Obituaries

Jan 22, 2016

Jay J Johnson, age 75, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on January 28, 1940 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Victor and Jessie Johnson. An only child, Jay, along with his forever love, Jan, and daughter Nicole, moved to Boulder City in 1984. Jay worked for Fisher...

Jan 21, 2016

Rosendo Ines Gomez, age 41 of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 21, 2016. He was born in Boulder City, NV on August 5, 1974 to Ramiro and Petra Gomez. He graduated from Boulder City High School in 1992. He was employed at Western and Mexican Center, a family business that he managed.

Rosendo was a...

Jan 21, 2016

Karen Hall, age 66, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on January 21, 2016. She was born on June 17, 1949 in Los Angeles, California to Leonard and Marion Kern. She moved from Los Angeles to the Las Vegas valley 12 years ago.

Karen enjoyed participating in arts and crafts, snow skiing, exercising, and going for walks....

Jan 19, 2016

Anthony Dibrell "Dib" Campbell, age 88, of Boulder City passed away on January 19th, 2016 in Henderson, NV. He was born in Seguin, Texas on September 18th, 1927 to William and Alma Campbell. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and later was employed by...

Jan 19, 2016

June Culpepper, known in Boulder City, as June Mason, passed away peacefully at the Boulder City Hospital on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at the age of 84. She was born at home in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Richard and May Marlow, a farming family. As a teen, she sold watermelons by the roadside, drove farm equipment including dirt trucks,...

Jan 18, 2016

Barbara Louise Slobojan, age 75, of Henderson, NV passed away on January 18, 2016 at home. She was born on November 9, 1940 in Monterey Park, CA to Cullom and Velma Alsop. She married William Slobojan on February 28, 1959 in Las Vegas, NV. William and Barbara lived in Southern California where they raised their family until moving to...

Jan 17, 2016

Kenneth Wellington Sixbery, age 86, of Bullhead City, AZ passed away on January 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on July 6, 1929 in Watertown, NY to Clinton and Ann Sixbery. He joined the military at the age of 16 and served his country in the United States Marines during WWII and Korea. Kenneth had lived...

Jan 17, 2016

James George Dale Jr., Jimmie to all that knew and loved him, 85 of Boulder City passed away peacefully on January 17th, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Los Angeles, California on May 5, 1930 to James George Dale Sr. and Lillian Frances Finley.

Jimmie moved to Boulder City in 1969 with his...

Jan 13, 2016

Bob Don Nellis, age 85, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 13, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on December 17, 1930 in Randolph, Nebraska to Garold and Edith Nellis. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He worked as a medical supply sales man. Bob has a native of the Boulder...

Jan 12, 2016

Grace Wiggins, age 73, of Las Vegas, NV passed away peacefully on January 12, 2016. She was born on January 6, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland to Hugh and Anne McGarrity. She married Harry Wiggins in Scotland in 1981 and moved to the United States. They have lived happily together in Las Vegas the past 32 years.

Grace...

Dec 30, 2015

Linda Sheun Oriarte " Sheunie" , age 56, of Henderson, NV passed away on December 30, 2015. She was born on September 30, 1959 in San Cruz, CA to Bob and Donna Supernaw. She married Peter "Pete" Oriarte on August 5, 1989 in South Lake Tahoe, CA. They settled in Henderson for the past fifteen years.

Linda...

Dec 30, 2015

Joanne Virginia Rothschild Magaw, age 84, of Boulder City, NV passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 30, 2015. She was born in Chicago, IL on May 31, 1931 to Elmer and Alice Edler Rothschild. In August of 1936, Joanne and her family moved to Los Angeles, CA. She married David Lawrence Magaw on May 4, 1957, in...

Dec 28, 2015

Elmer Lee Snowden, age 81, longtime resident of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 28, 2015. He was born on September 2, 1934 in Honcut, Butte County, CA to George and Bulah Calapp Snowden. Lee served his country in the United State Air Force and was stationed at Iwo Jima, Japan, and Stateside. He married Margo Corey on...

Dec 28, 2015

William Edward Thompson age 82, passed away on December 28, 2015. He went by many names including Ed and Tom. He was born on July 23, 1933 in Newellton, LA to Marion and Minnie DePriest Thompson. He married Joyce Childs on February 5, 1954 in Raymond, MS. They lived in Newellton until they moved to Las Vegas to be...

Dec 21, 2015

Marjorie Doris Hyatt passed away on December 21, 2015. Marjorie was born on February 6, 1927 to Roy and Dixie (Hunter) DeJarnett in California.

Marjorie moved to Boulder City, Nevada from California in 1968. She enjoys knitting, playing games and reading to her grandchildren. She is a member of the Christian Center and is in a Bible...

Dec 17, 2015

Lonnie Lee Wisham left this life the morning of December 17, 2015 at home. He was born to Fred and Rosa Mae Seaborn Wisham on June 20, 1941 in Wister, Oklahoma. His parents moved before Lonnie was two years old and he grew up and attended schools in Southern California. Soon after his graduation from high school he came...

Dec 16, 2015

Donald L Linck passed away, December 16, 2015. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13, 1926. Don attended a one room elementary school in Bristol Silver, Nevada, where he lived with his father, Jack Linck, an assayer, Lavona Linck, the postal clerk, and his sister, Luana. He attended high school in Panaca and finally, Boulder City,...

Dec 14, 2015

Laurence Carlton Shepherd, age 84, of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 14, 2015. He was born in Winchester, MA on July 10, 1931 to Francis and Jenny Stokes Shepherd. He married Frieda Schmitzikus on July 24, 1954 in Starnberg, Germany. He served his country and retired from the United States Air Force. After retirement, he was Fire...

Dec 14, 2015

Carloyn Parkin Traasdahl, age 74, resident of Boulder City, passed away on December 14, 2015. She was born in Payson, Utah on November 17, 1941 to Thomas Lynn Parkin and Maxine Holman Parkin. Carolyn attended Juab High School and later Stevens-Henager College in Salt Lake City, acquiring secretarial skills she would later use working for Hercules Powder Company, Bank...

Dec 5, 2015

John Balchunas, loving husband of Kathy Burns Balchunas, died peacefully on December 5, 2015, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas at the age of almost 100. John was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 10, 1915 and lived there until 2004 when he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

John was a WW II veteran, serving in...