Obituaries for May 16, 2000

Tuesday, May 16, 2000 | 11:32 a.m.

Constantina Attard

Constantina Attard, 20, of Las Vegas died Friday in a California hospital. She was born April 13, 1980, in Las Vegas. She was a Bonanza High School graduate and most recently a student at University of Nevada, Reno.

She is survived by her father, Constantine Attard, her mother, Sofia Attard, and her boyfriend, Wyatt Hammer, all of Las Vegas; and one brother, Thomas Attard of Phoenix.

Visitation is scheduled noon-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in St. John the Baptist's Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 S. El Camino Road. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

John Borga

John Borga, 20, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 30, 1979, in Salt Lake City. A resident for one year, he was a warehouse clerk.

He is survived by his father, Joseph Borga, and his mother and stepfather, Carol and Dennis Bingamon, all of Las Vegas; five brothers, George Clark and Robert Clark, both of Brick Township, N.J., and Joseph Borga Jr., James Borga and Jeffrey Borga, all of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Barbara Clark of Highland, Calif., and Veronica Borga of Laurelton, N.J.

Visitation was scheduled until 5 p.m. today in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Raymond Elbert Brewster

Raymond Elbert Brewster, 85, of Henderson died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Kansas. A resident for seven years, he was a production planner, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, a member of the Masons, Moose and American Legion.

He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Cheryl Palombo of Las Vegas; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be private. Valley Memorial Crematory, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 16, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Johnnie Lee Coleman

Johnnie Lee Coleman, 66, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local health care center. He was born May 23, 1933, in Arkansas. A resident for 28 years, he was a retired Air Force veteran and a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by one son, La Mont; one daughter, Lisa; one brother, David Bean; and two sisters, Ann Marie Foster and Nadine Williams.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Vincent Charles Fortmuller

Vincent Charles Fortmuller, 84, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born April 6, 1916, in the Bronx, N.Y. A resident for 20 years, he was a factory pipefitter and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Donald J. Fortmuller of Disputanta, Va., and Gerald V. Fortmuller of Delaware; two daughters, Margaret DeMarco of New Jersey and Karen Mangual of Las Vegas; one brother, Lawrence Fortmuller of Florida; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 3441 W. Sahara Ave., Suite A-8, Las Vegas, NV 89101.

Faye A. Guthrie

Faye A. Guthrie, 68, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 29, 1932, in Asheville, N.C. A resident for four years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one brother, Raymond Revis of Florida.

Graveside services will be private. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Sidney Hickman

Sidney Hickman, 8, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 22, 1991, in Las Vegas.

She is survived by her parents, Eric and Shelly Hickman; one brother, Quinton Hickman; her grandparents, Cecil and Hazel Hickman, and Ernest and Belinda Schanzenback; and her great-grandparents, Jack and Margie Gordon of Alamogordo, N.M., and Mildred Hickman of Kentucky.

Valley Memorial Crematory, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 16, Henderson, is handling private arrangements.

John D. Hodges Jr.

John D. Hodges Jr., 68, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born June 5, 1931, in Everett, Wash. A resident for 22 years, he was a retired publisher and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his companion, Catherine Annen, and one daughter, Jennifer Annen, both of Las Vegas; his mother, Della Hodges of Reno; one sister, Diane Westbrook of Crestline, Calif.; two brothers, Dennis Hodges of Albuquerque, N.M., and Richard Hodges of Reno; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Donna M. Hudson

Donna M. Hudson, 64, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born May 26, 1935, in French Camp, Calif. A resident for seven years, she was a retired senior system analyst for TRW.

She is survived by her husband, James; two daughters, Willow Phemister and Kimberley Hudson, both of Las Vegas; one brother, Albert Lewis of Corvallis, Ore.; and seven grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling private arrangements.

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

Ronald Allen Lancager

Ronald Allen Lancager, 68, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 5, 1931, in North Dakota. A resident for 26 years, he was a retired Navy veteran and a member of the Fleet Reserve.

