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Saturday, September 29, 2001
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal Deaths
Julio Bernal Julio Bernal, 37, died Wednesday. He was born Jan. 2, 1964, in Cuba. A dishwasher, he was a six-month resident of Las Vegas. He is survived by his brother, Nestor of Las Vegas. Burial is private. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements. Saul Bottfeld Saul "Sol" Bottfeld, 75, died Friday at a Henderson hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Bronx, N.Y. A retired TV serviceman, he was a 22-year resident of Henderson and a member of Jewish War Veterans, City of Hope and Valley Outreach Synagogue. He is survived by his wife, Pearl of Henderson; son, Gary of Fairfield, Conn.; daughters, Sharon Haber of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Debbie Smith of Canyon Country, Calif.; brother, Bernard of Las Vegas; and five grandchildren. Services will be held in California. The family requests memorial donations be made to City of Hope. King David Memorial Chapel handled arrangements. Richard Cocks Richard A. Cocks, 61, died Sunday. He was born Sept. 20, 1940, in New Jersey. A Marine Corps veteran, he was a plumber, a 13-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of Marine Force Association. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Wade and Bonnie Verssen; brother, Charles; sister, Marie Sherman; and nine grandchildren. Services are private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements. Lois Cowger Lois Cowger, 89, died Thursday at a Las Vegas hospital. She was born May 19, 1912, in Boone, Iowa. A retired supervisor in a hotel, she was a 47-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of the Culinary union. She is survived by her daughters, Marie Atcheson of Las Vegas and Shirley Inman of Highland, Calif.; son, Max Clark of Seattle; sister, Marie Malmburg of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family requests memorial donations be made to American Cancer Society. Palm Mortuary-Eastern handled arrangements. Elizabeth Fleming Elizabeth Mary Fleming, 76, died Thursday. She was born April 24, 1925, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A homemaker, she was a 15-year resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Kilduff of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; son, Robert of Manassas, Va.; brother, Frank Alexander of Winnipeg; sister, Dorothy Banks of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren. Palm Mortuary-Eastern handled arrangements. Gensis Granados Gensis Isabel Granados, infant, died Wednesday. She was born Sept. 18 in Las Vegas. She is survived by her mother, Sandra of Las Vegas. Services are private. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements. Cecil Gulliver Cecil Vernon Gulliver, 79, died Friday at Nathan Adelson Hospice. He was born April 15, 1922, in New Brunswick. A veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, he was a switchman for a railroad and a six-month resident of Henderson. He is survived by his wife, Ruby of Henderson; daughters, Vicki Cook of West Covina, Calif., and Jeanne Ham of Henderson; brothers, Murray of Hutchinson, Kan., and Donald of Temple City, Calif.; sister, Norma James of Kamloops, British Columbia; and four grandchildren. The family requests memorial donations be made to the hospice. Neptune Society of Nevada handled arrangements. David Howells David D. Howells, 64, died Thursday at home. He was born July 19, 1937, in Hailey, Idaho. An Air Force veteran, he was an electrician for a hotel-casino, a 25-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 357 and Las Vegas Gem Club. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Mona; and daughter, Melanie, both of Las Vegas; and sisters, Jodi Domka of Meridian, Idaho, and Ardean Duffel of Twin Falls, Idaho. Memorial services will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Canyon Ridge Christian Church. The family requests memorial donations be made to Nathan Adelson Hospice or Father Flannigan Boys Town. Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne handled arrangements. Alejandro Ibarra-Espino Alejandro Ibarra-Espino, 38, died Thursday at Lake Mead. He was born Dec. 1, 1962, in Mexico. A laborer, he was a seven-year resident of Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife, Maria Ibarra-Ocampo; sons, Alejandro Ibarra-Ocampo Jr. and David Ibarra-Ocampo; and daughters, Cindy Ibarra-Ocampo and Teresa Ibarra-Ocampo, all of Las Vegas; father, Francisco Ibarra of California; brothers, Isidro and Francisco, both of Washington, and Rogelio of California; and sisters, Lidya of Mexico, Rosalva, Marina and Evira, all of California, and Marisela of Washington. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. today and from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Garden Memorial Funeral Home with services at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Christopher Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Anita Jameson Anita Jameson, 75, died Thursday at a Las Vegas hospital. She was born April 30, 1926, in Morrilton, Ark. A retired waitress in a hotel-casino, she was a 51-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of the Emblem Club. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne and one hour prior to services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mustang and Cheyenne chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Graveside services will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Paradise Memorial Gardens. Lea Kephart Lea Kephart, 76, died Wednesday. She was born Feb. 10, 1925, in Belgium. A retired claims processor for an insurance company, she was a three-year resident of Pahrump and a former resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her son, Edmand of Pahrump; and a granddaughter. