Obituaries for Jan. 29, 2003

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 | 9 a.m.

Dionicio Avila

Dionicio Avila, 78, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Aug. 2, 1924, in Los Angeles. A resident for 18 years, he was a retired county government investigator and a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Anita; three sons, Darryl Avila of Sparks, Steven Avila of Running Springs, Calif., and Robert Avila of Spring Valley Lake, Calif.; two daughters, Theresa Zumwalde of Tucson and Patricia Porter of Reno; four sisters, all of California; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mass will be celebrated 2 p.m. Friday in St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 1111 Michael Way. Graveside services will be private. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

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

L.C. Banks

L.C. Banks, 80, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born July 16, 1922, in Homer, La. A resident for 49 years, he was a retired operating engineer, a World War II Army veteran, a member of Operating Engineers Local 12 and a deacon at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church.

He is survived by four daughters, Thelma J. Marshall-Mitchell, B. Jeanie Banks, Darlene Burton and Phyllis Banks, and two sons, Lonnie Banks and Charles Barnell Banks, all of Las Vegas; four brothers, W.B. Smith, Calvin Smith, Charles Smith and Rand Smith; three sisters, Annie Pearl Bell, Eula Mae Hutton and Lizzie Ruth Weems; 22 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1240 W. Adams Ave. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Wreatha D. Banks

Wreatha D. Banks, 59, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Detroit. A resident for 46 years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by her husband, Leonard Sr.; two daughters, Linda Thomas of Las Vegas and Lolita Holloway of Atlanta; two sons, Gary Jones of Atlanta and Leonard Banks Jr. of Las Vegas; her mother, Jennie White of California; her stepfather, Jimmy White of Las Vegas; three sisters, Joyce Love and Deloris Bell, both of Las Vegas, and Laneada Williams of California; and 10 grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-8 p.m. Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 1:20 p.m. Friday in Calvary Southern Baptist Church, 1600 E. Cartier Ave. Burial will follow at 1:20 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Helene S. Bizic

Helene S. Bizic, 88, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 17, 1915, in Munhall, Pa. A resident for 25 years, she was a secretary for the federal government.

She is survived by her husband, Eli W. Bizic Sr. of Las Vegas; one son, Eli W. Bizic Jr. of McLean, Va.; one brother, Joseph Zrelak of Apple Valley, Calif.; two sisters, Tillie Rajkovich of San Bernardino, Calif., and Dorothy Cherene of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 7:30 p.m. rosary today in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Graveside services will be 8 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling arrangements.

Helen L. Bray

Helen L. Bray, 63, of Henderson died Sunday in Las Vegas. A food server, she was born Oct. 7, 1939, in Ohio.

She is survived by one daughter, Tina Bray of Las Vegas.

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

Edward H. Brooks

Edward H. Brooks, 74, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Ensenada, Mexico. He was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Lyon County, Ky. A resident for 16 years, he was a retired nuclear physicist.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara J.; three sons, Dr. Dwyte E. Brooks, Gerald H. Brooks and Marvin Morell, all of Las Vegas; two daughters, Roberta Susan Brooks of Baltimore and Heather Joy Eikenberry of Odento, Md.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Dorothy B. Broyles

Dorothy B. Broyles, 77, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 31, 1925, in Emory, Va. A resident for 13 years, she was a retired head cook for a senior citizens center.

She is survived by her husband, William O.; one daughter, Sharon Page, and one son, Gary Broyles, both of Las Vegas; three sisters, Edith Hall of Walhalla, S.C., Christine Green of Beaver Dam, Ky., and Bernice Burkett of Cayce, S.C.; four brothers, Harold Poston of Walhalla, S.C., and Ray C. Poston and Douglas Poston, both of Merrillville, Ind., and Curley Poston of Beaver Dam.

Visitation is private. Graveside services will be 10:40 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

William M. Cunningham

William M. Cunningham, 71, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 4, 1932, in Kansas. A resident for 11 years, he was a retired cable slicer for the telephone company, an Air Force veteran and a member of American Legion Post 490.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one son, Michael Zipp of Shawnee Mission, Kan.; one daughter, Karen Lawrence of Las Vegas; two sisters, Virginia Hunter of Pulaski, N.Y., and Josephine Morrison of Phoenix; four grandchildren; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 12:40 p.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Ruby Desai

Ruby Desai, 37, of Pahrump died Saturday in Pahrump. She was born Jan. 8, 1966, in Mesa, Ariz. A resident for 20 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons, Rock N Roll Trevor McLennon of Pahrump and Robert Desai and Samuel Desai, both of New Jersey; her parents, Robert McLennon and Linda Rieger, two sisters, Robin McLennon and Rebecca McLennon, and her friend, Connie Leist, all of Pahrump.

A memorial benefit will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Valley Bar on Gamebird Road, Pahrump. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Chief Tecopa Cemetery, Pahrump. Pahrump Family Mortuary, 5441 S. Vicki Ann Road, is handling arrangements.

Donations to the family are suggested.

Anthony I. El-Muwwakkil

Anthony I. El-Muwwakkil, 50, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 10, 1952, in Hondo, Texas. A resident for 36 years, he was a porter.

