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ARTWEN WASCHER Obituary

DR. ARTWEN WASCHER, M.D. Artwen August Karl "Doc" Wascher, M.D., of Las Vegas, passed away in his sleep July 30, 2014, surrounded by friends and loved ones. Born Oct. 12, 1922, in Otis, Colo., to Hugo Ernest Wascher and Minnie Amelia Ida Loewe, he was the youngest of three children. "Doc" attended elementary, junior and senior high school in the Yuma County, Colo. school system, graduating in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a pharmacist mate in Alaska, Atlantic, Asiatic Pacific, and American theaters during World War II, rising to the rank of chief pharmacist mate at the time of his discharge in January 1947. After leaving the Navy, "Doc" went to pre-med and med school at the University of Denver, completing his residency at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver. After completing med school, he went into private practice in Aurora, Colo. prior to moving to southern Nevada, where he opened his medical practice in Boulder City. After leaving Boulder City, he practiced in Las Vegas until his retirement in 2001. During his tenure in Boulder City, he served as chief of staff for the Boulder City Hospital and he built and opened the Lake Mead Clinic. He also served as chief of staff at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas. He was preceded in death by his sister, Helen Wilhelmina Renata Wascher; and brother, Victor Arnold Wascher. Dr. Wascher is survived by his three daughters, Sandra, Peggy and Patricia; half-sisters, Helen Wascher, Marilyn Argman (Ed) and Ellen Hughes (Tom); and numerous nieces and nephews, including his niece, Donna Herman (Stan), who will officiate at his burial. Doc is also survived by his Godchildren, R. Scott Boyce and Rebecca D. Morrical. Memorial services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Southern Nevada Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City.

Published by Boulder City Review on Oct. 9, 2014.
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So sorry to hear of "Doc"s passing. He was a square dance friend & a dear friend that we shared a lot of memories with.
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Natalie Thibodeau

October 11, 2014

I was so sorry to see about the passing of Dr Wascher. He was our family doctor when I was a teen-ager in Aurora, Colorado back in the early 60s. He pierced my ears when I was 15 and then a year later put a cast on my badly sprained ankle. I have thought about him many times over the years. How strange that we both wound up in Nevada, and we both worked at Desert Springs Hospital although at different times. My condolences to his family and friends.

Cheryl (Wood) Whitt

October 6, 2014

After 6 months of suffering horrible arm pain that no other doctor could diagnose, Dr. Wascher diagnosed it in one day and I am forever grateful. He also treated me at Desert Springs Hospital for severe gastroenteritis. He was so self confident and professional. I wish I could have continued with him but we moved and it was too far to his office. My thoughts go to his family but I wanted you to know at least one person never forgot what he did to heal me.

Linda Lowrimore

October 5, 2014

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