Obituaries for April 4, 2002

Thursday, April 4, 2002 | 8:27 a.m.

Leroy Augustus Badie

Leroy Augustus Badie, 84, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 8, 1917, in New Orleans. A resident for 19 years, he was a retired casino assistant shift manager.

He is survived by one daughter, Shirley McKennery of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Ruth M. Beecher

Ruth M. Beecher, 79, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born April 20, 1922, in Hunt County, Texas. A resident for 11 years, she was a retired food server.

She is survived by one daughter, Linda Marie Case of Little Rock, Ark.; two sons, Jerry Ramsey and Larry Ramsey, both of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Burial will be private.

Katherine Connell

Katherine Connell, 80, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. She was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Germany. A resident for one year, she was a cook.

She is survived by one son, Joseph Dennis Connell; and one daughter, Claire DeVore.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Helen Louise Crouse

Helen Louise Crouse, 68, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1933, in Chicago. A resident for 11 years, she was a homemaker, a member of Moose Lodge 4 in Chicago and the American Cancer Society.

She is survived by her husband, Howard; two daughters, Kathleen O'Brein of Chicago and Barbara O'Brein of Las Vegas; one sister, Lila Furzland of Wisconsin; and 11 grandchildren.

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

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

Arturo D. Cruz

Arturo D. Cruz, 67, of North Las Vegas died March 28 in North Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 9, 1934, in the Philippines. A resident for 3 1/2 years, he was a retired Navy veteran.

He is survived by five sons, Alexander, Arturo, Arthur, Art and Zachary; four daughters, Becky, Maria, Sherry and Susan; two brothers, Manuel and Isidro; and 20 grandchildren.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Roger Doobrovo

Roger Doobrovo, 67, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1934, in Las Vegas. A resident for nine years, he was a retired real estate agent.

He is survived by his companion, Martha Chadwick of Henderson; two sons, Martin Doobrovo of Santa Fe, N.M., and Steven Stinson of Cape May, N.J.; one daughter, Susan Stinson of California; and three grandchildren.

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

June Marie Drake

June Marie Drake, 85, of Henderson died Sunday in a local health care center. She was born July 4, 1916, in Newton, Mass. A resident for 15 years, she was a retired actress and more recently worked for Hallmark Cards.

She is survived by one daughter, Lisa Drake Justice of Henderson; and one grandchild.

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

Ethel Lynn Duckworth

Ethel Lynn Duckworth, 87, of Henderson, died Tuesday in Henderson. She was born Sept. 23, 1914, in San Jose, Calif. A resident for 51 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Frank Weith of El Cajon, Calif.; one daughter, Dorothy Wilson of Henderson; one sister, Margaret Mathes of Fallon; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Eden Vale Memorial Park. Bunkers Mortuary handled arrangements.

Arrie Lee Erving

Arrie Lee Erving, 74, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Arizona. A resident for 10 years, she was a school district cook and a member of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by one son, Fred Hogan of Las Vegas; three daughters, Flossie James of California and Erma Rue and Rosetta Thomas, both of Las Vegas; two sisters, Florine Howard of Fort Worth, Texas, and Christine Blanks of Washington state; 19 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled noon-8 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1165 Lawry Ave. Graveside services will be 2:40 p.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Dorothy V. Gelhart

Dorothy V. Gelhart, 67, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born Nov. 21, 1934, in Delia, N.M. A resident for 39 years, she was a retired special education teacher, a 1973 UNLV graduate and member of the Dean's List, a member of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority and taught Sunday School at the Salvation Army.

She is survived by one daughter, Rhonda L. Gelhart-Bradshaw of Caliente; two sons, Randall L. Gelhart of Las Vegas and Rodney S. Gelhart of Lompoc, Calif.; one sister, Patsy J. Roberts of Grandview, Wash.; one half-brother, Don L. Jordan of Weston, Colo.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to a 2:30 p.m. service Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest, 5701 N. Jones Blvd.

