident for 27 years, she was a homemaker and a volunteer at Desert Springs Hospital.
She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Norris of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Michele Gummer of Cincinnati and Kathleen Longwell of Dayton, Ohio; her companion, Bert Hawkins of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.
Visitation was scheduled one hour prior to a 2 p.m. service today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., followed by burial in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
Amber Hayes aka Colleen Zimmerman
Amber Hayes aka Colleen Zimmerman, 53, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born April 14, 1949, in Pennsylvania. A resident for 21 years, she was a licensed practical nurse and an Air Force veteran.
She is survived by one son, Mikel Paul Zimmerman of Granada Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Shawn Mari Wylie of Granada Hills and Melissa Bradley of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; her mother, Elaine Zimmerman, one brother, Kevin Zimmerman, and one sister, Kathleen Woods Zimmerman, all of Pennsylvania; and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be held in California and Pennsylvania. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.
Connie Lou Jones
Connie Lou Jones, 56, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 16, 1945, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for 38 years, she was a grocery store checker and a member of United Food Workers Local 711 and the PTA.
She is survived by one son, Randall Jones, one daughter, Cari Gillins, and one sister, Marlene MacLeod, all of Las Vegas; one brother, L.J. Bensen of St. George, Utah; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled 4:30-7:30 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Bunkers Chapel. Graveside services are scheduled at 4 p.m. Friday in Cedar City Cemetery.
Laura L. Kaltenbach
Laura L. Kaltenbach, 96, of Henderson died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born June 29, 1905, in Melrose, Neb. A Nevada resident since 1975 and a Las Vegas resident for 11 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by three sons, Andrew K. Kaltenbach of Las Vegas, Raymond Kaltenbach of Logandale and Paul Kaltenbach of Reno; one daughter, Bernita Arnston of Grand Junction, Colo.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in Colorado. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to Odyssey Hospice, 4011 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.
Yolanda Lietz
Yolanda Lietz, 57, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born March 16, 1945, in San Diego. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by four daughters, Christina Munoz of Lompoc, Calif., Arlena Apodaca of Memphis, Tenn., and Eva Sanchez and Lorraine Linquist, both of Las Vegas; two sons, Danny Garcia of Sullivan, Mo., and Michael Sanchez of Corcoran, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Christopher's Catholic Church, 1840 N. Bruce St. Valley Memorial Crematory, 4855 W. Desert Inn Road, is handling arrangements.
Robert Lisko
Robert Lisko, 65, of Henderson died Sunday. A supervisor, he was born Oct. 4, 1936, in Youngstown, Ohio.
No local services are scheduled. Burial will be private. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
Agnes Lytle
Agnes Lytle, 82, of Las Vegas died Monday in Henderson. She was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Bingham, Utah. A resident for 48 years, she was an operations officer at a bank.
She is survived by her husband, Ezzie; two daughters, Norma Lytle and Sue Lytle, and one son, Lewis Lytle, all of Las Vegas; one sister, Norma Lehman of Henderson; one brother, Art Bernard of Carson City; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to any animal "no kill" foundation.
Roshaun Marquis Malone
Roshaun Marquis Malone, 26, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born July 4, 1975, in Hahn, Germany. A resident for four years, he was a probation officer and enrolled in the public administration master's program at UNLV.
He is survived by his wife, Alicia J.; his mother, Gloria E. Grisham of North Las Vegas; his father and stepmother, Ronnie and Daisy Malone of Lancaster, Texas; three sisters, Erica M. Malone, Victoria Malone and Andrea E. Grisham, and one brother, Shannon M. Grisham, all of North Las Vegas; and his grandmother, Irma Malone of Lancaster.
Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Palm Chapel, Cheyenne.
Brian W. Rozario
Brian W. Rozario, 54, of North Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 25, 1947, in China. A resident for seven years, he was a retired photographer.
He is survived by his wife, Claudia; two sons, David Rozario of Tacoma, Wash., and Llewelyn Rozario of Reno; two daughters, Suzanne Narry of Orlando, Fla., and Lisa Brennan of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Memorial Park. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.
Dominick Russo
Dominick Russo, 36, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born May 27,1965, in Pennsylvania. A resident for one year, he was a truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Kitty of Yatesville, Pa.; and his parents, Angeline Addesa and Dominick Russo.
No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Pennsylvania. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
Percilla Emaline Sprague
Percilla Emaline Sprague, 90, of Southern Nevada died Sunday in St. George, Utah. She was born Dec. 17, 1911, in Torrey, Utah. A resident of Mesquite, Overton or Las Vegas for 80 years, she was a homemaker and a member of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
She was preceded in death by one son, Rulen Sprague.
She is survived by three sons, Arnold "Bud" Sprague of St. George, Utah, Merlin Sprague of Las Vegas and John Sprague of West Covina, Calif.; one daughter, Jessie Field of Panaca; one brother, Duane Stevens of Ridgecrest, Calif.; two sisters, Joy DeVoge of Las Vegas and Golda Hill of South Carolina; 18 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to an 11 a.m. service Friday in the Overton LDS Chapel. Burial will follow in Logandale Cemetery. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Stefanik
Dorothy Stefanik, 55, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born May 29, 1946, in Webster, Mass. A resident for 24 years, she worked for a dry cleaner.
She is survived by her husband, Michael; two daughters, Brenda Dooley and Debra Anderson, and one son, Steven Stefanik, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Richard Serwa of Webster, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.
Bruce Swanson
Bruce Swanson, 48, of Las Vegas died April 13 in Henderson. He was born March 2, 1954.
Graveside services will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
Emma Frances White
Emma Frances White, 74, of Boulder City died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug.19, 1927, in Tipton, Okla. A former Las Vegas resident and most recently a resident of Boulder City for 15 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by three sons, Tom Childs and Robert White, both of Las Vegas, and Phillip White of San Jose, Calif.; two daughters, Vanda Keener of Albuquerque and Kimberley Dennett of Boulder City; two sisters, Jean Lynch of Arizona and Barbara McMahan of Las Vegas; one brother, Daryl Buckner of Spain; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Boulder City Family Mortuary, 833 Nevada Way, Suite 1, is handling arrangements.
Winnie Wolfe
Winnie Wolfe, 89, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born July 19, 1912.
She is survived by two daughters, Lila Lewis of Las Vegas and Carol Rice of Apple Valley, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Ohio. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
Lily Yamamoto
Lily Yamamoto, 81, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 4, 1920, in Chicago. A resident for more than 40 years, she was a retired hotel keypunch operator.
She is survived by one daughter, Linda Greco, and one son, Thomas Yamamoto, both of Las Vegas; four sisters, Grace Kuwahara, Hana Nishiyama, Chizu Kato and Margie Kato, all of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Komei Kato of Arlington, Va.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
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