Shirley Marie Andresen
Shirley Marie Andresen, 74, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. She was born Oct. 19, 1928, in Norwalk, Conn. A resident for 12 years, she was a homemaker, former president of Sunshine Club in Sun City Summerlin and a member of the Assistance League of Las Vegas and the Mesquite Club.
She is survived by her husband, Lorenz "Larry"; two sons, Wayne Bloomquist Jr. of Noblesville, Ind., and Mark Bloomquist of Greensboro, N.C.; one daughter, Holly Bloomquist Gill of Dallas; one sister, Judie Sigman of Baltimore; one brother, Mark Skigen of Bellows Falls, Va.; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation is private. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave.
The family suggests donations to the Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 477, New York NY 10163, or Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Lois Autuori
Lois Autuori, 53, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 12, 1950, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A resident for 24 years, she was a slot hostess.
She is survived by one daughter, Kristen Autuori, two sons, Thomas Autuori and Nicholas Autuori, and one brother, Thomas Autuori, all of Las Vegas.
Visitation is scheduled 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday with a 6 p.m. service in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 1111 Michael Way. Graveside services will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd.
Kleber Sias Bruso
Kleber Sias Bruso, 81, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. He was born June 26, 1921, in New Hampshire. A resident for 21 years, he was a retired clerical worker in the aerospace industry and an Army veteran.
He is survived by his companion, Wilma F. Polson; two daughters, Patti Loyd and Sherri Helton; and one sister, Pearl Fogil.
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Donald Burns Bull
Donald Burns Bull, 70, of Las Vegas died March 6 in a local hospice. He was born Sept. 12, 1932, in San Diego. A resident for nine years, he was a retired Army chief warrant officer and Korean War and Vietnam War Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Love Bull; one daughter, Caroline Bull of San Pedro, Calif.; one son, Patrick Bull of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Dolores Devonne Capelian
Dolores Devonne Capellan, 59, of Henderson died March 6 in Henderson. She was born Feb. 28, 1944, in Salem, N.J. A resident for eight months, she was an immigration processor.
She is survived by one daughter, Tanya Gonzalez of Tampa, Fla.; four sons, Marques Genus of Henderson and Darren Dowdell, Gregory Dowdell, and Carlton Genus, all of Tampa; and three grandchildren.
Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.
Leo Crutchfield
Leo Crutchfield, 77, of Las Vegas died March 2 in a local hospice. He was born March 14, 1925, in Maryland. A resident for 41 years, he was a rental car agency owner and a Navy veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, Richard Crutchfield of Washington, D.C., and Brad Crutchfield of Las Vegas; one daughter, Debbie Ingran, one brother, Walter Crutchfield, and two sisters, Janie Jones and Joan Crutchfield, all of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Burial was at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Buchanan Blvd., Boulder City. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North handled arrangements.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Pamela Esinhart
Pamela Esinhart, 55, of Las Vegas died Feb. 28 in Las Vegas. She was born March 27, 1947, in Utah. A resident for 19 years, she was a Plaza Hotel PBX operator and a member of Teamsters Local 995.
She is survived by one son, Dwayne Miller; and one daughter, Deborah Lamont; one brother, Andrew Bolander; and six grandchildren.
Burial will be in Heber City, Utah. Valley Memorial Crematory, 4855 W. Desert Inn Road, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Mary Fowler
Ruth Mary Fowler, 79, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 29, 1923, in Racine, Wis. A resident for 48 years, she was a title clerk for the state of Nevada.
She is survived by two sons, Gary Fowler of Las Vegas and Robert Fowler of Albuquerque.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Anne Catholic Church, 1901 S. Maryland Parkway, followed by a private burial.
Thomas G. Gorichar
Thomas G. Gorichar, 55, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 8, 1947, in Wisconsin. A resident for 30 years, he was a security officer and a Vietnam War Army veteran.
He is survived by his father, Frank Gorichar; two brothers, David Wayne Gorichar and Gary Gorichar; and one sister, Susan Brakin.
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Sheren Lee Graham
Sheren Lee Graham, 58, of North Las Vegas died Thursday in North Las Vegas. She was born Nov. 17, 1944, in Whittier, Calif. She was a manager.
