Obituaries

Dec 7, 2020

Benjamin L. del Villar, age 92 of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 7, 2020.  He was born on September 24, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA to Nabor Lopez and Mary del Villar.  He married Donna Simms on May 25, 1957 in North Hollywood, CA.  Benjamin served his country in the United States Navy and was a veteran...

Dec 1, 2020

Rita J Schwarzer of Boulder City passed away Dec. 1 surrounded by family and friends.  She was born on June 13, 1937 and married her very best friend Jim on August 1, 1958.  They were happily married for nearly 60 years until Jim’s death in 2018.  She was also preceded in death by her son James Jr. also in...

Nov 29, 2020

Jacklyn “Jackie” Irene Wright, of Henderson, Nevada passed away on November 29, 2020. She lived to be 80 years old.

Born in Los Angeles, California to Jack Matthess and Betty Nunez on December 18, 1939 and spent the majority of her childhood in Los Angeles until she went to college at San Jose State University....

Nov 26, 2020

Dolores Rita Camus, 74, was born April 13, 1946 in Santa Fe, NM, and passed away on Thanksgiving morning, 2020 from complications of cancer. She was a Boulder City resident since 1998.  She was a very generous, gracious and spiritual wife and mother and an artist producing many thought provoking paintings. She had a beautiful soul and was dearly...

Nov 24, 2020

R. Ross Johnson moved on to his heavenly home on November 24, 2020 at the age of 80.  Ross was born in Brigham City, Utah on July 24, 1940 and lived there until he was nine.  He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he graduated from Las Vegas High School and met his sweetheart Susan Bunker.  After...

Nov 23, 2020

Donna Lee Pestana age 78, of Boulder City, NV passed away on November 23, 2020.  Born Donna Lee Fox on August 11, 1942 in Sarver, Pennsylvania to James and Billie Crawford Fox, she attended Tarentum High School in Allegheny where she graduated in 1960. She would go on to graduate from Riverside City College in 1976 as a nurse,...

Nov 22, 2020

Marion (Maddox) Derby was born on January 27, 1934 in Newnan, Georgia to Jackson Lee Maddox and Doris (Camps) Maddox.  Marion spent her younger years in Charleston, South Carolina where she graduated high school.  Her family left the beautiful costal garden of the southeast and moved to Boulder City, NV in 1949 where Marion was “Certain that she had...

Nov 22, 2020

Donald Lee Walker, age 92 of Boulder City, NV passed away from advanced age/Parkinson’s Disease in the presence of family on November 22, 2020 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas.  He was born on February 7, 1928 in Parma, ID to George Leslie and Elizabeth Sherwood Walker.  He married Barbara Mae Clauser on August 28, 1955 in Payette,...

Nov 21, 2020

Harriett Lopas “Dickie” age 85 of Boulder City, NV passed away on November 21, 2020. She was born on

August 23, 1935 in Roswell, New Mexico. She married Thomas Lopas on April 6, 1966 in Las Vegas.

Dickie was an amazing artist and loved to paint. She was involved in many different activities most of...

Nov 18, 2020

Major Leonard Charles Becker passed away November 18, 2020 at the age of 90.  He was preceded in death by his wife of close to 70 years, Elva Emmalene just a few short months ago.  He is survived by their four children Kathy Broadwell, Bill Becker, Janet DelCid, and Charlie Becker along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Nov 18, 2020

Jerry Leon Biggs was born March 16, 1945 at the Oakland California Children’s Hospital.  He died peacefully on Wednesday, November 18th with his wife by his side, holding his hand.  He is preceded in death by his parents Gordon and Esther (Bradley) Biggs and survived by his wife and best friend, Mary of 44 years and their son, Greg,...

Nov 17, 2020

Michael P. Foley, husband, father, brother, friend to many, died peacefully, on November 17, 2020, at his home in Boulder City, Nevada, surrounded by his family.  He was 86.

He was born on August, 19, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, to Fred Foley and Eleanor Beauregard Foley.   As a young man, Mike loved cars. boats,...

Nov 8, 2020

Susan Elizabeth Bastianelli, age 79, passed away November 8, 2020. It is suspected that Alex Trebek’s death play a part in her passing. Susan was originally from Norwich, NY. She became a flight attendant and married her husband John in 1969. They spent most of their married life in California before retiring to Las Vegas, NV. Susan remained in...

Nov 8, 2020

Susan Elizabeth Bastianelli, age 79, passed away November 8, 2020. It is suspected that Alex Trebek’s death play a part in her passing. Susan was originally from Norwich, NY. She became a flight attendant and married her husband John in 1969. They spent most of their married life in California before retiring to Las Vegas, NV. Susan remained in...

Nov 4, 2020

Edward “George” LaBarbera 82. Loving husband of 62 years to Joan and devoted father to Edward (Kevin), Kenneth (Mary) and Steven, passed from this world in the early hours of November 4, 2020. This avid outdoorsman who celebrated life Fishing and Camping with his Family and Friends will be greatly missed.

Nov 2, 2020

Matthew Bringhurst Glines was born July 18, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah to DeVerl Bringhurst Glines and Jayne Jones Glines. He passed away on November 2, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV when he chose to leave this life far too soon. He graduated from Valley High School in Sandy, UT in 1997. He attended Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in...

Oct 25, 2020

Russell passed away Sunday, October 25th, 2020 in his home after a two year battle with lung cancer.  Russell was survived by his wife of over 28 years, Janine, his sons Russell, Daniel, Michael and Sean, his daughters Shanda, Sabrina and Samantha and six grandchildren.

Russell was a hard-working, loving and loyal family man. He impacted so...

Oct 25, 2020

Dorothy Aileen Runyan passed away on October 25, 2020.  Born on April 2, 1924 in Webb, Iowa, she was the daughter of Albert Van Ballah and Iva Laura Hoover.

Dorothy grew up on an Iowa farm and graduated from Havlock High School in 1942.  She met the love of her life, Merle J Runyan...

Oct 11, 2020

Jesse Robert Walkemeyer, age 44, of Henderson, NV passed away on October 11, 2020.  He was born in Parma, OH on June 2, 1976 to Robert Charles Walkemeyer and Kathleen Lynne Mesker Walkemeyer.  At the age of two the family moved to the Las Vegas area.  Jesse attended Basic High School.

Jesse had a passion...

Oct 11, 2020

JENNIFER LYNN STRAWHORN fought a hard battle but she passed away on October 11, 2020 at Henderson Hospital after a long illness.

Jennifer was born JENNIFER LYNN McPHILOMY on March 19, 1974 in Alexandria VA. She moved with her mother, ELIZABETH ANN McPHILOMY, who passed away on January 18, 2020 and her Father EDWARD OLIVER McPHILOMY to...