Josephine Veronica Shread

Josephine V. (Fleming) Shread, 87, died Wednesday December 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, Louisiana before moving to North Las Vegas in 2008. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Fleming. She is survived by two sisters, Margaret Matzek and her husband, Gerald, of Hiram, Ohio and Beatrice Deal of Elberta, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her brothers Richard, Raymond, John, and Patrick, and sisters Katherine Schwartz, Mary Hill, Irene Michael, and Eleanor Follett. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter Irene Anderson and her husband Wayne of North Las Vegas, Nevada; a son Richard Shread and his wife Beverly of Baton Rouge Louisiana; and a son Donald Shread and his wife Susie of Austin, Texas. She is survived by her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Jeremy Nunes and his wife Monique with Noah of North Kingstown, RI; Brian Nunes and his fiancé Jennifer and his children Brandon and Michaela of Greenwell Springs, LA; Gregory Nunes and his wife Jaime with their children Solie and Manny from Blackstone, MA; Jessica Nunes and her daughter Rylee of Coventry, RI; Andy Shread and his wife Hannah of Baton Rouge, LA; Mary Margaret Overby and her husband Derek and their son Hawkins of Covington, LA; Tyler Shread of Austin, TX and Collin Shread , also of Austin, TX. 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, RI 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. A celebration of her life will be held with a Mass of Christian Burial at the chapel Saturday December 10th at 11am on the campus of Bishop Gorman High School, 5959 S. Hualapai Way in Las Vegas, NV. She will be buried at St Joseph’s Cemetery in West Greenwich, Rhode Island at a later date. Josephine battled with Alzheimer’s disease for eight years until it finally took her life. Two of her sisters also succumbed to this disease. Therefore in lieu of flowers, we suggest donations in her name to Alzheimer’s Association, Southern Nevada Region 5190 S. Valley View Blvd Ste 104, Las Vegas, NV. 89118. (702)248-2770