Obituaries

Nov 1, 2012

Rosalie Juanita Higley age 90 of Henderson passed away on November 1, 2012 following a long and debilitating fight with Alzheimer's disease. She was born October 19, 1922 in Pagosa Springs, CO to Juan B. and Pablita (Espinosa) Martinez. She had 8 brothers and sisters. She married Charles T. Higley on June 19, 1944 in San Bernadino, California. They...

Oct 28, 2012

Robert J. Shirkey died Sunday October 28, 2012 at the age of 89 after a prolonged seven year illness with Alzheimer's disease. He passed away without distress in his sleep in the superb care of the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Joan Savage Shirkey of...

Oct 26, 2012

Timothy Michael Huckleberry-Lavorin passed away October 26, 2012, in Boulder City, Nevada. Tim was born on July 16, 1989 in LaMesa, CA, to Erick Huckleberry and Veronica Elaine Lavorin.

Tim worked as a cook and had a strong passion for cooking. He worked as a cook for Teen Challenge out of California and for the Boulder Dam...

Oct 24, 2012

Violet Mae (Brockman) Daly, age 88 of Boulder City, NV passed away on October 24, 2012. She was born on July 31, 1924 to Ralph and Anne (Titus) Brockman in Rolling Green Township, Martin County, MN. She married John Daly in 1955 and traveled with him as he served 20 years in the Army. She was a member of...

Oct 19, 2012

Donald F Leedom passed away in Boulder City on October 19th 2012. He was born in Easton, PA on August 21, 1962 and had been a resident of Nevada since 1994. He was a master automotive technician with numerous certifications and recognitions.

Don truly appreciated nature, especially the beautiful desert outdoors. He loved music, had...

Oct 18, 2012

Elaine Janet Norley age 65, of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on October 18, 2012. She was born on November 2, 1946 in Missoula, MT to Henry (Hank) Knudsen and Iris Kreutzmann Knudsen. She graduated from Ephrata, WA. On December 30, 1984 she married David Norley. Elaine was a very talented person that loved to cook and do ceramics....

Oct 10, 2012

Lucille Beirdneau, 85 if Henderson, NV died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in a local hospital. She was born July 29, 1927, in Osage, Iowa. She was a resident for nine years.

Lucille is survived by two daughters, Linda Beirdneau of Henderson, NV Bobbie Sue Werly of Eldorado Canyon, NV; two sons Gary Beirdneau of Hagerstown, MD, and...

Oct 6, 2012

Calvin Dewhurst Filson, age 91, passed away on October 6, 2012. Calvin was born in Taylorville, IL to Glenn and Mary Filson on May 8, 1921. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. While serving, he met and married a Navy nurse, Edna Richard, on March 5, 1945. They moved to the Las Vegas where Calvin began...

Oct 3, 2012

BECKY PERKINS of Boulder City went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 3, 2012 with her family at her bedside. She was born in Pelican Rapids, MN on May 10, 1928. During her retirement, she loved to travel and spend time with her family and friends. Becky was a long-time member of Christ Lutheran...

Sep 30, 2012

Ethelyn Marie Crowl age 95, of Boulder City, NV passed away at her home on September 30, 2012. Ethelyn was born in San Rafael, CA on June 5, 1917 to Orman and Margaret Buchanan Warner. She married Charles Crowl the love of her life in 1968.

Lyn worked most of her life as a secretary and later...

Sep 24, 2012

Ari Tomas Gomez age 4 of Boulder City, NV passed away on September 24, 2012. He was born on September 15, 2008 in Henderson, NV to Rosendo Gomez and Katrina Eldreth. Ari had his father's love of music and sports and his mother's sense of humor. He enjoyed playing ball and swimming. He had big, beautiful eyes as blue...

Sep 23, 2012

Gerald Richard Heinrich, age 77, of Boulder City passed away on September 23, 2012. He was born on October 18, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to Carl and Amelia Klena. Gerald retired from the Detroit Police Department as a Sergeant in 1981. He moved to the Las Vegas area in 1993 and to Boulder City in 2001. He was an...

Sep 23, 2012

Shannon Marie Keen, born May 10, 1976 in Fontana, California to Kenneth and Rose Keen. Passed away far too soon on September 23, 2012 in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Most of her schooling was completed in Boulder City, Nevada and as an adult lived and worked mostly in the Las Vegas area.

She was a beautiful...

Sep 17, 2012

Larry Edward Reese, age 65, of Boulder City, NV passed away on September 17, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on December 8, 1946 in Santa Monica, CA to Edward and Helen Frandsen Reese. After high school Larry served his country in the United States Navy and was a Vietnam Veteran. He had lived in Boulder City...

Sep 14, 2012

Manuel Vincent Ruiz, age 72, of Boulder City, NV passed away on September 14, 2012 surrounded by his family at his home. Manuel was born in Los Reyes, Michoacan, MAC.xico to JosAC. Carballo and Heriberta Cespedes on February 26, 1940. He married Patricia Avalos on February 24, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois. They moved to Boulder City from North Carolina...

Sep 12, 2012

Gladys Mary Loveland passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at The Homestead at Boulder City in Boulder City, Nevada, where she had resided for the last two and a half years.

Gladys was born March 25, 1924 to Jacob Dorn and Katie Hill Dorn in Fort Morgan, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...

Sep 9, 2012

Wayne Vincent Miller age 56 of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on September 9, 2012. He was born on January 29, 1956 in Buffalo, New York to Ward and Dorcas Brady Miller. After High School Wayne joined the Air Force and worked on Jet Engines. While serving in the Air Force he married Georgie Greene on January 11, 1979...

Sep 7, 2012

Robert L. Anton age 93 of Boulder City, NV passed away on September 7, 2012 surrounded by family. Bob was born in Duluth, MN on August 17, 1919 to William and Lillie Paulson Anton. Bob married Lois Johnston in Chicago, IL on November 13, 1948 and together they spent 64 wonderful years of marriage. He served his country in...

Sep 1, 2012

Joyce Dale Holland, 74, went home to be with her Lord on September 1, 2012. She was a loving wife and devoted mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her. Joyce was born and raised in Altoona, PA; graduated from Altoona High School and Abington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Abington,...

Aug 30, 2012

Mary Sanchez Cota, age 86 of Boulder City, NV passed away on August 30, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on March 29, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA to Panfilo and Margaret Jackson Sanchez. She moved to Henderson in 1994 from Covina, CA. Twelve years later Mary and her husband William moved to Boulder City to live...