Obituaries for April 22, 2004

Thursday, April 22, 2004 | 9:28 a.m.

Donald Eugene Adams Jr.

Donald Eugene Adams Jr., 51, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 14, 1953, in Portsmouth, Ohio. A resident for 43 years, he was a hotel bartender.

He is survived by his father, Donald Eugene Adams Sr. of Portsmouth; his mother and stepfather, Wanda and Gordon Smith, and one sister, Lisa Muise, all of Las Vegas; and one stepbrother, Larry Gene Smith of Portsmouth.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

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

Kathy Rose Alston

Kathy Rose Alston, 49, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. A truck driver, she was born in Illinois.

She is survived by one son, Chevron Amir Alston; one daughter, Jenine DeShawnda Alston; two brothers, Dan Terrell Jr. and Columbus Terrell; one sister, Dorothy Jackson; and three grandchildren.

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

Tiffany Dawn Bingaman

Tiffany Dawn Bingaman, 23, of Las Vegas died April 6 in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 3, 1980, in Las Vegas. She was a saleswoman.

She is survived by one son, Donovan, her father, Kenneth Anderson, her mother and stepfather, Patricia and Charles Swearingen, one brother, Patrick, one sister, Magdalina, and her grandparents, Patricia and Fredrick Annable, all of Las Vegas.

Burial was in Eden Vale Memorial Park. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

James Rosevelt Brooks

James Rosevelt Brooks, 73, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born March 22, 1931, in Tallulah, La. A resident for many years, he was a retired dealer and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by one sister, Myrtle Jones of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 1-5 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Main.

Nancy Alta Carlson

Nancy Alta Carlson, 81, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. A resident for 24 years, she was born Sept. 26, 1922, in Lincoln County, Tenn.

She is survived by two sons, Tony E. Richardson of Tennessee and Jim Richardson of California; and one daughter, Diane Crawford of California.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

Jairus J. Cheatham

Jairus J. Cheatham, 2 months, died Saturday in North Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 11, 2004, in Las Vegas.

He is survived by his mother, Natisha D. Cheatham of North Las Vegas; his father, Ronald Howard of Las Vegas; two brothers, Onajii Jones of North Las Vegas and Tayvon Howard of Las Vegas; grandparents, Samuel and Grace Cheatham of North Las Vegas; and his great-grandmother, Mildred Jones of Arkansas.

Visitation is scheduled 3-6 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in American Burial and Cremation Services. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Betty Collins

Betty Collins, 80, of Hemet, Calif., died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 21, 1923, in Indianapolis. A former Las Vegas resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son, Richard; two daughters, Cheryl Syphus of Highland, Calif., and Teresa Bishop of Moreno Valley, Calif.; two brothers, Jackie Curtis of Hollywood, Fla., and Bill Curtis of Smokey Ridge, N.C.; and four grandchildren.

Graveside services were scheduled at 3 p.m. today in Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Charles Michael Cordero

Charles Michael Cordero, 80, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Texas. A resident for 25 years, he was a taxicab driver and a Marine Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; two sons, Jeffrey Atlas and Teddy Atlas; five daughters, Mindy Archer, Lisa Ponce, Bryna Lombardo, Dana Cordero and Janice Cordero; one sister, Mercy Cordero; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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

Della R. Davis-Cooper

Della R. Davis-Cooper, 43, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born March 15, 1961, in Bastrop, La. A resident for 41 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her mother, Bobbie Jean Davis of North Las Vegas; two brothers, Evans W. Davis and Samuel E. Davis, both of Las Vegas.

Visitation is scheduled 2-7 p.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Carver Missionary Baptist Church, 1221 N. J St. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.

Bula-May Giarla

Bula-May Giarla, 75, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Arkansas. A resident for 11 years, she was a document technician at McDonnell Douglas.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald Giarla and Michael Giarla; two daughters, Amanda Giarla and Deborah Sloate; one brother, Gene Sullivan; one sister, Evelyn Harbottle; and 11 grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 3 p.m. service Saturday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be 10:40 a.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Margaret J. Hannan

Margaret J. Hannan, 83, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Buhl, Minn. A resident for more than 10 years, she was a retired automotive secretary.

