Obituaries for December 16, 2004

Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 | 9:55 a.m.

Marlin W. Cornelius

Marlin W. Cornelius, 52, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local care center. He was born Sept. 21, 1952, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for 15 years, he was a funeral director and a Boy Scout leader.

He is survived by his wife, Becki; two daughters, Heather Rego and Jessica Foster, both of Henderson; his mother, Christie Cornelius Hall of Cedar City; two sisters, Chris Atkin of St. George, Utah, and Evelyn Nelson of Cedar City; three brothers, Robert Cornelius of Minden, Tom Cornelius of LaVerkin, Utah, and Bruce Cornelius of Cedar City; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m. until a 5 p.m. service Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Howes Cemetery, Junction, Utah. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Odyssey Harbor House, 4011-A McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Christopher Pelejo De La Cruz

Christopher Pelejo De La Cruz, 26, of Las Vegas died Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. He was born March 30, 1978, in the Philippines. A resident for seven years, he was a general laborer.

He is survived by his wife, Natasha; three sons, Dashawn, Dajuan and Damon; his father, Aurelio; and one sister, Jeanette Manuel.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to an 11 a.m. service Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

George L. Eisley

George L. Eisley, 79, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born May 26, 1925, in Detroit. A resident for 42 years, he was a retired carpenter and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Emma; two sons, Timothy Eisley of Orlando, Fla., and Michael Eisley of Las Vegas; three stepsons, Charles Stenger and Michael Stenger, both of Las Vegas, and Robert Stenger of Nampa, Idaho; two stepdaughters, Cathy Harris of Las Vegas and Lori Robbins of Reno; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 3-6 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Lillian Fogel

Lillian Fogel, 82, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 26, 1922, in New York City. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker, a lifetime member of Hadassah and a member of Overseas Rehabilitation Training.

She is survived by her husband, Gilbert; one son, Richard Fogel of Los Angeles; one brother, Seymour Flics of Florida; and one grandchild.

Graveside services will be noon Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane, is handling arrangements.

Mary Gambol

Mary Gambol, 84, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 20, 1920, in New Mexico. A resident for 11 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Lloyd C.; one son, Nick Bautista; three daughters, Josie Romero, Inez Corral and Isabel Flores; one brother, Jess Arispe; two sisters, Soccoro Acosta and Carol Morales; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will follow at 1:20 p.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Edith Klein

Edith Klein, 79, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born July 10, 1925, in Germany. A resident for five years, she was a retired registered nurse and a volunteer at the Los Angeles Police Department.

She is survived by one daughter, Debbie McGregor of Edmond, Okla.; one son, Bob Klein of Henderson; and five grandchildren.

Visitation is private. Services were scheduled at 1 p.m. today in King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane.

The family suggests donations to Make A Wish Foundation, 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102.

Michael F. Lavin

Michael F. Lavin, 52, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 15, 1952, in Buffalo, N.Y. A resident for 24 years, he was a self-employed electrician.

He is survived by his wife, Francene; two sons, Michael F. Lavin II and Thomas Lavin, and one daughter, Jennifer Lavin, all of Las Vegas; four brothers, John Lavin, Francis Lavin and Jean Paul Lavin Jr., all of Tonawanda, N.Y., and Matthew Lavin of Grand Prairie, Texas; and three sisters, Sheila Walter and Elizabeth Pope, both of Tonawanda, and Mary DelPriore of Ransomville, N.Y.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude Research Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Anthony T. Levy

Anthony T. Levy, 37, of North Las Vegas died Sunday. He was born May 3, 1967, in Washington, D.C. A resident for 33 years, he owned a towing company.

He is survived by his wife, Michel; one daughter, Linzee, and one son, Anthony Jr., both of North Las Vegas; his mother, Doria Levy De'branche of Las Vegas; one sister, Eugenie Sosa, and two brothers, Adrian Levy and Adonis Levy, all of Henderson.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday with a 6 p.m. service at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 55 E. Reno Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Ruth Lewis

Ruth Lewis, 87, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local health care center. She was born Jan. 30, 1917, in the Bronx, N.Y. A resident for one year, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Saundra Leigh of Henderson; one son, David Lewis of Las Vegas; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Alzheimer's Association, Southern Nevada Chapter, 5190 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Curtis Miron

Curtis Miron, 54, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born May 17, 1950, in Van Nuys, Calif. A resident for 17 years, he was a drywall taper, a member of Painters Local 159 and the Las Vegas Kart Club.

He is survived by his wife, Karen; three sons, Max Miron and Simon Miron, both of Las Vegas, and Jordan Miron of Costa Mesa, Calif.; and two sisters, Pat Richman and Michele Lauck, both of Lakewood, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

James Stephen Mrazik Sr.

James Stephen Mrazik Sr., 89, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. He was born March 25, 1915, in New Haven, Conn. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired painting contractor and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by one daughter, Kathryne Oler of Arizona; one son, James Mrazik Jr. of Cedar City, Utah; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 9 a.m. Monday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Allen G. Oleson

Allen G. Oleson, 83, of Las Vegas died Dec. 7. A resident for 14 years, he was a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his companion, Marti Hamilton; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 10:10 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Neptune Society of Las Vegas, 8570 Del Webb Blvd., is handling arrangements.

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

Michael Anthony Scott

Michael Anthony Scott, 14, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 11, 1990, in Las Vegas. He attended Brown Middle School.

He is survived by his parents, Kathleen and Michael A. Scott of Henderson; and his grandparents, Helen and John Hoffa of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until a noon service Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

The family suggests donations to the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada, 5300 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108.

A.B. Sealy

A.B. Sealy, 83, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Texas. A resident for 39 years, he was a retired Marine Corps sergeant major and World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran.

He is survived by four sons, James Sealy, A.B. Sealy Jr., Greg Sealy and Morris Sealy, all of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m.-1:20 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Hope Lane Summers

Hope Lane Summers, 34, of Henderson died Sunday in Henderson. She was born March 2, 1970, in Illinois. A resident for 25 years, she was a pharmacy technician.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas R.; two sisters, Kim Schultz of McMinnville, Ore., and Tina Olten of Las Vegas; three brothers, Kurtis Hobel of California, Chuck Suto of Virginia and Troy Suto of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2:45-3:45 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will follow at 4 p.m. Sunday in Palm Chapel, Henderson.

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