Las Vegas Sun

April 16, 2024

Obituaries for August 11, 1999

William Lloyd Brady

William Lloyd Brady, 62, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 14, 1936, in Hollywood, Calif. A resident for 40 years, he was a retired county government locksmith, a Vietnam War Air Force veteran, the first locksmith for Clark County and a member of Disabled American Veterans.

He is survived by one daughter, Christine Brady of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

Theresa Bush

Theresa Bush, 91, of Las Vegas died Monday in Colorado. A resident for 22 years, she was born Aug. 19, 1907, in Bluehill, Neb.

She is survived by two daughters, Vivian Clark of Las Vegas and Patsy Salazar of Denver; one sister, Leona Kordes of Colorado; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday in Paradise Memorial Gardens.

Robert Fulton Coleman

Robert Fulton Coleman, 84, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born March 29, 1915, in Fordyce, Ark. A resident for 45 years, he was a retired cook.

He is survived by one daughter, Dorine Coleman of Las Vegas; five sons, Robert F. Coleman Jr. and Wayne Coleman, both of California, and Billy Andrew Coleman, John Allen Coleman and Leon Coleman, all of Las Vegas; one sister, Versie Lee Thrower of Fordyce; 26 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be noon-7 p.m. Thursday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Bunkers Chapel. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Huzeir Dubric

Huzeir Dubric, 80, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Bosnia. A resident for eight months, he was a security officer.

He is survived by his wife, Ankica; three sons, Zlatko Dubric, Uzeir Dubric and Zeljko Astalos; two daughters, Jasminka Astalkos and Zlata Dubric; and 10 grandchildren.

Visitation will be noon-1 p.m. Friday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Barbara S. Fadem

Barbara S. Fadem, 66, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born July 16, 1933, in St. Louis. A resident for nine years, she was a retired office manager/bookkeeper.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph; three daughters, Marcella Fadem of Las Vegas, BJ Fadem of San Jose, Calif., and Dawn Fadem of Spartanburg, S.C.; one son, Scott Fadem of Los Banos, Calif.; her mother, Marian Polinsky, and one sister, Helene Unger, both of Henderson; one brother, Robert Polinsky of Houston; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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

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

Jessie C. Ford

Jessie C. Ford, 82, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born May 11, 1917, in Troy, Ala. A resident for 20 years, she was a retired day care worker.

She is survived by two brothers, Willie Curley and Drew Curley, both of Dothan, Ala.; and five sisters, Addie Gayles, Annie Smith and Rita Bozman, all of Ontario, Calif., Mary Sheridan of Las Vegas and Catherine Lee of San Diego.

Visitation will be 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. services Thursday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.

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

Donald Grosenick

Donald Grosenick, 73, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Nov. 6, 1925, in Fond du Lac, Wis. A resident for 37 years, he was a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, June Marie; one daughter, Jill Bulmer, and one son, Gary Grosenick, both of Las Vegas; two brothers, Gordon Grosenick of Rochester, Miss., and Robert Grosenick of Mesa, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.

Jack Hooker

Jack Hooker, 82, of Las Vegas died Monday. A resident for five years, he was born in London. He was a member of the Golden Chai.

He is survived by his wife, Sophie Doctors Hooker, two daughters, Rita Vangelder and Doreen Hooker; one son, Alan Hooker; two sisters, Lilly Meyerson and Phyllis Witt; two brothers, Louis Hooker and Cyril Hooker; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Congregation Ner Tamid, 2761 Emerson Ave. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119, or Congregation Ner Tamid, 2761 Emerson Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Beatrice Latham

Beatrice Latham, 90, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born April 25, 1909, in New Jersey. A resident for 25 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

John Lester McCorkle

John Lester McCorkle, 69, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospice. He was born Nov. 28, 1929, in Oregon. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; three daughters, Wendy Reingruber, Cheryl Greenwood and Linda Hiatt; two sisters, Pat Taylor and Jean Zaleski; and five grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to the American Liver Foundation, 1425 Pampton Ave., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009.

Robert Neal Moss

Robert Neal Moss, 58, of Las Vegas died Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. A resident for 26 years, he was a communications technician and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Francis; two daughters, Rickee "Lola" Moss and Dusti Ukeiley, and one son, Bobby Moss, all of Las Vegas; two brothers, Donald Moss and Harold Moss, both of Piedmont, Mo.; and one sister, Virginia Knipping of Washington, Mo.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday in Davis Funeral Home, 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Davis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Jermaine Q. Norton

Jermaine Q. Norton, 14, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born May 18, 1985, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, he was a student.

