Obituaries

Jan 10, 2018

First Sergeant Carl Russell Cox, USMC retired, a long-time resident of Asheville, NC passed away January 10, 2018 at the age of 76.  He was born May 30, 1941, in McColl, SC to Carl and Alice Cox.  He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1957 and retired in 1981 after serving three tours of duty in Vietnam.  He married...

Jan 1, 2018

Elizabeth S Burton, age 95, passed away on January 1, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV.  She was born on August 23, 1922 to Evelyn and Robert Suhr in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania where she lived for 62 years.  After retiring, she and husband Wade were snowbirds for 20 years, traveling between Boulder City, Nevada and Bath, New York. They moved permanently...

Dec 30, 2017

Ben Russell White, age 94, of Boulder City, NV, passed away on December 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.  He was the youngest of 12, born on September 24, 1923 in Russellville, AR to Exie and Samuel White.  Ben has lived in the Las Vegas area since the early 1940’s.

Ben was of the Christian...

Dec 20, 2017

Edna Madeline Richards Filson, peacefully passed away in her sleep on December 20, 2017. She was born January 20, 1921 to Harley & Letha Richards of Martinsburg, WV. Edna graduated from Nursing School in 1942, she then joined the Navy to serve during WWII as a Navy Nurse. While in the US Navy, she met Calvin D. Filson and...

Dec 19, 2017

Susan (Pixie) Wilkinson, 80, passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 19, 2017.  She is the daughter of Joseph Von Raab and Elizabeth Murphy.  Pixie was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 10, 1937.

Pixie graduated from Boulder City H.S. and spent several years working for St. Jude’s Ranch and the Bureau of...

Dec 19, 2017

Margaret Rose Brown-Shoosmith, age 65, of Henderson, NV passed away on December 19, 2017.  She was born in Toledo, OH on September 13, 1952 to Kenneth and Thelma Kleman Brown.  She married John H Shoosmith on September 29, 1991.  John preceded her in death in 2009.

Maggie worked at a number of different places over...

Dec 16, 2017

Raymond Edward Eckl was born on March 9, 1921 in Lemington, WI to Mary and Joseph Eckl. He passed away, with family by his side, on December 16, 2017.

Ray grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. He didn’t usually speak much about his younger years. However, he would patiently answer the many...

Dec 12, 2017

Donald Ray Rohrig, age 77 of Boulder City, NV, passed away on December 12, 2017.  He was born on August 10, 1940 in Canton, OH to Alfred Rohrig and Helen Sudar (Riffle).  In 1986, Donald moved to Southern Nevada from Reno and to Boulder City in 2000.

Donald has been a member of Bethany Baptist Church and...

Dec 8, 2017

Donald G Trammell, age 89, of Boulder City passed away at home on December 8, 2017.  He was born on July 29, 1928 in McDonald, Kansas to Earl and Jessie Lebow Trammell.  He married LeGay Bogart in Boulder City, NV in 1998.  They moved to Paulden, AZ for a few years and returned to Boulder City in 2012.g

Dec 5, 2017

Donald Richard Halama, age 79, passed away on December 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.  He was born on June 30, 1938 in Antigo, WI to Dorothy and Richard Halama.  Donald married Yan Tang on June 30, 1992 in Nanjing, China.  They moved to the Las Vegas valley in 2004 after living in WI and Reno.

Dec 4, 2017

Deborah Sue Adger, age 64, of Boulder City, NV, passed away on December 4, 2017.  She was born on February 18, 1953 in Long Beach, CA to James and Joyce Nason.  Debbie married Randy Adger on May 4, 1997 in Las Vegas, NV.  They moved to Boulder City in 1999 after living in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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Nov 27, 2017

Tyler Ross Bello

April 16, 1985 – Nov. 27th, 2017

Helping hands that came with a smile

After suffering a cardiac arrest on Friday November 24, 2017 Tyler Ross Bello passed away peacefully surrounded by those that loved him on November 27, 2017.

Tyler Ross Bello was...

Nov 22, 2017

Larry Joseph Peplowski, born February 9, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois died November 22, 2017.  Larry was an active member of the Sandy Valley community and a great helper to all.

He is survived by three brothers, two sisters, his mother and extended family.  He will be missed.

Family and friends can...

Nov 21, 2017

William Ernest “Bill” Fortson (a.k.a. “Pinky Brown”)

September 3, 1933 (St. Louis, Missouri) – November 21st, 2017 (Boulder City, Nevada)

An Obituary of Thanksgiving

The Fortson Family gives thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the life...

Nov 16, 2017

Douglas Paul Baird, age 58, resident of Las Vegas passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017. He was involved in a single vehicle rollover crash on State Route 160. Douglas was born on December 28, 1958 in Las Vegas, he is survived by his Mother Donna Mae Brown (Jeske), Father Douglas Alan Baird, Step Mother Diane Sharon Baird, siblings: John...

Nov 16, 2017

JoAnne Patton, formerly of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the age of 82. She was born on February 17, 1935, in Holt, Michigan to Charles and Ernestine Grant. She had three siblings (Joyce, David, and Dean). When she was young, her family moved to Southern California; and in high school she met the man...

Nov 12, 2017

Wendy Patrick Layne 64 of Las Vegas, NV passed away November 12, 2017.  He was born June 7, 1953, in San Diego, CA.

He is survived by his parents Milton and Barbara Layne; brothers Michael and Dusty; children Patrick and Crystal; three grandchildren Trenton, Tatum, and Charlotte Rose.

Visitation will be...

Nov 8, 2017

Leonard Stefanski passed away November 8, 2017 in Boulder City, Nevada at the age of 74.

He is survived by his four children, Sonya McKechnie (Ron) of Virginia Beach, VA, Sam Stefanski (Alexys) of Los Angeles, CA, Rebecca Eberhardt (Josh) of Elmhurst, IL, and Nancy Ludka (Nick) of Portland, OR, and ten grandchildren, Ethan, Connor,...

Nov 8, 2017

Leonard Stefanski passed away November 8, 2017 in Boulder City, Nevada at the age of 74.

He is survived by his four children, Sonya McKechnie (Ron) of Virginia Beach, VA, Sam Stefanski (Alexys) of Los Angeles, CA, Rebecca Eberhardt (Josh) of Elmhurst, IL, and Nancy Ludka (Nick) of Portland, OR, and ten grandchildren, Ethan, Connor,...

Nov 7, 2017

Alice Marie Therien, born July 16, 1936, of Boulder City, NV passed away surrounded by her family, Tuesday November 7, 2017.  Alice was employed at Harrah’s Las Vegas for 20 years as a Change Carousel Attendant.  She also served as employee union advocate, a founding member of Sunshine Club and started the employee newsletter.  After retirement Alice continued to...