Las Vegas Sun

April 24, 2024

Obituaries for December 10, 1997

Lillian May Bloom, 87, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born June 11, 1910, in San Francisco. A 2 1/2-year resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her son, Ronald T. Lambert.

Services were at 11 this morning at Desert Memorial Chapel, followed by burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

THERESA ANN FISHER

Theresa Ann Fisher, 50, of Las Vegas died Dec. 3 in Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 25, 1947, in Long Island, N.Y. A six-year resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Ira; three sons, Ronald Zega, Brent Zega and Richard K. Fisher; five daughters, Michelle Sunday, Lisa Ricketts, Cheri Ryan, Bridget Cabading and Cyndie Fisher; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.

SHARON YVONNE GAINES

Sharon Yvonne Gaines, 58, of Las Vegas died Dec. 3 in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 25, 1939, in Pasadena, Calif. A 10-year resident, she worked in the dry-cleaning business.

She is survived by her husband, George; a son, Greg Gaines; a daughter, Kelly Gaines; and two brothers, Frank White and Bruce White.

Services will be private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.

LEANORE GOLDSTEIN

Leanore Goldstein, 84, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 6, 1913, in Chicago. A 1 1/2 year resident, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Zuick of South Holland, Ill.; a son, Allan Goldstein of Las Vegas; a sister, Charlotte Kraus of Port Richey, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

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

KARA SILL HUEY

Kara Sill Huey, 24, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born June 30, 1973, in Vineland, N.J. An eight-year resident, she was a restaurant manager. Active in the Atlantic County, N.J., 4-H organization, she was named 4-H queen. She raised and showed rabbits on the state and national level, rode on the Nevada/California show circuit and was secretary of the Las Vegas Chapter of the American Saddlebred Horse Association.

She is survived by her father, Dennis Huey of Linwood, N.J.; her mother and stepfather, Joan Huey and Michael Kane of Las Vegas, two brothers, Brian Huey and Geoffrey Huey of Las Vegas; her grandparents, John and Carolyn Sill of Lexington, Ky., and Guy Huey of Massillon, Ohio; stepgrandparents, Mike and June Kane of Las Vegas; an uncle, Dale Huey of Massillon; and numerous cousins and other relatives.

Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Christ Church Episcopal. Burial will be private.

NORMAN JAMES

Norman James, 72, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born March 9, 1925, in California. A 10-year resident, he was an automotive salesman.

He is survived by two sons, Dennis Dickens and James B. James; two daughters, Wendy James and Heidi Plotkin; a sister, Betty Thackray; and six grandchildren.

Services will be private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.

J. ALAN JONES

J. Alan Jones, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Victoria, British Columbia. An 11-year resident, he was a civil engineer, a former Shriner and a past member of the Lions and Masons.

He is survived by his wife, Verda A.; a daughter, Alison Jones of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and a brother, Walter Jones of Kaledon, British Columbia.

The family requests contributions to the American Parkinson's Disease Foundation.

Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Friday at Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., followed by services at 11.

MEYER KLEIMAN

Meyer Kleiman, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday at a local convalescent center. He was born May 15, 1918, in Chicago. A six-month resident, he was a truck driver and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.

He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Lee Mara of Las Vegas.

Services and burial will be private. American Burial & Cremation Services handled arrangements.

LEONA CAMP LAGASSE

Leona Camp Lagasse, 72, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1925, in Arkansas. A 10-year resident, she was a restaurant hostess.

She is survived by a sister, Louise Deichman of Chicago.

Services will be private. Neptune Society of Nevada handled arrangements.

EDWARD L. LOCKETT

Edward L. Lockett, 67, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 17, 1930, in Butte, Mont. A four-month resident, he was an independent baker.

He is survived by two sons, Ed Lockett and Dave Lockett; a daughter, Linda Emert; two brothers, Tom Brownell and John Hilderman; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be private. Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial Society handled arrangements.

L.C. "SKEETER" MARZETT

L.C. "Skeeter" Marzett, 68, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 13, 1929, in Winnsboro, La. A 44-year resident, he was a hotel cook and an Army veteran.

He is survived by two sisters, Lodie Marzett of Alexandria, La., and Legion King of Pahrump.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at American Burial & Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at True Love Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

DONALD E. PERRY

Donald E. Perry, 76, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 25, 1921, in South Dakota. A 13-year resident, he was a telephone installer and repairman and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Florence L.; a son, Jack L. Perry of Las Vegas; a daughter, Helen Perry of California; a brother, John R. Perry of Washington; two sisters, Helen Bedsaul of Wyoming and Violet Balducci of Texas; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be private. Neptune Society of Nevada handled arrangements.

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