Obituaries

Feb 26, 2019

Stephen Ferris Ohl, age 65, passed away on February 26, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on May 7, 1953 in Denison, Iowa to Ferris Ohl and Fern Ohl (Bretthauer).  He spent most of his life as a farmer in Hinton, Iowa.

Stephen was a man of faith and was a...

Feb 20, 2019

Betty Jean White, 89, passed peacefully on February 20, 2019. Betty was born on February 16, 1930 in Kennedale, Texas to Geneva Billingsly & Alvis Brown. Betty married Victor Early White on March 25, 1946. She spent the early years of her marriage the wife of a military man (3 years Army, 21 years Navy, a Pearl Harbor survivor...

Feb 18, 2019

Jose F.R. Montoya Sr. also known as Fred, Pops, Uncle Fred and Pramps, passed away February 18th, 2019 at the age of 70. He was born to parents Jose Manuel Montoya and Amelia Salazar on April 13th, 19th or 26th (we could never get a straight answer from him) 1948 in Lumberton NM.

He is...

Feb 12, 2019

Lieutenant Thomas (Tom) Benjamin Hodgson U.S. Navy 12/19/1975 to 2/12/2019.  Tom is survived by his Wife (Kristen M. Hodgson / married in October 2001), Son (Justin Hodgson) & Daughter (Madison Hodgson).  Tom has a large extended family including the Hodgsons, Feighs, Stewarts, Millers, Lazenbys & Roaches in Utah the Cassidys in Nevada and the Ulstads in Arizona.

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Feb 9, 2019

James Martin Tomola, age 68, of Henderson, NV passed away on February 9, 2019.  He was born in Atchison, Kansas on June 7, 1950 to Frank Joseph Tomola and Sylvia Louis Dice Tomola.  He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1974.  He moved back to the Las Vegas area from Cleveland, OH in...

Feb 9, 2019

Helen Irene (Avery) Sterling, 93, passed away February 9, 2019. She was born in Pueblo, CO on September 1, 1925.  She has resided in Boulder City, NV for the last 36 years.  Helen will be remembered as a loving mother and friend.

Helen is survived by her partner of 30 years, Warren Nelson; her three...

Feb 9, 2019

Dick De’Ayne Cloninger, age 77, passed away at his home in Boulder City, NV on February 9, 2019.  He was born on December 12, 1941 in Billings, MT to O’Detta and Wayne Cloninger.  Dick married Shirley Meyer in 1978 in Kingman, AZ.  Shortly after they moved from Arizona to Boulder City.

Dick was a lifetime...

Feb 7, 2019

Don Thompson, “The Crystal Wizard,” passed away in peace on February 7, 2019. He is the beloved husband of Ginger Joyce Thompson, loving father to Dan Thompson, grandfather to Kelsey, Casey, and Carlo, brother to Gary Thompson, son of Patience Newman Harvey and Julius Thompson, and stepson to Lucille Thompson.

Along with his partner Scott...

Feb 1, 2019

Wesley Duncan Graham, age 73, longtime resident of Henderson, NV passed away on February 1, 2019.  He was born in England on October 31, 1945 to Wesley Graham and Ethel Quevatre Graham.  He married Janet Cooper on September 21, 1984.

Wesley served his country in the United States Air Force and after retiring from the...

Jan 29, 2019

RICHARD VAUGHN WYMAN, 91, of Boulder City, passed away January 29, 2019. He was born February 22, 1927, in Painesville, Ohio, to Vaughn Ely and Melinda (Ward) Wyman. Richard had a long and amazingly productive life. He graduated from Harvey High School and joined the Navy in 1944, near the end of WWII. He served for a total of...

Jan 29, 2019

Donald Joseph Brewer – 76 passed away January 29, 2019 in Henderson, NV.  A new resident of Boulder City.  Don was born January 21, 1943 in Seattle, WA to Donald Eugene Brewer and MaryJane E. Tillman.  He grew up in Southern California beach communities eventually attending high school in Los Angeles.  He enlisted in the United States...

Jan 29, 2019

Audrey “Diane” Van Vliet, passed away at home on January 29, 2019.  She was born on December 8, 1940 to Gail and George Clark in Kansas.  Audrey married Dale Frederick Van Vliet in Las Vegas on October 12, 1963.  They moved to the Las Vegas valley in 1965.

Diane was of the Baptist faith.  She...

Jan 27, 2019

Julie Ann Merchen, age 52, of Boulder City, Nevada passed away at home on January 27, 2019.  She was born on December 14, 1966 in Billings, Montana to George Matthew Merchen and Marilynn Catherine Wichman Merchen.  She graduated from Billings Central High School in 1985.  In 1995 she moved to Boulder City for work with the Bureau...

Jan 26, 2019

Erasmo Gonzalez Castillo, age 86, passed away in Henderson, Nevada on January 26, 2019.  He was born on November 25, 1932 in Roma, Texas to Maria and Eulogio Castillo. Erasmo married Maria on June 28, 1960 in Big Horn, Wyoming.  In 1995, Erasmo and his family moved from Riverside, California to the Las Vegas Valley.

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Jan 23, 2019

James Dale Bean, age 84, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 23, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV after a battle with cancer.  He was born on September 1, 1934 in Tompkinsville, KY to James Andrew Bean and Marie Kollak Bean.  He married Lillian May Barros on December 24, 1988 in Reno, NV.  They moved to Nevada from...

Jan 23, 2019

James Lynn Davis, 92, formerly of Henderson, NV died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 three days before his 93rd Birthday.  He passed peacefully at Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas, NV.

Born in Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1926, he was the son of the late Le Roy and Pearl (LaRue) Davis.  James joined the United States Navy...

Jan 22, 2019

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.” II Timothy. 4:7

Kenneth Leon Bell, age 78, of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 22, 2019. He was born on July 22, 1940 in McKeesport, PA to Victor and Bernice Hobby Bell.  After graduating from Milligan College in...

Jan 17, 2019

Lynn Ray Hymas, 66, passed away on January 17, 2019. He was born in Montpelier, Idaho to Victor Ray and Barbara Black Hymas on February 7, 1952. He was the fourth of six children. He attended school in Montpelier and graduated from Bear Lake High School. He married Susan Passey on August 14, 1970 in Providence, Utah....

Jan 16, 2019

Jeffrey Sullivan left this earth on January 16, 2019 in Henderson, Nevada and has joined his beloved parents.  He was born to Oral Leon and Verlene Walker Sullivan on May 9, 1953.  He graduated from Basic High School in Henderson in 1971 and later graduated from Brigham Young University.  He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ...

Jan 15, 2019

Earl Nelson Andrews who, was one of the many but few heroes of WWII, passed away on January 15, 2019 in Boulder City, Nevada at the Nevada State Veterans Home. He had been at the Veterans home for two months and was previously at the William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home in Lancaster, CA.  Earl, “Andy” was born on...