Monday, April 5, 2004 | 10:01 a.m.
Houston Asher
Houston Asher, 74, of Boulder City died Thursday in Boulder City. He was born March 4, 1930, in Morehouse, Mo. A resident for 12 years, he was a retired millwright for an automobile manufacturer, and a volunteer for Boulder City Senior Center, Meals on Wheels, Emergency Assistance of Boulder City and various other charitable organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Mary E.; one daughter, Tammy Girard of Boulder City; one son, Bob Asher of Flushing, Mich.; three sisters, Betty Hood and Faye McClaine, both of Missouri and Veda Powell of Greentown, Ind.; two brothers, Rob Asher of Festus, Mo., and Sonny Asher of Hawk Point, Mo.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church, 850 Avenue B, Boulder City. Entombment will follow in Palm Mausoleum, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to First Baptist Church, 850 Avenue B, Boulder City, NV 89005.
Donna L. Beaulieu
Donna L. Beaulieu, 58, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Oklahoma. A resident for 14 years, she was a Clark County social worker.
She is survived by one cousin, Jeanne Davis.
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling private arrangements.
Edward A. Costa Sr.
Edward A. Costa Sr., 90, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born June 3, 1913, in Connecticut. A resident for four years, he was a retired retail salesman.
He is survived by his wife, Ella; one son, Edward Jr.; one sister, Louise Mandler; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling private arrangements.
Hazel Dell Dominguez
Hazel Dell Dominguez, 90, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born May 15, 1913, in Miami. A resident for 43 years, she was a retired hotel room service attendant and a member of the Bingo and Keno Social Club.
She is survived by one niece, Helen Peele.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Jack O. Eichelberger
Jack O. Eichelberger, 80, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 23, 1923, in Woodward, Okla. A resident for 15 years, he was a retired railroad switch foreman and a member of the United Transportation Union.
He is survived by his wife, Joy B.; one daughter, Nan Connolly of Ontario, Calif.; one son, Jack Guy Eichelberger of Florence, Ore.; one sister, Alberta Vickerman of Victor, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling private services.
Thomas Keyes
Thomas Keyes, 91, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. He was born July 5, 1912, in Kingston, Ontario. A resident for 47 years, he was a retired general surgeon, chief of staff at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, St. Rose de Lima Hospital and North Las Vegas Hospital and a member of the Clark County Medical Society.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel; one son, Albert Keyes of Salt Lake City; one daughter, Estelle Schulz of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.
Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling private arrangements.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
June Kimball
June Kimball, 52, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born July 23, 1951, in Clewiston, Fla. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Dave; three sons, David Kimball and Aaron Kimball, both of Las Vegas, and Derek Kimball of Henderson; and one daughter, Dadra Kimball of Las Vegas.
A memorial service was scheduled Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., handled arrangements.
Andrew James Lewis
Andrew James Lewis, 22, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 21, 1981, in Salinas, Calif. A resident for seven years, he was a computer technician for a tech services company.
He is survived by his mother, Linda Lewis of Las Vegas; four brothers, Nathanael Lewis of Florida and Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis and Jason Lewis, all of Las Vegas; his grandmother, Maurine Carlisle, and his great-grandparents, E. Vermont and Helen Bay, all of Las Vegas.
Visitation is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. services Tuesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.
Josephine Angela Purpura
Josephine Angela Purpura, 88, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 17, 1915, in Carbondale, Pa. A resident for 18 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by four daughters, Rose Ann Pierro, Amelia Bennett, Diane Nunez and Linda Seegar, all of Las Vegas; one son, Vincent Purpura of Buffalo, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. A private burial will follow.
The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Cleveland Revels
Cleveland Revels, 66, of North Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Lake Providence, La. A resident for 42 years, he was a retired laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; five sons, Cleveland Kennedy, Roscoe Kennedy, Curtis Lee Kennedy and Stephone Revels, all of North Las Vegas, and Jerry Robinson of Lake Providence; three daughters, Lola Kennedy Brown, Stephanie Revels and Carla Carter, his mother, Mary Lee Dunlap, and four sisters, Mattie Adams, Dorothy Adams, Beatrice Fernandez and Ruth Ellen Rose, all of North Las Vegas; two brothers, Nathaniel Page of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jessie Dunlap of Las Vegas; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Greater Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Romilda Roulett
Romilda Roulett, 74, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born June 30, 1929, in Italy. A resident for 50 years, she was a retired jewelry store clerk.
She is survived by her husband, Val.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
John E. Soto
John E. Soto, 61, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Gallitzin, Pa. A resident for six years, he was a retired Navy petty officer and a Vietnam War veteran.
He is survived by one daughter, Aneta Moss of Poway, Calif.; one son, John Soto Jr. of Imperial Beach, Calif.; three brothers, Jerome Soto of Las Vegas, James Soto of Johnstown, Pa., and Emanuel Soto of Virginia; one sister, Virginia Mufflie of Pennsylvania; and one grandchild.
Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.
Carmela F. Tegano
Carmela F. Tegano, 81, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born March 18, 1923, in Pottsville, Pa. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by four daughters, Elanore Folino of Las Vegas, Rosemary Whren of Bel Air, Md., Marian Guerra of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Donna Marie Cichowic of Pottsvile, Md.; one son, Joe P. Tegano of Las Vegas; one brother, Joseph Foti of Vacaville, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Visitation was scheduled one hour before 3 p.m. services today in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.
Virginia 'Nana' Wickham
Virginia "Nana" Wickham, 81, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born March 3, 1923, in Stevens Point, Wis. A resident for 44 years, she was a homemaker, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Las Vegas Gem Club.
She is survived by her husband, Charles; three daughters, Melinda Havel of Oregon, Priscilla Wickham of North Las Vegas and Marcia Donnelly of New Mexico; one son, Charles Wickham II of North Las Vegas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.
Tadao Yamada
Tadao Yamada, 84, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local care center. He was born April 13, 1919, in Calexico, Calif. A resident for 11 years, he was a retired automobile mechanic and a World War II Army veteran.
He is survived by two daughters, Doris Kanae and Karen Higa, both of Las Vegas; two sons, Gary Yamada of Lancaster, Calif., and David Yamada of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; four sisters, Mas Fujii of Montebello, Calif., Uki Okuma and Rose Yamasaki, both of Los Angeles, and Shiz Hashimoto of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two brothers, Shig Yamada of Monterey Park, Calif., and Ray Yamada of La Palma, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.
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