Obituaries for February 11, 2000

Friday, Feb. 11, 2000 | 8:44 a.m.

Benjamin Bressinger

Benjamin Bressinger, 74, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 5, 1925, in New York. A resident for 3 1/2 years, he was a window cleaner and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Pearl; one son, Ronald Bressinger, and one daughter, Judy Giller, both of California; and three grandchildren.

Burial was in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Helen Beatrice Brumfield

Helen Beatrice Brumfield, 59, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A cook, she was born Feb. 2, 1941, in Bogalusa, La.

She is survived by six daughters, Janice Brumfield, Donna Brumfield, Tammatha Brumfield, Lavette Brumfield, Marilyn Haynes and LeTisha Webster, and three sons, Ricky Brumfield, Darrell Wayne Brumfield and Michael Brumfield, all of Las Vegas; three sisters, Hilda Faye Macon of Clinton, Md., and Shelia Brumfield and Marcella Smith, both of Las Vegas; 30 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be noon Saturday in Evergreen Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Alice 'Joyce' Burnham

Alice "Joyce" Burnham, 71, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born May 29, 1928, in Rossville, Ill. A resident for 48 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Max; two daughters, Jamie Hylton Kenney of Scarborough, Maine, and Tracy Yeich of Las Vegas; one brother, Gilbert Albrecq Jr. of Auburn, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude's Ranch for Children Inc., 100 St. Jude, Boulder City, NV 89005.

Antonietta Colletti

Antonietta Colletti, 95, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 1, 1905, in Sicily. A resident for eight years, she was a retired seamstress.

She is survived by one daughter, Josephine Lenggiere, and one brother, Victor Parise, both of Las Vegas; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Christ the King Catholic Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the National Kidney Foundation of Nevada, 3050 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 121, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Lara Scott Cummings Sr.

Lara Scott Cummings Sr., 52, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Mississippi. A resident for 22 years, he was a casino cook.

He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; three sons, Lara Cummings Jr. of Newport News, Va., James A. House of the U.S. Army stationed in Korea and Charles E. House of Las Vegas; one daughter, Mary Ann Green of Las Vegas; five brothers, Green Cummings, Ben Cummings, Roy Cummings, Clark Cummings and Clifton Cummings, all of Florida; four sisters, Sherry Cummings, Ressie Cummings, Deborah Cummings and Gloria Cummings, all of Mississippi; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled noon-3 p.m. Saturday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Grover G. Cummins

Grover G. Cummins, 83, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1917, in St. Louis. A resident for 20 years, he was a retired tool and die maker for an automobile manufacturer and a World War II and Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Pearl M.; one daughter, Patricia C. MacNeil of Las Vegas; one son, Kenneth G. Cummins of Los Angeles; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

Ronald P. Green

Ronald P. Green, 43, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born July 6, 1956, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a slot department supervisor.

He is survived by his wife, Rhonda; one daughter, Ralonda T. Green, two sons, Ryan R. Green and Ronald Green Jr., and his father, Beuford Green, all of North Las Vegas; his mother, Arnette Green of Las Vegas; two brothers, Leon Green of Las Vegas and Jeremi Green of North Las Vegas; and three sisters, Angela R. Broadnax and Cynthia D. Green, both of Las Vegas, and Salena Green of North Las Vegas.

Visitation will continue until 8 p.m. today in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, 1117 N. F St. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jack 'Kicker' Hance

Jack "Kicker" Hance, 58, of North Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born July 5, 1941, in Rolla, Mo. A resident for nine years, he was a tattoo artist.

He is survived by his wife, Christy; one son, Geoffrey Hance of Brownsville, Texas; one stepson, Benjamin Olaiz of Tustin, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Maggy Olaiz of Santa Ana, Calif.; his mother, Dorothy Butler of Belle, Mo.; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Edward W. Hathaway

Edward W. Hathaway, 46, of Boulder City died Wednesday in a local care center. He was born Feb. 7, 1954, in Uniondale, N.Y. A resident for six years, he was a retired Air Force staff sergeant.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie, two daughters, Melissa Hathaway and Melody Hathaway, and one son, Eric Hathaway, all of Siloam Springs, Ark.; his mother, Lillian Hathaway of Boulder City; one sister, Lillian Campbell of Altus, Okla.; three brothers, George Hathaway of Suffolk County, England, Arthur Hathaway of Santa Rosa, Calif., and David Hathaway of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-5 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Carl M. Killey

Carl M. Killey, 86, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Los Angeles. A resident for four years, he was a retired carpenter and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Zella R.; two sons, Mitch Killey of Las Vegas and Dennis J. Killey; and two grandchildren.

Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Dorothe June Koren

Dorothe June Koren, 50, of Las Vegas died Jan. 29 in Las Vegas. She was born June 13, 1912, in Omaha, Neb. A resident for 50 years, she was a homemaker, a member of Hadassah and a life master bridge player.

She is survived by one daughter, Laurie Fisher of Las Vegas; two brothers, Stuart Muskin of Omaha and Leonard Muskin of Beverly Hills, Calif.; and three nephews.

