Obituaries for September 8, 1998

Robert Bush, 62, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born March 28, 1936, in New Haven, Conn. A resident for 28 years, he was a supervisor for the state government's child support division, an Air Force veteran, a member of the American Legion, Retired Air Force Sergeants Association, Non-Commissioned Officers Club, Southern Nevada Employees Association and the UNLV Alumni Association.

He is survived by his wife, Della; three sons, Robert Bush of Glendale, Calif., Anthony Bush of Las Vegas and Vinnie Bush of North Las Vegas; and nine grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-8 p.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

JAMES D. CERBIN

James D. Cerbin, 66, of Boulder City died Saturday. He was born March 19, 1932, in Nampa, Idaho. A resident for 15 years, he was a retired highway patrolman and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Aryliss; three sons, Mark Cerbin and Mathew Cerbin, both of Henderson, and James Rogers of Las Vegas; one sister, Dana Brown of Boulder City; one brother, Dwaine Cerbin of Overgaard, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Christian Center Foursquare Gospel Church. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Christian Center Foursquare Gospel Church Youth Group, P.O. Box 60215, Boulder City, NV 89005.

HELENE ANKER FARKAS

Helene Anker Farkas, 56, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born May 12, 1942, in Cleveland. A resident for five years, she was an interior designer.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel; one son, Michael Farkas of Murrieta, Calif.; two daughters, Elizabeth Schatz of Murrieta and Melissa Crawford of New York; one brother, Samuel Anker of Encino, Calif.; one sister, Perryne Anker of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

ROSE FOGLIANI

Rose Fogliani, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born March 7, 1919, in New York. A resident for many years, she was a clerk at a dry cleaners.

She is survived by one daughter, Ginny Anderson of Las Vegas.

Burial will be in New York. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

CARL R. 'CORKY' FURSTENWERTH

Carl R. "Corky" Furstenwerth, 62, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. He was born July 12, 1936, in Long Beach, Calif. A resident for 36 years, he was an electrician, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union and Masonic Lodge 32.

He is survived by his wife, Gerry; one daughter, Barbara Borich of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Robert Furstenwerth of Aberdine, Wash.; one sister, Linda Eastman of Puyallup, Wash.; and one grandchild.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. A private burial will follow.

The family suggests donations to Safe Harbor Hospice, 3910 Pecos-McLeod, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

NINA GENOVA

Nina Genova, 87, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 18, 1910, in Italy. A resident for 28 years, she was a homemaker, a member of Our Lady of Las Vegas Ladies Guild/Young at Heart, Charleston Heights Sewing Club and Towne Club-Italian Catholic Federation.

She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Kozak of Las Vegas; three brothers, Tony Borzellino, Daniel Borzellino and Samuel Borzellino, and four sisters, Helen Borzellino, Rose Papich, Michelina Dougherty and Elizabeth Borzellino, all of Reading, Pa.; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 3 p.m. until a 5 p.m. Mass Wednesday in Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church. Burial will be in Pennsylvania. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

ANDERSON E. GLADNEY

Anderson E. Gladney, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born July 4, 1919, in Memphis, Tenn. A resident for three years, he was a retired postal clerk and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mary C.; one daughter, Saundra E. Walker of Chicago; two sons, Herman L. Smith of Milwaukee and Edward E. Hopkins of Chicago; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103, or the American Diabetes Association, 2785 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

LILLIAN GRABO

Lillian Grabo, 83, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local care center. She was born Dec. 30, 1914, in Chicago. A resident for two years, she was a retired governess for private homes.

She is survived by two daughters, Geraldine Skoblikoff of East Dundee, Ill., and Gail Baez of Glendale, Ariz.; one son, Gerald Grabo of Las Vegas; one brother, Theodore Blake of Santa Barbara, Calif.; 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchild and two great-great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

CAROLINE L. HARGIS

Caroline L. Hargis, 76, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local health care center. She was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Morgan, Minn. A resident for three years, she was a retired occupational therapist.

She is survived by her husband, Lee Richard; one son, Richard L. Hargis of Tacoma, Wash.; three daughters, Syvilla L. Cohoon of San Diego and Rachel H. Wright and Johnell L. Hargis, both of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Odyssey Health Care, 4011 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

CAROLYN J. HISEL

Carolyn J. Hisel, 54, of Pahrump died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born April 30, 1944, in Colorado. A resident for two years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Leland D.; one daughter, Theresa Gay Alford of Pahrump; and one sister, Ann Chance of Colorado.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Pahrump Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial will be private. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

PAMELA ANN JONES

Pamela Ann Jones, 43, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Michigan. A resident for five years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald; one son, Kevin Jones, and one daughter, Christina Hatfield, both of Las Vegas; her father, Chester Hatfield of Florida; her mother, Mary Hatfield of California; one brother, Gary Hatfield of Arizona; and two sisters, Arlene Matlocks of California and Debbie Anderson of South Dakota.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, handled arrangements.

EUPHEMIA KENNEDY MOLNOR

Euphemia Kennedy Molnor, 89, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 19, 1909, in Pennsylvania. A resident for less than one year, she was a member of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by one son, John Black of New Orleans; one daughter, Margaret Moore of Henderson; three stepsons, Ronnie Molnor and Bill Molnor, both of Pennsylvania, and Richard Molnor of Florida; two sisters, Noni Davis of Santa Clara, Calif., and Margaret Bakewell of Aliquippa, Pa.; numerous nieces and nephews; nine grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Visitation was scheduled one hour prior to noon services today in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

DERMOTT PATRICK MURRAY

Dermott Patrick Murray, 69, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Newark, N.J. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired manager for the Franklin Mint and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Ann L.; two sons, Patrick Murray of Montvale, N.J., and Tim Murray of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; one daughter, Sue Smith of Porterville, Calif.; his mother, Mary Murray, and one sister, Eileen Murray, both of Boynton Beach, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.

Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., handled private arrangements.

JUNE L. PROCTOR

June L. Proctor, 81, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 19, 1916, in St. Paul, Minn. A resident for 15 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Pamela Proctor of Las Vegas; and three sisters, Roselyn Linford, Renee Bergman and Virginia Rownd, all of Shawnee Mission, Kan.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

BILLY LEE RUSSELL

Billy Lee Russell, 58, of Pahrump died Friday in Pahrump. He was born Feb. 19, 1940, in Illinois. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired airline pilot and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Jeane; one daughter, Cynthia Badish of Valencia, Calif.; one son, Kevin Scott Russell of Lemoore, Calif.; two sisters, Catherine Laird and Maxine Land, both of Illinois; and one brother, John Russell of Fairfax, Va.

Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

ISAAC STEPHENS

Isaac Stephens, 90, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Aug. 19, 1908, in Bass, Ark. A resident for five years, he was a retired foreman at a private ranch.

He is survived by one son, William Stephens of Henderson; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

KAZUMI SUZUKI

Kazumi Suzuki, 87, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 8, 1910, in Japan. A resident for three years, he was a retired furniture maker.

He is survived by one daughter, Miyoko Ludlow of Las Vegas; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

WILMA N. WATKINS

Wilma N. Watkins, 78, of Blue Diamond died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Sikeston, Mo. A resident for 19 years, she was a retired automotive unitizer.

She is survived by one son, Larry Watkins of Columbiaville, Mich.; one daughter, Carol Webb of Blue Diamond; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

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