Obituaries

Jan 10, 2014

Mark Lawrence Derbidge "Sparky", age 58 of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 10, 2014. He was born in Salt Lake City, UT on July 28, 1955 to John and Elizabeth Derbidge. Mark joined the Army and served his country with pride. He moved to Boulder City over twenty years ago. In January 2006 he married Pearl Isom....

Jan 8, 2014

Helen Louise Smith, age 86 of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on January 8, 2014 in Boulder City, Nevada. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 22, 1927 to Lester and Jewell Hummel. At the age of 19, Helen was married 3 days after meeting Harold Smith in person, someone she had been pen pals with for 6...

Jan 7, 2014

Thomas John Bowers "Tom", age 85 passed away on January 7, 2014. He was born in Chester, West Virginia on June 10, 1928 to Rozetta and Orin Bowers. He had four brothers and sisters Bob, Helen, Bill, and Patty. He is survived by Bill and Patty.

In 1945 Tom enlisted in the United States navy serving three...

Jan 1, 2014

Stephen R. Sylvanie, Sr, a 55 year resident of Boulder City, passed peacefully the morning of New Year's Day, 2014 after battling a long illness. Stephen was born to Harry and Ann Sylvanie in Cornwall, New York, October 22, 1948. Stephen was an active member of the community, was the President of the Lake Mead Enhancement Society, an avid...

Jan 1, 2014

George Wellington Blake JR, age 86 of Boulder City, NV passed away on January 1, 2014. He was born in Chicago, IL on April 5, 1927 to George and Dorothy Blake. George Enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. After his service in the Military he worked as a paper feeder for the newspaper in Chicago....

Dec 30, 2013

Stacy Marie Parker, age 44, of Henderson, NV passed over on December 30, 2013. She was born December 18, 1969 in Smithtown, Long Island, New York to Richard and Anita Murn. At the age of ten she moved to Boulder City, Nevada with her family. She graduated from Boulder City High School and later attended college and graduated from...

Dec 26, 2013

Alfred Louis Hartig Jr, age 92, of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 26, 2013. He was born on April 7, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY to Alfred and Ethel (Poppe) Hartig. Alfred served his country in United States Air Force. He served during World War II, the Korea and Vietnam wars. In 1968, after retiring from the military...

Dec 22, 2013

Douglas (Clem) Lee Green of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away December 22nd, 2013. He was 68 years old.

Douglas was born October 17th, 1945 in Canandaigua, New York. He was the 13th child of the late George Greene and Louise Greene. Douglas is survived by his wife Linda Green whom he married July 8th, 1999; two daughters:...

Dec 16, 2013

John Robert Houck JR, age 56, longtime resident of Boulder City was taken from us too early on December 16, 2013. He was born February 13, 1957 in Michigan to John and Patricia Houck. John worked as a long time Local 501 Union Carpenter for Flamingo Hilton.

John was a member of the Elks Lodge in Boulder...

Dec 13, 2013

Muriel May Small "Nana", age 91 longtime resident of Boulder City passed away on December 13, 2013. She was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to John and Gladys Stazick. She married Carl E. Small who preceded her in death along with her brothers William and Robert Stazick. Nana worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as the regional budget officer...

Dec 11, 2013

Paul Lee Wright, age 54 of Henderson, Nevada, passed away on December 11, 2013. He was born in Long Beach, California, on April 9, 1959, to Charles and Judith Wright. The most important thing in Paul's life was service to his Heavenly Father and his love for his family. He was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Dec 10, 2013

Sally A Dattolico, age 78 of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 10, 2013. She was born in Oakland, NB on March 25, 1935 to Glen and Mary Rose Erickson. She married Anthony Dattolico and they moved to Boulder City 1986 from Omaha, NB.

Sally was a kind hearted, caring person that volunteered many hours at...

Dec 10, 2013

Kenneth Paul Matkovich, age 69, of Boulder City, NV passed away in his home on December 10, 2013. He was born in Chicago, IL on August 1, 1944. He attended the University of Illinois, and graduated with a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. Ken joined Hughes Aircraft in 1967 after being recruited out of college into the elite Hughes...

Dec 10, 2013

John Elwood Evans, age 75, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on December 10, 2013. He was born in Shamokin, PA on January 22, 1938 to Harold and Edith Evans. He joined the Navy and served proudly for 20 years before retiring and working another 20 years as a school teacher. He married Geraldine Yordy on January 25, 1958...

Dec 9, 2013

Emily Joan Tolman, age 51, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on December, 9, 2013. She was born in Louisville, KY. on March 6, 1962 to Floyd and Donna Bolin. She married Charles Tolman on June 3, 1989 in Las Vegas. Emily and Amber moved to Las Vegas in 1988 from Taylorsville, KY. Emily worked for Las Vegas Clark...

Dec 8, 2013

Muriel E Kitchen, age 93 of Boulder City, NV passed away on December 8, 2013 surrounded by family. She was born in England and moved to Canada and then to America. She moved to Boulder City in 2003 to be closer to family as her health declined.

Muriel was a very active person most of her life....

Dec 2, 2013

Sandra "Sandi" J Rothman, age 78, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on December 2, 2013. She was born in Connecticut to Simon and Rose Neveloff. She married Eugene Rothman and they raised their family in South Florida until moving to Las Vegas in 1989.

Sandi was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very active...

Nov 19, 2013

Elma A Donahue, age 86, of Boulder City passed away on November 19, 2013. She was born on March 22, 1927 in Cheyenne, WY Albert and Ellen Miller Mason. She married Bob Smith and together they had two daughters and later married Dick Donahue. They moved to Boulder City in 1962.

Elma was a kind hearted person...

Nov 17, 2013

William L Thompson age 94, of Boulder City, NV passed away on November 17, 2013. He was born on October 17, 1919, in Heber Springs, AR. He had lived in the Las Vegas area since the mid 1950's. He served his country in the United States Air Force for 24 years and retired as a Captain. He married Ellen...

Nov 4, 2013

Jerry Charles Wilson, age 93, of Boulder City, NV passed away on November 4, 2013. He was born Batesville, Arkansas on June 1, 1920 to Jerry and Ann Wilson. Jerry graduated from the University of Oklahoma at Norman 1940 with a degree in Engineering. He served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Radford during World War II...