Obituaries

Feb 9, 2019

Helen Irene (Avery) Sterling, 93, passed away February 9, 2019. She was born in Pueblo, CO on September 1, 1925.  She has resided in Boulder City, NV for the last 36 years.  Helen will be remembered as a loving mother and friend.

Helen is survived by her partner of 30 years, Warren Nelson; her three...

Feb 9, 2019

Dick De’Ayne Cloninger, age 77, passed away at his home in Boulder City, NV on February 9, 2019.  He was born on December 12, 1941 in Billings, MT to O’Detta and Wayne Cloninger.  Dick married Shirley Meyer in 1978 in Kingman, AZ.  Shortly after they moved from Arizona to Boulder City.

Dick was a lifetime...

Feb 7, 2019

Don Thompson, “The Crystal Wizard,” passed away in peace on February 7, 2019. He is the beloved husband of Ginger Joyce Thompson, loving father to Dan Thompson, grandfather to Kelsey, Casey, and Carlo, brother to Gary Thompson, son of Patience Newman Harvey and Julius Thompson, and stepson to Lucille Thompson.

Along with his partner Scott...

Feb 1, 2019

Wesley Duncan Graham, age 73, longtime resident of Henderson, NV passed away on February 1, 2019.  He was born in England on October 31, 1945 to Wesley Graham and Ethel Quevatre Graham.  He married Janet Cooper on September 21, 1984.

Wesley served his country in the United States Air Force and after retiring from the...

Jan 29, 2019

RICHARD VAUGHN WYMAN, 91, of Boulder City, passed away January 29, 2019. He was born February 22, 1927, in Painesville, Ohio, to Vaughn Ely and Melinda (Ward) Wyman. Richard had a long and amazingly productive life. He graduated from Harvey High School and joined the Navy in 1944, near the end of WWII. He served for a total of...

Jan 29, 2019

Donald Joseph Brewer – 76 passed away January 29, 2019 in Henderson, NV.  A new resident of Boulder City.  Don was born January 21, 1943 in Seattle, WA to Donald Eugene Brewer and MaryJane E. Tillman.  He grew up in Southern California beach communities eventually attending high school in Los Angeles.  He enlisted in the United States...

Jan 29, 2019

Audrey “Diane” Van Vliet, passed away at home on January 29, 2019.  She was born on December 8, 1940 to Gail and George Clark in Kansas.  Audrey married Dale Frederick Van Vliet in Las Vegas on October 12, 1963.  They moved to the Las Vegas valley in 1965.

Diane was of the Baptist faith.  She...

Jan 27, 2019

Julie Ann Merchen, age 52, of Boulder City, Nevada passed away at home on January 27, 2019.  She was born on December 14, 1966 in Billings, Montana to George Matthew Merchen and Marilynn Catherine Wichman Merchen.  She graduated from Billings Central High School in 1985.  In 1995 she moved to Boulder City for work with the Bureau...

Jan 26, 2019

Erasmo Gonzalez Castillo, age 86, passed away in Henderson, Nevada on January 26, 2019.  He was born on November 25, 1932 in Roma, Texas to Maria and Eulogio Castillo. Erasmo married Maria on June 28, 1960 in Big Horn, Wyoming.  In 1995, Erasmo and his family moved from Riverside, California to the Las Vegas Valley.

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Jan 23, 2019

James Dale Bean, age 84, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 23, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV after a battle with cancer.  He was born on September 1, 1934 in Tompkinsville, KY to James Andrew Bean and Marie Kollak Bean.  He married Lillian May Barros on December 24, 1988 in Reno, NV.  They moved to Nevada from...

Jan 23, 2019

James Lynn Davis, 92, formerly of Henderson, NV died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 three days before his 93rd Birthday.  He passed peacefully at Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas, NV.

Born in Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1926, he was the son of the late Le Roy and Pearl (LaRue) Davis.  James joined the United States Navy...

Jan 22, 2019

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.” II Timothy. 4:7

Kenneth Leon Bell, age 78, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 22, 2019. He was born on July 22, 1940 in McKeesport, PA to Victor and Bernice Hobby Bell.  After graduating from Milligan College in...

Jan 17, 2019

Lynn Ray Hymas, 66, passed away on January 17, 2019. He was born in Montpelier, Idaho to Victor Ray and Barbara Black Hymas on February 7, 1952. He was the fourth of six children. He attended school in Montpelier and graduated from Bear Lake High School. He married Susan Passey on August 14, 1970 in Providence, Utah....

Jan 16, 2019

Jeffrey Sullivan left this earth on January 16, 2019 in Henderson, Nevada and has joined his beloved parents.  He was born to Oral Leon and Verlene Walker Sullivan on May 9, 1953.  He graduated from Basic High School in Henderson in 1971 and later graduated from Brigham Young University.  He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ...

Jan 15, 2019

Earl Nelson Andrews who, was one of the many but few heroes of WWII, passed away on January 15, 2019 in Boulder City, Nevada at the Nevada State Veterans Home. He had been at the Veterans home for two months and was previously at the William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home in Lancaster, CA.  Earl, “Andy” was born on...

Jan 7, 2019

Kory Cameron Morgan, age 62, passed away on January 7, 2019 surrounded by his family and loved ones in his home in Boulder City, NV.

A viewing will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Boulder City Buchanan Chapel, located at 1550 Buchanan Blvd in Boulder City, NV from 6-8pm on...

Jan 7, 2019

Robert Watson, 73 years old, was born in Cambridge England. He returned to the US with his Father, Henry Watson, his mother, Jeanne Watson, when Henry was discharged from the Army. They moved to Silverton, Oregon, where they all lived their entire lives.

Robert currently was living with his wife in Boulder City, Nevada, where he passed...

Jan 4, 2019

Retired Boulder City Fire Department Engineer, “John” “Rick” Atkinson, 66 died Friday, January 4, 2019, at a Henderson Hospital with his family and friends by his side.

Rick was born and raised in the San Jose area, but was a long-term resident of Boulder City.  He joined the Boulder City Fire Department in 1979 and...

Dec 31, 2018

Ray Sloan, age 75, of Boulder City, NV passed away on December, 31, 2018.  He was born on August 30, 1943 in Avenal, California to Shelvie and Bertha Viola Christian Sloan.  He married Kathy Hendrickson on August 23, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  They moved to Boulder City from Albuquerque, NM in 2003.

Ray served...

Dec 31, 2018

Kenneth Le Roy Myers Jr., age 71, passed away in Henderson, NV on December 31, 2018.  He was born on October 10, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio to Betty and Kenneth Myers. Ken started his US Air Force career in 1972.  In 1973, he married Joy Belleville (Dayter). Ken and Joy were married for 45 years, a second marriage for...