Obituaries – June 2023

June 1, 2023

Marcelino C. Villanueva Sr.

     Marcy Villanueva, 68, of North Las Vegas, NV., died on May 12 from cancer.

     Marcy played with several Las Vegas based teams, and was an umpire with Senior Softball USA.

     “Marcy joined the LVSSA in 2013… Marcy played with both our recreational groups – our 64 and under group and our 65 and over group,” said Rod Adams, Vice President of the LVSSA Board. “Marcy could pitch, play the infield and outfield, run, throw, catch – truly an all-tool player.”

     He “recently played for the Los Vatos Viejos II 65s AA - a team [out of Vegas] that won the 2022 Spring Worlds in St. George,” Rod added.

     Since 2015 with Senior Softball USA, in addition to Los Vatos Viejos II 65s, Marcy has played with LVSSA Raiders 60s, Family 60s & 65s (NV), Kamikaze 60s (CA), Vegas Hui 55s, and 702 Ballers 60s (NV).

Lloyd A. Dethloff

     Lloyd Dethloff, 68, of Killingworth, CT., died on May 8, due to complications with a chronic illness.

     After his retirement, Lloyd joined Senior Softball USA through his local Connecticut senior leagues in 2017.

     Although he played several sports such as basketball and golf, “softball brought him acknowledged achievement,” according to his online obituary. “His Wallingford league team won the league title in 2021; his Talaga Construction [65 Major] team won five tournaments in 2021 [and] his Madison league team won the end of season tournament in 2022.”

     For Lloyd’s SSUSA affiliation, he played on these Connecticut teams: Mike’s Blue Collar 60s, Talaga Construction 65s and Leeds Construction 60s. He finished the 2022 season with Talaga Construction at the World Championships in Las Vegas.