No local services are scheduled. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Cindy Lynn Mason

Cindy Lynn Mason, 43, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Lodi, Calif. A resident for 29 years, she was a hotel desk clerk and a member of the Teamsters Union.

She is survived by her husband, Russell Sr.; one daughter, Traci McWilliams, one son, Russell Mason Jr., and her mother, Frances Dennis, all of Las Vegas; two brothers, Steven Asquith of Henderson and Daniel Asquith of Medford, Ore.; and three grandchildren.

Visitation was scheduled until 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association, 3375 Glen Ave., No. 7, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Floyd W. Nelson

Floyd W. Nelson, 90, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born March 28, 1909, in Tooele, Utah. A resident for nine years, he was a retired minister.

He is survived by one son, Stephen Nelson of Las Vegas; one daughter, Susan Haubert of Grand Terrace, Calif.; two brothers, Wilmer Nelson of Tucson, Ariz., and Alvin Nelson of Henderson; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Burial will be in California. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Arthritis Foundation, Nevada Chapter, 3850 W. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

Jean C. Oberlander

Jean C. Oberlander, 59, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born March 3, 1940, in Milwaukee. A resident for 10 years, she was a waitress.

She is survived by one son, Daniel J. Oberlander, one daughter, Yolanda Oberlander, and one sister, Barbara Schaffer, all of Las Vegas; two brothers, Paul Davis of Milwaukee and David Davis of Cudahy, Wis.; and one grandchild.

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

Bruce A. Radziwon

Bruce A. Radziwon, 37, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Sept. 21, 1962, in Tucson, Ariz. A resident for five years, he was a lawn maintenance worker.

He is survived by his parents, John and Joyce Radziwon of Melrose, Fla.; one brother, John Radziwon of Rapid City, S.D.; two sisters, Lisa Kessler of Rapid City and Terry Scott of Piedmont, S.D.; and his grandmother, Catherine Radziwon of Coral Springs, Fla.

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

Thomas Ross Sammons

Thomas Ross Sammons, 79, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a medical center. He was born April 12, 1920, in Tennessee. A resident for 27 years, he was a retired civil service commissary officer, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran of the 409th Bomber Group and a member of the Retired Officers Association.

He is survived by one daughter, Anna Key of Las Cruces, N.M.; two sons, Ronald Sammons of Mullica Hill, N.J., and Michael Sammons of Las Vegas; one brother, Gene Paul Sammons of Murray, Ky.; five sisters, Hazel Crenshaw of Murray, Rachel Winograd of Winter Park, Fla., Lois Sullivan of Oklahoma City, Nancy Girardot of Dallas and Sarah Lee Vaughn of Nashville, Tenn.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 10 a.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial followed in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., handled arrangements.

Oscar Greer Stephens

Oscar Greer Stephens, 83, of Goodsprings died Wednesday in Goodsprings. He was born Feb. 27, 1916, in Searcy, Ark. A resident for 62 years, he was a retired diesel engineer for a limestone company, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by his wife, Christine; five sons, Jim Stephens and Edward Stephens, both of Goodsprings, David Stephens of Bozeman, Mont., Joe Stephens of Elko and John Stephens of Alva, Okla.; one daughter, Carol Ann La Pratt of Goodsprings; two brothers, Verlin Stephens of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Don Stephens of Hot Springs, Ark.; two sisters, Arlis Graham of Cabot, Ark., and Lee Loney of Phoenix; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Sunday in Goodsprings Community Church. Burial will follow in Goodsprings Cemetery.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Norma L. Tackett

Norma L. Tackett, 67, of North Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Wellsville, Utah. A resident for more than 40 years, she retired after 28 years at the Flamingo Hilton PBX department as a supervisor and was a member of Teamsters Local 995.

She is survived by one daughter, Tawnee Johnson, one son, Forrest Sheldon Tackett II, and four brothers, Clarence Hoskin, Darwin Hoskin, Edwin Hoskin and Jerry Hoskin, all of Las Vegas; four sisters, Alta Paice of Beaver, Utah, Charlene Pierce and Janice Lewis, both of Salt Lake City, and Bertha Joan Clark of Ogden, Utah; and five grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Additional visitation is scheduled one hour prior to noon services Saturday in the LDS North Las Vegas Chapel, 2401 E. Tonopah Ave. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Cemetery.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Mamie W. Timms

Mamie W. Timms, 68, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born June 25, 1931, in Gonzales, La. A resident for eight years, she was a retired registered nurse.

She is survived by two daughters, Monique Timms of Las Vegas and Laura Timms-Adams of Tyler, Texas; two sisters; and five grandchildren.

Services will be noon Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Robert Joseph Washington

Robert Joseph Washington, 48, of Las Vegas died Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. He was born July 27, 1951, in Newellton, La. A resident for 34 years, he was a hotel chef.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce; five daughters, Rene Moore of Wisconsin and Tammie Washington, Linda Hankins, Joyce Young and Debra Daniels, all of Las Vegas; two sons, James Hankins and Robert Hankins, both of North Las Vegas; his mother and stepfather, Arneshia and David L. Smith, and three brothers, Freddie Washington, Wallace Ewell and Terry Ewell, all of Las Vegas; and 11 grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 11 a.m. today in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, followed by burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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