Obituaries for Feb. 5, 2003

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003 | 9:24 a.m.

Emily L. Anderson

Emily L. Anderson, 86, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 6, 1916, in Nogales, Ariz. A resident for 40 years, she was a retired hotel cook.

She is survived by her husband, Edmund E.; two sons; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

James E. Barron

James E. Barron, 81, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born March 29, 1921, in Missouri. A resident for 49 years, he was a retired dancer and longtime entertainer in Las Vegas and a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

He is survived by one niece, Patti Mata of Norwalk, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled noon-1 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Catherine Bartel

Catherine Bartel, 102, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. A homemaker, she was born Oct. 27, 1900, in Michigan.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Wisconsin. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Mary Rose Bess

Mary Rose Bess, 73, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born April 25, 1929, in Cadott, Wis. A resident for 37 years, she retired from Von's after 25 years of service.

She is survived by her husband, Earl; one daughter, Sharon Sweeten of Las Vegas; three sons, Robert Kamp and Charles Kamp, both of Las Vegas, and Jerry Kamp of Idaho Falls, Idaho; one sister, Irene Berg of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; one brother, Albert Podhola of Fountain, Colo.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. until a 2 p.m. service Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Mary Ellen Bissell

Mary Ellen Bissell, 75, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Montana. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired schoolteacher.

She is survived by three sons, James White, John White and Joseph White; seven sisters, Kathleen White, Patricia White, Emineth, Victoria Callender, Ellen Kiester, Margaret Maxwell and Mary Elizabeth Fisette; one brother, John MacDonald; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

Aurelia A. Bremner

Aurelia A. Bremner, 82, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 29, 1921, in Farlington, Kan. A resident for seven years, she was a retired office manager for a car leasing company.

She is survived by her husband, David; three sons, Robert Bremner and Douglas Bremner, both of Henderson, and Craig Bremner of Duarte, Calif.; two sisters, Doris Dalton of Medford, Ore., and Betty Ramsell of Los Altos, Calif.; one brother, Robert Kountz of Phoenix; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is private. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Billy Caudle

Billy Caudle, 42, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A sales representative, he was born July 24, 1960, in Alabama.

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

Don S. Davidson

Don S. Davidson, 77, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Jan. 5, 1926, in Jacksonville, Fla. A resident for 44 years, he was a musician for more than 30 years, a World War II Army veteran, a member of Musicians Local 369 in Las Vegas and Musicians Local 47 in Los Angeles and he played in house bands at the Fremont, Stardust and Dunes hotels.

He is survived by his wife, Jerlinda; one son, Scott Davidson of Los Angeles; and one grandchild.

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

Robert L. Edwards

Robert L. Edwards, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A supervisor, he was born June 5, 1921, in Georgia.

He is survived by one son, Dwight Edwards.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Riverside, Calif. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Georgia L. Entrikin

Georgia L. Entrikin, 46, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 22, 1956, in Glendale, Calif. A resident for 12 years, she was a slot supervisor.

She is survived by her husband, Robert E.; three sons, Robert W., Jason and Ryan Casper; one daughter, Dena Casper of Colton, Calif.; one brother, Michael Mammen of San Bernardino, Calif.; two sisters, Marie Lechner and Kathy Stanke, both of Claremont, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Friday in the LDS Spanish Hills Chapel, 4595 New Forest Drive.

Joseph Fermin Espinoza

Joseph Fermin Espinoza, 71, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. An equipment operator, he was born Oct. 15, 1931, in Utah.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Sandy, Utah. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Thomas B. Griner

Thomas B. Griner, 74, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born March 29, 1928, in Statesboro, Ga. A resident for 23 years, he was a retired Army master sergeant and Korean War and Vietnam War veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Yoko; two sons, Baron Miya of Glendale, Calif., and Edmund Miya of Burbank, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Elizabeth Kaneshiro of Honolulu; and one grandchildren.

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

Deborah Ann Grucella

Deborah Ann Grucella, 45, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born April 11, 1957, in Georgia. A resident for 25 years, she was a quality control agent for a bank.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald; her parents, Robert and Mary; one brother, Darrell; one sister, Ilene; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Christ Lutheran Church, 111 N. Torrey Pines Drive. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Robert J. Hendricks

Robert J. Hendricks, 43, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born June 10, 1959, in LaMesa, Calif. A resident for 41 years, he was a concrete mason for Billy-Mac Concrete.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Hill; one son, Kevin Hendricks, one daughter, Haley Hendricks, and his parents, Ralph and Melissa Jones, all of Las Vegas; and one sister, Cheryl McCandless of Henderson.

Visitation is scheduled noon-1 p.m. Thursday with services following at 1:30 p.m. in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will be private.

