All Obituaries

John Owen Stowe was born on July 9, 1931 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma; his parent’s only child.  He passed away on March 27, 2021 in Boulder City, Nevada. John served in Japan with the United States Army from 1951-1953. In 1962, John moved to Las Vegas to work at the Nevada Test Site.  He later worked as a Mechanical Engineer at the Four Queens, Sahara and Flamingo Hilton Hotels. John met Georgia in the parking lot of the Sahara Hotel one afternoon and asked her if she would like...

Lawrence “Larry” James McFarland, age 77 of Henderson, NV passed away on March 5, 2021.  He was born on June 9, 1943 in Redwood Falls, MN to John and Alice (Schroeder) McFarland.  He married Mary Leah Kuelbs on February 27, 1965 (just celebrated 56 yrs) in Franklin, MN.   Larry was a humble, gentle, thoughtful, soft spoken and kind-hearted man.  He worked as a letter carrier for the United States Post Office for 33 years and farmed on the home acreage...

USAF Major Roland Fraga, Ret., a 42 year resident of Boulder City, flew his final flight to Heaven on March 4th after a short battle with cancer. He was a loving husband to Peggy for almost 67 years. He is also survived by his son and best friend, Mark, of Carson City, NV, and his loving daughter, Karen Hayes (Dave), of Santa Rosa, CA. He has four grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, Ron, and daughter-in-law, Judy.   Roland (88) was born...

Paul Richard Sperling age 90 of Boulder City, NV passed away on March 2, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV.  He was born the second of five children to Paul Schyler and Lillian (Emmons) Sperling in Indianapolis, IN.  In 1944, his family moved to Tucson, AZ so his mother and maternal grandmother could live in the dry, hot air after both surviving TB.  At 17, Paul volunteered and served his country in the USMC, later passing on the motto “Once a Marine, always a Marine,” to his...

Ramon “Ray” Collins lost his 42-year battle with ALS on March 28th, 2021. He died peacefully at home in his sleep. Born in Poplar Grove, Illinois on March 17th, 1931, Ray was a child of the Great Depression. When he was very young, his family travelled west to eastern Washington where his father found work with the WPA. They moved to Port Orchard WA with the outbreak of WWII as jobs opened up at the Bremerton Naval shipyard. Ray excelled in music and sports and had a passion for drawing...

Jacklyn “Jackie” Irene Wright, of Henderson, Nevada passed away on November 29, 2020. She lived to be 80 years old.   Born in Los Angeles, California to Jack Matthess and Betty Nunez on December 18, 1939 and spent the majority of her childhood in Los Angeles until she went to college at San Jose State University. Jackie was an education major at San Jose State and met her first husband Forrest Smith Jr. during this period. Shortly thereafter they started a family...

Dennis Erwin Dunbar age 76, 0f Henderson, NV passed away on February 25, 2021.  He was born on April 28, 1944 in Carroll, Iowa to Erwin and Dora Mae (Grell) Dunbar.  He spent most of his years in California where he was a contractor.  He moved to Las Vegas in 1990  where he met Pam Miller and they married on May 24, 1991 in Las Vegas, NV.  They spent 21 years in Dominican Republic working as real estate agents and had just recently come back to...

James Harold Hutchings of Henderson, NV passed away on February 22, 2021 at home surrounded by family.  He was born on March 3, 1943 in North Hollywood, CA to Mervin and Marvel Hutchings.  He married Diane Lynn Cowie on August 25, 1990 at their home in Saugus, California.  They moved to the Las Vegas Valley from Southern California in 1991 living in Boulder City and Henderson.    James was a man of strong faith, being a member at St Paul The Apostle Orthodox...

George Anthony Penn Jr., age 81, of Henderson, NV passed away peacefully on January 25, 2021 in Henderson, NV.  He was born on October 26, 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to George Anthony Penn and Suzanne Agnes Benanti Penn. George married Cynthia Bonney on July 12, 1980 in Hermosa Beach, CA. They later moved to Henderson from the South Bay area of Los Angeles, California in 2017.   George was a man of strong faith and a devoted Catholic. While in California he would attend Mass...

  We are saddened at the sudden passing of Richard Scott Shaw, age 55, of Henderson, NV on February 19, 2021.  He was born on September 9, 1965 in Nephi, UT to Scott M Shaw and Kathleen Lawson Shaw.  At the age of two the family moved to Henderson, NV.  Richard married Mary Kathryn Murphy on April 6, 1996 in Henderson, NV.      Richard’s favorite thing to do was to spend time with the loves of his life, his wife and girls at the motocross track and...