Obituaries for May 3, 2005

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 | 8:54 a.m.

Gertrude S. Bennett

Gertrude S. Bennett, 85, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local care center. She was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Rochester, N.Y. A resident for six years, she was a retired assembler for a copier manufacturer.

She is survived by one daughter, Elaine Eggleston of Henderson; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

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

Richard A. Bentley

Richard A. Bentley, 79, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born April 5, 1926, in Omaha, Neb. A resident for 35 years, he was a retired Air Force electronics technician, a World War II and Korean War veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10047.

He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; three sons, Richard Bentley Jr. of Riverside, Calif., Steven Bentley of North Ogden, Utah, and James Bentley of Kansas City, Kan.; four daughters, Pamela Bentley of Kansas City, Patty Compton and Carol Hughes, both of Las Vegas, and Janice Blankenship of Riddle, Ore.; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-5 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Graveside services will be noon Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Andrew 'Rob' Binney

Andrew "Rob" Binney, 44, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. He was born April 12, 1961, in England. A resident for 39 years, he was a chief engineer at a local hotel.

He is survived by his wife, Laurie; his mother, Margaret Binney, and one brother, Mark Binney, both of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Jeanine Palacios and Julie Haskin, both of Henderson.

A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Manuela Brumit

Manuela Brumit, 96, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local care center. She was born Jan. 29, 1909, in Italy. A resident for many years, she was a retired punch press operator for an appliance company.

She is survived by two nieces, Mary Ann Mulcomery and Josephine Folger, both of Las Vegas.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Main. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Elizabeth Bruno

Elizabeth Bruno, 65, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born May 3, 1939, in Kilmarnock, Scotland. A resident for 22 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Vincent; two sons, Carlo Bruno and Vincent H. Bruno, both of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9 a.m. until an 11 a.m. service Wednesday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Graveside services will be 1:20 p.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Viola June Eisch

Viola June Eisch, 87, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born June 10, 1917, in Adrian, Mich. A resident for 13 years, she was a retired legal secretary.

She is survived by one daughter, Vicki Ann Ecker of Las Vegas.

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

Louis A. Friedman

Louis A. Friedman, 82, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born July 22, 1922, in Des Moines, Iowa. A resident for 27 years, he was a retired insurance salesman and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by one son, Mark E. Friedman of Las Vegas; one sister, Delores Rosenberg of Des Moines; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Alice Funaro

Alice Funaro, 81, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local care center. She was born April 14, 1924, in Walsenburg, Colo. A resident for 21 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Vicky Woodward and Vivian McMurray, one son, Michael Funaro, and one brother, Aldo Berte, all of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-6 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday in St. Anne Catholic Church, 1901 S. Maryland Parkway. Graveside services will follow at noon Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the National Parkinson Foundation Inc., 1501 Northwest Ninth Ave., Miami, FL 33136-1494.

Margaret Joy Gibbs

Margaret Joy Gibbs, 92, of Las Vegas died April 24 in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 13, 1913, in Minnesota. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Norman Metz; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

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

Olivia Irvin

Olivia Irvin, 55, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 24, 1950, in California. A resident for 29 years, she was an administrator.

She is survived by her husband, John; two sons, Anthony Edwin Solomon and Byron Robert Irwin; one daughter, Chancere Matthews; her mother, Therma Lee Henry; one brother, David Pamplin; four sisters, Harriett Cox, Gwen Futrell-Pamplin, Lisa Pamplin and Karen Pamplin; and five grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 1 p.m. service Saturday in Green Valley United Methodist Church, 2200 Robindale Road, Henderson. Graveside services will be 1:20 p.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Paul A. Keithan

Paul A. Keithan, 74, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Wallingford, Conn. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired heavy equipment superintendent in the mining industry, a Korean War Marine Corps veteran and a member of American Legion Post 40.

He is survived by his wife, Janis; one daughter, Linda Owing of Joliet, Ill.; and one son, Dyke S. Dooley of Orange, Calif.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

William Mackle

William Mackle, 68, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 5, 1936, in New York City. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired firefighter and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Billie; and one brother, Robert Mackle of Boca Raton, Fla.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 2 p.m. service Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Gary Max Seale

Gary Max Seale, 56, of Las Vegas died April 26 in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 11, 1948, in Fort Worth, Texas. A resident for 12 years, he was a safety specialist for the state government, a Vietnam War Air Force veteran, a member of Toastmasters, the Civil Air Patrol and the National Society of Safety Engineers.

He is survived by his mother, Betty J. Seale of Springdale, Ark.; and two brothers, Donald B. Seale of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Thomas A. Seale of Aledo, Texas.

Private services will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

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

Gregory B. Six

Gregory B. Six, 55, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born May 10, 1949, in Adrian, Mich. A resident for 23 years, he was a floor manager in the gaming industry and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by one daughter, Amy M. Keefe of Brooklyn, Mich.; two sons, Nathan G. Six of South Carolina and Jade A. Six of Las Vegas; four sisters, Yvonne Gauss and Brenda J. Mason, both of Las Vegas, and Penni Vancil and Jackie S. Pelham, both of Adrian; and one brother, Randy F. Six of Adrian.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.

Eugenia Washington

Eugenia Washington, 74, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. She was born May 10, 1930, in Louisiana. A resident for 51 years, she was a retired Clark County School District custodian.

She is survived by two sons, Leon Washington Jr. of Henderson and David L. Washington of Las Vegas; four daughters, Alma Hewitt, Catherine Richardson, Moneta Armstrong and Ruby Turner, two sisters, Georgia Grayson and Magnolia Kennedy, and two brothers, Joe Watkins Jr. and Freddie Watkins, all of Las Vegas; 22 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is private. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Greater Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Peggy Welton

Peggy Welton, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 19, 1923, in Philadelphia. A resident for eight years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Barney; two sons, Mark Welton of Great Falls, Va., and David Welton of Northboro, Mass.; one daughter, Lori Welton of Irvine, Calif.; one brother, Stanley Blum of West Bloomfield, Mich.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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

The family suggests donations to Bet Knesset Bamidbar, 8620 Stone Harbor, Las Vegas, NV 89145.