Obituaries for November 30, 2004

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004 | 9:36 a.m.

Thomas D. Bellenir

Thomas D. Bellenir, 73, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 9, 1931, in Detroit. A resident for 2 1/2 years, he was a retired electrician and a Korean War Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mary M.; two daughters, Cathy Sutton of Fowlerville, Mich., and Cindy Speikerman of Vasser, Mich.; three sons, Michael Bellenir of Austin, Texas, Richard Bellenir of Vasser and Ronald Bellenir of Alpena, Mich.; two stepdaughters, Mary Jo Foley and Raylene Erickson, both of Anchorage, Alaska; one stepson, Ken Fischer of Las Vegas; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Wednesday and noon until a 1 p.m. service Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Richard A. Bovino

Richard A. Bovino, 87, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local health care center. He was born Jan. 12, 1917, in Camden, N.J. A resident for 31 years, he was a retired retailer and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by four daughters, Marie Iacoucci and Joan Vaughn, both of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Beatrice Mosman and Patricia Cornelison, both of Las Vegas; one son, Richard A. Bovino of Las Vegas; one brother, Joseph Bovino of Florida; one sister, Angie Martin of Las Vegas; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

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

Anna Dolgosh

Anna Dolgosh, 85, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 28, 1919, in Cleveland. A resident for 23 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, John Kuty, and one daughter, Anna Rhein, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Rose Kish of Cleveland; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Dino Filipponi

Dino Filipponi, 72, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local care center. He was born May 30, 1932, in Camden, N.J. A resident for 14 years, he was a retired self-employed electrician.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; six daughters, Dina Woelpper, Andria Maloney, Danette Filipponi and Michelle Hetzel, all of New Jersey, Dawn Filipponi of Colorado and Julia Filipponi of California; two sons, Marc Filipponi of New Jersey and Vincent Filipponi of South Carolina; one stepson, Jeffrey Taylor, and two stepdaughters, Susan Wright and Nancy Bunting, all of New Jersey; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was scheduled at 10 a.m. today in the neighborhood recreation center. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Louis Peter Fiumefreddo

Louis Peter Fiumefreddo, 76, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Newark, N.J. A resident for 22 years, he was a retired bus driver and a World War II Army veteran who served in the Pacific.

He is survived by his wife, Emily L.; two sons, Carmen G. Fiumefreddo and Anthony P. Fiumefreddo, both of Belleville, N.J.; and two grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 8 a.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Boulder City Family Mortuary, 833 Nevada Way, Suite 1, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Legion, 737 Veterans Memorial Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89101.

Donald J. Johnson

Donald J. Johnson, 82, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 12, 1922, in Washington Island, Wis. A resident for 38 years, he was a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, a World War II veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star and was a member of Good Sam's Club of America.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Dorothy.

He is survived by two daughters, Linda Howell and Jill Preston, and one son, Jim Johnson, all of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3 p.m. until a 5:30 p.m. service Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will be noon Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Anna Nikolaos Kouris

Anna Nikolaos Kouris, 36, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 19, 1968, in Athens, Greece. A resident for 14 years, she was a slot attendant.

She is survived by her husband, George; one daughter, Elizabeth Kouris, and one son, Nikolaos Kouris, both of Las Vegas; her parents, Nikolaos and Elizabeth Bouzalakos, and two sisters, Nantia Bouzalakou and Maria Bouzalakou, all of Piraeus, Greece.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 7 p.m. service today in St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 2500 Pinto Lane. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Odile Levy

Odile Levy, 89, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 24, 1915, in Belgium. A resident for 17 years, she was a retired paralegal.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Red Cross, Clark County Chapter, 1819 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104, or Dogs for the Blind, Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired, 628 Belrose St., Las Vegas, NV 89107.

Orpha Bowman McCoy

Orpha Bowman McCoy, 92, of Boulder City died Nov. 23 in Boulder City. She was born Sept. 4, 1912, in Sayre, Okla. A resident for 55 years, she was a retired grocery store checker, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary.

