Obituaries for December 31, 2001

Monday, Dec. 31, 2001 | 9:43 a.m.

Jerry Bartley

Jerry Bartley, 46, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born March 24, 1955, in Pasadena, Calif. A resident for 12 years, he was a truck driver.

He is survived by one brother, Neil Sharpe of Goleta, Calif.

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

Gnelle Doty

Gnelle Doty, 88, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 20, 1913, in Indianapolis. A resident for 39 years, she was a retired bookbinder for a manufacturing company and a member of the Bookbinders Union of San Francisco.

She is survived by one daughter, Doloris Neiger of Caliente; one sister, Doris Coffman, and one brother, Thomas Perry, both of Indianapolis; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., handled arrangements.

Georgia F. Dowllar

Georgia F. Dowllar, 90, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Auburn, Ill. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Betty Yannone of Las Vegas; one sister, Florence Owens of McHenry, Ill.; one brother, Walter Lawson of St. Augustine, Fla.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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

Vito Anthony 'Tony' Frisone

Vito Anthony "Tony" Frisone of Houston died Wednesday in Houston. He was born Feb. 2, 1920, in Rochester, N.Y. A former Las Vegas resident, he was well known in the casino industry and was a World War II Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by one son, Sam; three daughters, Barbara, Elizabeth and Andrea; one stepdaughter, Georgia Landry; and two grandchildren.

Burial will be in Houston. Brookside Funeral Home, 3410 FM 1960 West in Houston, handled arrangements.

Tommy Louis Gilardi

Tommy Louis Gilardi, 63, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a Las Vegas. He was born April 17, 1938, in Casper, Wyo. He was a hotel cashier.

He is survived by two sisters, Lillian Regan of Tulsa, Okla., and Beverly Hawks of Casper.

The celebration of life gathering will be 2-4 p.m. Wednesday at 4710 Nambe Drive.

The family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Association, 2785 E. Desert Inn Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Ruth M. Graves

Ruth M. Graves, 91, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born May 4, 1910, in Endicott, Wash. A resident for one year, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Carol Faust of Las Vegas.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., handled arrangements.

Charles Kinsey

Charles Kinsey, 50, died Dec. 22. Born May 4, 1951, in Louisiana, he was a cook.

He is survived by four children; six sisters; and two brothers.

Visitation is scheduled 1-5 p.m. Tuesday in Harrison-Ross Mortuaries, 2071 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be noon Wednesday in Harrison-Ross Mortuary. Burial will be private.

Dennis McCormick

Dennis McCormick, 61, of Henderson died Dec. 8 in Henderson. He was born Nov. 27, 1940, in Yakima, Wash. He was a shift supervisor at Casino Royale.

He is survived by one son, Patrick McCormick of Clay Springs, Ariz.; one sister, Jeanne Palone of Life Oak, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday in Nevada Funeral Service, 2983 Fremont St.

Robert J. McCraw

Robert J. McCraw, 73, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 2, 1928, in North Platte, Neb. A resident for five years, he was a retired accountant for a property management company.

He is survived by one sister, Joan McCraw of Las Vegas; and one brother, Dean F. McCraw of Apache Junction, Ariz.

A memorial service was scheduled at 10 a.m. today in St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 4519 Simmons St., North Las Vegas. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., handled arrangements.

Dorothy D. Parker

Dorothy D. Parker, 87, of Henderson died Thursday in Henderson. She was born Dec. 27, 1914, in New Brunswick, N.J. A resident for five years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by five children; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A private Mass is scheduled. Valley Memorial Crematory, 745 W. Sunset Road No. 16, Henderson, handled arrangements.

Donald Thomas Schmidt

Donald Thomas Schmidt, 82, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 18, 1919 in Brighton, Ill. He worked as a teacher and assistant director of the Library at Brigham Young University, was director of Library Archives for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Alice; three sons, Don of Sandy, Utah, Dave of Las Vegas and Ken of Tooele, Utah; three daughters, Helen of Salt Lake City, Becky Glassett of Naperville, Ill., and Janet Stewart of Las Vegas; two brothers, Harvey and Merle Schmidt of Illinois; 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, and one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Friday in the LDS Hacienda Heights chapel. Burial will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

The family suggests donations to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund.

Bill Scoville

Bill Scoville, 71, of Boulder City died Dec. 23 in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 29, 1930, in California. A resident for 23 years, he was a retired journeyman for a carpet installation company, Korean War Army veteran and a member of the Boulder City Elks.

He is survived by his wife, Maggie; one daughter, Jamie Atkinson of Boulder City; one stepson, Danny Washburn of Malibu, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, handled arrangements.

The family suggests contributions to the donor's favorite charity.

May E. Seidler

May E. Seidler, 89, of Henderson died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 15, 1912, in New York. A resident for 29 years, she was a retired restaurant owner/operator.

She is survived by one daughter, Pamela Seidler-Monaco of Henderson; one son, Ramon Seidler of Bend, Ore.; and five grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Delmar Gardens in Henderson.