He is survived by two sons, Phillip Langager and Chuck Langager; one daughter, Ronda Bluthardt; one sister, Barbara Fugleberg; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Edith M. LeRoy

Edith M. LeRoy, 76, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 24, 1923, in Oklahoma. A resident for 32 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three daughters, Lawauna Ozuna, Kathy Patton and Chris North, and one son, Jerry LeRoy, all of Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Valley Memorial Crematory, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 16, Henderson, is handling private arrangements.

Dora J. McBounds

Dora J. McBounds, 57, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Mississippi. A resident for 40 years, she was a hotel waitress.

She is survived by one son, Feranzo McBounds of Las Vegas; one brother, Willie Earl Kincaid of Mississippi; and two sisters, Lanaella Kincaid of Mississippi and Babe Kincaid of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 10 a.m. until noon services Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Francis W. McClatchey

Francis W. McClatchey, 73, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A retired Metro Police officer, he was born April 24, 1927, in Indiana.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, Garry McClatchey and Gregg McClatchey, both of Spokane, Wash., and Patrick McClatchey of Eugene, Ore.; one daughter, Erin McClatchey of Seattle; one stepson, Thomas Butcher of Las Vegas; one stepdaughter, Judith Frisella of Rockford, Ill.; one sister, Jean Schnell of California; and one brother, Maurice McClatchey of Morocco, Ind.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling private arrangements.

Norman Mitchell

Norman Mitchell, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born June 27, 1918, in Montreal. A resident for 29 years, he was a veteran of World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret; one son, Antony Mitchell; and one daughter, Patricia Mitchell.

Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling private arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Odyssey Harbor House, 4011 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Edward William Moss

Edward William Moss, 82, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born March 13, 1918, in Evergreen, Minn. A resident for three years, he was a retired Army captain and World War II veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters, Barbara Cunningham of Tucson, Ariz., and Karen McClain of Las Vegas; one son, Edward Moss of Gig Harbor, Wash.; one sister, Marie Oelke of Menahga, Minn.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to noon services Wednesday in Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Godfried 'Fred' Mulder

Godfried 'Fred' Mulder, 77, of Henderson died Sunday in a local care center. He was born April 27, 1923, in Zaandam, Netherlands. A resident for 24 years, he was a retired general manager for the federal government, a World War II Air Force veteran, a member of American Legion Post 8 and the Arabic-American Heritage Club and an honorary board member of St. Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church.

He is survived by his wife, Esther; one son, Michael Mulder of New York City; one sister, Judy Hurla of Henderson; and one brother, Jerry Mulder of San Antonio.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Friday with a 6:30 p.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5719 E. Judson Ave. Burial will be private.

Barbara Neath-Lane

Barbara Neath-Lane, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born June 21, 1919, in London. A resident for 30 years, she was a retired actress.

She is survived by her husband, Alan; three sons, Michael Clementson and David Clementson, both of Las Vegas, and John Clementson of Toronto; one daughter, Keri Federspiel of Sarasota, Fla.; one sister, Pat Cordukes of East London, South Africa; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Bennett Cooper Pollard

Bennett Cooper Pollard, 77, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 13, 1922, in North Carolina. He was retired and was a veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one daughter, Gloria Floyd of Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, Dennis Pollard of Kingman, Ariz.; one sister, Ruth Miller of St. Louis; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Bunkers Mortuary's chapel, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Shirley Yvonne Swanson

Shirley Yvonne Swanson, 57, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 15, 1943, in Chicago. A resident for six years, she was a retail cashier.

She is survived by two sons, Daniel Fisher of Chicago and Randy Fisher of California; one daughter, Patricia Fisher, and two stepdaughters, Angela Swanson and Megan Swanson, all of Chicago; her father, Gerald Swanson, and one sister, Janet Coco, both of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Eastern.

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