The family suggests donations to Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or a special education fund for women returning to college later in life at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154.

Marjorie Golimowski

Marjorie Golimowski, 76, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born June 18, 1925, in Wisconsin. A resident for 10 months, she was an employee of the Milwaukee County School Board.

She is survived by two sons, Gregory Golimowski and Edmund Golimowski; two daughters, Joan Garrett and Janine Grunwald; one brother, Vincent Berti; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

Prentice Goodwin

Prentice Goodwin, 60, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born May 6, 1941, in Whittier, Calif. A resident for four years, he was a retired guard for an armored car company and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Hedi; two sons, Peter Goodwin of Bloomington, Ind., and Richard Goodwin of Jeffersonville, Ind.; one daughter, Alisa Goodwin of Washington, D.C.; his mother, E. Joy Goodwin of Las Vegas; two brothers, Bill Goodwin of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Wilson Goodwin of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling private arrangements.

The family suggests donations to City Mission of Las Vegas, 1126 Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89125.

Kamp W. Grundmeyer

Kamp W. Grundmeyer, 88, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1913, in Albert Lea, Minn. A resident for 24 years, he was a retired civil service contractor, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, a life member of Elks Lodge 1440 in Las Vegas and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

He is survived by his wife, Hazel; one daughter, Kam Valentine of Aurora, Colo.; one son, Steve Grandmeyer of Reno; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is arranging private services.

Dick Andrew Halverson

Dick Andrew Halverson, 58, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 4, 1943, in Springville, Utah. A resident for 38 years, he was a retired owner-operator of a pest control service.

He is survived by five sons, Kevin Dick Halverson and Blake R. Halverson, both of Salt Lake City, Richard M. Halverson and Damon A. Halverson, both of Las Vegas, and Gregory W. Halverson of North Adams, Mass.; his mother, Doris Halverson of Mapleton, Utah; two brothers, Boyd Halverson of Richfield, Utah, and Joe Halverson of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Barbara Kessel of Mapleton and Rosemarie Steel of Arkansas; and nine grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Services will be in Mapleton. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to St. Jude Research Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Maylon Keel Hamilton

Maylon Keel Hamilton, 64, of Las Vegas died March 27 in Las Vegas. He was born July 28, 1937, in North Carolina. A resident for 10 years, he was an aerospace supervisor.

He is survived by two sons, Michael Hamilton and Darren J. Hamilton; one daughter, Michelle Sheree Hamilton; mothers, Ruby Price and Gertrude Hamilton; and one brother, C.W. Hamilton.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Carl Edward Henry Jr.

Carl Edward Henry Jr. 16, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 28, 1985, in Las Vegas. He was a student at Palo Verde High School.

He is survived by his mother, Laura A. Mills, one sister, De'Lincia D. Henry, and his grandparents, Adlean Mills and Robert Henry Jr., all of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Thomas H. Holevas Sr.

Thomas H. Holevas Sr., 81, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born July 18, 1920, in Seattle. A resident for four years, he was a retired musician.

He is survived by his wife, Eva D.; one son, Thomas H. Holevas Jr. of Marina Del Rey, Calif.; one daughter, Geraldine Marold of Dallas; two sisters, Katherine Holevas and Dorothea Marshall, both of Seattle; and five grandchildren.

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

Alyce Holmes

Alyce Holmes, 85, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. A homemaker, she was born Sept. 16, 1916, in Los Angeles.

She is survived by her husband, Richard.

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

Robert L. Hunsaker

Robert L. Hunsaker, 47, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born July 17, 1954, in Emmett, Idaho. A resident for seven years, he was an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Tae Sun; one daughter, Dianna, and one son, Andrew, both of Las Vegas; his parents, Herschel and Barbara, both of Eagle, Idaho; two sisters, Syrena Fristoe and Teresa Barnum, both of Boise, Idaho; and one grandchild.