She is survived by one daughter, Alveta McBride of Boulder City; one son, Steve A. Bowman of Albany, Ore.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 1 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, followed by graveside services in Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

Gene A. Puckett

Gene A. Puckett, 68, of Kingman, Ariz., died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 28, 1935, in Ontario, Ore. A former Las Vegas resident for many years, he was an Air Force veteran and a veteran of the National Guard.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Bertine.

He is survived by two sons, Jeff Puckett and Kevin Puckett, both of Las Vegas; one daughter, Machelle Blanchard of Spring Hill, Fla.; his father, Hershel Puckett of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; three brothers, James Puckett of Portland, Ore., Mike Puckett of Lake Havasu and Pat Puckett of Las Vegas; two sisters, Janet Nuxoll of Fresno, Calif., and Janey Parker of Lake Havasu; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

No local services are scheduled. Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise, Idaho, is handling arrangements.

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

Roger Rundquist

Roger Rundquist, 63, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born April 3, 1941, in Salt Lake City. A resident for eight years, he was a cashier.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1711 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 213A, Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Melvin Sargent

Melvin Sargent, 86, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. He was born March 9, 1918, in Illinois. A resident for several years, he was a real estate salesman and an Army Air Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Jean; two sons, Mitchel Sargent and Tony Sargent; one daughter, Hillary Detjens; and two sisters, Merle Graves and Judy "Gabby" Marston.

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

Charles Emerson Schenck

Charles Emerson Schenck, 73, of Las Vegas died Nov. 13 in Las Vegas. He was born April 12, 1931, in Baker, Mont. A resident for 16 years, he was a transportation manager and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Janet; two sons, Daniel Schenck and Jonathan Schenck; one daughter, Marie Bell.

Garden Memorial Funeral Home, 3600 W. Vegas Drive, handled arrangements.

Gregory Anthony Serrao

Gregory Anthony Serrao, 86, of Boulder City died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1918, in Ambler, Pa. A resident for 25 years, he was a retired welding supervisor for a soap company and a World War II Navy veteran who received a citation of bravery for his service on the USS Saratoga.

He is survived by his wife, Marie M.; and one son, Gregory J. Serrao of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 3-8 p.m. today with a 6 p.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Peter's Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Burial will follow in Boulder City Cemetery, 501 Adams Blvd.

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

Constance Rexene Stenberg

Constance Rexene Stenberg, 60, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 25, 1943, in South Gate, Calif. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Roger; one daughter, Rochelle Blanchard of Sacramento; one son, Robert Stenberg of Campbell, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Donna Stenberg of Baltimore and Erin Cormier of Dixon, Calif.; her parents, Vera and Walter Tucker of Las Vegas; one brother, Jeff Tucker of Anaheim, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 10:40 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Boulder City Family Mortuary, 833 Nevada Way, Suite 1, is handling arrangements.

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

Doris Hays Sudkamp

Doris Hays Sudkamp, 83, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 2, 1921, in Hastings, Neb. A resident for 26 years, she owned and operated a real estate business.

She is survived by her husband of 13 years, Don J.; five daughters, Helen Nichols and Patty Culver, both of Montana, Sharon Hays of Virginia, Marion Yashimoto of California and Constance Hays of Las Vegas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

Lurline D. Weaver

Lurline D. Weaver, 76, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local care center. She was born June 17, 1928, in Tulare, Calif. A resident for 34 years, she was an administrative assistant.

She is survived by her husband, Don L.; and two sisters, Billie Silver of Sacramento and Janice Dollinger of Pixley, Calif.

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

Charles John Widmar

Charles John Widmar, 84, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Madison, Wis. A resident for 18 years, he was a retired Air Force captain, a World War II veteran, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, Scottish Rite and Hump Pilots Association.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, Charles Kent Widmar of Denver, Gregory Widmar of Chicago and Scott Widmar of Las Vegas; one sister, Helen Straub of Staunton, Ill.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Felix Joseph Wierzbicki

Felix Joseph Wierzbicki, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born July 21, 1924, in Glen Head, N.Y. A resident for 14 years, he was a butcher and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Tessie; and four daughters, Cynthia Anselmi, Diane Wierzbicki, Marcy Wierzbicki and Janet Dye.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. today in Garden Memorial Funeral Home, 3600 W. Vegas Drive. Burial will be private.

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