She is survived by two brothers, Robert Hemovich of Henderson and Tom Hemovich of Las Vegas; and one sister, Mildred Hagen of Boulder, Colo.

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

Raymond E. Johnson Jr.

Raymond E. Johnson Jr., 68, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1936, in Barstow, Calif. A resident for six years, he was a retired aerospace data technician, a member of Sun City Security Patrol and Sun City Bowling League.

He is survived by his wife, June A.; two sons, Stewart Neil Johnson of Colorado and R. Scott Johnson of Spokane Valley, Wash.; one daughter, Melissa Goddard of Henderson; one sister, Carolyn McDaniels of Sacramento; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

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

Mike (Erling Clement) Kralick

Mike (Erling Clement) Kralick, 71, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 17, 1932, in Los Angeles. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired technology programmer for Hewlett Packard, most recently a Wal-Mart employee, a Korean War Army veteran, a member of the Knights of Columbus and American Legion in California.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Kralick.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Mary Lou; one son, Philip Andrew; one daughter, Elaine Andrea Prazenica of Idaho; two brothers, Eugene and Ernest Kralick, both of California; and two sisters, Elaine Copeland of California and Elinor Hermansen.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday in Christ the King Catholic Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Hazel M. Mungioli

Hazel M. Mungioli, 77, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. A homemaker, she was born June 3, 1926, in Brady, Texas.

She is survived by her husband, Louis.

Services will be 3 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

David Roberts

David Roberts, 87, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. An entrepreneur in marketing and developing hair products, he was born Nov. 9, 1916, in Pennsylvania.

He is survived by one brother, Eliott Roberts of Las Vegas; and one niece, Jan Edwards of Malibu, Calif.

Graveside services were scheduled at 11 a.m. today at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles. Hites Funeral Services, 438 W. Sunset Road, Henderson, handled arrangements.

Grace Nichols Rothen

Grace Nichols Rothen, 78, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Chicago. A resident for 18 years, she was a retired waitress.

She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Fritch of Long Beach, Calif.; one son, Michael Nichols of Deerfield, Wis.; two sisters, Antionette Kavich of Burbank, Ill., and RoseMarie D'Asta of Chicago; two brothers, Sal Muscarello of Oak Lawn, Ill., and Jack Muscarello of Hickory Hills, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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

Warren G. Schroeder

Warren G. Schroeder, 86, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 24, 1917, in Morrison, Ill. A resident for 18 years, he was a retired police officer and a World War II Army veteran.

He is survived by one daughter, Lori Kirk of St. Louis Park, Minn.; one sister, Marion Collins of Morrison, Ill.; and one granddaughter, Danielle Greenfield of Davis, Calif.

Visitation is scheduled 3-8 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the First Southern Baptist Church, 4400 W. Oakey Blvd. Graveside services will be private.

Johnny C. Vinson

Johnny C. Vinson, 39, of North Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1964, in Cincinnati. A resident for 20 years, he was an engineer in the aviation industry and an Air Force veteran.

He is survived by one son, Johnathan Louis; one daughter, Sydney Sky of North Las Vegas; three brothers, Labaron Todd, Elliott Vinson and Lamonte Vinson, all of Cincinnati; and four sisters, Jacquelyn Ficklin, Ann Parson and Ruby Norman, all of Cincinnati and Bernadette Broach of San Diego.

Visitation is scheduled 3-7 p.m. Friday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service. Graveside services will be 9:20 a.m. Monday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Johnnie W. Williams

Johnnie W. Williams, 63, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born May 19, 1940, in Englewood, N.J. A resident for many years, he was a medical technician for a federal hospital and an Army veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Fredrick Williams and Chriss Williams, both of New Jersey; one sister, Eleanor Taylor of St. Louis; one brother, Williams Williams of Tucson; his friend, Dr. Anita Kish of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow in New Jersey.