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Beverly Schultz
Services were held Feb. 24 for Beverly Ann Schultz, 69, who died Feb. 17, 2007, in Pahrump, at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church.
She was born May 5, 1937, in Toledo, Ohio. She was a nine-year resident of Pahrump, coming from Toledo.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Humane Society and the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation.
Her husband David J. Schultz Sr., of Pahrump; mother Anna K. Marlow of Toledo; sister Doris J. Schliesser of Temperence, Mich.; sons David J. Schultz Jr., of Lawton, Okla., Richard J. Schultz of Tucson, Ariz., and Terry L. Schultz of Toledo; and daughter Cheryl A. Keys of La Plata, Md., survive her.
Her father preceded her in death.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Humane Society or the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation.
Pahrump Family Mortuary handled the arrangements. (02/17/07)
Francis Wynn
Francis Xavier Wynn, an 18 year resident of Pahrump, died June 24, 2007.
A native of McKeesport, Pa., Frank served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and later graduated from the University of Notre Dame, earning a degree in electrical engineering. He spent his formative years working in the aerospace industry and raising his family in St. Louis, Mo., before retiring to Pahrump.
The long time golf enthusiast was a parishioner at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church and a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus.
Frank is survived by Agnes, his loving wife of 48 years; children Lina, Margon, Becky, Bruna, Xavie, Pauline; and grandchildren Martine, Teresa, Wynn, Riley, Kieran and Devin.
There will be a memorial mass held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Pahrump at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 3. (06/24/07)
Jeffrey Pavao
Services for Jeffrey Alan Pavao, 51, who died June 26, 2007, in Pahrump, will be held at 6 p.m. today at Lee Funeral Home (burial will be at noon Saturday at Palm cemetery on Main Street in Las Vegas).
He was born Oct. 1, 1955, in Fall River, Mass. He was a one-and-a-half-year resident of Pahrump, coming from Las Vegas, where he lived for 42 years.
He worked as a prison guard for 22-1/2 years. He loved mountain climbing, was an outdoorsman and was a loving father and son.
His mother Irene Engebretson; sons Daniel and Dylan Pavao; John Taylor; daughter Jennifer; and stepmother Tineke Pavao survive him. (06/26/07)
Thomas Ritchey
Thomas A. "Alex" Ritchey died June 18, 2007, at a hospital in Las Vegas.
He was born June 19, 1965, in Lomita, Calif.
He was an eight-year resident of Pahrump and operated Alex Haircuts on Pahrump Valley Boulevard for five years.
Alex had a gentle heart, was extremely loved and will be very missed by many.
He is survived by his parents, Tom and Wilma Ritchey of Pahrump; brother Jeff of Pahrump; sister Cindy (Dave) Poysnick of Puyallup, Wash.; and three nephews, Josh, Dan and Luke.
His brother Steve preceded him in death.
Cremation will be at Pahrump Family Mortuary. A memorial service will be held at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 650 S. Blagg Road. (06/18/07)
Charles Dupre
Charles Dupre, 66, died June 1, 2007, from complications of throat cancer at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas.
He was born Dec. 4, 1940, in Worcester, Mass., the only son of Paul Dupre and Gertrude Monty. He was a direct descendent of one of the founding members of the Society of the Cincinnati and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Charles spent his formative years in Rhode Island, where he attended Providence College. He received his bachelor of science in accounting in 1962 and a juris doctorate in 1975 from Boston College.
He was also a graduate of the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. During his 33 years of both active and non-active duty, he served his country in many ways, from his early years as a judge advocate general corps attorney in Germany for four years, to battalion commander of the 243rd MP headquarters in Warwick, R.I., to his most recent post as the director of logistics during Desert Storm, also in Rhode Island.
When the Mali government asked the United States for assistance on how to become a democracy, the U.S. appointed an attache to Charles, where he then transcribed and delivered this speech in French. During his stay, he was a guest of the U.S. ambassador to Mali. Among his many decorations, awards and citations was the Bronze Star.
Retirement was not a word in his vocabulary. When he and his wife Cathy moved to Pahrump four years ago, he was asked by former Nye County Commissioner Patricia Cox to apply for a seat on the Pahrump Valley Regional Planning Commission, to which he was unanimously appointed.
Through his hard work and dedication, he was once again unanimously appointed by his peers as the chairman of the PRPC in 2006, a position he embraced. He truly loved Pahrump and was a stickler for being thorough. He was regretful and saddened when he had to step down as chairperson earlier this year.
Charles is survived by his wife of 27 years, Cathy; children Carl Dupre, Jonathan Dupre, Keliegh Buckley, Deborah Buckley; and grandchildren Rebecca, Allison, Bristol and Tanner.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Gertrude McKitchen; son Stephen Dupre; and daughter Pamela Buckley.
There will be two memorial services. The first will be held in Pahrump at 5:30 p.m. today at the Artesia Community Center, 6601 S. Fox Ave. The second memorial service, where he will receive full military honors, will be held at 9 a.m. July 21 in the chapel of the Veterans Memorial cemetery, located in Exeter, R.I. (06/01/07)
Martha Bellis
Martha Bellis passed away June 22, 2007, in Las Vegas after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curt Bellis. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1945.
Martha was an important figure in Pahrump since 1976, when she moved here with her husband Curt and four sons. Martha and Curt immediately took to Pahrump and became an integral part of the community. Knowing the shortage of deputy sheriffs in Nye County, Curt was an important part in starting the Nye County Sheriff Reserve program and volunteered over 17,000 hours to help better the community.