Visitation was scheduled 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today with services at 2:40 p.m. in Boulder City Family Mortuary, 833 Nevada Way, Suite 1. Graveside services were scheduled in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Willie Jaquess

Willie Jaquess, 85, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. A diesel mechanic/operating engineer, he was born Nov. 3, 1916.

He is survived by one daughter, Shirley Ayo of Las Vegas.

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

Bryan J. Jennings

Bryan J. Jennings, 44, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 22, 1957, in California. A resident for 15 years, he was a limo driver.

He is survived by his wife, Lina Du Jennings; one son, Ivan Du Jennings; one daughter, Jing Jing Shang; his mother, Carroll J. Ray; two brothers, Stanley Jennings and Karl Jennings; and one sister, Pam Jennings Ivey.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Janetta Jones

Janetta Jones, 79, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born April 9, 1922, in New Orleans. A resident for seven years, she was a retired community representative for the Chicago Public School District.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph L.; two daughters, Lynn M. Weaver of Ocean City, N.J., and Janice C. Shields of Sacramento; and two grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in First Presbyterian Church, 1515 W. Charleston Blvd. Graveside services will be 1:20 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Janet Jeffcock Kotkov

Janet Jeffcock Kotkov, 57, of Henderson died Saturday in Henderson. She was born Sept. 5, 1944, in New York. A resident for six years, she was a social worker.

She is survived by her husband, Leigh Kotkov; one son, Joshua; her father, Howard; and two sisters, Pamela and Wendy.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

John Losito

John Losito, 69, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. A bus driver, he was born Jan. 26, 1933, in New York.

He is survived by one son, Vincent Losito of New York.

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

William Fernando Moya Sr.

William Fernando Moya Sr., 60, of Las Vegas died March 28 in Las Vegas. He was born May 30, 1941, in Los Angeles. A resident for 15 years, he was a construction equipment operator.

He is survived by four sons, William Fernando Chavez, Eddy Chavez, Phillip Lockett and James Stiles; one brother, Martin Chavez; and 11 grandchildren.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Patricia D. Nelson

Patricia D. Nelson, 75, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 6, 1926, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for 30 years, she was a bookkeeper for an electronics company.

She is survived by her husband, Courtland; two daughters, Susan Walsh of Gilroy, Calif., and Rebecca O'Leary of Las Vegas; two sons, Geoffrey C. Nelson of San Mateo, Calif., and Paul David Nelson of San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Dorothy Greene of Farmington, N.J., and Louise Golberg of Woodland, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 9:15 a.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Additional visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Friday in the Relief Society Room of the LDS chapel at Burnham and Tropicana avenues. Burial will be in Utah.

Carl Henry Olsen

Carl Henry Olsen, 74, of Las Vegas died March 18 in Las Vegas. An electrician and an Army veteran, he was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Omaha, Neb.

He is survived by one son, Carl H. Olsen III; two daughters, Linda of Washington state and Nancy; and two sisters, Esther Doherty of Las Vegas and Marie Moore of Omaha.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Estelle R. Oszakiewski

Estelle R. Oszakiewski, 86, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local health care center. She was born Aug. 10, 1915, in Chicago. A resident for seven years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Leon Oszakiewski of Las Vegas; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 90 minutes prior to a 6 p.m. service today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Marian Polinsky

Marian Polinsky, 88, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born May 10, 1913, in St. Louis. A resident for 12 years, she was a retired co-owner and operator of a dry cleaning plant, a member of Hadassah and Pioneer Women.

She is survived by one daughter, Helene Unger of Henderson; one son, Robert Polinsky of Houston; two sisters, Bess Fine and Ida Kessler, both of St. Louis; one brother, Sam Raden of Dallas; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in San Jose, Calif. King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane, is handling private arrangements.

The family suggests donations to Alzheimer's Association, Southern Nevada Chapter, 5190 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Sharon N. Price

Sharon N. Price, 59, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born March 16, 1943, in Las Vegas. A resident for many years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Danna Bradley; two sons, William Price and Nicholas Price; her parents, Lewis and Judith Beatrice Moss of North Las Vegas; three sisters, Sulinda Schulty and Judice Moss, both of Las Vegas, and Victoria Newman of Manchester, N.H.; and two brothers, William Moss of Las Vegas and Terry Moss of Pittsburgh.