He is survived by his father, Joseph Norton Jr., his mother, Yvonne Brown, six brothers, Isiah Brown, Havander Davis, Joseph Norton III, Travante Norton, Tony Milliner Jr., and Antwan Milliner, one sister, Shakieta Milliner, and his grandparents, Minnie and Leon Avery, all of Las Vegas.

Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Thursday in American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday in American Burial and Cremation Services. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

James K. Oster

James K. Oster, 65, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Sept. 30, 1933, in Jacksonville, Ill. A resident for three years, he was a retired chemist for the federal government, a Korean War Navy veteran, division chief for the Department of the Army, received a citation for civil service and distinguished civilian awards for the Army.

He is survived by his wife, Laura "Bea"; one daughter, Judy Oster of San Diego; one son, James Oster of Los Angeles; his mother, Edith Oster of Greenfield, Ill.; two sisters, Carolyn Joyce Provenzano of Pekin, Ill., and Barbara Armold of Greenfield, Ill.; and two brothers, David Oster of Beardstown, Ill., and Michael Oster of St. Louis.

Visitation will be 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. services Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.

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

Neal A. Remisovsky

Neal A. Remisovsky, 62, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born July 21, 1937 in Bayonne, N.J. A resident for two years, he was a printer.

He is survived by his wife, Judy; three daughters, Jill Marich of Tucson, Ariz., and Kim Ritchey and Dana Remisovsky, both of Jackson, Mich.; two sons, Neal Remisovsky Jr. and Greg Remisovsky, both of Jackson; one sister, Lynn Day of Albuquerque, N.M.; and six grandchildren.

Visitation is private. Mass will be 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Peter's Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

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

Ralph Alexander Robinson

Ralph Alexander Robinson, 63, of Las Vegas died July 25 in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1935, in Indiana. A resident for 21 years, he was an employee of the Bureau of Land Management.

He is survived by one son, Kevin Robinson; one daughter, Sabrina McClure; and one grandchild.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

James Ralph Seely

James Ralph Seely, 53, of Henderson died Monday in Henderson. He was born Oct. 21, 1945, in Los Angeles. A resident for six years, he was an engineer for a manufacturing company.

He is survived by his wife, Colleen; four daughters, Heather Hamilton and Amanda Seely, both of New Britain, Conn., and Laura Western and April Payne, both of Henderson; one son, Eric Seely of Henderson; his father, Ralph Starr Seely of Tucson, Ariz.; and 11 grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Additional visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Friday in the Pebble Canyon Ward. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

The family suggests donations to National Brian Tumor Foundation, 414 Thirteenth St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94612-2603.

Roy D. Seiler

Roy D. Seiler, 67, of North Las Vegas died Monday in North Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 14, 1932, in Hugoton, Kan. A resident for 36 years, he was a retired operating engineer at the Nevada Test Site for 30 years and a member of Acacia Masonic Lodge 44.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; three daughters, Sherry St. Peters of North Las Vegas and Teresa Heinle and Suzie Marino, both of Las Vegas; one son, Michael Embler of Henderson; two sisters, Karen Scott and Linda Pierson, and one brother, Norman Seiler, all of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be noon-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be noon Friday in Palm Chapel, Main. Burial will be 12:45 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Phyllis Bernice Sinclair

Phyllis Bernice Sinclair, 79, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Avon, Ohio. She was born Dec. 7, 1919, in Cleveland. A resident for 17 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons, John Sinclair of Pittsburgh, Tim Sinclair and Rodger Sinclair, both of Las Vegas, and Terrence Sinclair of Avon, Ohio; three daughters, Joan McNulty of Jacksonville, Fla., Peggy Leonard of Westlake, Ohio, and Janet Bucci of Strongsville, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Elizabeth Ann Steele

Elizabeth Ann Steele, 61, of Henderson died Monday in a local care center. She was born May 26, 1938, in Scott City, Kan. A resident for seven years, she was a retired elementary school teacher, a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Jaycees.

She is survived by two daughters, Shelly Ann Creasy of Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, and Gena Susann Steele of Henderson; one son, Rocky Steele of Henderson; and one sister, Margaret Winslow of Las Vegas.

A memorial service was 11 a.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

The family suggests donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 6000 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 9C, Las Vegas, NV 89119.

Kae Ryun Thorpe

Kae Ryun Thorpe, 66, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born Feb. 5, 1933, in Japan. A resident for 25 years, she was a tailor.

She is survived by her husband, William Jr.

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

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