Katheleen Holmes

Katheleen Cantwell Holmes, our wild Irish rose, departed this life on March 5, 2014 in the wee hours of the morn'. Born in Indiana Oct. 4, 1925 to Edward M. Cantwell & Edythe Brown Cantwell, she grew up and attended school in Beech Grove, IN and came to Las Vegas, NV in the late 1940's. She wrote LV news articles for the column, "About Town", served as an officer in the Fifth St. Elementary School PTA, and established the first Adaptive Brownie Troop for mainstreaming handicapped Girl Scouts in So. Nev. She was an accomplished seamstress, an avid reader & crossword puzzler, and she looked forward to her favorite holiday, St. Patrick's Day, with the parade & a Guinness toast. She was a longtime member of The Desert Spiritualist Church & most recently, she attended Center For Positive Living. In 1975, she married her surviving husband, Lester Holmes, whom she referred to as "my hero". Also surviving her are two daughters, Tina Lumley and Tona Robinson (James), both of Las Vegas; stepsons Tim Holmes (Las Vegas) & Dan Holmes (Florence, OR); sister Virginia Cantwell Brooks; sisters-in-law Charlotte Cantwell (Las Vegas) & Rose Cantwell (Edmonds, WA);brother-in-law David Dumond (Indianapolis, IN); five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren plus a multitude of nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward & Edythe; sister Mary Ann Dumond; brothers Bernard, Paul & her infant twin, Leo; nephew David Holmes; former spouses Johnny Williams & Rev. O. T. Phillips. Always loving, understanding & non-judge mental, she was considered the most amazing, ocean blue-eyed grandma who left this world to light up the galaxies. She taught that sharing your love is the only way to live so let us keep her memory alive by passing that on. An Irish wake to celebrate Katheleen's life will take place Sat., March 15, 2014 at 3 PM at her home. For directions or information, please call (702)884-5355. Erin Go Bragh!