He is survived by two daughters, Karramah N. Greenwood-Abdullah and Kameelah F.D. Greenwood-Hernandez, both of Sacramento; his father, Booker T. Greenwood of Texas; three brothers, Mirrian Greenwood, Earl Thomas and Raymond Greenwood, and three sisters, Diana Greenwood, Charlotte Greenwood and Brenda Greenwood, all of Las Vegas; and his grandmother, Ida Mae Robinson of Texas.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m.until an 11 a.m. service Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Janice Frink

Janice Frink, 62, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A high school math teacher, she was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Illinois. She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority and Las Vegas Newcomers.

She is survived by her husband, James L.; one daughter, Linda Liebert of Irving, Texas; one son, James Frink of Schwenksville, Pa.; her mother, Helen I. Bienias of Berwyn,Ill.; two sisters, Judy Zarebski of Cicero, Ill., and Debra Duda of Chicago; and one grandson.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Madison, Ohio. Behm Family Funeral Homes Inc., 26 River St., Madison, is handling out-of-town arrangements. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling local arrangements.

The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.

Deloris Georgina Gorman

Deloris Georgina Gorman, 83, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A nursing home aide, she was born Jan. 17, 1920, in South Dakota.

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

Larry L. Hendley Sr.

Larry L. Hendley Sr., 64, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born April 4, 1938, in Pontiac, Mich. A resident for 12 years, he was a factory worker and truck driver.

He is survived by his wife, Roselyn; two daughters, Cheryl Barber and Delores Hendley, both of Michigan; three sons, DeWayne Rayment, Timothy Rayment and Larry Hendley Jr., all of Las Vegas; three sisters, Doris Carline, Janet Dant and Marlyn Pozin, all of Michigan; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

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

Anne Marie Howard

Anne Marie Howard, 93, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born March 18, 1909, in Pittsburgh. A resident for 11 years, she was a saleswoman at a department store and a member of the American Contract Bridge League.

She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Romm of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Services will be private. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in California. American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling arrangements.

Stuart Indig

Stuart Indig, 49, of Las Vegas died Jan. 21 in Las Vegas. He was born June 19, 1953, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 21 years, he was a retired dealer and a member of the Jockeys Guild.

He is survived by his father, Israel Indig of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; his mother and stepfather, Charlotte and Tony Pollits of Las Vegas; and one sister, Helene G. Entus of Plantation, Fla.

Graveside services were scheduled Jan. 26 at King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Gary S. Isaksen

Gary S. Isaksen, 49, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 8, 1953, in Pittsfield, Mass. A resident for nine years, he was a service technician for an appliance refrigeration firm and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Patty; three sons, Gary Dean Isaksen of Las Vegas and Phillip Isaksen and Robert Isaksen III, both of Los Angeles; his father and stepmother, Sally Emery and Robert Isaksen Sr. of Rhome, Texas; four sisters, Linda Simons and Cynthia Hamilton, both of California, Carol Creamer of Arkansas and Wendy Hager of Nevada; one brother, Robert Isaksen Jr. of California; and three grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will be 9:20 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Phillip Franklin Jelmyer

Phillip Franklin Jelmyer, 57, of Las Vegas died Jan. 22 in Las Vegas. He was born April 22, 1945, in California. A resident for 22 years, he was an automobile mechanic and a Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Phillip Travis Jelmyer and Phillip Bryan Jelmyer; one daughter, Natalie Nicole Digirolamo; two brothers, Richard Lee Jelmyer and John Thornburg; three sisters, Donna Jelmeyer Perales, Linda Ernster and Grace Thornburg; and nine grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2 p.m. until a 4 p.m. chapel service Thursday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Jennette Jeney

Jennette Jeney, 83, of Las Vegas died Jan. 11 in Las Vegas. A draft designer, she was born Aug. 31, 1919, in Pennsylvania.

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

Siafulei Johnson

Siafulei Johnson, 90, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A resident for 20 years, she was born July 17, 1912, in American Samoa.

She is survived by one son, James Johnson of San Jose, Calif.; two daughters, Esther Jessee of Watsonville, Calif., and Dorothy Wright of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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

Marjorie H. Kunkel

Marjorie H. Kunkel, 102, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 12, 1900, in Portland, Ore. A resident for 59 years, she was a homemaker.

No local services are scheduled. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

John R. Martin

John R. Martin, 66, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born July 16, 1936, in Gary, Ind. A resident for 24 years, he was a retired retail manager and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, George Ann; three daughters, Mary L. Martin of Las Vegas, Joni L. Kerby of Riverside, Calif., and Julie A. Dance of Yuma, Ariz.; one sister, Barbara Bonner of Michigan City, Ind.; two brothers, Thomas Martin of Folsom, Calif., and Richard Martin of Plymouth, Ind.; and six grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Larry Munford

Larry Munford, 60, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born June 19, 1942, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for 38 years, he was a retired senior serviceman for the Las Vegas Valley Water District, a Navy veteran, a member of the Gold Mining Association and Southern Nevada Rock and Gem Club.

