Las Vegas Sun

April 18, 2024

Obituaries for Sept. 4, 2003

David Lloyd Anderson

David Lloyd Anderson, 65, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born Feb. 6, 1938, in Long Beach, Calif. He was a retired pipefitter, a veteran of the Army Reserves and a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 525.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemary B.; two daughters, Kelly Perzy and Jolene Reese; one son, Robert L. Anderson; two sisters, Janette and Mary; and five grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-8 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be noon Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Thomas Cemetery, Overton.

The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Thomas M. Anderson

Thomas M. Anderson, 64, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born March 5, 1939, in Long Beach, Calif. A resident for seven years, he was a retired elevator mechanic and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Arlene; two daughters, Teresa Anderson of Bellflower, Calif., and Traci Anderson of Long Beach; one son, Thomas Anderson Jr. of Las Vegas; and one sister, Linda Goodman of La Palma, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Guy Clayton Andrews II

Guy Clayton Andrews II, 68, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 4, 1934, in Texas. A resident for 15 years, he was an Air Force legal clerk and a retired Air Force veteran.

He is survived his wife, Rhonda; two sons, Doug and Guy C. III; one daughter, Gina C.; one sister, Effie Andrews; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1-3 p.m. Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.

Johnny Aquino

Johnny Aquino, 17, of Boulder City died Sunday in Boulder City. He was born Dec. 13, 1985, in Los Angeles. A resident for four years, he was a student.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Maria and Leroy Mendoza, four brothers, Jesse Aquino, Leroy Mendoza Jr., Anthony Mendoza and Andrew Mendoza, and one sister, Esperanza Mendoza, all of Boulder City.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to an 11 a.m. service Friday in Boulder Creek Pavilion, Boulder City. Graveside services will follow in Boulder City Cemetery, 501 Adams Blvd.

Edwin M. Conner

Edwin M. Conner, 49, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1953, in Eustis, Fla. A resident for eight years, he was a storage manager.

He is survived by his wife, Gayle M.; four brothers, Grover Ross and Tommy Conner, both of Umatilla, Fla., and Carlee Conner and Jerome Conner, both of Atlanta; and one sister, Carmel Echol of Muscadine, Ala.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain View Assembly of God, 3901 E. Bonanza Road. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

James Michael Coppola

James Michael Coppola, 57, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 28, 1946, in Boston. A resident for 30 years, he was a hairdresser and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by one son, Brandon, and one brother, Robert Coppola, both of Las Vegas; three sisters; and one grandson.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Barbara D. Davis

Barbara D. Davis, 80, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1923, in Vashon Island, Wash. A resident for 46 years, she was a homemaker and a World War II Army veteran.

She is survived by her husband, Jack L.; two daughters, Virginia Zawrotny and Sherrill Atchley, and one son, Robert Schow, all of Henderson; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

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

Martha M. Doyle

Martha M. Doyle, 88, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 1, 1915, in West Bend, Iowa. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas E.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Sept. 13 in Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3975 S. Sandhill Road. Burial will be in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

The family suggests donations to Mount Olive Lutheran Church Building Fund, 3975 S. Sandhill Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121, or the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Fred Fradella

Fred Fradella, 80, of Boulder City died Tuesday in a local care center. He was born July 31, 1923, in New York City. A resident for 16 years, he was a retired machine shop owner-operator.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; one daughter, Marcene Partridge of Brea, Calif.; two sons, Mark Fradella and Rick Fradella, both of Boulder City; one sister, Dorothy Cambianica of Temple City, Calif.; four brothers, Tony Fradella of Temple City, Bill Fradella and Dick Fradella, both of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and Gene Fradella of Bloomington, Utah; seven grandchildren; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday in Boulder City Cemetery, 501 Adams Blvd. Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, is handling arrangements.

John Franklin Humes

John Franklin Humes, 62, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born June 27, 1941, in Illinois. A resident for one year, he was a restaurant manager, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Moose.

He is survived by two sons, Richard and Eric; two sons, Caroline Stephens and Bonnie Kalka; and four grandchildren.

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

Deborah Johnson

Deborah Johnson, 49, of Henderson died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 11, 1953, in Guam. A resident for three years, she was a writer.

She is survived by two sons, Christian Bautista and Ian Patrick Bautista, and one daughter, Katherine Veronica Harrington, all of Henderson.

Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements. Services will be in Texas.

Helen Kaufman

Helen Kaufman, 96, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 28, 1906, in Chico, Calif. A resident of Southern Nevada for 25 years, she was a bookkeeper in the retail industry.

She is survived by her husband, Harry; two daughters, Margaret Boehner of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Lynn Bickler of Brentwood, Calif.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 11 a.m. until a 2 p.m. service Saturday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Shannon Vera Lowy

Shannon Vera Lowy, 30, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 4, 1973, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, she was a hotel bus girl.

She is survived by two daughters, Shiva Lowy and Savannah Lowy, and her mother, Robin Stevens-Logston, all of Las Vegas.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Billie D. McKinney

Billie D. McKinney, 66, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. An antique dealer, she was born April 8, 1937, in Lanai, Hawaii.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur; one daughter, Tracy C. Freeman of Antioch, Ill.; three sons, Robert S. Buszta, Dwayne N. Buszta and Brian C. Buszta, all of Las Vegas; two sisters, Helen D. Dodson of Riverside, Calif., Ruth de Mesa of Honolulu; five brothers, Robert Birondo of Monette, Ark., Nixon Birondo of San Pedro, Calif., Leo M. Birondo of Las Vegas and Nick Birondo Jr. and Ping Birondo, both of Sacramento; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled two hours prior to a noon service Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

Kenneth A. Paulson

Kenneth A. Paulson, 78, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Aug. 26, 1925, in Ely. A resident for 55 years, he was a retired welder for a chemical company.

He is survived by two daughters, Karren Spargo and Sherri May, both of Henderson; two sons, Ted Paulson of Henderson and Bruce Ward of the U.S. Army; his mother, Eunice Kling of Henderson; one sister, Jean Briney of Roseville, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

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

Vivian R. Rafti

Vivian R. Rafti, 96, of Henderson died Tuesday in Henderson. She was born Sept. 29, 1906, in New York City. A resident for 11 years, she was a retired dressmaker.

She is survived by two sons, Joseph Rafti of Prescott, Ariz., and William Rafti of Henderson; one brother, Raymond Guarriello of Hartford, Conn.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 4 p.m. service Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

The family suggests donations to St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 130 N. Pecos Road, Henderson, NV 89014.

Clyde Schreiber

Clyde Schreiber, 71, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1931, in Alton, Ill. A resident for 44 years, he was a masonry contractor and a Navy veteran.

He is survived by one son, Patrick Schreiber of Henderson; one daughter, Debbie Schreiber of Las Vegas; two sisters, Sue Tosh Alton, Ill., and Janice Gresham of Oklahoma; and 10 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St.

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