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Pahrump Family Mortuary handled arrangements. Walt Kozlowski Walt Kozlowski, 64, died Thursday at a Las Vegas care center. He was born Feb. 8, 1937, in Milwaukee. A retired independent consultant, he was a 41-year resident of Las Vegas, the owner of Mirage and Executive Travel agencies and an electrical engineer at the Nevada Test Site. He was past chairman of Clark County Republican Central Committee and lobbied for the creation of the Nevada State Park and BLM participation in the Red Rock Recreation Area. He is survived by his daughters, Mary Ann Vought, Kim Leaver and Terry, all of Las Vegas; stepson, Todd Colyer of Pahrump; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church. Burial will be in Wisconsin. The family requests memorial donations be made to the UNLV Lied Library for the purchase of mathematics books. Palm Mortuary-Jones handled arrangements. Norman Kuka Norman D. Kuka, 64, died Wednesday at a Las Vegas hospital. He was born Jan. 14, 1937, in Chicago. A Marine Corps veteran, he was a retired hotelier, a three-year resident of Henderson and a member of Newport Lodge 118, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and Osman Temple AAONMS. He is survived by his wife, June of Henderson; daughters, Monica Falk and Nicole, both of Minneapolis, and Danielle Kuka-McGowan of St. Paul, Minn.; stepson, Ryan Kavooras of White Water, Wis.; and six grandchildren. Visitation will begin with a service at 7 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church, where services will be at 10 am. Monday. Burial will follow at Palm Valley View Memorial Park. The family requests memorial donations be made to the church. Palm Mortuary-Eastern handled arrangements. Lily Lazenby Lily Lazenby, 71, died Sept. 10 in Galveston, Texas. She was born March 20, 1930, in Sunderland, England. A waitress, she was former longtime resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her daughters, Mickey King and Denise Blosch, both of Las Vegas, and Dawn of Texas; son, Rick of Texas; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A service will be scheduled in Texas. Carnes Brothers Funeral Home, Galveston, handled arrangements. Edith Leone Edith F. "Bobbie" Leone, 68, died Thursday at Nathan Adelson Hospice. She was born Oct. 17, 1932, in Arkansas. A retired waitress in a restaurant, she was a 28-year resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her sons, Thomas Kurilla and Anthony Kurilla, both of Las Vegas, and Charles Kurilla of Seattle; daughters, Diane Haberman of Las Vegas, Kathryn White of Kansas City, Mo., and Sharon Croom of Long Beach, Calif.; brothers, Ora Rosse of Truman, Ark., and Sam Rosse of Jonesboro, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Affordable Cremation & Burial Service handled arrangements. Irene Lichtsinn Irene Elizabeth Lichtsinn, 82, died Friday. She was born Nov. 11, 1918, in Wisconsin. A homemaker, she was a resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her husband, William of Las Vegas; and son, Ronald of Clear Lake, Iowa. Burial will be in Clear Lake. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements. Alexander Mazza Alexander A. Mazza, 79, died Thursday at a local hospital. He was born March 27, 1922, in Hammonton, N.J. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a carpenter in construction and a 15-year resident of Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife, Marijo of Las Vegas; daughters, Leeann of San Diego and Wynne Samuels of Puyallup, Wash.; sons, M. David and Alexander Jr., both of San Diego; brothers, Thomas, James, Michael and Vince; and sister, Angie Domineco, all of Hammonton; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday at Davis Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at noon Monday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Clode Moats Clode Jerrette Moats, 71, died Wednesday. He was born July 24, 1930, in Pennsylvania. An Army Air Corps pilot, he was a nine-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of Otter Cariboy Association and American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Flora; daughters, Eileen Davis and Gail Stowe; and a grandchild. Burial will be in Houston. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements. Debbie Newmark Debbie E. Newmark, 42, died Thursday at a Las Vegas hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1958, in Gardena, Calif., and was a nine-year resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her mother, Gladys of Las Vegas; and brother, Howard of Lomita, Calif. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palm Mortuary-Cheyenne. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Kidney Foundation. James Rimi James Joseph Rimi, 57, died Tuesday. He was born April 15, 1944, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A carpenter, he was a resident of Las Vegas. He is survived by his son, Eddie of Ohio; daughters, Jennifer Zapata of New York, and Heather and Kristine, both of Ohio; mother, Rose; brothers, Joey and Michael, both of New York, and Mark and Steven, both of Florida; sisters, Agnes Calise and Elizabeth Johnson, both of New York, Veda Garofalo of Massachusetts and Maggie Hegwood of Texas; and three grandchildren. Burial is private. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements. Estelle Rouse Estelle Rouse, 73, died Thursday. She was born Feb. 7, 1928, in Sommerville, Tenn. A retired teacher, she was a nine-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of Desert Winds Bridge Club, Delta Sigma Theta and Chicago Connection. She is survived by her husband, Gene Sr. of Las Vegas; sons, Gene Jr. of Chicago and Eric of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sister, Ernestine Smith of Chicago; brother, William Lewis of Stone Mountain, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Palm Mortuary-Jones. The family requests memorial donations be made to American Cancer Society. Frank Santomauro Frank Santomauro, 80, died Thursday at Nathan Adelson Hospice-West. He was born June 20, 1921, in New York. An Army Air Corps veteran, he was a mail handler and a nine-year resident of Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife, Mary; son, Joseph; daughter, Patricia Rosenberg; sisters, Mary Russo, Margaret Scalzo and Josephine Venterino; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society with graveside services at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The family requests memorial donations be made to the hospice. Phyllis Upson Phyllis Jean Upson, 83, died Friday. She was born July 17, 1918, in Illinois. An administrator, she was a resident of Boulder City. She is survived by her daughter, Martha of Minneapolis. Burial will be in Illinois. Hites Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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