Obituaries for November 17, 2000

Friday, Nov. 17, 2000 | 10:12 a.m.

Geraldine Beckman

Geraldine Beckman, 75, of Cal-Nev-Ari, died Wednesday in Cal-Nev-Ari. She was born March 28, 1925, in Albany, Texas. A resident for 35 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Arnold; one daughter, Donna Tagliaferri of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in the LDS Valley Vista chapel, 4575 N. Rainbow Blvd. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

Sandra Jean Quintero Bouck

Sandra Jean Quintero Bouck, 37, of Las Vegas died Monday. She was born Nov. 21, 1962, in Las Vegas. A resident for 37 years, she was a hairstylist.

She is survived by one daughter, Nicole Quintero, and two sons, Brandon Bouck and Braxton Bouck, all of Las Vegas; one sister, Debbi Harris of North Las Vegas; three brothers, Jeffrey Strussenberg of Phoenix, Joey Strussenberg of Las Vegas and Daniel Olivares of Indian Springs; her mother, Janice Proctor, her father, Jimmy Olivares, and her grandmother, Catherine Morales, all of Las Vegas; and one grandson.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Charles Edward Burgan

Charles Edward Burgan, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Covington, Ky. A resident for 10 years, he was a truck driver in the construction industry for 40 years and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Amy Bowman of Covington and Sandra Cox of Cincinnati; two sisters, Goldie Shadon of Las Vegas and Edith Remmel of Tennessee; four brothers, Earl Burgan of Las Vegas, Donald Burgan and Paul Burgan, both of Kentucky, and Leo Burgan of Florida; five grandsons and two great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. A memorial service will be in Kentucky. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Lamon Clark

Lamon Clark, 26, of North Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 21, 1974, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a hotel sales manager.

He is survived by one son, Lamar Allen Lee, his mother, Mary Mullen, his father, George Clark Sr., and one sister, Angela Andrews, all of Las Vegas; three brothers, Joey Clark and Antione Clark, both of Las Vegas, and Jerome Harris of Sicily Island, La.; his grandmother, Alberta Moore of Las Vegas; his grandfather, Floyd Joshua Sr. of Pine Bluff, Ark.; and his companion, Elizabeth Estrada of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled noon-5 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Palm Chapel, Main. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Palm Memorial Park.

Gerard 'Gerry' Donohue

Gerard "Gerry" Donohue, 65, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1934, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 36 years, he was a retired Clark County School District teacher, a Korean War Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; three sons, Gerard Stephen Donohue Jr. of Orange County, Calif., and Dennis Timothy Donohue and Thomas Martin Donohue, both of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling private services.

The family suggests donations to the Humane Society of Southern Nevada, P.O. Box 82022, Las Vegas, NV 89180-2022.

Marguerite E. Dottery

Marguerite E. Dottery, 83, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. A resident for six years, she was born Jan. 17, 1917, in Natchez, Miss.

She is survived by one daughter, Dorothy Augusta of Las Vegas; one son, Claude Lee Dottery; two sisters, Artie Hawkins and Thelma Johnson; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2450 Revere St., North Las Vegas. Burial will be in California.

Joycelyn Fleming

Joycelyn Fleming, 44, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 12, 1956, in Kansas. A resident for many years, she was a customer service representative for an insurance company.

She is survived by her husband, Tom; and one sister, Marilyn Watson of Nixa, Mo.

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

Dolores S. Ferrell

Dolores S. Ferrell, 61, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was born April 19, 1939, in New Mexico. A resident for 11 years, she was a hotel security officer and a member of the Fraternity of Does.

She is survived by her husband, Gary; five daughters, Erlinda Sullivan of Denver, Robin Stephens of Dallas and Joann Zajicek, Carolyn Spindel and Phyllis Witmer, all of Las Vegas; three sons, Daniel Sullivan of Tulsa, Okla., Gary Ferrell Jr. of Sacramento and James Sullivan of Denver; three sisters, Virginia Gamboa of Las Vegas and Ruby Montoya and Esther Montes, both of Las Cruces, N.M.; one brother, Junior Sanchez of Las Cruces; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 4 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

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

Oscar William Gross

Oscar William Gross, 73, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born May 25, 1927, in New Brunswick, N.J. A resident for six years, he was a retired accountant.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia W.; one daughter, Diane Gross-Noroozi of Foothill Ranch, Calif.; two sons, Russell Gross of La Mirada, Calif., and Donald Gross of Orange, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

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

Ada Joe Jackson

Ada Joe Jackson, 78, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local health care center. She was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Quanah, Texas. A resident for 40 years, she was a special education teacher for 30 years, former teacher of the year several times and a member of the Star Auxiliary.

