Obituaries for June 5, 2000

Monday, June 5, 2000 | 11:48 a.m.

Donald Clark

Donald Clark, 69, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Aug. 12, 1930, in Tulsa, Okla.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy of Santa Monica, Calif.; two daughters, Cathleen Roberts of Las Vegas and Carleen Clark of Tacoma, Wash.; two sons, Gary Clark of Glendale, Calif., and Barry Clark of Pleasant Valley, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Tuesday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Dean Delfino

Dean Delfino, 82, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born July 24, 1917, in Italy. A resident for 30 years, he was a retired furniture store owner-operator and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by six daughters, Dawn Fernandez and Michelle Burgess, both of Las Vegas, Donna Delfino, Graceann Delfino and Julieann Delfino, all of New York state, and Bonnie Braga of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; two sons, Dean Delfino Jr. and Vin Moccia, both of New York state; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Enid Duffield

Enid Duffield, 88, of Las Vegas died May 29 in Henderson. She was born Oct. 16, 1911, in Missouri. A resident for many years, she was a government secretary.

She is survived by one cousin, Miriam Seltzer of Devon, Pa.

Private services will be Tuesday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will be in Wyoming.

Diane Marie Erklin

Diane Marie Erklin, 45, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born July 7, 1954, in Evergreen Park, Ill. A resident for nine years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by four daughters, Kellie Marie Erklin, Aimee Marie Erklin, Colleen Marie Erklin and Lyndsey Louise Gogue, and one son, Samuel Knight, all of Las Vegas; her father, David J. Van Cura, and two sisters, Karen Casper and Jayme Van Cura, all of Chicago; and two brothers, David "Butchie" Van Cura Jr. of Las Vegas and Donnie Van Cura of Chicago.

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

Constance Venies Grolovsky

Constance Venies Grolovsky, 79, of Las Vegas died May 29 in Las Vegas. She was born July 13, 1920, in Wisconsin. A resident for many years, she was a casino industry clerk.

She is survived by her special friend, Paula Brown of Las Vegas; and several cousins

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bunker Meadows State Room. A private burial will be in Memory Gardens.

Cheng Juan Jin

Cheng Juan Jin, 82, of Las Vegas died Wednesday. She was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Shanghai, China. A resident for 16 years, she was a retired laborer for a manufacturing firm.

She is survived by four daughters, Hui Lee Wang, Wai Hong King, Alice Wong and Hui Ping Wang, all of Las Vegas; four sons, Hui Yee Wang of Shanghai and Hui Ming Wang, Hui Quing Wang and Tom King, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Chen Fu Ho of Shanghai; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 1-3 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest.

Marie E. Lemmon

Marie E. Lemmon, 73, of Stafford, Kan., died Thursday in Stafford. A former Las Vegas resident, she was born April 30, 1927, in Stafford.

She is survived by her husband, Leonard "Lee"; one daughter, Linda D. Wicker of Las Vegas; one half-sister, Rita Anderson of McCook, Neb.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Minnis Chapel, Stafford, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Stafford Senior Center or Stafford Lions Club Memorial Fund, both in care of Minnis Chapel, 125 N. Main, Stafford, KS 67578.

Carole A. Nawrocki

Carole A. Nawrocki, 61, of Sandy Valley died Friday in Sandy Valley. She was born Aug. 2, 1938, in Pittsburgh. A resident for 25 years, she was a retired casino cashier.

She is survived by her husband, Rock; two daughters, Cheryl A. Gay of Sandy Valley and Tracie A. Nagy of Las Vegas; one sister, Bette J. Townsend of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today and noon until 4:30 p.m. services Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.

Ethel Lillian Ragsdale

Ethel Lillian Ragsdale, 86, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 1, 1913, in Gram, Kan. A resident for 59 years, she was a retired hotel-motel owner-operator.

She is survived by her husband, Luther; three daughters, Sandra Sciler-Klopp and Colleen Schumacher, both of Las Vegas, and Diane Moore of Carlsbad, Calif.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-6 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Main. Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 28369, Las Vegas, NV 89126 or the First Baptist Church, 4400 W. Oakey Blvd. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas.