Obituaries

May 5, 2012

Paul Grace Willis age 79 of Henderson, NV passed away on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born in Judsonia, AR on October 22, 1932 the youngest of twelve children to George Edgar Willis and Mamie Ethel Simpson Willis. He grew up in Bald Knob, AR. He served his country in the United States Army as...

May 3, 2012

"Jim" James Lee Taylor age 85, passed away on May 3, 2012 in Boulder City, NV. He was born on October 24, 1926 in Springfield, Missouri to Norval and Arlene Beach Taylor. Jim served his country in the United States Navy. He married Rosemary Regina July on April 26, 1968 in Las Vegas, NV. They moved to the Las...

Apr 30, 2012

Jack Victor Jones, age 89 passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada on April 30, 2012. Jack was born on July 28, 1922 in Kearney, Missouri to Noah Lee Jones and Jennie Guthrie. Jack served his country in the United States Navy. On January 12, 1946 he married Marie June Kelly in Long Beach California. Together they live...

Apr 27, 2012

Gus I Constantine "Pepper" age 61 passed away on April 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on February 16, 1951 in Denver, Colorado to Augustus and Connie Boyer Constantine. The family moved to Henderson when Gus was five and he graduated from Basic High School in 1969. After graduation he moved to California for a short...

Apr 27, 2012

Robert Henry Clark "Bob" age 72, passed away on April 27, 2012 at his home in Boulder City, NV after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Lawrence, MA, to Martin and Mary Clark. He married his loving wife Sharon in 1973 in Las Vegas. In 1980 they moved to Nevada from Orlando, Florida. For twenty five...

Apr 24, 2012

Roy David Gilger, age 64, of Boulder City passed away on April 24, 2012. He was born on November 26, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to Archie and Lyle Plummer Gilger. They moved to Boulder City shortly after his birth. He served in the United States Navy for two years. He married Joy Kivett on November 4, 1970 in...

Apr 23, 2012

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER RAYMOND C. WHALIN UNITED STATES NAVY (RETIRED) PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 23, 2012.FROM NATURAL CAUSES. HE WAS 91 YEARS OLD. RAY WAS BORN IN TENINO, WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 10, 1920 TO RAYMOND ARTHUR WHALIN. AND GLADYS DOWNEY WHALIN. HE WAS MARRIED TO BETTY JANE MOATS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1941. BETTY PASSED AWAY IN 2006. HE IS SURVIVED BY...

Apr 21, 2012

DR. KAYE REESE Kaye V. Reese was born in Logan, Utah, June 15, 1931, and passed away April 21, 2012. He grew up locally, at Blue Diamond Mine as well as Las Vegas, where he graduated from Las Vegas High School. He attended Utah State University and worked summers in Las Vegas at his uncle's store, Smith & Chandler,...

Apr 20, 2012

Edward Joseph Borkowski Jr, age 64 passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada on April 20, 2012 surrounded by family. Edward was born on December 4, 1947 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Edward and Mildred Jorgensen Borkowski. Edward served a combat tour in the United States Army during Vietnam in the 101st Airborne, "Screaming Eagles". After his...

Apr 19, 2012

Deborah Lee Asher, age 60, passed away on April 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on May 9, 1951 in San Diego, California to Nathan and Peggy Parsons Robinson. Her family moved to Las Vegas shortly after she was born. Debbie spent most of her life working in Coaldale and Silver Peak, NV. She moved back...

Apr 15, 2012

William Perrin Sutherland, age 79, passed away on April 15, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada. He was born on June 30, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi to William Alexander Sutherland Jr and Maude Williams Perrin Sutherland. He married Louise Parker on April 2, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Vanderbilt University where William graduated. William served 28 years in the...

Apr 12, 2012

Dolores Ramona Langston, age 83 of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on April 12, 2012. Dolores was born on October 6, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York to Leo and Jean Sandler Newiger. Dolores married James C Langston in January of 1948in Kalamazoo, MI. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from Simi Valley California in 1978. Dolores loved everything that...

Apr 10, 2012

Michael E. Gleason, age 66 of Boulder City passed away on April 10, 2012. He was born on February 25, 1946 in Cairo, Illinois to Earl and Naomi Beard Gleason. After graduating from Bloom Township High School he served in the US Army from 1965-1968. Michael served one tour of duty in Vietnam with the 424 Medi-Vac Company. Upon...

Apr 7, 2012

Naomi Ruth DeFoor, age 86 of Las Vegas, NV passed away at her home surrounded by family on April 7, 2012. Naomi was born on December 13, 1925 to Emerson and Margit Coran Albaugh in Steubenville, Ohio. She married William DeFoor and they moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1982.

Naomi worked as a librarian and loved...

Apr 5, 2012

Linda Marie Kaempfer, age 66, passed away on April 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born in Kentucky on July 31, 1945 to Russell McCulley and Dotsie Choate. Linda married Fred Kaempfer on Nov 30, 1965. Linda had been a longtime resident of Henderson. She enjoyed playing bingo and working on crafty projects like painted T-shirts. She...

Mar 30, 2012

Ernest Kelly Armijo, age 81 of Las Vegas passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on April 14, 1930 in Clearmont, Wyoming to Louis and Francisca Garcia Armijo. He was preceded in death by his parents both of Pueblo, Colorado; by six siblings: George Armijo of Pueblo...

Mar 30, 2012

Clifford (Chainsaw) McCay, from B.C., passed from this life, at age 66, after struggling with several health issues. A master plasterer by trade, he was one of the best at shooting the mud on the walls. Most recently he'd been employed by Fisher Space Pen Co., who worked with him thru his health issues. He was a straight-forward, no...

Mar 27, 2012

Charles Bernard Calabrese age 82, passed away on March 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles was born Benld, Illinois on March 5, 1930 to Rocco and Agnes Bartilino Calabrese. Charles served in the United States Marines and after his service he went to work for United Airlines as a mechanic. With United Airlines he work in Las Vegas...

Mar 26, 2012

Albert ("Bud") Edward Workman, age 87, passed away on March 26, 2012 at his home in Boulder City, Nevada surrounded by his family whom he loved very much. Albert was born August 11, 1924 in Newark, Ohio to Albert and Mary Scott Workman. July 30, 1949 he married Dorothy Irene Hemmerly whom he met while attending Ohio State University....

Mar 26, 2012

Richard Larry Wiebe age 66, passed away on March 26, 2012 in Boulder City, Nevada. He was born on August 23, 1945 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Richard and Erna Thimn Wiebe. Richard graduated from high school in Grand Island, Nebraska. Richard serviced in the United States Navy and later in the Army and retired as a Master Sergeant from...