Obituaries for May 28, 1999

Friday, May 28, 1999 | 10:33 a.m.

William R. Davis, 61, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born May 4, 1938, in Detroit. A resident for 26 years, he was an accountant and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Mark Stephen Davis of Virginia and William D. Davis of Las Vegas; four daughters, Cheryl Lynn Davis of Dallas, Vickie Sue Shults of El Segundo, Calif., Katherine Tirtlot of Henderson and Sherry McQuillan of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

American Cremation and Burial Services, 310 Foremaster Lane is handling arrangements.

Dr. Agapito 'Pitong' DelRosario Sr.

Dr. Agapito "Pitong" DelRosario Sr., 68, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born April 28, 1931, in Manila, Philippines. A resident for one year, he was a retired physician, a member of American Medical Association, a member of Philippine Medical Association of Nevada and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mae L.; three sons, Agapito L. DelRosario Jr. of Las Vegas, Albert M. DelRosario of St. Louis and Arnold T. DelRosario of College Station, Texas; one daughter, Anna Mae L. DelRosario of Seattle; one sister, Paz Arriola of Los Angeles; and two brothers, Tom DelRosario of Manila and Marianito DelRosario of San Diego.

Visitation will be 1 until 6 p.m. vigil Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Mass will be celebrated 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Cornelia E. Fury

Cornelia E. Fury, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born Nov. 21, 1929, in Pennsylvania. A resident for 24 years, she was a waitress.

She is survived by her husband, Anthony; and one sister, Evelyn Banas.

No services scheduled. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Adul Don Greene

Adul Don Greene, 57, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Thailand. A resident for five years, he was a cook.

He is survived by his wife, Naree; three sons, Arms Black, Acha Chi Greene and Sakun Greene; one daughter, Chi Tiya Greene; one sister, Darunee Rogers; and five grandchildren.

No services scheduled. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Lester Arvid Johnson

Lester Arvid Johnson, 76, of Henderson died Thursday in Henderson. He was born March 27, 1923, in Minnesota. A resident for 10 years, he was a carpenter.

He is survived by three sons, Bill Johnson of Henderson, Glynn Johnson of California and Vance Johnson of Arizona; three brothers, Harold Johnson of Colorado and Jerry Johnson and Alvin Johnson, both of California; three sisters, Mable Knowles and Violet Bledeau, both of California, and Ardella Surber of Tennessee; and six grandchildren.

No services are scheduled. Burial will be in California. Hites Funeral Home, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Tariq Malik

Tariq Malik, 30, of Las Vegas died April 2 in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 4, 1968, in England. A resident for six months, he was a computer analyst.

A graveside service was scheduled for 9 a.m. today in Woodlawn Cemetery. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, handled arrangements.

Brian Moriarity

Brian Moriarity, 30, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born May 1, 1969, in Las Vegas. A resident for nine years, he was a hotel leisure sales manager.

He is survived by his parents, Kathleen Dee Berger and Raymond Moriarity; his stepmother, Trina White, his stepfather, Michael J. Berger, one stepsister, Carrie White, and one stepbrother, Michael Berger, all of Burbank, Calif.; and his grandmother, Theresa Church of Bell Gardens, Calif.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. The family request donations be made to California Family Life Center, c/o Ray Moriarity, 515 Frederic St., Burbank, Calif., 91505.

Paul C. Ortiz

Paul C. Ortiz, 77, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born in Mexico. A resident for 30 years, he was a bartender.

He is survived by one daughter, Patricia Rodriguez.

No services are scheduled. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Michael M. Rushing Sr.

Michael M. Rushing Sr., 47, of Henderson died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 11, 1951, in Yakima, Wash. A resident for nine years, he was a retired carpenter.

He is survived by three daughters, Amy Denise Rushing, Niki Virginia Rushing and Sunnee Rushing, all of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Michael M. Rushing Jr. and Buddy Rushing, both of Las Vegas; his mother, Esther Rushing of Henderson; three sisters, Norah Harper of Lookout, Calif., Jaswant Kaur Khalsa of Tucson and Gini Dadrass of Long Beach, Calif.; one brother, Tom Rushing of Shreveport, La.; and one grandchild.

Services are private. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson is handling arrangements.

Hedwig M. Stone

Hedwig M. Stone, 76, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local care center. She was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Landshut, Germany. A resident for six years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Rositta Gile, one grandson, Justin Gile, both of Henderson; and one sister, Else Muller of Dusseldorf, Germany.

A graveside service was scheduled for 3 p.m. today in Boulder City Cemetery.

Charlotte Mae Wood

Charlotte Mae Wood, 54, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local care center. She was born Sept. 16, 1944, in Terre Haute, Ind. A resident for five years, she was a retired bookstore saleswoman.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph Wood of Las Vegas; one daughter, Michelle Bello of Long Beach, Calif.; one son, Michael Wood of Billings, Montana; one brother, Philip Corbin of Grangeville, Ind.; and one grandchild.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. graveside services Saturday at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.