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Harry Bellaflores
Harry Bellaflores, 66, died Tuesday.
An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and was a computer operator in a hotel-casino. He was a nine-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of the Puerto Rican Association.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; and daughter, Susan Baez, both of Las Vegas; son, Edward of San Diego; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home.
Terry Corso
Terry Corso, 75, died Tuesday.
A cashier in a dress shop, she was born April 9, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was an 18-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, Victor of Las Vegas; son, Philip of Virginia; daughters, Antoinette Russello of New Jersey, Barbara Cole of New York and Kassie Benoit of Las Vegas; brothers, Danny of Arizona, Sammy of Florida and Carl of New York; sisters, Anna of Florida, Jean, Connie and Theresa, all of New York, Jay of California and Marie of Arizona; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Viator Catholic Church.
Winona Deaver
Winona W. Thomas Frese Deaver, 54, died Monday in a local care center.
A homemaker, she was born March 1, 1943, in Lima, Ohio, and was a 17-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her husband, Roger of Las Vegas; daughters, Leanna Burden, Luanna Patterson and Joanna Byrne, all of Lima, and Deanna Drago and Keanna Holliday, both of Las Vegas; son, Lawrence Frese II of Lima; sister, Martha Thomas of Dayton, Ohio; and 18 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary-Eastern. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Arthur Dennis
Arthur R. Dennis, 57, died April 15.
An Air Force veteran, he was born Sept. 8, 1939, in Cleveland and was a timekeeper in the gaming industry and a 29-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his daughters, Kitten Edenburn, Marlow Morrello, Texanna and Kimberly, all of Las Vegas; brother, Ernest of Willoughby Hills, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the West Bonanza chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Affordable Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Sharron Dowdy
Sharron Dowdy, 53, died Monday in a local care center.
A front desk supervisor in a hotel, she was born June 28, 1943, in Weatherford, Texas, and was a seven-year resident of Henderson.
She is survived by her husband, Charles of Henderson; sons, Craig Ewing of Crawford, Texas, and Kevin Ewing of Hurst, Texas; stepdaughter, Cheryl Hoffman of Fort Worth, Texas; stepson, Ernest of Cisco, Texas; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary-Henderson. Burial will be in Texas.
Robert Edwards Jr.
Robert Edwards Jr., 60, died April 17 in a local hospital.
An Army veteran, he was born June 20, 1936, in Greensboro, Ala., and was a bus driver and a 30-year resident of North Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Louise; sons, Edward and Jerry; daughters, Luvine Woods and Mary Ann Fielder; and brothers, James Page and Samuel High, all of Las Vegas; sister, Pearline Jones of Detroit; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday in Jefferson's Rose Manor Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, with burial in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Donald Gerard
Donald W. Gerard, 80, died Sunday in a local hospital.
A retired inspector in the aircraft industry, he was born Nov. 23, 1916, in Beverly, Kan., and was an 11-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Inez; and son, Harold, both of Las Vegas; and sister, Bonnie Amundson of Peoria, Ariz.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary-Jones, where services will be at 10 a.m. Friday. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. The family requests memorial donations be made to Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church of St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church.
Richard Graham
Richard David Graham, 74, died April 15.
A Navy veteran, he was born April 3, 1923, in Washington County, Idaho, and was an engineering technician in the aerospace industry and a five-year resident of Pahrump. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his sons, Richard II of Acton, Calif., and Charles of Ridgecrest, Calif.; daughters, June Graf of Van Buren, Ark., and Janice Metz of Ridgecrest; and seven grandchildren.
Private services were held. Neptune Society of Nye County handled arrangements.
Thelma Johnson
Thelma Johnson, 63, died Monday in a local hospital.
A clerk for Centel, she was born Oct. 1, 1933, in Manila, Philippines, and was a 20-year resident of Las Vegas. She was a member of the Carmelite Group and Children of the Divine Will.
She is survived by her daughters, Pat Wills and Terri Schwartz, both of Las Vegas, and Rebecca Bain of Sacramento, Calif.; son, Dan Zafires of Oxnard, Calif.; brothers, Ed Arce and Rudy Arce, both of Canada, and Emilio Arce of the Philippines; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. with a service at 6:30 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Bridget's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
David Knopp
David Paul Knopp, 82, died Monday.
