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Clark County
Nevada

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Clark County

Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known asLorna Jolley — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,December30, 1925.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;mayorof Henderson, Nev., 1985-93.Female.Mormon.Died, in herdoctor'soffice, Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,January16, 2012 (age86 years, 17days).Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Index to Locations Boulder CitySouthern Nevada VeteransMemorial Cemetery Las VegasUnknown location Las VegasBunkers Memory GardensCemetery Las VegasDavis Memorial Park Las VegasEden Vale Memorial Park Las VegasPalm Memorial Park - GreenValley Las VegasWoodlawn Cemetery Southern NevadaVeterans Memorial Cemetery 1900 Buchanan Boulevard Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known asDonal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,September10, 1929.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit bya mortar round andlost hislower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen.HowardW. Cannon;Governor ofNevada, 1971-79; executive editor,Las Vegas Sunnewspaper.Catholic.Suffered aheartattack at St. Viator CatholicChurch,and died soon after in ahospital,Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,March 5,2004 (age74 years, 177days).Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     The MikeO'Callaghan-Pat TillmanBridge(opened 2010), over the Colorado River betweenMohaveCounty, Arizona andClarkCounty, Nevada, was partlynamed forhim.   See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives:Daughter of Donal Jolley and Nora (Crawford) Jolley; married,January17, 1953, to Robert Earl Kesterson.
		KestersonElementarySchool, inHenderson,Nevada, isnamed forher.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Roger Thomas Foley (1886-1974) — also known asRoger Foley — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,May 25,1886.Democrat. District judge in Nevada, 1939-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Nevada,1944;U.S.District Judge for Nevada, 1945.DiedOctober9, 1974 (age88 years, 137days).Interment somewhere.

Charles P. Squires (1865-1958) — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in1865.Republican. Postmaster atLasVegas, Nev., 1922-24 (acting, 1922-23); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Nevada,1932,1936(alternate),1948(alternate).Died in1958(ageabout93 years).Entombed in mausoleum at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 30,1915.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedNovember26, 1987 (age72 years, 149days).Interment at Davis Memorial Park.

Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (1906-1999) — also known asBerkeley L. Bunker — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. Thomas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,August12, 1906.Democrat. Member ofNevadastate 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 toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,1944.Mormon.Died in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,January21, 1999 (age92 years, 162days).Interment at Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Frank Grant Sawyer (1918-1996) — also known asF. Grant Sawyer — of Elko,ElkoCounty, Nev.Born in Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho,December14, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;ElkoCounty District Attorney, 1950-58;NevadaDemocratic state chair, 1955; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Nevada,1956;Governorof Nevada, 1959-67; defeated, 1966.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Lions;Eagles.Died, of complications from astroke,in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,February19, 1996 (age77 years, 67days).Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.

	Relatives: Sonof Harry W. Sawyer and Bula (Cameron) Sawyer; married,August1, 1946, to Bette Hoge.
		The Sawyerstateoffice building, inLas Vegas,Nevada, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Oran K. Gragson (1911-2002) — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Tucumcari,QuayCounty, N.M.,February14, 1911.Republican.Furnituremerchant;appliancedealer;mayorof Las Vegas, Nev., 1959-75; candidate forGovernor ofNevada, 1962.Baptist.Member,Elks;Eagles.Died in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,October7, 2002 (age91 years, 235days).Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Walter Gragson and Willie (Mun) Gragson; married,December21, 1934, to Bonnie Henley.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known asBernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;actor;honored guest, Democratic National Convention,1960.Jewish.Hungarianancestry.Died, fromcardiacarrest while suffering fromCOPD andasthma,in Henderson,ClarkCounty, Nev.,September29, 2010 (age85 years, 118days).Interment at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.

	Relatives: Sonof Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married,February8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married,April20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married1984 to AndreaSavio; married,February28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married,November6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married,June 4,1951, toJanetLeigh.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Maurice Uchitel (1911-2000) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornNovember10, 1911.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968.DiedApril28, 2000 (age88 years, 170days).Entombed in mausoleum at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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WoodlawnCemetery
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada
J. F. Hesse — also known asFred Hesse — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,1924;mayorof Las Vegas, Nev., 1925-31.Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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 Howard William Babcock (1917-1986) — also known asHoward W. Babcock — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Austin,MowerCounty, Minn.,April 7,1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;SigmaNu Phi;OptimistClub.DiedAugust26, 1986 (age69 years, 141days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock; married,November12, 1946, to Leontyna Najgrodzka.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Walter R. Bracken (1870-1950) — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in Ohio,April22, 1870.Republican. Postmaster atLasVegas, Nev., 1904-14; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nevada,1920.Died in Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,July 13,1950 (age80 years, 82days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Anna S. Johnson.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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