JOSEPHINE SHREAD

1929 - 2016

JOSEPHINE SHREAD Josephine V. Shread (Fleming), 87, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at the Wentworth of Las Vegas, while under the wonderful care of the ProCare Hospice team. She was the beloved wife of Raymond J. Shread for 67 years. Josephine lived most of her life in Rhode Island. She lived also in Baton Rouge, La., before moving to North Las Vegas in 2008. She was born in Providence, R.I., the daughter of the late John and Mary Fleming. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Richard, Raymond, John and Patrick; and sisters, Katherine Schwartz, Mary Hill, Irene Michael and Eleanor Follett. She is survived by her husband, of 67 years, Raymond J. Shread; daughter, Irene Anderson, and her husband, Wayne of North Las Vegas; sons, Richard Shread, and his wife, Beverly of Baton Rouge, La., and Donald Shread and his wife, Susie of Austin, Texas; and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Jeremy Nunes and his wife, Monique, their son, Noah of North Kingstown, R.I., Brian Nunes and his fiance, Jennifer, and his children, Brandon and Michaela of Greenwell Springs, La., Gregory Nunes and his wife Jaime, and their children, Solie and Manny of Blackstone, Mass., Jessica Nunes and her daughter, Rylee of Coventry, R.I., Andy Shread and his wife, Hannah of Baton Rouge, Mary Margaret Overby, her husband, Derek, and their son, Hawkins of Covington, La., Tyler Shread and Collin Shread, both of Austin. She is also survived by two sisters, Margaret Matzek, and her husband, Gerald of Hiram, Ohio, and Beatrice Deal of Elberta, Ala. Both Josephine and her husband worked for B. A. Ballou Co in Rhode Island. She worked in the Accounts Receivable Department for 27 years. Before that, her primary job was to be a mother while working various jobs at a bakery and an ice cream parlor. Josephine and her husband were active members of St. John and Paul Church in Coventry, where they ran many parish dances, parish carnivals, 20/20 clubs and were moderators for the Catholic Youth Organization. Their whole life revolved around the church and they sent their children to Catholic schools from beginning through high school. Celebration of her life with a Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, on the Campus of Bishop Gorman High School Chapel, 5959 S. Hualapai Way, in Las Vegas. Burial at St Joseph's Cemetery in West Greenwich, R.I. is pending. Josephine battled with Alzheimer's disease for eight years until it finally took her life. Two of her sisters also succumbed to this disease. In lieu of flowers, we suggest donations in her name to Alzheimer's Association, Southern Nevada Region, 5190 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 104, Las Vegas, NV 89118, (702) 248-2770. .