Obituaries

Dec 19, 2011

Fern McGehee, 88, of Boulder City, passed away peacefully at the Nevada State Veteran's Home surrounded by family on December 19, 2011

Fern was born on March 31, 1923, in Stratton, Nebraska, to Glenn W. Scott and Minnie Belle Simpson Scott. The youngest of four children, she lived on a farm in her early years and enjoyed...

Dec 17, 2011

Patricia June Webb age 79, of Boulder City passed away on December 17, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on June 5, 1932 in North Dakota of tough and loving Scandinavian Stock. After a childhood which included caring for her three younger siblings she married a WWII Veteran (1951) and spent the next 13 years raising her...

Dec 14, 2011

William Fredrick Mull age 79, of Boulder City passed away on December 14, 2011 in Henderson, Nevada. William was born on June 24, 1932 in Rio Grande City, Texas to Wylie Hobert Mull and Velma May Mull. After high school William served 20 years in the United States Army.

William was a great cook and owned Paul's...

Dec 11, 2011

Theodore Westbrook, Jr. was born on September 24, 1928, to Theodore Westbrook, Sr. and Charlotte (Holman) in Fort Worth, Texas, and peacefully passed unto Eternal Life on December 11, 2011.

Ted joined the U. S. Navy at 17 and saw the world. He was assigned to the Underwater Demolition Team (now Navy SEALS). Ted said, "I didn't...

Dec 9, 2011

Arlie Cecil Graham, age 89, passed away on December 9, 2011 surrounded by family. Arlie was born on October 5, 1922 in Lewellen, Nebraska to Vernon and Nancy Brooks Graham. On March 30, 1947 he married Loretta Margaret Ogg. They moved to the Las Vegas area three years ago from Anaconda, Montana.

Arlie worked as an insurance...

Dec 6, 2011

Ethel Mary Mumford age 93, passed away on December 6, 2011 in Boulder City, Nevada. She was born in Omar, Michigan on July 24, 1918 to Frank and Mary Kish Cigan. Ethel married Floyd Anklam and had three kids. After Floyd passed away she later married Wes Mumford.

Ethel is survived by her three children Bonnie Ann...

Dec 4, 2011

Rockie Roger Edwards, age 65 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on December 4, 2011. Rockie was born in Minneapolis, MN to Steven and Vivian Olsen Edwards on July 27, 1946. On October 19, 1968 he married Ruth Escobedo in Cross Creek, NC. They moved to Las Vegas from North Hollywood, CA in 1986.

Rockie served his...

Dec 4, 2011

Dr. Steven Blatchford, a practicing Otolaryngologist in Tucson, Arizona, and Douglas B. Blatchford, a professional civil engineer working for the federal government, jointly announce the death of their father Dean Blatchford of Woodland Hills, California on December 4, 2011 in Boulder City, Nevada. Dean was 90 years old.

Dean Blatchford was born Homer Dean Tubbs, Jr. in...

Nov 30, 2011

Charles Dubinski, 94, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away unexpectedly November 30, 2011. He was born on October 12, 1917 in Boswell, Pennsylvania to Michael and Mamie Baraniak Dubinski.

After excelling in sports during high school and 2 years of college, Chuck enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. On May 20,1943, he married Alice Mellesky in Baton...

Nov 30, 2011

Dennis Rodriguez of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on November 30, 2011 at the age of 54. He was born on December 4, 1956 in Los Angeles, California to Julio and Yolanda Rodriguez.

Dennis began his career as an electrician for Hughes Electronic and was one of the original members of the team that launched the Castlerock...

Nov 26, 2011

Elbert Eugene Rounds "Gene", 84, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 unexpectedly after entering the hospital the day before. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years Terry, five daughters, Debbie Ripley (Bill) of Medford, Oregon; Cindy R Richards (Peter) of Snellville, Georgia; Rebecca Anselmo of Boulder City, Holly Eberle (Will) of Las Vegas and Ginger Edmonson-Shaffer...

Nov 22, 2011

Col. Russell LeMoyne Daisley, USAF (ret) passed from this life on November 22, 2011 at age 68 at the Life Care Center in Las Vegas. He was surrounded by his loving family and holding the hand of his schatz (treasure) of 47 years.

Russ was born in Greenville, PA July 9, 1943. He left directly after high...

Nov 19, 2011

Damon Thomas Milione, age 36, a lifetime resident of Las Vegas passed away on November 19, 2011. He was born on November 12, 1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Thomas and Zelta Duke Milione. Damon attended Chaparral High School class of 1994.

Damon enjoyed watching sports and was an avid Oakland Raiders fan and carried that same...

Nov 19, 2011

Daniel Charles Bellinfante, the second son of Joseph and Angelena Bellinfante, was born on December 20, 1925, in Utica, New York, and passed in his sleep on Saturday, November 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.

Upon completion of high school, Daniel attended college in upstate New York majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Dan enlisted in the United States...

Nov 19, 2011

Lorraine Jean Neely, age 79 of Boulder City passed away on November 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lorraine was born on June 13, 1932 in Los Angeles, California to Rex and Mable Stokes Smalley. She married the late Houston B. Neely in 1975. She moved to Boulder City from Sylmar, California in April of 1990.

Lorraine...

Nov 15, 2011

Ramona Riley age 69, of Boulder City, Nevada passed away on November 15, 2011. She was born December 4, 1941 in Maui, Hawaii to George and Evelyn Shirota Tan.

Ramona worked as a social worker at the Nevada Veterans Home in Boulder City where she was dearly loved. She is survived by her husband Timothy Riley of...

Nov 12, 2011

Donald Ray Bretting, beloved husband,father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 86 after a yearlong fight against cancer on November 12, 2011, in Boulder City, Nevada.

Don was born on July 14, 1925 to Louis and Ethel Bretting in Thompson, Nebraska. After graduating from West Liberty High School in West Liberty, Iowa, in 1942, he...

Nov 10, 2011

Goldie Mae (Stackhouse) Begley, 69, of Boulder City Nevada passed away November 10, 2011, due to untreatable complications arising from eight months of hospitalization following heart surgery. A funeral service will honor her life on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 10 a.m. at the Boulder Creek Golf Course Pavilion, Veterans Memorial Drive and Adams Boulevard, Boulder City. Private internment...

Nov 10, 2011

Ernestine Harris age 82, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by her loving family. Ernestine was born on July 6, 1929, to Franz and Anna Oertl in Petschau, Czechoslovakia. She moved from Germany in 1959, to Henderson, Nevada.

Ernestine worked as a nurse. She also worked over 30...

Nov 8, 2011

John Edward Kleem age 82, passed away at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 8, 2011 surrounded by family. John was born on December 6, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Charles and Catherine Gibson Kleem. John served in the United States Army during WWII. He married Alma Jean Covert on March 23, 1946 in New Port, Kentucky....