Joan M. Kriger

Joan M. Kriger, 63, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local care center. She was born March 19, 1939, in San Francisco. A resident for 13 years, she was a retired registered nurse.

She is survived by one son, Peter W. Kriger of Blue Lake, Calif.; two daughters, Marilyn A. Boudreau of Las Vegas and Nicole M. Kriger of Eureka, Calif.; three sisters, Sharon Edmundson of Phoenix, Kathy Winhall of Cameron Park, Calif., and Carolyn Daloney of Crescent Mills, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday in Christ the King Catholic Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Mary Darton Lackey

Mary Darton Lackey, 84, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 15, 1918, in Chile. A resident for two years, she was an investment broker.

She is survived by her husband, Warren F.; one son, Michael Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska; three daughters, Catherine Nickell of Denver, Brenda Johnson of Phoenix and Gail Stallard of Atlanta; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church of Henderson, 609 E. Horizon Ridge Parkway. Burial will be private. Garden Memorial Funeral Home, 3600 W. Vegas Drive, is handling arrangements.

Philip Malarkey

Philip Malarkey, 58, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. An engineer, he was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Pennsylvania.

He is survived by his wife, Kyran Malarkey of Arnold, Mo.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Pottsville, Pa. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Arthur Paul

Arthur Paul, 80, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born July 25, 1922, in Urbana, Ill. A resident for 43 years, he was a retired barber shop owner-operator, a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Masons, Elks and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Henderson.

He is survived by one daughter, Barbara Mayer of Gardnerville; one son, Andrew Paul of Las Vegas; one stepson, Richard Scholler of Henderson; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Raul Perez

Raul Perez, 92, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 13, 1910, in Havana. A resident for 28 years, he was a retired bank manager.

He is survived by two daughters, Helen Recarey and Kelly Tulin; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

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

Donald C. Reck, M.D.

Donald C. Reck, M.D., 66, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1936, in Westchester, N.Y. A lifelong resident, he was a pediatrician and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Anne; one daughter, Jennifer Reck of San Francisco; one son, Brian H. Reck of Portland, Ore.; one sister, Janet Gray of Florida; and one brother, Barry Rech of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday in St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road.

Helen M. Rhyne

Helen M. Rhyne, 84, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born April 10, 1918, in Auburn, Mich. A resident for 23 years, she was a retired bank officer and a member of the Henderson Senior Center.

She is survived by one son, Charles Rhyne of Tracy, Calif.; one daughter, Barbara Smith, and her companion, John Bacon, both of Henderson; two sisters, Ruth Hitchcock and Betty Pickering, and two brothers, Bob Weiger and Jerry Weiger, all of Midland, Mich.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Margaret M. Siebert

Margaret M. Siebert, 78, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Chicago. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired bookkeeper for an insurance company.

She is survived by two brothers, Joseph J. Bradshaw of Las Vegas and John D. Bradshaw of Berwyn, Ill.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 5485 E. Charleston Blvd. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 5485 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89122.

Cynthia Ann Soebbing

Cynthia Ann Soebbing, 58, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 1, 1945, in Hollywood, Calif. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Ed; four daughters, Laura Scalia of Modesto, Calif., Rhonda Leach of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Stacie Brooks of Monument, Colo., and Jill Skelton of Las Vegas; two sons, Russell Soebbing of Camarillo, Calif., and Brian Soebbing of Studio City, Calif.; one brother, Michael Shroff of New York City; and nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave. Neptune Society of Nevada, 8570 Del Webb Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Carl John Strahl

Carl John Strahl, 73, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born July 27, 1929, in McKeesport, Pa. A resident for 41 years, he was a retired funeral director, a Korean War and Vietnam War Air Force veteran, a member of the Legion of Honor, Shriners and Nellis Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; one daughter, Carol Jean Platt of Las Vegas; two sisters, Betty Bowlus and Gloria Webb, both of Pittsburgh; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled noon-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Palm Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Shriners Children's Hospital, Zelzah Shrine Temple, 2222 W. Mesquite Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89106.

Arnold J. Tucker

Arnold J. Tucker, 62, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 9, 1940, in Missouri. A resident for 20 years, he was a minister for Church on the Strip and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Ann; one daughter, Vicky DeYoung; one stepdaughter, Jenny White; two stepsons, Tim Godsby and Joey Godsby; one sister, Mary Jean Edgar; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. today at Sunset Gardens, 2931 E. Sunset Road. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Sonia Santibanez Volcane

Sonia Santibanez Volcane, 31, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. A singer, she was born April 20, 1971, in Washington, D.C.

She is survived by her parents, Sadie and Ted Roberts; and one son, Jazz Volcane.

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

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