Obituaries

Obituaries for the Las Vegas, NV Area

Elena Acosta

Elena Acosta

May 6, 2020

En Paz

 

Muy cerca de mi ocaso, yo te bendigo, Vida,

porque nunca me diste ni esperanza fallida,

ni trabajos injustos, ni pena inmerecida;

 

Porque veo al final de mi rudo camino

que yo fui el arquitecto de mi propio destino;

que si extraje la mieles o la hiel de las cosas,

fue porque en ellas puse hiel...

Justin Charland

Justin Charland

May 5, 2020

Justin Thomas Charland, 40, born to Michael David and Cynthia Rose Charland, Muskogee, Oklahoma, brother to Jacqueline Marie Charland. 

 

His early years spent in Texas and Arizona getting to know extended family moving to Henderson, NV at age 9. 

 

His interests were computers, science, magic and Tae Kwan Do.  He was a Red Beret at Robert Taylor Elementary...

Mary Louise Burger

Mary Louise Burger

May 5, 2020

Mary Louise Ziegler, Kalas, Burger, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Mary was born on January 5th, 1927 in New Rockford, North Dakota to Peter and Martina Ziegler.  She graduated in May of 1946 from St. James Academy and moved to Chicago in July of that year.  She married Elmer Kalas in April of 1949 as...

Joseph David Gerken

Joseph David Gerken

May 2, 2020

Joseph David Gerken, 67, of Henderson NV., passed away on May 2nd 2020 Henderson, NV. Joe was born in Omaha Nebraska to Bonnie and Elmer Gerken on December 13th 1952.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Joyce and nephew Kyle King.

Joe is survived by his wife Karen Gerken; his children, Joe Jr., Lindsay, Amber and Nathan:...

Leroy Appleboom

Leroy Appleboom

May 1, 2020

Leroy Joseph “Lee” Appelboom, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on May 1, 2020, in Las Vegas.

Lee was born in The Bronx, NY, to Harry and Nora Wiener Appelboom on August 2, 1929.

He attended City College of New York and had a professional career as a technical writer for various engineering firms on Department of Defense contracts throughout...

Georgia G Scott

Georgia G Scott

Apr 30, 2020

GEORGIA (Goodwin) SCOTT, 82, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on April 30, 2020. She entered this world on October 1, 1937.  She attended school in Northern Kentucky, graduated from nursing school in Lexington, Kentucky. She worked as a registered nurse for 45 years. She and her late husband Albert William Scott Sr., moved to Las Vegas...