Obituaries for March 27, 2003

Thursday, March 27, 2003 | 8:44 a.m.

Alice Joy Andert

Alice Joy Andert, 68, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 1, 1934, in Edina, Minn. A resident for 36 years, she was a retired registered nurse.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; four sons, Eric Olson of Boulder, Colo., Chris Olson of Houston and Greg Andert and Dan Andert, both of Las Vegas; four daughters, Jennifer Luna, Amy Andert, Julie Andert and Kim Andert, all of Las Vegas; one sister, Barbara Krenz of Minneapolis, one brother, Dr. Daniel Bessessen of Banning, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, 5825 El Dorado St. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Aldea Marie Blas

Aldea Marie Blas, 55, of Kingman, Ariz., died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 16, 1947, in Los Angeles. A former Las Vegas resident from 1981 to 1985, she was a law enforcement officer and a former office worker.

She is survived by her husband, Tim; three daughters, Denise, Melissa and Nicole; two sons, Juan and Thomas; her parents, George and Leone Milemore; and two grandchildren.

Sunrise Cremation & Burial Society, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 5, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Lucille H. Cook

Lucille H. Cook, 98, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local health care center. She was born Jan. 4, 1905, in Richmond, Va. A resident for 34 years, she was a retired bookkeeper for a lumber company.

She is survived by one daughter, Betty Relyea of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Denise B. Cronin

Denise B. Cronin, 77, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Paris. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Regina M.C. Cronin of Las Vegas; one sister, Simonne DeSmet, and one brother, Marcel Verhulst, both of Belgium.

Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 3233 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89107.

Maria G. Dominguez

Maria G. Dominguez, 54, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born June 4, 1948, in Tucson. A resident for eight years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Ramon; one daughter, Maria Dittus, and one son, Ramon Dominguez Jr., both of Las Vegas; four sisters, Rachel Ochoa, Yolanda Lespron, Gloria Moreno and Mona Coranado, and two brothers, Eddie Garadillas and Johnny Caradillas, all of Tucson; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 3 p.m. until a 5:30 p.m. vigil Friday in Christ the King Catholic Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday in Christ the King. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Kathleen Theresa Dugan

Kathleen Theresa Dugan, 46, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born April 24, 1956, in Steubenville, Ohio. A resident for 23 years, she was a hotel snack bar attendant.

She is survived by one son, Charles Dugan, one daughter, Kristy Fierro, and three sisters, Charlene Seribn, Carol Burrell and Colleen Dugan, all of Las Vegas; and four brothers, David Dugan and Shawn Dugan, both of Las Vegas, Pat Dugan of Mingo Junction, Ohio, and Jack Dugan of Steubenville.

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

Gloria Ann Esposito

Gloria Ann Esposito, 69, of Las Vegas died Feb. 15 in a local hospital. She was born April 9, 1933, in Massachusetts. A resident for 27 years, she was a pediatric nurse.

She is survived by one son, Ron of Las Vegas; one daughter, Eugene Esposito of California; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 10:30 a.m. service Friday in Garden Memorial Funeral Home, 3600 W. Vegas Drive. Graveside services will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Floyd K. Gregory

Floyd K. Gregory, 76, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born July 14, 1926, in Thiel, Ark. A resident for five months, he was a painter and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Rachelle; and one son, Karlton.

Sunrise Cremation & Burial Society, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 5, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Margaret Elizabeth Harmon

Margaret Elizabeth Harmon, 86, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. She was born Feb. 10, 1917, in Kittanning, Pa. A resident for 22 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Ben Pflum of Prospect, Pa., and Harry Pflum of Sharpsburgh, Pa.; three daughters, Sally Bucholtz of Weyauwega, Wis., Patricia Glasso of Hollywood, Fla., and Josephine Harmon of Pasadena, Texas; 29 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

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

Gene S. Hotchkiss

Gene S. Hotchkiss, 78, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 10, 1924, in Gloversville, N.Y. A resident for 59 years, she was a librarian at UNLV and Las Vegas public libraries.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, in March 2002.

She is survived by one daughter, Paula Andert of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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

Christopher O'Neal Inge and Peter Donald McDermott II

Christopher O'Neal Inge, 30, and his brother, Peter Donald McDermott II, 28, both of Las Vegas, died Saturday in Las Vegas. Christopher was born Nov. 27, 1972, and Peter was born March 2, 1975, both in St. Louis. Residents for 15 years, Christopher was a laborer on a construction site and Peter was an electrician.

Christopher is survived by three sons, Christopher Inge Jr., Josiah Inge and Christian Inge; three daughters, Courtney Inge, Brianna Johnson and Christani Inge. Peter is survived by his father, Peter McDermott of St. Louis. They are survived by their mother, Barbara McMillian, one brother, Matthew McMillian, and one sister, Ashley McMillian, all of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. today in Garden Memorial Funeral Home, 3600 W. Vegas Drive. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Floyd B. Kline

Floyd B. Kline, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born March 18, 1918, in Fonda, Iowa. A resident for 25 years, he was a retired aeronautical engineer and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.

He is survived by one son, Dennis R. Kline of Las Vegas; one daughter, Gwynne L. Westerlin of Anchorage, Alaska; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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

Angelo Lipiro

Angelo Lipiro, 74, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born April 26, 1927, in New York. A resident for five years, he was an electrician and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his companion, Doreen E. Hobbie; two sons, Robert Lipiro and Steven Lipiro, one daughter, Terry Lipiro; two brothers, Vinny Lipiro and Joseph Lipiro; one sister, Rose Lipiro; and six grandchildren.

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

Elizabeth H. Lucas

Elizabeth H. Lucas, 89, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born March 11, 1914, in Germany. A resident for 19 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons, Herbert H. Lucas of Las Vegas and Luke Lucas of Henderson; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Melitta Mezansky

Melitta Mezansky, 97, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 10, 1906, in Vienna, Austria. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Jacobson of Las Vegas and Mitzi Schwartz of Cedarhurst, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Grace Irene Mitchell

Grace Irene Mitchell, 76, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1926, in Glitner, Neb. A resident for 27 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Diane Gradwell of Arizona, Kelly Ann Burroughs of California and Melissa Coppenrath of Las Vegas; three sisters, Edith Brenning, Alice Plant and Mabel Ruebsamen, all of Nebraska; and five grandchildren.

American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling private arrangements.

Betty Pickering

Betty Pickering, 82, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 10, 1921, in Venice, Calif. A resident for 47 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Paul; one daughter, Kim Murdock of Las Vegas; one sister, Lanore Robertson of Henderson; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m. until an 11 a.m. service Monday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow at 1:20 p.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Wanda M. Robinson

Wanda M. Robinson, 68, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1934, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, she was a retired hotel employee.

She is survived by one son, Ron Robinson of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Palm Chapel, Main. Graveside services will follow at 2:15 p.m. Monday in Bunkers' Eden Vale Memorial Park.