He is survived by his wife, Madalene; four daughters, Tina Allgaier, Kimberli Munford and Mary Munford, all of Las Vegas, and Kathelyn Sanders of Henderson; one son, William Munford of Las Vegas; two brothers, Vergene Munford of Henderson and Lloyd Munford of Ogden, Utah; one sister, Carol Lou Brooks of Spring Lake, Utah; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 10 a.m. service Thursday in the Carl and Saylor Way LDS chapel. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Cedar City Cemetery. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the LDS Family History Center.

Wesley C. Murphy

Wesley C. Murphy, 74, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 28, 1928, in Malta, Mont. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired computer programmer, a World War II and Korean War Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by his wife, Eileen T.; one son, Lonnie Murphy of Redondo Beach, Calif.; one daughter, Pamela Szklarski of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

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

Christy R. Parker

Christy R. Parker, 93, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local health care center. She was born Aug. 15, 1909, in Hamilton, Texas. A resident for 10 years, she was a retired real estate broker and an avid bridge player.

She is survived by one son, John M. Parker III of Las Vegas; and nine grandchildren, John IV, Robert, Christy, Russell, Patricia, Laurie, James, Tom and Jim; and 17 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or the charity of hospice of the donor's choice.

Christine Reece

Christine Reece, 80, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local convalescent hospital. She was born Jan. 18, 1923, in Como, Miss. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Robert E. Reece of Skokie, Ill., and Willie C. Reece of Coldwater, Miss.; four daughters, Rubystine Mangum and Jonnie Estell, both of Las Vegas, Barbara Little of Elmhurst, Ill., Doris Rann of Evanston, Ill.; one sister, Minnie Hayes of Evanston, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

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

Lisa Gault Ryan

Lisa Gault Ryan, 51, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. She was born Aug. 4, 1951, in Austin, Texas. A resident for 35 years, she was a clinical nurse.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; one daughter, Kim Ryan of Henderson; and her stepfather, Ralph Barger of Branson, Mo.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

Helen Dorothy Sasgen

Helen Dorothy Sasgen, 81, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A nurse, she was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Canada.

She is survived by one son, Joseph C. Sasgen of Las Vegas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

Douglas Shin

Douglas Shin, 76, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born April 15, 1926, in Hawaii.

Burial will be in Honolulu. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Timothy M. Stanton

Timothy M. Stanton, 50, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. He was born Aug. 14, 1952, in Lawton, Okla. A resident for nine years, he was a cabinetmaker.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne M.; two daughters, Tiffany Ann Souza of Las Vegas and Kaitlyn Yvonne Stanton of Henderson; three sons, Jacob Paul Souza of Henderson, Christopher Andrew Souza of Washington, D.C., and Ryan Gene Souza of North Carolina; his father and stepmother, Thomas and Joan Stanton, and one brother, Tomed Stanton, all of Texas; one sister, Beth Ann Ledbetter of Oklahoma; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 30 minutes prior to a 10:30 a.m. service Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Michael R. Strange

Michael R. Strange, 58, of Las Vegas, died Monday in a local hospital. He was born June 7, 1944, in Chesterton, Ind. A resident for 26 years, he was a retired slot technician and a Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; one daughter, Sheena George of Portland, Ore.; one son, Troy Strange of Chesterton; his mother, Barbara Strange of Chesterton; one sister, Marsha Coombs of Hobart, Ind.; and three grandchildren.

Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Palm, followed by burial in Palm Valley View Cemetery.

Gary Laverne Stutz

Gary Laverne Stutz, 53, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born April 3, 1949, in Chicago. A resident for 31 years, he was a laborer.

He is survived by one daughter, Amanda Stutz of Stanford, Ky.; his mother, Catherine Stutz, and one sister, Vicki Guillory, both of Las Vegas.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Robert E. Tarter

Robert E. Tarter, 90, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 5, 1912, in Muncie, Ind. A resident for four years, he was a retired injection mold operator for a manufacturer, a World War II Navy veteran, a member of Military Order of Louse 77 and a longtime volunteer at Martinez Veterans Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Johnnie; one daughter, Kassie Lawhorne of Pahrump; and one granddaughter, Sheri Tuit of Las Vegas.

Graveside services will be noon Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Hazel Elsie Thieman

Hazel Elsie Thieman, 90, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born May 9, 1912, in Rapid City, S.D. A resident for 23 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Jeannine Tollerud of Las Vegas; and two nieces, Diann Yauch of Rhode Island and Leah Thieman of Arizona.

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

Lucille Tullio

Lucille Tullio, 88, of Las Vegas died Friday in Henderson. A homemaker, she was born March 18, 1914, in Michigan.

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

Orleander A. Westergaard

Orleander A. Westergaard, 90, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born May 19, 1912, in Brigham City, Utah. A resident for three years, he was a retired wholesale delivery driver for a dairy company.

He is survived by his wife, Arvilla; one daughter, Bettie Bockstruck of Bayview, Idaho; two sons, Bobbie Westergard of Walla Walla, Wash., and Billie Westergard of Newark, Del.; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

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