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Laura Sanderson

Laura Sanderson

Jul 29, 2018

LAURA JANE (Bennett) SANDERSON “JANE”, of Boulder City, Nevada, age 74, passed away July 29, 2018.  Born January 27, 1944 in Leonardtown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Bennett and Dorothy Wise Bennett of Redgate, Maryland.  In 1978, Jane made a huge life changing decision and moved from Southern Maryland to Las Vegas, Nevada and...

George Russell

George Russell

Jul 22, 2018

George B. Russell, 81 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on Sunday July 22, 2018 at his home.

He was born in Emery, TX October 9, 1936 to Paul and Maynon Russell.

After high school he enlisted and served in the Navy for 20 years during which he married Wanda Lee...

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Jul 17, 2018

Dr. Harold Lewis Miller, age 93, of Henderson, NV passed away on July 17, 2018.  He was born in Scipio, UT on October 13, 1924.  Harold served his country in the United States Army during World War II in Japan.  He married Laura Jean Chamber on June 13, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.  Harold moved to...

David Asmus

David Asmus

Jul 15, 2018

David Elwyn Asmus, age 79, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on July 15, 2018.  He was born in Bayport, MN on December 1, 1938 to William and Marcella Asmus.  He married Gloria Asmus, his high school sweetheart from Stillwater, MN, on May 21, 1958, in New Hampton, Iowa, while on leave from the Air Force.  David...

Paul Dosch Jr

Paul Dosch Jr

Jul 7, 2018

Paul Alexander Dosch Jr, age 46, of Boulder City, NV passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 surrounded by loved ones.  Paul was born to Paul and Kathleen Dosch on April 4, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.  The Dosch family moved to Boulder City in 1976.

Paul was very involved in the community.  Paul had a...

Ben Mcnair

Ben Mcnair

Jul 3, 2018

Ben James McNair, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.

Ben was born to Clarence and Jessie McNair on May 19, 1932 in the little border town of Duncan, AZ. The McNair family moved to Boulder City during the building of Hoover Dam.  He told stories of living in a tent camp and his mom...

James Hammond

James Hammond

Jul 2, 2018

James Robert Hammond, age 50, of Boulder City, NV passed away on July 2, 2018.  He was born on September 27, 1967 in Enid, Oklahoma to Second Lieutenant James N Hammond and Sheryl Folsom Hammond.  The family moved to the Las Vegas area when James was six.  He grew up in the area and graduated from Boulder...

Fred Crowder Jr

Fred Crowder Jr

Jun 27, 2018

Deacon Fred A. Crowder, Jr. was born February 2, 1930 to Fred A. Crowder Sr., and Viola Critton of Muskogee, OK. Fred was raised in Muskogee, OK where he attended school and graduated from Manual Training School. He went on after graduation to attend Langston Uni-versity located in Oklahoma. Shortly after attending Langston he proud-ly joined the...

Virgil Frederiksen

Virgil Frederiksen

Jun 26, 2018

Virgil Dean Frederiksen, 82, of Boulder City, NV passed away on June 26, 2018.  He was born May 8, 1936 near Allen, Kansas to Daniel Riis Frederiksen, and Gudrun Johansen Frederiksen.  He earned a degree in Geological Engineering at the University of Kansas and then served two years in the U.S. Army.  Virgil worked 28 years as a Hydraulic...

Helen Leseberg

Helen Leseberg

Jun 25, 2018

Helen Leseberg passed away on June 25th, 2018 after a very long and courageous battle with diabetes.  Helen was born on Jan 28, 1954 to Arthur and Margaret Hogan in San Francisco, CA.   Helen loved to be outdoors and loved boating on Lake Mead with her husband David.

Helen is survived by...

Carmela Segarra

Carmela Segarra

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...

Donald Ashmore

Donald Ashmore

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,...

Joy Gilger

Joy Gilger

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...

William Palmer

William Palmer

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...

Thumper Smith

Thumper Smith

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...

Kenneth White

Kenneth White

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...

John "Jack" Rants

John "Jack" Rants

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...

Jack Lipsman

Jack Lipsman

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...

Vincent Molin

Vincent Molin

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,...

William "Billy" Mcinnis

William "Billy" Mcinnis

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,...

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