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Index to Locations Boulder City Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Las Vegas Unknown location Las Vegas Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas Davis Memorial Park Las Vegas Eden Vale Memorial Park Las Vegas Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley Las Vegas Woodlawn Cemetery Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery 1900 Buchanan Boulevard Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., September 10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard W. Cannon; Governor of Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Catholic. Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church, and died soon after in a hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 5, 2004 (age 74 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.   The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge (opened 2010), over the Colorado River between Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada, was partly named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known as Lorna Jolley — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, December 30, 1925. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; mayor of Henderson, Nev., 1985-93. Female. Mormon. Died, in her doctor's office, Henderson, Clark County, Nev., January 16, 2012 (age 86 years, 17 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Donal Jolley and Nora (Crawford) Jolley; married, January 17, 1953, to Robert Earl Kesterson.   Kesterson Elementary School, in Henderson, Nevada, is named for her.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Unknown Location Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Politicians buried here:   Roger Thomas Foley (1886-1974) — also known as Roger Foley — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, May 25, 1886. Democrat. District judge in Nevada, 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944; U.S. District Judge for Nevada, 1945. Died October 9, 1974 (age 88 years, 137 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Father of Roger D. Foley. Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Politicians buried here:   Charles P. Squires (1865-1958) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in 1865. Republican. Postmaster at Las Vegas, Nev., 1922-24 (acting, 1922-23); delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1932, 1936 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Died in 1958 (age about 93 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Davis Memorial Park 6200 South Eastern Avenue Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 30, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died November 26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149 days). Interment at Davis Memorial Park.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Eden Vale Memorial Park Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Politicians buried here:   Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (1906-1999) — also known as Berkeley L. Bunker — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. Thomas, Clark County, Nev., August 12, 1906. Democrat. Member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1940-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944. Mormon. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., January 21, 1999 (age 92 years, 162 days). Interment at Eden Vale Memorial Park.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley 7600 South Eastern Avenue Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Founded 1972 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known as F. Grant Sawyer — of Elko, Elko County, Nev. Born in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, December 14, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Elko County District Attorney, 1950-58; Nevada Democratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956; Governor of Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; American Legion; Lions; Eagles. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., February 19, 1996 (age 77 years, 67 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.   Relatives: Son of Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer; married, August 1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.   The Sawyer state office building, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Tucumcari, Quay County, N.M., February 14, 1911. Republican. Furniture merchant; appliance dealer; mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1962. Baptist. Member, Elks; Eagles. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., October 7, 2002 (age 91 years, 235 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.   Relatives: Son of Robert Walter Gragson and Willie (Mun) Gragson; married, December 21, 1934, to Bonnie Henley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known as Bernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 3, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. Hungarian ancestry. Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from COPD and asthma, in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., September 29, 2010 (age 85 years, 118 days). Interment at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.   Relatives: Son of Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married, February 8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married, April 20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married 1984 to Andrea Savio; married, February 28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married, November 6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married, June 4, 1951, to Janet Leigh.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Maurice Uchitel (1911-2000) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born November 10, 1911. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Died April 28, 2000 (age 88 years, 170 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Woodlawn Cemetery Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada Politicians buried here:   J. F. Hesse — also known as Fred Hesse — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924; mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1925-31. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) — also known as Howard W. Babcock — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., April 7, 1917. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sigma Nu Phi; Optimist Club. Died August 26, 1986 (age 69 years, 141 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock; married, November 12, 1946, to Leontyna Najgrodzka.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter R. Bracken (1870-1950) — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Ohio, April 22, 1870. Republican. Postmaster at Las Vegas, Nev., 1904-14; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1920. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., July 13, 1950 (age 80 years, 82 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Anna S. Johnson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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