CLARK NV Archives Obituaries.....MC ANERN, Elizabeth [2/25/2006] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights Reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/ http://usgwarchives.net/obits/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: NativeWoman702 4/22/2009 Elizabeth L. McAnern, known as Betty, of Las Vegas, born April 29, 1944, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, at Nathan Adelson Hospice, following a long, brave struggle with cancer. She was 61. Beloved wife of __________ of Las Vegas. Cherished mother of _____________________ and son-in-law, ____________, and loving grandmother of ___________________, all of El Cerrito, Calif. Dear daughter of _________________ and the late Robert H. Lenhardt of Waterloo, Ill. Fond sister of _______________ of St. Louis, and the late Robert Lenhardt, Jr., of Waterloo. She is also survived by ______________________________________________________ and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was loved and admired, too, by her many friends, near and far. She also touched the lives of many students throughout the valley as a reading teacher, first at Rancho High School, and later at Gibson Middle School. A 38 year resident of Las Vegas, she moved west from her childhood home of Waterloo, Ill., in the years following her graduation from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She will be remembered for her warmth, grace and good humour, her generous and caring spirit, and her loving devotion to her family and friends. Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at Palm Mortuary-Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd. Donations in Betty's name may be made to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, 702-507-3559, in honor of her love of reading and library patronship, or to the American Cancer Society.