She is survived by her husband, Gary; one son, John Stafko; four daughters, Debra Stafko-Ostwald of Orange, Calif., Peggy Hawes of Michigan, Connie Stafko of Las Vegas and Evelyn Lenz of California; her mother, Anna Mae Bell of Norwalk, Calif.; two sisters, Charlene Kimball of Texas and Charlotte Little of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be private. Hites Funeral Home, 438 W. Sunset Road, handled arrangements.
Lea Danielle Harris
Lea Danielle Harris, 31, of Henderson died Tuesday in Henderson. She was born Sept. 20, 1971, in Lakewood, Calif. A resident for five years, she was a medical assistant.
She is survived by one son, Damien Berger of Las Vegas; her father, Billy Ray Harris of Henderson; four sisters, Brenda Shute of Detroit and Rhonda Nix, Tina San Nicholas and Amanda Harris, all of Las Vegas; and one brother, Jason Kollman of Reno.
Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 4 p.m. services Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
The family suggests donations to Drug, Awareness, Resistance and Education (DARE) Program, 3141 E. Sunrise Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101.
Deborah Sue Jackson
Deborah Sue Jackson, 51, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 6, 1951, in Las Vegas. A lifelong resident, she was a registered nurse.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy R.; one daughter, Laura Nava; five sons, Joseph Jackson, David Jackson, Zachary Jackson, Jared Jackson and Joshua Jackson; her father and stepmother, Howard S. and Esther Keele of Ivins, Utah; four brothers, Benjamin Keele, Samuel Keele and Howard Keele, all of Santa Maria, Calif., and David Keele of St. George, Calif.; seven sisters, Jennifer Riley of Mays Landing, N.J., Rebecca Baker of Santa Maria, Marilyn Grayson and Tina Handley, both of Orem, Utah, Laura Keele and Effie Homer, both of Las Vegas, and Carol Keele of Los Angeles; and five grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled two hours prior to an 11 a.m. service Monday in the Hollywood and Kell LDS chapel. Burial will follow in Paradise Memorial Gardens, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.
Donna Jo Jost
Donna Jo Jost, 56, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. She was born Oct. 21, 1946, in Washington. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Bill N. Jost III; one daughter, Jennifer Josephine Jost; her mother, Josephine Jost; three sisters, Marjorie Jangord, Jackie Reep and Judith Diver; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4-5 p.m. with services following Saturday at Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Dennis Garland Kemp
Dennis Garland Kemp, 56, of Las Vegas died March 4 in Las Vegas. He was born March 21, 1946, in California. A resident for 15 years, he was a professional football player for the NFL, CFL and World Football League and a Vietnam War Army veteran.
He is survived by one son, Adam Haddock of Austin, Texas; his father, Garland Kemp, and one sister, Belinda, both of California.
Services are private. Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Nona J. Markovich
Nona J. Markovich, 74, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1928, in Minneapolis. A resident for 36 years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Mesquite Club.
She is survived by her husband, L. Patrick; three nieces; and one cousin.
Visitation is private. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., is handling arrangements.
James Matthew Marsland
James Matthew Marsland, 92, of Las Vegas died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 1, 1910, in New Bedford, Mass. A resident for 23 years, he was a manufacturing machinist and a member of Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by two daughters, Harriet Mullins of Las Vegas and Angela VonEgidy of Wingate, N.C.; and 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today with a rosary following at Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be noon Saturday at St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Darien, Conn.
The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 1325 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Virginia L. Mills
Virginia L. Mills, 46, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1956, in Mobile, Ala. A resident for 14 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry Richardson; two sons, William Mills of North Las Vegas and Kendrick Mills of Henderson; her father, Daniel Chapman of Chicago; her mother, Chinetta Chapman of Mount Vernon, Ala.; three brothers, Larry Chapman of Las Vegas, Wayne Chapman of Castaic, Calif. and Daniel Chapman of Chicago; three sisters, Linda Bumbry of St. Louis, Kimberly York of Atlanta and Charlene Chapman of Chicago; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled noon-4 p.m. Sunday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd. Services will be noon Monday in Affordable Cremation and Burial Service.
Patricia Margaret Mollica
Patricia Margaret Mollica, 80, of Henderson died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born March 28, 1922, in Lansing, Mich. A resident for 17 years, she was a housewife.
