Shirley Harrison
Tuesday
26
February

Funeral Service

11:30 am
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Temple Beth Sholom
10700 Havenwood Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Service Time: 11:30 AM
Tuesday
26
February

Interment at: Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery

1:00 pm
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery
7251 W. Lone Mountain Road
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Obituary of Shirley Beatrice Harrison

Shirley Beatrice Harrison, age 93, of Las Vegas, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Shirley was born February 9, 1926 in Crown Heights NY to the late Morris and the late Martha Seifman. She attended Pratt Institute and the University of Arizona and earned three degrees. As an industrial designer, she worked for the cities of Miami and Tucson. She designed the Pegasus for Shell Oil and the elephant and polar bear enclosures at the Reid Park Zoo, to name a few. Her awards and recognition for design and art are too many to list. In her later career, she owned Gem1and transferred her skills as a jewelry designer for her company and her family's jewelry companies. Shirley enjoyed creating art, inventing, playing golf, and playing crossword and math puzzles. She had a tremendous thirst for knowledge and was driven to help mankind. Her philosophy was to find joy in each day. Shirley is survived by her children Janice (Howard) Karsh; Richard (Daylene) Harrison, Kenny (Shellie) Harrison and Dee (Fred) Berkley; grandchildren Mimi Narducci, Rachel Karsh, Samantha Harrison, Justin Harrison, Stephanie Golditch, Daniel Harrison, Max Berkley, Sam Berkley and Maddie Berkley; great grandchildren Dayvia Narducci, Violet Narducci, Gemma Golditch and Jake Golditch; and sister Elinor Berner. She is predeceased by her husband Henry and brother Shai Seifman. The funeral will be held at 11:30 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane, Las Vegas. Burial will follow at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery. Contributions in Shirley's memory may be directed to Hadassah, Jewish National Fund, Temple Beth Sholom, Chabad of Southern Nevada or the Jewish Family Service Agency of S. NV.
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