Obituaries for November 11, 2004

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 | 8:54 a.m.

Lucille B. Bunce

Lucille B. Bunce, 84, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born April 28, 1920, in New Mexico. A resident for 30 years, she was an IBM operator and a member of the Red Hat Society.

She is survived by two daughters, Irene Jensen and Ethel Brougher; one brother, Clair; three sisters, Elizabeth, Irita and June; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

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

Eugenia Moore Cannon

Eugenia Moore Cannon, 76, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born July 8, 1928, in Tennessee. A resident for 27 years, she was an insurance agent, a member of the Soroptimists, Peggy Regan Dance Troupe, Sweet Adelines International and Epsilon Sigma Alpha.

She is survived by her husband, Jack W.; and four daughters, Deborah B. Bitterolf, Jeri J. Steele, Neala A. Banton and Mila B. Angelone; and six grandchildren.

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

Curly Cohen

Curly Cohen, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born April 26, 1930, in Des Moines, Iowa. A resident for 16 years, he was a retired bar and restaurant owner and a Korean War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two sons, Brian Cohen of Las Vegas and Michael Cohen of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; one daughter, Darcy Levy of New York City; and four grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 11 a.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., followed by private burial.

Mary Martha Farmer Dorland Daniels

Mary Martha Farmer Dorland Daniels, 79, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 12, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo. A resident for 10 years, she was a member of an RV club.

She is survived by two stepdaughters, Judy Riley and Bonnie Ward; and three nieces, Holly Cain, Lynette Fraser and Sharon Rench.

No local services are scheduled. Neptune Society of Las Vegas, 8570 Del Webb Blvd., is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Saddlebred Museum, Lexington, KY 40511.

Michael Gottlieb

Michael Gottlieb, 90, of Henderson died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Oct. 19, 1914, in Munising, Mich. A resident for 18 years, he was a retired restaurateur and a member of the Masons.

He was preceded in death by one son, Jerry Gottlieb.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel; one daughter, Toby Berman of Henderson; one sister, Shirley Kane of Milwaukee; one brother, Joe Gottlieb of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and one grandchild.

King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane, is handling arrangements.

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

Jean Marie Hansen

Jean Marie Hansen, 71, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Cincinnati. A resident for 34 years, she was an officer at Airtech.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Thomas Lee; two sons, Ronald Edwin Reidy of Denver and Scott William Reidy of Rochester, Wash.; two daughters, Victoria Ann Simmons of Boulder City and Jennifer Jean Hartsuyker of Pleasanton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 1 p.m. Friday in Memory Gardens Chapel, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road. Graveside services will follow in Memory Gardens.

Edmund E. Isaac

Edmund E. Isaac, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Sept. 16, 1930, in New York City. A resident for six years, he was a retired owner-operator of an air conditioning and heating company and an Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Bernice A.; two daughters, Sherri A. Gilbert of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Diana G. Francis of Las Vegas; and three grandchildren.

Services were scheduled at 2 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., followed by burial in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd.

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

Gladys Earline Mead

Gladys Earline Mead, 83, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. A homemaker, she was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Russell D.; two daughters, Ramona Jones of Lakewood, Calif., and Starlo Gouveia of Las Vegas; one son, David Roy Mead of Las Vegas; two sisters, Mable Perkins and Audrey Perkins, both of Long Beach, Calif.; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled 4-7 p.m. today in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Memory Gardens, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

Donna (aka Dona) Van Buren Patti

Donna (aka Dona) Van Buren Patti, 60, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. She was born May 8, 1944, in Washington state. A resident for two years, she was an executive assistant in computer sales and marketing.

She is survived by her husband, James Patti; one stepson, James Patti of Whittier, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Pam Anderson of Houlton, Maine, and Carol Solvay of Berlin, Germany; her mother, Claire Van Buren of Davenport, Wash.; three sisters, Sandra Knapp of Bend, Ore., Darci Linstrum of Davenport and Lori Henriksen of Ashland, Ore.; two brothers, Grant Van Buren of Davenport and Glenn Van Buren of Tacoma, Wash.; and eight step-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the family residence in Henderson. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Charlotte K. Riek

Charlotte K. Riek, 83, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Buffalo, N.Y. A resident for 38 years, she was a retired hotel race book manager.

She is survived by one daughter, Dianne K. Quinones of Las Vegas; one son, Raymond F. Riek of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be 7 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the Arthritis Foundation of Nevada, 2450 Chandler Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89120.

LaVerne L. Schmidt

LaVerne L. Schmidt, 74, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born March 21, 1930, in Milwaukee. A resident for six years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Julius; one daughter, Linda Martel of Mansfield, Texas; three sons, Robert Schauer and James Schauer, both of Eugene, Ore., and Dale Schauer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

The family suggests donations to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 4850 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 27, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Donna Ann Steele

Donna Ann Steele, 58, of Las Vegas died Nov. 2 in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 14, 1946, in Lynn, Mass. A resident for 14 years, she was a software analyst.

She is survived by one daughter, Nancy Sanders of Asheboro, N.C.; one son, Scott Simmons of Highpoint, N.C.; her mother, Edith Cummings of Nutting Lake, Mass.; two sisters, Nancy Rizzo of Las Vegas and Marilyn Costa of Dracut, Mass.; and three grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., handled arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 28369, Las Vegas, NV 89126.

James Thomas Stone

James Thomas Stone, 41, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born June 20, 1963, in California. A resident for 11 years, he was an electrician.

He is survived by his parents, William J. and Dorothy J. Stone; and one son, Joshua J. Stone.

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

The family suggests donations to the American Red Cross, Clark County Chapter, 1819 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104.

Joyce Delores Wood

Joyce Delores Wood, 73, of Cedar City, Utah, died Tuesday in Cedar City. She was born April 19, 1931, in Allendale, S.C. A former Las Vegas resident for 25 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, John; two daughters, Cynthia of Pahrump and Jacqueline Blue of Cedar City; one son, Michael Wood of Cedar City; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Southern Utah Mortuary, 190 N. 300 W., Cedar City.