Obituaries

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 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...

Nov 3, 2013

Richard Raymond Harper, age 57 of Boulder City passed away November 3, 2013. He was born in Honolulu, HI on July 16, 1956 to Harold and Marjorie. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and later had a long career as a pilot for United Parcel Service starting his career in DC-8's and then flying 757's...

Nov 1, 2013

Velma Alice Karr age 78 passed away on November 1, 2013. She was born on August 28, 1935 in Kansas to Owen and Hazel Cabbage. She married Harold Leonard Karr who preceded her in death. Velma's strong faith in the Lord led her to be a lifelong Sunday school teacher; who served passionately at any church she called home,...

Oct 29, 2013

Virginia (Ginny) Jean Dyson, age 86, passed away on October 29, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on May 22, 1927 in Warren, Ohio to Samuel and Martha Esau. She was a twin and one of twelve children. On May 29, 1946 she married Albert William Dyson whom preceded her in death.

Ginny was a...

Oct 29, 2013

Jane Wallgren, age 91, of Boulder City, NV passed away on October 29, 2013 at her home. She was born in Wisconsin on February 1, 1922 to William and Florence Bennett. She married Victor Wallgren, who preceded her in death in May of 2002. They had one son, Scott Wallgren, who passed in May of 2004. Jane is survived...

Oct 23, 2013

Harold (Hap) Gadde, age 86 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on October 23, 2013. He was born in Worcester, MA to Gustav and Hannah Gadde. He always joked he was American made with Swedish parts. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Husband of Charlene Marian Brown for 61 years. Harold worked in a...

Oct 20, 2013

James William Baugh age 74 of Boulder City, NV passed away on October 20, 2013. He was born in Gainesville, GA on October 11, 1939 to Mark and Berlon Masters Baugh. He was an outstanding football player for Gainesville High School Red Elephants. James served his country for 17 years in the United States Army, during the Vietnam Era....

Oct 16, 2013

Carrol "Gene" Kleier, age 76 of Henderson, NV passed away on October 16, 2013. He was born in Bartlesville , OK on December 18, 1936 to Encel and Grace Kleier. Gene served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1957. He married Mary Lee McCall on May 13, 1961 in California. They raised their family in California and...

Oct 14, 2013

Aileen Dike born November 15th 1922 died October 14th 2013. She passed peacefully at Boulder City Hospital with family at her side. Aileen was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She met Martin Dike, her future husband while both were serving in the armed forces in WWII. After coming to America she and Martin raised their family in Woodside, California,...

Oct 11, 2013

Jack D. Pickard, a longtime resident of Reno, NV passed away on October 11, 2013 at the age of 76 in Boulder City, NV. He was born to John and Mary Hunt Pickard of Anaheim, CA and was preceded in death by his wife Carolynn.

Jack loved to hunt, ride his bike, shoot sporting clays and play...

Oct 9, 2013

Michael J Cahill Sr, age 88, passed away in Henderson, NV on Oct. 9, 2013. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 1, 1925 to Michael and Raphaela Cahill. He served in the Navy during WWII on the U.S.S. Yorktown and was part of the Coral Sea Battle that lasted 22 hours before rescued by the USS...

Oct 5, 2013

Alice Dubinski passed away on Oct. 5th, 2013. This world lost a wife, mother, citizen, humanitarian and a giving and caring soul that we will remember as long as we live. Alice Mellesky was born on Jan.12, 1924 in Jenners, PA - a coal mining town. She was the youngest of five siblings and grew up in very humble...

Oct 4, 2013

William Frederick "Bill" Cottrell, JR. of Boulder City, NV age 82, beloved father, husband, brother, and friend passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. He was born Nov. 10, 1930 in Oxford, OH. He graduated from Miami University (OH) in 1952; and then received his Master's Degree in Public Administration from Michigan State University. He moved...

Sep 25, 2013

David Arthur Lee was born January 23, 1934 in Monroe, UT to Ioan Magelby and Arthur Hilmer Lee. He passed away in Boulder City, NV on September 25, 2013 at his home. He grew up in Monroe with his brothers, Henry and Stephen, and his sisters, Annabel and Josephine.

Dave was an excellent communicator and teacher. He...