Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jul 5, 2013

Helen Wadsworth O'Connor, age 93, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born August 20, 1919 in Panaca, Nevada to Milton LaFayette and Minnie Adele "Dollie" Hollingshead Wadsworth. On February 20, 1943 she married Robert Edward O'Connor. They had two daughters and were later divorced. Helen was born, raised and lived the majority of her...

Jul 5, 2013

Mesquite, NV- Gerald D. Barton, age 72, quietly passed away to meet the Lord on July 5, 2013 at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, UT. Jerry was born on July 15, 1940 in Breckenridge, MN to Glen Barton and Esther Madsen Barton Fay and was the eldest of seven siblings. Jerry and Geni were married on July 25,...

Jul 3, 2013

Robert Francis Conwell, 88, passed away at Highland Manor in Mesquite, NV on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. He was born January 24, 1925 in Red Lodge, MT to Edward and Callista Shay Conwell. Robert married Frances Eileen Irish on October 22, 1955 in Billings, MT.

He graduated from Carbon County High School in Red Lodge, MT in...

Jun 26, 2013

Alice Truman Frehner, age 85, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born April 30, 1928 in St. George, Utah to Richard and Gailey Belle Sprague Truman. On April 25, 1947she married Edward Albert "Ted" Frehner in Logandale, Nevada. On December 12, 1964 they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple....

Jun 26, 2013

Anna Scow Hardy Bowler, age 89, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born July 29, 1923 to Alfred Mathenus and Annie Bradshaw Scow in Deseret Utah. On December 13, 1941 she married Elwood Warren Hardy in Bunkerville, Nevada, and one week later, on December 20, 1941 she was sealed to him in...

Jun 25, 2013

John Thomas McFarlin, age70, died June 25, 2013 at home in Mesquite, Nevada.

He was born August 5, 1942 in Bell, California to John Leslie and Anne Louise Holg McFarlin. On September 3, 1965 he married Dorothy Elida Hank in Huntington Park, California. They had one daughter and were later divorced.

John grew up in...

Jun 24, 2013

Robert Leland Thornton

Robert Leland Thornton, 70, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at his Mesquite, Nevada residence. He was born August 21, 1942 in Texas to Orville Thornton and Pauline Freeman. He married Carleen Kline on December 7, 1989 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Robert graduated from high school in West Covina and earned his Bachelor's Degree...

Jun 22, 2013

Jack Junior Cassity, 87, passed away June 22, 2013 at his residence in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 30, 1925 in Beaver, Oklahoma to Alonzo William Cassity and Vena Mae Phelps.

Jun 20, 2013

Michael Cucinotta Of Scenic, Arizona Born Philadelphia Pennsylvania July 11, 1942 Died St. George Utah June 20, 2013

Mike "Cooch" wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Proud to be first generation American Italian son of Rosario and Anna (Maffei) Cucinotta. He loved his family and cherished his friends. One of a kind!

As...

Jun 19, 2013

Carl Piper

Carl Thomas Piper, age 75, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born January 20, 1938 in Platteville, Colorado to Kenneth M. And Helen Macklin Piper. On June 13, 1956 he married Marybeth Jones in Leadville, Colorado. She preceded him in death on August 14, 2012. Carl grew up...

Jun 12, 2013

Philip Elmo Andersen, age 86, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 16, 1927 in Overton, Nevada to Fay Emmanuel and Carrie Solinda Hannig Andersen. On March 26, 1949 he married Romajean Shurtliff in the St. George LDS Temple.

Phil lived most of his life in Overton. He served...

Jun 11, 2013

Shannon Rose Smith, age 60, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Logandale, Nevada. She was born on May 9, 1953 in Hollywood, California to Jack William and Loveta Mae Clemmer Rose. On May 16, 1992 she married Samuel Oliver Smith in Las Vegas, Nevada

Shannon grew up in Fresno, California. She lived in Las Vegas and Laughlin...

Jun 11, 2013

Donald Rutherford passed away peacefully, with all of his children at his side, on June 11, in the year of our Lord, 2013. Donald was born on January 31, 1930, the son of Otillia and William Clifford Rutherford, on a farm near Winner, South Dakota. He was one of 6 children. At a young age Donald's family moved to...

Jun 9, 2013

Jason Edward Casey, Age 41, passed away from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on June 9th, 2013, at the scene of the accident. Jason was born on February 20th, 1972 in Sedalia, Missouri, raised in Adel, Iowa, the son of Dearld J. Casey and Teresa L. Leonard.

Jason was a bit of a jack of all...

Jun 8, 2013

Ralph Daniel Pucci, 73, passed away June 8, 2013 at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV. He was born June 29, 1939 in Salt Lake City, UT to Ralph Pucci and Parena Dipietro.

Jun 7, 2013

Ruth Mathews, 87, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada. Ruth was born to Manuel Mathews and Claire Darling on June 28, 1925 in Caliente, Nevada. She was a widow at the time of her death.

Ruth spent most of her time living in her home state of Nevada, but lived in Roseville, California...

Jun 5, 2013

Howard Jean Linebarger, Sr., age 81 passed on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born on March 31, 1932 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Walter Howard and Rose Etta Wismann Linebarger. He married Fannie Boncile Dykes on October 14, 1955 in Wewahitchka, Florida. Howard grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River in Southeast...

Jun 1, 2013

Joan Roberts Bacso

Joan Roberts Bacso (nee Sweo) was born December 24, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio passed away on June 1, 2013, in Mesquite, NV after a long battle with a rare neurological disease, Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA) . Joan was the second child of four born to Benjamin J, & Flora R. Sweo (both deceased). Graduated...

May 29, 2013

Arnold Joseph Hannig, age 96, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born November 25, 1916 to Joseph Arnold and Sopha Prince Hannig in Washington, Utah. On June 15, 1936 he married Myrle Louise Leavitt in Washington, Utah. They were sealed May 10, 1959 in the St. George LDS Temple.

Arnold...

May 26, 2013

Lynne Stratton Mills, age 68, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 3, 1944 in LaVerkin, Utah to Clell William and Mahala Ruth Hepworth Stratton. On January 29, 1966 she married Lamond Robert Mills in St. George, Utah.

Lynne grew up in LaVerkin, Utah and North Las Vegas, Nevada. She raised...