Obit: Timothy Mortenson
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | 6:42 p.m.
Timothy Robert Mortenson, 49, died June 11 in Las Vegas.
A Southern Nevada resident since 1962, he was born Oct. 4, 1959, in California. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard and retired because of a disability.
He loved music and played the harmonica and bass guitar. He also drew cartoons, his family said.
He is survived by daughters, Melanie, Becky, Tammy and Maggie of Henderson, son Benjamin of Henderson, Son Halley of Las Vegas; Nora and Marlene, the mother of his children; mother Halley; brothers Michael, Patrick and wife Renee, Peter and wife Valerie, and Brian; sisters Erin Sjolie and husband Bill, Colleen Bain and husband Chuck and Tammy Merjil and husband Manuel; and aunts Lois Luckini and Theresa Lanza.
He was preceded in death by his son, Edward.
There were no services. Arrangements were handled by Palm Mortuary-Henderson.
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