She is survived by her husband, John; three sons, Stephen Mollica of Henderson, John R. Mollica of Lansing and Philip Mollica of Holly, Mich.; four daughters, Carolyn Dellerba of Portland, Ore., Margaret Zarbano of Asherville, N.C., Patricia Mollica of Waterford, Mich., and Christine Carver of Vancouver, Wash.; and 22 grandchildren.
Services will be held in Lansing. Sunrise Cremation & Burial Society, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 5, Henderson, handled arrangements.
The family suggests donations to the Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Alice P. Montano
Alice P. Montano, 69, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local hospice. She was born Dec. 3, 1933, in Winslow, Ariz. A resident for 35 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by five sons, Paul, Michael, Danny and Tommy, all of Henderson, and Henry of Clarkston, Wash.; one brother, Paul Padilla of Winslow; one sister, Theresa Szwwc of Sun City, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Affordable Cremation & Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, handled arrangements.
Roderick Navarro
Roderick Navarro, 33, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 10, 1969, in Nashville, Tenn. A resident for three years, he worked with information systems.
He is survived by his mother, Alicia Navarro of Las Vegas; and one brother, Michael Navarro of Houston.
Visitation is scheduled 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Jones, followed by burial in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Nancy M. Randall
Nancy M. Randall, 75, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born May 29, 1927, in Milwaukee. A resident for five months, she was a homemaker and a member of Beta Sigma Phi.
She is survived by three sons, Gregg A. Randall of Elburn, Ill., Stephen W. Randall of Lake Forest, Calif., and James B. Randall of Las Vegas; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to a 10 a.m. Saturday memorial in Holy Innocents ACC at Christ Church Episcopal, St. Louis Avenue and Maryland Parkway.
The family suggests donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1920 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Morris J. Richman
Morris J. Richman, 72, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born May 7, 1930, in Michigan. A resident for 21 years, he owned a screen printing company and was a Navy veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma; two sons, Mark and Stephen; four sisters, Rita Magidsohn, Sandra Dunayer, Diane Ring and Marilyn Feiner; and one grandchild.
Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Saturday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
J.R. Ross
J.R. Ross of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y. A resident for 33 years, she was the owner/operator of JR's Beau Monde.
She is survived by two sons, Randy Buie of Henderson and Jason Schwartz of Las Vegas; two daughters, Laurel Buie of Henderson and Shari Schwartz of Las Vegas; a twin brother, Jerry Freedman, and one sister, Jackie Forbes, both of Florida; and five grandchildren.
Burial is private. Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. is handling arrangements.
The family suggests donations to Nevada SPCA No Kill Animal Sanctuary, 4800 W. Dewey Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89118.
John Joseph Saccento
John Joseph Saccento, 44, of Las Vegas died March 3 in Las Vegas. He was born Aug. 15, 1958, in New York. A resident for 3 1/2 years, he was a sales associate for Wal-Mart.
He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; one brother, Rocco Saccento, and one sister, Marie Elena Bendlin, both of New York.
Visitation is scheduled 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Grave services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Norman E. Scrivner
Norman E. Scrivner, 81, of Henderson died Wednesday in a local hospice. He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Mt. Vernon, Ill. A resident for 46 years, he was a retired furniture store manager and a World War II Army veteran.
He is survived by one son, Leonard Scrivner of Las Vegas; one daughter, Sharon Comstock of Huntsville, Ala.; one brother, Loren Scrivner of Mt. Vernon; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-noon Saturday followed by graveside services at Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.
Lois Cox VanLandschoot
Lois Cox VanLandschoot, 80, formerly of Las Vegas died Saturday in Cedar City, Utah. She was a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
She is survived by three daughters, Renee Belton of Las Vegas, Charlene VanLandschoot of San Antonio and Diane Glass of North Las Vegas; one son, Warren VanLandschoot of North Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Friends and family may call or visit from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday or one hour prior to 11 a.m. services Monday in the Southern Utah Mortuary Chapel in Cedar City.
Junius Taylor Walker
Junius Taylor Walker, 84, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born May 28, 1918, in Cedar City, Utah. A resident for nine months, he was a bus driver, a World War II Army veteran and a lifetime member of the Elks.
He is survived by one son, Gary Walker of Las Vegas; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be in St. George, Utah. Burial will be private. American Burial and Cremation Services, 310 Foremaster Lane, is handling arrangements.
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