Josie Daluga

Josephine Marie Daluga, age 60, of Henderson, NV passed away on August 11, 2020. Josie was born November 17, 1959 to Richard and Patricia (Eisenhart) Daluga in Tacoma, WA while Rich was stationed at Fort Lewis.

As an Army brat, Josie attended primary school in several different locations, culminating with her graduating from Heidelberg American High School in Heidelberg, Germany in 1977. She continued her education graduating with a degree in English Literature from Cornell University in 1981, then earned her MD from SUNY Upstate Syracuse Medical School in 1985.

She completed a surgical internship at Queen’s Hospital in Honolulu, HI the following year, then entered a 2-year residency specializing in Emergency Medicine at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA. It was while in Bakersfield she met her future husband, David Schultz.

Josie accepted a full-time position as a Board Certified, Residency Trained ER physician at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA in the Fall of 1988. David joined her in the Spring of 1989, and they were married in September of that same year. Two years later, she transferred to the ER at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, CA and started a family while residing in Folsom, CA in 1994.

Josie worked as a physician her entire career, spending time at Peace Health Urgent Care in Eugene, OR; Legacy Urgent Care in Henderson, NV; Concentra in Las Vegas, NV; and finally retiring in July of 2019 from the University Medical Center health care system in Las Vegas, NV. It was there she practiced her most gratifying work, providing physicals to the entire Clark County population of police officers and fire workers.

Josie was a passionate reader and author, having completed several short stories and three novels prior to her passing. Her children were the light of her life and she was terribly proud to see them thrive in the Clark County School District.

Josie is survived by her mother Patricia Daluga; husband David Schultz; daughter Alexandra Schultz; son Maximilian Schultz; sister Cathie Kohlmann (Jim); brother John Daluga (Susie); and nephew Kevin Kohlmann. She is preceded in death by her father, Richard Ballard Daluga.

Funeral Service will be held on August 22, 2020 at 1:00PM at Palm Eastern Mortuary, 7600 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV. Reception to follow at 2:00PM.