Visitation will continue until 7 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be noon Friday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

David Paul Rock

David Paul Rock, 16, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born Dec. 11, 1985, in Henderson. He was a sophomore at Basic High School.

He is survived by his parents, Kelly and Mark Rock, one sister, Lindsey Rock, one brother, Matthew Rock, and his grandparents, Bill and Polly Wilson and Dennis and Elaine Rock, all of Henderson; and his great-grandparents, Lucille and Mac McConachie of Pocatello, Idaho, and William H. Wilson Sr. of Phoenix.

Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is arranging private services.

Lewis S. Sayre

Lewis S. Sayre, 88, of Pahrump died Sunday in a local care center. He was born Feb. 13, 1914, in Bridgeton, N.J. A former Las Vegas resident for eight years and a Pahrump resident for 19 years, he was a retired TV repairman and World War II Army veteran and prisoner of war.

He is survived by his wife, Marie; two sons, Gary Sayre of Henderson and Kenneth Sayre of Pahrump; one daugher, Marilynn Walden of Henderson; one sister, Elizabeth Riley of Bridgeton; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

Bob Swor

Bob Swor, 70, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born March 5, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kan. A resident for 53 years, he was a retired truck driver and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy; one son, Carl Swor of Henderson; and one daughter, Kathy Swor of Las Vegas.

Visitation was scheduled noon-5 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Paul J. Tannery

Paul J. Tannery, 83, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 29, 1919, in Greenville, S.C. A resident for nine years, he was a forklift operator for the federal government and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by one sister, Ruth T. Beck of Sun City, Ariz.

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

Willie Thomas

Willie Thomas, 80, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born March 17, 1922, in McGee, Ark. A resident for 60 years, he was a retired disposal driver.

He is survived by one daughter, Margie Jackson of Las Vegas; 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Greater Evergreen Baptist Church, 1915 Lexington St.

Florence Bernice Unruh

Florence Bernice Unruh, 86, of Beaverton, Ore., died Monday in Beaverton. She was born April 24, 1915, in Milwaukee. A former Las Vegas resident for 30 years, she was a retired church secretary.

She is survived by her husband, Stanley; one daughter, Nancy Hall of Beaverton; and one grandchild.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church, 600 E. St. Louis Blvd. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Ernest C. Villanueva

Ernest C. Villanueva, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local care center. A retired glass machine operator who worked 35 years in the glass industry and a World War II Army veteran, he was born May 21, 1927, in San Antonio.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille James-Villanueva; four stepchildren; four brothers; one sister; 11 step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St., is arranging private services.

Marie Vitolo

Marie Vitolo, 75, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 9, 1926, in New York City. A resident for 11 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Connie Gentile of Las Vegas; two brothers, Anthony Loschiavo of New York City and Frank Loschiavo of Boca Raton, Fla.; and one grandchild.

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

Dorothy Williams

Dorothy Williams, 80, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born March 7, 1922, in Lexington, Miss. A resident for five months, she was a retired seamstress.

She is survived by one daughter, Veronica Williams of Henderson; one son, Raymond Williams of Sweetwater, Texas; three sisters, Eva Johnson and Victoria Engram, both of Chicago, and Ada Strong of Las Vegas; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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

Rosalee S. Wilson

Rosalee S. Wilson, 78, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born April 14, 1923, in North Carolina. A resident for 3 1/2 years, she was a schoolteacher.

She is survived by one son, David G. Wilson; one daughter, Rosalee LaVerne Wilson; three brothers, Arthur C. Shipp, Walter E. Shipp and Fred J. Shipp; three sisters, Esther M. Shipp, Miriam S. Tolliver and Evelyn S. Kaiser; and one grandchild.

Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

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