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Richard Swift
Apr 2, 2013
Richard J. Swift passed away April 2, 2013 at age 85. He was a Master Electrician 40+ years. He was born in Omaha, NE and was a resident of Henderson, Nevada for 16 years. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Mary Catherine also of Henderson, NV; children Joan of NLV, NV and Rick of Henderson, NV;...
Harold Sorkin
Mar 30, 2013
Harold Sidney Sorkin born on January 13, 1918 passed away on March 30, 2013. Hal as he was known to his family and friends was born in Philadelphia, PA, the only child of Myer and Sadie Sorkin. He was a gifted artist and mechanical engineer who had two children during his first marriage. He is survived by his son...
John Burkhalter
Mar 27, 2013
John Anson Burkhalter, age 86, passed away on March 27, 2013 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on March 30, 1926 in San Augustine, TX and was the youngest of seven children born to John Ervin Burkhalter and Amanda Gertrude McBroom Burkhalter. He married Betty Athalene Bailey on June 6, 1945. John served his country...
Robert Orr
Mar 25, 2013
Robert Lee Orr, age 85 of Henderson passed away on March 25, 2013. He was born on May 26, 1927 in East St Louise, Illinois. He joined the United States Navy at the age of 16 and fought in World War II. He served as a Ship's Cook Third Class. He became a great chef and had a passion...
Rose Chopin
Mar 25, 2013
Rose Baber Chopin, age 88 of Boulder City, NV passed away on March 25, 2013 at the Nevada State Veterans Home. She was born in 1924 in Des Moines, IA to Robert and Myrtle Huff Baber. She married Thomas Chopin on November 6, 1948. He preceded her in death in August of 2001. In 2009 Rose moved to Nevada...
Yvonne Floyd
Mar 25, 2013
Yvonne Juliette Floyd age 85 of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on March 25, 2013. She was born on April 27, 1927 in La Petite Raon France to George and Leonie Bierry Lamboley. She married Charles T Floyd April 11, 1964 and after moving around a bit, they moved from England in 1974 and planted their family in Las...
Lorraine Chambers
Mar 22, 2013
Lorraine Jane Chambers, age 73, a resident of Las Vegas, NV for over 40 years, passed away on March 22, 2013. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 22, 1939 to "Mo" and "Jo" Margolis. Lorraine was happily married, for 55 years, to Gerald Chambers, who preceded her in death, four months ago, on November 25, 2012. Lorraine...
Martin Jordan
Mar 20, 2013
Pastor Martin Duane Jordan (age 67) of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on March 20th, 2013. He was born on May 14, 1945 in Caldwell, Idaho to Floyd and Laura Jordan, one of eleven children. He married Mary Katherine Smart who preceded him in death. He married Mary Frances Cruson in June of 1987. Duane served his country in...
Marvin Margrave
Mar 16, 2013
Marvin Dale Margrave, age 83, passed away on March 16, 2013 in Boulder City, Nevada. He was born on August 26, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Tallas and Vera Frazier Margrave. He joined the Merchant Marines at the young age of 16. He served his country proudly and retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant....
Leland Haugen
Mar 13, 2013
Leland Joseph Haugen "Lee", age 90, passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada on March 13, 2013. He was born on February 28, 1923 in Rushford, Minnesota to Thomas and Inga Hanson Haugen. Leland joined the United States Army after high school and served during World War II. He retired from the Army as a Sergeant First Class....
Gerald Symmonds
Mar 12, 2013
Gerald E. Symmonds, age 80 of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Born June 25, 1932 in Rankin, Illinois to Ethel and Earl Symmonds. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Morris, his three children, Casandra (Ogie) Dimitrov, Cindy (Matthew) Schranz and Gerald E. Symmonds, Jr.; three grandchildren, Eric (Whitney) Spagnola, Cuyler Symmonds Calkins and Venetzia (Adam)...
Daniel Volberding
Mar 10, 2013
Daniel Peter Volberding, age 58 of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on March 10, 2013. He was born on December 3, 1954 in Livingston, Montana to Alfred Clark and Rose Mastel. He moved to Boulder City in 1993 from Montana after a short time in Santa Maria, California. Daniel was a certified aircraft mechanic working for Grand Canyon Airlines...
Vinnie Turner
Mar 5, 2013
Vinnie Charlotte Turner was born April 12, 1924 to Jesse G and Roseanna M Farlow, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was the 4th of 6 children, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, CA in 1942. She married Charles Scott Turner, Jr in May 1942. She is preceded in death by her...
Sebastian Cattonar
Mar 4, 2013
Sebastian Edward Cattonar, age 79 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on March 4, 2013. He was born on January 7, 1934 in Roselle, NJ to Sebastian and Esther Cattonar. He served his country after high school in the United States Army. He was a very talented beautician that owned beauty salons in Las Vegas. He owned salons in...
Francillo Durfey
Mar 3, 2013
Francillo Boggio Durfey. Born June 27, 1947 to Dallon and Dora Durfey in Ogden,UT and died March 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. His family homesteaded in Paul, ID where he lived throughout his childhood. He served 2 years in the US Army. Afterwards he pursued Transcendental Meditation and became an instructor from the early 70's and continued throughout...
James Wallace
Mar 2, 2013
James (Jim) Wallace age 79 of Boulder City passed away on March 2, 2013. He was born on February 15, 1934 to Wesley and Ernestine Wallace in Buffalo, New York. He married Barbara Zimmett on November 8, 1958 in Buffalo, NY. They moved to Boulder City from Orange County, CA in 2001. He loved Boulder City and the wonderful...
Ronald Petyan
Mar 1, 2013
Ronald Theodore Petyan, age 66 of Las Vegas passed away on March 1, 2013. He was born on September 4, 1946 in Glendale, CA, to Alex and Edith Stickler Petyan. Ron served his country in the United States Navy and retired after 23 years of service. After his retirement he moved from Groton, CT to Las Vegas, NV in...
Patricia Mcgarrity
Feb 28, 2013
Patricia Louise McGarrity, 79, of Boulder City, NV passed away Thursday morning February 28, 2013 at her home. She was born on November 14, 1933 to the late Stephen and Mildred Malecki in New Kensington, PA and lived most of her life in the local area with her family. She first worked for ALCOA, where she met and married...
Richard Underwood Sr
Feb 26, 2013
Richard Luis Underwood Sr. age 71 of Las Vegas and Guam passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on February 26, 2013 and is now resting in the arms of Jesus. He was born in Guam on January 18, 1942 to John Joseph Underwood and Esther Flores-Taitano Underwood. He married Geraldine "Ginger" Sapp in December 1975...
Russell Newell
Feb 25, 2013
Russell Lake Newell, age 79, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on February 25, 2013. He was born on September 8, 1933 in Clinton, Washington to Roy and Bessie Lyons Newell. He served in the United States Army and later in United States Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant in 1982. He was a Vietnam Veteran and...
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