Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Blackford, Dorothy Klenovich February 16, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nv/nvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Houser aphouser@aol.com February 20, 2011, 11:36 pm LV Review Journal Feb 20, 2011 DOROTHY BLACKFORD Dorothy Klenovich Blackford, 85, of Las Vegas, passed away Feb. 16, 2011. She was born April 29, 1925, in Greenville, Pa., and was a 57- year resident of Nevada. Dotti moved to Las Vegas in 1954 with her first husband, Leonard Kissner. Together they owned and managed the "Alibi Club" on Boulder Highway. In 1963, several years after divorcing, Dotti married George Blackford. Together they owned Custom Draperies on Main Street for 30 years. Please see Dotti's full biography on Palm Mortuary's website. Dotti was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Leonard H. Kissner; father, Matthew Klenovich; mother, Dora Butorac; brothers, George Klenovich, Steve Klenovich, Matthew Klenovich, Joseph Klenovich and Nicholas Klenovich; and sisters, Mary Mihordin, Emma Brydon and Rose Bugden. Dotti is survived by her husband, George Blackford; sisters-in-law, Shirley Klenovich and Fern Denman; son, Lee Kissner, his wife, Jane and their children, Christopher and Valerie; stepdaughter, Diane Wadsworth and her children, Donna, Doug, Mary and Rose; stepson, Michael Blackford and his daughter, Cathy; stepson Pat Blackford, his wife, Carol and their children, John and Chris; stepson, George Blackford, his wife, Saria and their children, Amy, Yohan, Tamara and George Jr.; surviving Klenovich nieces and nephews, Donna Lucas, Marian Douglass, Thomas and Betty Brydon, James Brydon, Roger and Rhea Klenovich, Doug and Barb Klenovich, Kandy and Skip Keller, Rich and Marilyn Mihordin, Charlene and William Gore, Donald Mihordin (D), Robert and Linda Bugden, Matthew Klenovich, Edward and Beverly Klenovich, Mary Lou and James Kinstry, Geraldine and Denny Foltz, Steve and Julia Klenovich, Mona Jean and Boyd Callender, and Cathy and Allan Jablonsky. No services are scheduled. A private celebration of Dotti's life will be 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the family home. In lieu of flowers, Dotti requested a donation to the Patrick Kelley Youth Foundation website. Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal from February 19 to February 20, 2011 Additional Comments: Picture in obit. The informaiton provided for publication was provided by an outside source and is not proven to be correct File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nv/clark/obits/blackfor2020gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nvfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb