Mabel Joy GAGNON

Mabel Joy (Gagnon) Batinich, 79, of Las Vegas, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005. She was born April 1, 1926, in Virginia, Minn., and resided in Las Vegas for 13 years. Mabel and George were married in Eveleth, Minn., in 1946. Their three children were born in Virginia, Minn. After moving the family to California in 1960, Mabel held a variety of positions in early "computer processing". She retired in 1991, from her job as controller at Toro Pacific in Walnut, Calif. After retiring, Mabel and George relocated to Las Vegas, in 1992. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Batinich; father, Henry J. Gagnon; mother, Adelaide "Daisy" Gagnon; and brother, James W. Gagnon. She is survived by her children, Daniel H. (Jill) Batinich of Canyon Lake, Calif., Margaret J. "Peggy" (Robert) Gruszecki of Las Vegas, Georgi Ann (Bruce) Rice of Phoenix; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grand-children; and sisters, Janice (Frank) Rivera of ShowLow, Ariz., Adelaide (Joseph, deceased) Woods of Las Vegas, Audrey (A.E., deceased) Barton of Hemet, Calif., and their families. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Affordable Cremation & Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.