Obituaries

Apr 24, 2012

Roy David Gilger, age 64, of Boulder City passed away on April 24, 2012. He was born on November 26, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to Archie and Lyle Plummer Gilger. They moved to Boulder City shortly after his birth. He served in the United States Navy for two years. He married Joy Kivett on November 4, 1970 in...

Apr 23, 2012

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER RAYMOND C. WHALIN UNITED STATES NAVY (RETIRED) PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 23, 2012.FROM NATURAL CAUSES. HE WAS 91 YEARS OLD. RAY WAS BORN IN TENINO, WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 10, 1920 TO RAYMOND ARTHUR WHALIN. AND GLADYS DOWNEY WHALIN. HE WAS MARRIED TO BETTY JANE MOATS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1941. BETTY PASSED AWAY IN 2006. HE IS SURVIVED BY...

Apr 21, 2012

DR. KAYE REESE Kaye V. Reese was born in Logan, Utah, June 15, 1931, and passed away April 21, 2012. He grew up locally, at Blue Diamond Mine as well as Las Vegas, where he graduated from Las Vegas High School. He attended Utah State University and worked summers in Las Vegas at his uncle's store, Smith & Chandler,...

Apr 20, 2012

Edward Joseph Borkowski Jr, age 64 passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada on April 20, 2012 surrounded by family. Edward was born on December 4, 1947 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Edward and Mildred Jorgensen Borkowski. Edward served a combat tour in the United States Army during Vietnam in the 101st Airborne, "Screaming Eagles". After his...

Apr 19, 2012

Deborah Lee Asher, age 60, passed away on April 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on May 9, 1951 in San Diego, California to Nathan and Peggy Parsons Robinson. Her family moved to Las Vegas shortly after she was born. Debbie spent most of her life working in Coaldale and Silver Peak, NV. She moved back...

Apr 15, 2012

William Perrin Sutherland, age 79, passed away on April 15, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada. He was born on June 30, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi to William Alexander Sutherland Jr and Maude Williams Perrin Sutherland. He married Louise Parker on April 2, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Vanderbilt University where William graduated. William served 28 years in the...

Apr 12, 2012

Dolores Ramona Langston, age 83 of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on April 12, 2012. Dolores was born on October 6, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York to Leo and Jean Sandler Newiger. Dolores married James C Langston in January of 1948in Kalamazoo, MI. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from Simi Valley California in 1978. Dolores loved everything that...

Apr 10, 2012

Michael E. Gleason, age 66 of Boulder City passed away on April 10, 2012. He was born on February 25, 1946 in Cairo, Illinois to Earl and Naomi Beard Gleason. After graduating from Bloom Township High School he served in the US Army from 1965-1968. Michael served one tour of duty in Vietnam with the 424 Medi-Vac Company. Upon...

Apr 7, 2012

Naomi Ruth DeFoor, age 86 of Las Vegas, NV passed away at her home surrounded by family on April 7, 2012. Naomi was born on December 13, 1925 to Emerson and Margit Coran Albaugh in Steubenville, Ohio. She married William DeFoor and they moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1982.

Naomi worked as a librarian and loved...

Apr 5, 2012

Linda Marie Kaempfer, age 66, passed away on April 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born in Kentucky on July 31, 1945 to Russell McCulley and Dotsie Choate. Linda married Fred Kaempfer on Nov 30, 1965. Linda had been a longtime resident of Henderson. She enjoyed playing bingo and working on crafty projects like painted T-shirts. She...

Mar 30, 2012

Clifford (Chainsaw) McCay, from B.C., passed from this life, at age 66, after struggling with several health issues. A master plasterer by trade, he was one of the best at shooting the mud on the walls. Most recently he'd been employed by Fisher Space Pen Co., who worked with him thru his health issues. He was a straight-forward, no...

Mar 30, 2012

Ernest Kelly Armijo, age 81 of Las Vegas passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on April 14, 1930 in Clearmont, Wyoming to Louis and Francisca Garcia Armijo. He was preceded in death by his parents both of Pueblo, Colorado; by six siblings: George Armijo of Pueblo...

Mar 27, 2012

Charles Bernard Calabrese age 82, passed away on March 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles was born Benld, Illinois on March 5, 1930 to Rocco and Agnes Bartilino Calabrese. Charles served in the United States Marines and after his service he went to work for United Airlines as a mechanic. With United Airlines he work in Las Vegas...

Mar 26, 2012

Albert ("Bud") Edward Workman, age 87, passed away on March 26, 2012 at his home in Boulder City, Nevada surrounded by his family whom he loved very much. Albert was born August 11, 1924 in Newark, Ohio to Albert and Mary Scott Workman. July 30, 1949 he married Dorothy Irene Hemmerly whom he met while attending Ohio State University....

Mar 26, 2012

Richard Larry Wiebe age 66, passed away on March 26, 2012 in Boulder City, Nevada. He was born on August 23, 1945 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Richard and Erna Thimn Wiebe. Richard graduated from high school in Grand Island, Nebraska. Richard serviced in the United States Navy and later in the Army and retired as a Master Sergeant from...

Mar 15, 2012

Bernadine Catherine Schneider age 100 passed away on March 15, 2012 in Las Vegs, NV. She was born on September 10, 1911 in Davenport, Iowa to Carl George Bruning and Amanda Dora Rehder Bruning. Bernadine graduated from Davenport High School at age 16. At age 18 she was selected to teach in a county school where she met her...

Mar 14, 2012

Helen Elizabeth Bean age 78 of Boulder City, NV passed away on March 14, 2012. Helen is preceded in death by her husband of 48 years Kenneth Burnett Bean. She is survived by her two sisters Georgia Wooley of Vernal, UT and Debra Jones of Alabama, her five children; Clinton (Becky) Papenfuss of Florida, Vickie Pena, Rodney (Lisa) Bean,...

Mar 13, 2012

Judy Kaye Rowland age 67 of Boulder City, NV passed away on March 13, 2012. Judy was born in St George, UT on October 17, 1944 to Henry and Ursula Oxborrow Ramsay. At the age of two the family moved to Boulder City. She graduated from Boulder City High School in 1962. In 1964 she married Jim Bob Rowland...

Mar 11, 2012

Lillian Elizabeth (Murphy) Cansdale, beloved mom, friend, teacher, and guiding light, passed away on March 11, 2012 in Boulder City, NV. Lillian was born on December 31, 1926 in Albany, New York to Fred and Lillian (Graves) Murphy. She grew up with her two brothers and two sisters and attended Catholic School. She married Walter Charles Cansdale on June...

Mar 8, 2012

J V Judd, age 87, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on March 8, 2012, surrounded by family. He was born on July 20, 1924 in Cookeville, TN to Otis and Arizona Harding Judd. He married Doris Louise Bryant on April 18, 1950 in Kentucky. J V proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II...