Obituaries

Jun 11, 2018

Carmela “Millie” Segarra, 83, was reunited with her husband Nelson at the gates of heaven on Monday, June 11th 2018. A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, June 18th at 10:40 am at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, NV 89005. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made...

Jun 11, 2018

Donald Eugene Ashmore of Las Vegas, NV. Passed away on June 11, 2018 from a weak heart condition.  Born in Pennington County, SD on August 21, 1946. He was proceeded in death by his beloved Mother Dorothy and Father William Ashmore of SD. Brothers Norman and Billy and Sister Myrna.  He is survived by Daughter Kimberly Brown Husband James,...

Jun 2, 2018

Joy Dian Gilger, age 72 of Boulder City, NV, passed away on June 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She was born on September 10, 1945 in Las Vegas , Nevada to Kittie and Warren Kivett.  Joy married Roy D. Gilger on November 4, 1970 in Boulder City, Nevada.

Joy was an avid sports fan...

May 29, 2018

Henderson, NV: William Ryan Palmer traded his wheelchair in for a chariot for a trip to Heaven on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Bill was born on April 4, 1976 in Youngstown, OH. He was a 1994 graduate of Howland High and a 2003 graduate of Georgia Tech, with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was a member of Delta...

May 21, 2018

Thumper D.R. Smith passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018, after several months bravely living through the ordeals of brain cancer.  He was born in Carbondale, Illinois on February 28, 1959.  He attended Edwardsville (IL) High School, McKendree College in Lebanon, IL, and graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.  He went on to have a long career...

May 19, 2018

Kenneth Dewan White passed away on May 19, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born August 31, 1937 in Caruthers, CA.  He was a graduate of Washington Union High School in Easton, CA, class of 1955.  Immediately after graduation, he and several of his classmates joined the U.S. Navy. He was initially assigned as a gunners mate in...

May 17, 2018

John Thomas Rants “Jack” age 84 of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on May 17, 2018 at home surrounded by family.  He was born on December 2, 1933, at home on Sixth Street in Boulder City, Nevada, to Frank and Isabel Rants. Jack attended school in Boulder City and was very athletic and lettered in 3 different sports. After...

May 15, 2018

Jack Lipsman, age 80, of Las Vegas, NV, passed on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, with his family at his bedside.  Jack was born in the Bronx, New York, to Abraham (Al) and Toby Lipsman.  He was married 56 years to Gail Lipsman until her passing three years ago.  They moved to Las Vegas in 1975 from New York.  “Big...

May 10, 2018

Vincent Richard Molin, age 88, passed away on May 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born on August 17, 1929 in Portland, Oregon to Mary and Albert Molin.  He married Dorothy “Dottie” Harbin on February 14, 1964 in Reno, Nevada.  Vincent and Dottie moved to Boulder City in 1991.

During Vincent’s younger years,...

May 9, 2018

William “Billy” McInnis passed away 5/9/2018 in his home. Born on 10/25/1933 in Fitchburg, MA, later moving to Sunnyslope, AZ, where he joined the USMC in 1951 and served in the Korean War. After the war he apprenticed as a mason in Arizona, finally arriving in Las Vegas, NV, in the mid 1960’s. He started Franklin & McInnis Masonry,...

May 6, 2018

Thomas George Kleba, “Tommy,” passed away May 6, 2018 at the Nevada State Veteran’s Home in Boulder City, NV, after a short illness.  He is preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Clara, his brother, Max, and two sisters, Anna Zacher and Teckla Weber. Born December 4, 1933, Tommy married Sandra, “Sandy,” Houlihan on July 27, 1974. They...

May 5, 2018

Don Lance, born Donald H. Mielanczak passed away on May 5th, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 70. He was the husband of Nancy Lance, married 33 years.

Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Henry and Alice Mielanczak. Don was very musically gifted, having mastered multiple instruments. He served as Music...

May 5, 2018

Born August 7, 1920, Baker, Oregon.   Served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1952.  Honorably discharged.  Worked for Consolidated Freightways, retiring after 37 years.    Owner of the Bar ND Curly Horse Ranch,  Winnemucca, Nevada.   Registered breeder of ABC horses and President of the Registry.   Member of the Sacramento County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse, serving while Ronald Reagan was Governor of California...

Apr 30, 2018

Ms. Darleen Fagg (Nee Fenkel) was born on March 16, 1926 in Eureka, Utah.  Darleen loved the United States of America and the state of Nevada.  She was an avid supporter of Hillsdale College, the VFW, and the DAV.  During WWII she worked as secretary to the officers in charge of the Hawthorne Army Depot.  She married Harlan Fagg...

Apr 29, 2018

Basil Allen Frank passed peacefully at the Nevada State Veterans Home on April 29, 2018. He was 86. The son of Pauline and Samuel Frank, he was born and raised in Brooklyn, and a proud member of The Saxons, a boys club. He served as an Army medic in the Korean War. Like his father, he was a successful...

Apr 22, 2018

Arlene Arlys Humphrey passed away at home, with family at her side, on Sunday April 22, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer.  Arlene was born in Stanton, North Dakota on August 10, 1942 to Susan and Emil Grosz.  Her family moved to Wenatchee, Washington in 1964 to be closer to family.  Arlene went to beauty school...

Apr 20, 2018

Edward “Ed” Luther Waymire, June 19, 1929 – April 20, 2018.  Ed was born in Wichita, Kansas to Homer and Erma Waymire.  Ed’s family moved to Southern California when he was just a boy where Ed lived most of his life.  Ed possessed an abundance of energy and curiosity for all things, especially things that were mechanical in nature. ...

Apr 20, 2018

Rodman Frederick Dietrich, age 80, of Boulder City passed away on April 20, 2018.  He was born in Las Vegas, NV on September 10, 1937 to Joseph and Vera Dietrich.  He was raised in Nelson, NV and loved growing up in the desert. He was a true desert rat and a rock hound.  He spent most of his life...

Apr 15, 2018

James Douglas Schwarzer, “Jim”, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Sunday, April 15, 2018.  He was born in Austin, Texas on May 17, 1935.  He is survived by his wife and best friend of 60 years, Rita, a son James Jr. of Austin, daughter, Joni Schwarzer of South Dakota.  Also one grandson Cliff, residing in Austin, one granddaughter, Amanda...

Apr 12, 2018

David Berner, age 86, of Middletown, PA , passed away on April 12, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV with family present.  He was born on November 2, 1931 in Philidelphia, PA to Carl and Grace (Hossler)  Berner.

He served his country in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He married Irene Ebersole in...