Obituaries

Sep 9, 2016

Donald Lee Ogg, age 62, longtime resident of Longmont, CO passed away on September 9, 2016 in Boulder City, NV.  He was born in Omaha, NB to Karl and Martina Sporer Ogg.  He had moved from Longmont a few years ago to live with his sister with his failing health. Donald enjoyed hiking, snow shoeing, biking and riding motorcycles. ...

Sep 8, 2016

Samuel Darold Whitaker, age 78, of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on September 8, 2016 in Henderson, Nevada.  He was born in Seymore, Missouri on May 4, 1938 to O. E. and Ruby Whitaker.  Samuel married Lynn Rae Sanders on October 28, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Sam moved from Twin Falls, Idaho to Las Vegas, Nevada...

Sep 6, 2016

Gary Russell Gallegos, at 51, longtime resident of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on September 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born on April 16, 1965 in Eden, North Carolina, to Al and Elaine Gallegos. Gary was married to Kathie McKenzie Gallegos for 33 years on August 12, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Aug 29, 2016

Kelsea Jean Petty, age 23, of Boulder City, NV passed away on August 29, 2016.  She was born in Tucson, AZ on July 9, 1993 to Scott and Terry Petty.  The family moved from Tucson in 2001 and Kelsea attended school in Boulder City at Martha P King, Garret Jr High, and graduated from Boulder City High...

Aug 28, 2016

Bonnie B Wong, age 63 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on August 28, 2016 doing what she loved; swimming at Lake Mead.  She was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 25, 1953 to Henry Hasselman Brandt and Iris Claire Lohmann Brandt.  She married Chester Wong on February 14, 1979 who preceded her in death.  She had moved to...

Aug 25, 2016

Mary Angeline Jones, age 91, of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on August 25, 2016.  She was born on January 1, 1925 in Irondale, Ohio to Peter and Louise Baldassarre.   Mary married James Adrian Jones on December 24, 1949 in Westminster, California.  In 1981, they moved to Boulder City, Nevada from Westminster.

While...

Aug 24, 2016

Phyllis Kachnik, age of 71 of Henderson, Nevada passed away unexpectedly on August 24,2016.

Phyllis was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in a beautiful Italian neighborhood to Louis and Josephine Dantico.  Her life was dedicated to love and giving.  She worked in Las Vegas at the Hacienda casino and ended her work career at the...

Aug 22, 2016

Life will never be the same. Never as sweet. Never as beautiful. Rose Lucy Thomas, 85, passed from this world on Monday morning, August 29th around 5 o’clock am. She is reunited with her husband and fellow thrill-seeker Cecil “Dale” Thomas who passed two years earlier and whom she loved with her entire being.

She had been...

Aug 19, 2016

MSGT Eulalio G. “Chico” Noriega, Jr

U.S. Air Force, Retired

Eulalio “Chico” Noriega, Jr. of Las Vegas, NV passed away on August 19, 2016.  He was born April 2, 1943 to Eulalio Sr. and Concepcion Teresa Noriega, in Tempe, Arizona and was raised in Scottsdale, Arizona.  He graduated from Scottsdale High School in...

Aug 18, 2016

James Patrick Tobin, age 54, of Boulder City, NV passed away on August 18, 2016.  He was born in Las Vegas, NV on September 15, 1961 to John and Ellen Tobin.  James grew up in Las Vegas and graduated from Ed Clark High School in 1979. He married Lisa Rojas-Tobin, January 2, 1993 and later divorced.

Aug 14, 2016

Gary Allen Carlson Sr., age 67, of Boulder City, NV passed away on August 14, 2016.  He was born to Mildred and Lyle Carlson in Sibley, IA and raised in Worthington, MN. He was a Master Electrician that enjoyed using his skills to help others and believed that God will use his skills to keep the stars...

Aug 14, 2016

Joseph Chavez Macias, 76, of Boulder City, NV died suddenly on August 14, 2016.  He was born on December 23, 1939 in Melrose Park, IL to Manuela and Jose Macias.

Joey served in the U.S. Marines from 1957 to 1961.  He was a retired ice cream maker at Good Humor / Breyers.  He married Janet...

Aug 8, 2016

Donald Stuart McGhee, age 65 of Boulder City, NV passed away on August 8, 2016 peacefully at home. Donald was born February 21, 1951 in Natick, MA, the son of James and Mary (Pennini) McGhee.  Don was married to Cheryl Sue Garrison on May 17, 1975.  Their married life was spent raising their three children.  He was a proud union...

Aug 5, 2016

James Donald Payton, age 74, passed away in Henderson, Nevada on August 5, 2016.  He was born on December 24, 1940 in Heber Springs, Arkansas to Josephine and Jesse Payton.  He married Lucy Bradley on July 6, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1974, James and Lucy moved from California to Henderson, Nevada.

James is...

Aug 5, 2016

Gary Michael Chapman, age 70, passed away in Henderson, NV on August 5, 2016.  He was born on April 24, 1946 to Isabella and Samuel Chapman in Berkley, CA.  Gary married Martha Martin on July 24, 1993 in Las Vegas, NV.  They moved from Southern CA to Henderson, NV in 1993.  Gary loved the lake and spending time with...

Jul 29, 2016

James Edward Weston, age 73, of Henderson, NV passed away on July 29, 2016.  He was born in Rocky River, OH to Sigmund and Irene Weston.  He attended high school there, where he belonged to the National Honor Society and was captain of the football team.  He earned in 1965 an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S....

Jul 29, 2016

Bernice (Steffen) Cook passed away on July 29 at the Nathan Adelson Hospice Center of Henderson, NV at the age of 94. Bea was born in Manitowoc, WI on December 8, 1921.  She was the daughter of the late William Steffen, Jr. and Sophie Duebner Steffen.   At the age of three, Bea’s mom passed away and she was raised...

Jul 24, 2016

Elizabeth Ellen “Liz” Freeby, 63 of Boulder City, NV passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, July 24, 2016.  She was born in Allentown, PA on October 5, 1952 and was raised in Belvidere, NJ and graduated from Belvidere H.S. in 1971.

Throughout the years she worked as a waitress in and around Belvidere,...

Jul 21, 2016

Edward Chow, age 84, passed away on July 21, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born on October 13, 1931 in Oakland, California to Quong and MooJing Chow.  Edward served in the United States Army for four and a half years.  Edward married Myra Lowe 62 years ago on July 11, 1954 in California.  In 1993, they moved...

Jul 20, 2016

Dale J Riddle, age 87, of Henderson, NV passed on July, 20, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Escalante, UT to Edgar and Zona Taylor Riddle. He married Marguerite Walker on June 11, 1951 in the Salt Lake City LDS temple.

Dale worked as the principal of Gordon McCaw...