A retired Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was born June 4, 1914, in Winona, Minn., and was a 17-year resident of Boulder City and Henderson and a member of The Retired Officers Association.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Henderson; sisters, Betty Vickroy of Huntsville, Ala., Pauline Hernandez of Shreveport, La., and Margaret of Winona; and brothers, James of Absarokee, Mont., Sam and Michael, both of Red Wing, Minn., Charles of Winona and Paul of Wisconsin.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary-Henderson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Garold Long
Garold Herbert Long, 57, died April 1.
An Army veteran, he was born Dec. 14, 1939, in Los Angeles and was a service man for a gas company and a three-year resident of Pahrump. He was a member of the Silver State Paint Horse Club and the International Society of Poets.
He is survived by his wife, Lane of Pahrump; stepson, Kenny Compton of Cypress, Calif.; stepdaughter, Alex Compton of Encinitas, Calif.; two brothers; one sister; and three grandchildren.
Private services were held. Neptune Society of Nye County handled arrangements.
Wilma Malinowski
Wilma S. Malinowski, 79, died Monday in a local hospital.
A homemaker, she was born Aug. 29, 1917, in West Virginia and was a six-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her sons, Joseph and Timothy, both of Las Vegas; daughter, Rita of New Mexico; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Elisabeth Meers
Elisabeth Meers, 76, died Sunday.
A homemaker, she was born Jan. 29, 1921, in Stuttgart, Germany, and was a 42-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her son, Burl of Las Vegas; and one sister.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Eden Vale Mortuary, where services will be at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will follow in Bunkers Memory Gardens Memorial Park.
Fred Morell Sr.
Fred Morell Sr., 77, died Saturday in a local hospital.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was born May 27, 1919, in Camden, N.J., and was a retired dealer in a hotel-casino and a 37-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his sons, Fred Jr. and Marvin; and daughter, Marsha Rogers, all of Las Vegas; stepson, Terrance Tanner of Vancouver, British Columbia; stepdaughter, Cassandra Stanley of San Francisco; brother, Waldo of Seattle; and one grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary-Jones.
Harry Morris
Harry Fred Morris, 79, died Saturday in a local care center.
A retired Air Force veteran of World War II, he was born June 6, 1917, in Claude, N.M., and was a 13-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannette of Las Vegas; son, Robert of Colorado; daughters, Jo Marie Morris of Las Vegas and Margaret Hockenberry of West Virginia; sister, Nell of Clovis, N.M.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Ben Prime
Ben R. Prime died Monday.
A World War II pilot, he was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Sandwich, Ill., and was a head chemist for a chemical company and a substitute teacher for the Clark County School District. He was a 40-year resident of Henderson and served as a volunteer choir director for Henderson Community Church (United Church of Christ).
He is survived by his wife, Allene; sons, Mark of Pahrump, Barry and Curtis, both of Henderson, and Kevin of Sequim, Wash.; brothers, Jim of Grand Terrace, Calif., and Ralph of San Leandro, Calif.; sister, Nancy Wells of Pittsburgh; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Community Church UCC of Henderson. The family requests memorial donations be made to the church. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.
Robert Son
Robert Son, 80, died Monday in Nathan Adelson Hospice.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was born May 29, 1916, in Cleveland and was a machinist in the aerospace industry and a four-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; and daughter, Peggy Tauber, both of Las Vegas; sons, Charles of Dodge City, Kan., Gary DeCapua of Reno and Robert DeCapua of LaCanada, Calif.; sister, Mildred Toth of Cleveland; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 9:15 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society handled arrangements.
Norma Stricker
Norma Pace Stricker, 73, died Friday in a local care center.
A retired office manager for a tool and die company, she was born July 12, 1923, in Nashville, Tenn., and was a 13-year resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her stepdaughter, Gail Brewer of Dayton, Ohio; and sister, Patsy Mangrum of Nashville.
Burial will be at 9 a.m. April 30 in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary-Downtown handled arrangements.
E. Morgan Wixsom
E. Morgan Wixsom, 76, died Monday.
A retired attorney and a senior vice president in a bank, he was born Nov. 2, 1920, in Malad, Idaho, and was a 34-year resident of Las Vegas.
He is survived by his wife, June of Las Vegas; sons, Mike of Gardnerville, and Scott and John, both of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held in Brigham City, Utah, under the direction of Peterson Funeral Home.
Somyoth Wonnaparhown
Somyoth Wonnaparhown, 45, died Friday in a local hospital.
A pharmacist in a hospital, he was born March 29, 1952, in Bangkok, Thailand, and was a 20-year resident of Henderson.
He is survived by his wife, Kannika; and son, Alex, both of Henderson; foster father, Milo Smith of Las Vegas; four brothers; and two sisters.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary-Eastern.
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