Martha was quick to follow in her husband's footsteps and became a deputy-dispatcher for the Nye County Sheriff's Office. Aside from doing her normal dispatcher duties, Martha always made an effort to help the disadvantaged. Her motherly instinct frequently got the better of her and she was known to sign out people in jail on Thanksgiving and Christmas to take them to her home. She always said that nobody should ever have to spend the holidays in jail, and she meant it.
Martha also had a reputation for bringing in scores of destitute and needy families into her home and her heart. After years of helping so many families, the state of Nevada asked the Bellises to become foster parents so that they could be licensed to help with the growing foster care problem. Over the years they took in 80 foster children, some for a few months, but others until they became adults.
The foster children that Martha and Curt raised were given a second chance and with their help eventually became everything from a world-class bodybuilder to a bank manager; from business owners and homemakers to non-profit executives and many other successful members of the community.
Martha is survived by her four sons, Curtis, Bob, Scott, Casey; daughter Lura Bandazian; and grandchildren Dustin, Amber, Jonathan, Deven, Michael, Trent, and Chase.
The memorial service will be held in Las Vegas at the Palm Mortuary located at 7600 S. Eastern Ave., Tuesday, July 3 at 1 p.m. (06/22/07)
Velma Fienhold
A memorial service for Velma Louise Fienhold, 61, who died June 17, 2007, in Las Vegas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 650 S. Blagg Road.
She was born Dec. 26, 1945, in Colville, Wash. She was a 33-year resident of Pahrump.
An artist and ceramist, Velma earned her high school diploma at the age of 43 through Pahrump Adult Education.
Her husband, Edwin Fienhold of Pahrump; sons Richard Sizemore, Aarron Sizemore and David Manczak, all of Hamilton, Ohio, Chet Manczak, serving in the Air Force and stationed in England, and Ross Manczak and Christopher Fienhold, both of Pahrump; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren survive her.
Her mother, Juanita Whitman, of Colville, Wash., preceded her in death two weeks ago.
Pahrump Family Mortuary handled the arrangements. (06/17/07)
Leslie Packard
A memorial service for Leslie Ray Packard, 67, who died June 14, 2007, in Pahrump, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Pahrump Family Mortuary.
He was born May 26, 1940, in Fallon. He was a lifelong resident of Nevada.
He served in the U.S. Army in the Signal Corps. He then worked for 41 years as a telephone installer and was the first permanent telephone installer in Pahrump.
His daughter Kara Elizabeth Einfalt of Colorado; son Leslie Ray Packard Jr., of Nevada; sister Jean Connely of Nevada; brother George Packard of California; and three grandchildren survive him.
His mother and father preceded him in death. (06/14/07)
Gertrude McKitchen
Gertrude "Monty" Mckitchen, 96, died May 27 at Evergreen of Pahrump nursing facility.
She was born Aug. 27, 1910, in Berlin, N.H., to the late Dr. G. and Esmeralda (Gaulin) Monty.
Gertrude was employed as a pediatric nurse for the late Dr. Crepeau of Woonsocket, R.I., after having been educated in convent schools in the New England area.
She enjoyed her retirement years in Fort Myers, Fla., and spent her last years in Pahrump.
She was preceded in death by husbands Paul C. Dupre of Woonsocket and Dr. Joseph McKitchen of Attleboro, Mass. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Mother Marie Adallbert RJM (Germain Monty) and by grandchildren Stephen Dupre and Pamela Buckley.
Surviving Gertrude was her son Col. Charles C. Dupre of Pahrump, who died June 1; he was the chairman of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission. She is also survived by grandsons Carl and Jonathan and granddaughters Keliegh and Deborah.
She will also be dearly missed by her great-grandchildren Rebecca, Allison, Bristol and Tanner.
Lee Funeral Home handled the arrangements. (05/27/07)
Raymond McCowen
In loving memory of Raymond "R.J." McCowen, who died at 3:15 a.m. May 24, 2007.
Retired from the Navy, Raymond served on the USS Coral Sea, USS Ticonderoga, USS Ranger and the USS Saratoga and served a wide variety of sea and shore commands taking him all over the world.
He is survived by his soulmate Carol Greer of Pahrump; son Steven (Karen) McCowen and their three children, Emma, Christopher of Temecula, Calif., and Nicholas, serving in the Marine Corps; son Douglas McCowen of San Diego; R.J.'s son's mother, Beverly and stepfather Leonard Rosa of San Diego; sister Janet Wolford of Phoenix, Ariz., and her four children; Jeremy and Julie McCowen and Joshua of Kansas; Angela and Lee Rodenkerk, Chellsey, Jordan, Elisabeth of North Carolina; Tina Thomas and Rachael of Alabama; Luis and Hilda Stevart, Layla, Eric, Isaic of Phoenix; and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents Ray Sylvester McCowen and Thelma Beery; former wife, Mary Ann, whom he lived with in San Diego before moving to Pahrump where they retired.
R.J. will be greatly missed. (05/24/07)
Linda Pizzi
Linda Pizzi, 64, died June 11, 2007, at home in Pahrump.
She was born July 23, 1942, in Chicago, Ill. She was a 10-year resident of Pahrump, coming from Chicago, Il.
She was a high school teacher employed by District 214 and retired in 1993. She was a member of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She taught P.E. for 30 years at Wheeling High School in Illinois.
Her husband Armando Pizzi of Pahrump survives her.
Pahrump Family Mortuary handled the arrangements. (06/11/07)
