Obituaries for April 20, 2004

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 | 8:26 a.m.

Robert Lee Bowyer Jr.

Robert Lee Bowyer Jr., 46, of Henderson died Wednesday in Henderson. He was born Sept. 19, 1957, in Jacksonville, Fla. A resident for 24 years, he was a supervisor.

He is survived by his wife, Vicki; two sons, James of Henderson and Anthony of Las Vegas; one daughter, Alexandra Fusco of Las Vegas; one brother, Jimmy, and his former wife, Lisa, both of Henderson.

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

George Dawson

George Dawson, 71, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born May 28, 1932, in Waltham, Mass. A resident for 31 years, he was a retired Army master sergeant, served in the Marine Corps and was a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores; one daughter, Barbara Dawson of Las Vegas; and two grandsons, Ryan Alderman and Nicholas Alderman.

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

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or the Autistic Society, P.O. Box 4538, Salem, OR 97302.

Anna Essayian

Anna Essayian, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. A land developer, she was born Feb. 10, 1931, in Detroit.

She is survived by two sons, Mark of Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Paul of Las Vegas.

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

Preston Van Fleet Henley

Preston Van Fleet Henley, 90, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born July 7, 1913, in Fort Madison, Iowa. A resident for 31 years, he was a retired vice president in the banking industry and a World War II Navy veteran, a member of the Grand Lodge of AF&AM of Oregon, Zelzah Temple of Las Vegas, Columbia Lodge 114 in Portland, Ore., and the Nevada Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and a lifetime member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Portland.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret; four sons, Preston E.V. Henley of Surrey, British Columbia, Stephen Henley of Phoenix, John Henley of Portland and Lawrence Henley of Las Vegas; two sisters, Ruth Arnold of Maitland, Fla., and Barbara Carpenter of Delray Beach, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 12:40 p.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association, 3375 Glen Ave., No. 7, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Lucille M. Heral

Lucille M. Heral, 77, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, in South Dakota. A resident for 25 years, she was a retired hotel housekeeper.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur Heral; one daughter, Judith Ann McGregor of Richmond, British Columbia; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Joseph A. Kilo

Joseph A. Kilo, 74, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. He was born Jan. 24, 1930, in German, Pa. A resident for 12 years, he was a retired human resource manager, a Korean War Air Force veteran, a Nathan Adelson Hospice volunteer, a member of the Sierra Club and the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife, Damaris A.; one daughter, Barbara Jean Parks of Glenn Dale, Md.; one son, Richard Kilo of Cleveland; three stepdaughters, Jill Darling of San Bernardino, Calif., and Tammy Collard and Liane Feick, both of Duluth, Minn.; three stepsons, Donald Wick, Jack Wick and Danny Wick, all of Duluth; one sister, Mary Ellen Kostelnik of Las Vegas; two brothers, Steve Kilo and Robert Kilo, both of Cleveland; and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the resurrection group or the outreach program at St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89117.

David Waller Lien

David Waller Lien, 48, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born June 1, 1955, in Hawaii. A resident for six years, he was a musician.

He is survived by his wife, Diane Therese; three daughters, Joelle Lien, Danielle Lien and Melody Lien, all of Las Vegas; two brothers, Johnny of Washington state and Timmy Lien of Honolulu; three sisters, Kathy Halpren of Las Vegas, Jackie Lien of Kauai, Hawaii, and Carolyn Kokoo of Honolulu.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m. until a noon service Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Marilyn Jean Livingston

Marilyn Jean Livingston, 62, of North Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born April 15, 1942, in Arcadia, Calif. A resident for 60 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Keith Sr.; two sons, Keith Livingston Jr. and David Wayne Livingston, both of Las Vegas; two daughters, Barbra Reeves of Overton and Michelle Butler of Springfield, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service was scheduled Monday in Lone Mountain Baptist Church, 6319 W. Lone Mountain Road. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Association, 2785 E. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Wilma M. Love

Wilma M. Love, 82, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born July 8, 1921, in Oakford, Ind. A resident for 54 years, she was retired and was a homemaker.

She is survived by three daughters, Sandra K. Owens of Las Vegas, Vicki L. Baker of Seminole, Texas, and Terry Love Flynn of Dunedin, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Main.

Edmundo R. Moniz Jr.

Edmundo R. Moniz Jr., 24, of Las Vegas died April 13 in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 4, 1979, in Alameda, Calif. A resident for one year, he was a retail clerk.

He is survived by his mother, Lorinda M. Nunez of Las Vegas; his father, Edmundo Rodrigues Moniz Sr. of San Lorenzo, Calif.; and four sisters, Lorraine M. Moniz of Tracy, Calif., and Teresa Moniz, Regina Moniz and Naomi Moniz, all of San Lorenzo.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Foundation.

Ramon James Paolucci

Ramon James Paolucci, 66, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. A superintendent, he was born Jan. 21, 1938, in Chicago.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; one daughter, Michele Jahn of Tampa, Fla.; one son, Paul Paolucci of Henderson; two stepsons, Rick Zinman of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Terry Zinman of Camarillo, Calif.; two sisters, Nancy Wright and Linda Kacirek, both of Fallbrook, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jo Carolyn Thornton

Jo Carolyn Thornton, 85, of North Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born May 27, 1918, in Dierks, Ark. A resident for 25 years, she was a retired bus driver.

She is survived by one daughter, Carolyn or Oroville, Calif.; one son, James S. Thornton of North Las Vegas; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

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