She is survived by one son, James R. Jackson of Kenwood, Calif.; and one granddaughter.

A memorial gathering will be held during regular business hours on Sunday at Southwest Corners, 3950 Schiff Drive. Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is handling arrangements.

Lois K. Kelley

Lois K. Kelley, 83, of Plain City, Utah, died Thursday in Plain City. She was born June 22, 1917, in Greenwich County, Kan. A former Las Vegas resident for 41 years, she was an employee of the American Red Cross and served in Trinidad, British West Indies 1943-1945.

She is survived by four sons, James Leighton Kelley, Barron Kent Kelley, Roy Kelley and Wayne P. Kelley; two daughters, Patricia K. Neel and Cindy Allen; one brother, David Dean Kays; two sisters, Patricia Ludlam and Orra Jean McGown; 29 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Services will be in Utah. Lindquist's North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 N. Washington Blvd., North Ogden, Utah, is handling arrangements.

Virginia E. Kusar

Virginia E. Kusar, 81, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local health care center. She was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Glasgow, Ky. A resident for five years, she was a retired hairstylist.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry S.; one daughter, Joie Saravolatz of Las Vegas; one brother, Kenneth Mosier of Georgia; and one granddaughter.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.

Joseph Lima

Joseph Lima, 31, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born March 10, 1969, in Bayshore, N.Y. A resident for 19 years, he was an employee of PBS & J Engineering, a Persian Gulf Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of Clark High School and UNLV.

He is survived by his father, Joseph Lima of California; and two sisters, Theresa Rosen of Massachusetts and Kim Lee of Las Vegas.

Services were scheduled at 1 p.m. today in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests donations to Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, 3355 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas, NV 89102.

Barbara Maust

Barbara Maust, 70, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born May 5, 1930, in San Diego. A resident for 34 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Jeanne Maust and Julie Maust, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Betty Roderick of San Diego; one brother, Jay Timmons of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in First Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 301 S. Maryland Parkway. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Robert C. McLean

Robert C. McLean, 81, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. A retired associate professor of education for 20 years at Northeastern University in Boston, he was born Sept. 6, 1919, in Whittier, Calif. He earned his bachelor of arts at UCLA and his master of science at USC.

He is survived by one sister, Renette Beringer of Las Vegas.

No local services are scheduled. Services will be in Kansas. Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Robert M. Miller

Robert M. Miller, 71, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born July 30, 1929, in Lincoln, Neb. A resident for 50 years, he was a retired North Las Vegas police officer.

He is survived by his wife, June; two daughters, Pamela Dillon of Las Vegas and Ginny Thomas of Show Low, Ariz.; three sons, Robert Miller Jr. of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., and Rodney Miller and Ronald Miller, both of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will be private.

Thomas Alan Nadeau

Thomas Alan Nadeau, 33, of Commerce, Ga., died Tuesday in Georgia. He was born Jan. 20, 1967, in Las Vegas. A former resident, he was a crane operator for a roofing company.

He is survived by his wife, Cheryl; one stepdaughter, Ceara Kelley; his father, Ronald Nadeau of Las Vegas; and three brothers, Dan Nadeau of Colorado, Del Mar Nadeau of Illinois and Richard Nadeau of Nevada.

No local services are scheduled. Ivie Funeral Home of Commerce is handling arrangements.

Jack W. Nielsen

Jack W. Nielsen, 65, of Henderson died Wednesday in Henderson. He was born Dec. 20, 1934, in Copenhagen, Denmark. A resident for three years, he was a retired union supermarket butcher.

He is survived by his wife, Margit R.; two daughters, Kirsten Cook of Dickinson, Texas, and Jytte Trimmer of Henderson; one sister, Else Gallagher of New Hope, Pa.; one brother, Alfred Nielsen of Warren, N.J.; and four grandchildren.

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

Kim E. Stanford

Kim E. Stanford, 53, of North Las Vegas died Tuesday in North Las Vegas. She was born April 13, 1947, in Parma, Ohio. A resident for 38 years, she was a manicurist and a founding member of the 700 Club.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas; two daughters, Karma Stanford and Ruth Gustafson, and one son, Daniel Stanford, all of North Las Vegas; her mother, Betty Jo Baker of Las Vegas; two sisters, Kristen Chugg of Las Vegas and Kelle Abrams of Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

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

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