Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Apr 19, 2013

Ruth Helsten, 78, passed away on April 19, 2013 in St. George, UT. She was born in 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina to Jesse and Maude Lee. She married Harvey B. Helsten on June 1, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ruth was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and after graduating high school she moved to Great...

Apr 16, 2013

Shannon Frehner Hartley

Shannon Frehner Hartley, age 50, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born April 15, 1963 in Cedar City, Utah to Verl and Toni Lawrence Frehner. On November 10, 1984 she married James Robert Hartley in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Shannon grew up in Las Vegas,...

Apr 16, 2013

Patricia "Trish" Bracknell, age 58, went home to be with the Lord, April 16, 2013 in the comfort of her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 15, 1954 in Nassau, The Bahamas to Bud and Nan Hartel.

Trish grew up all over the United States as her family moved frequently. She graduated from Marion High...

Apr 10, 2013

Bruce Torbeck, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 10th, at Highland Manor in Mesquite, NV, after a brief bout with cancer. Bruce was born December 15th 1942 in Quincy, IL to Fred and Frances Torbeck.

Bruce was happiest spending time with his wife, Terry. Retired, they traveled in their RV exploring the Rocky Mountains and Quartzsite, AZ during...

Apr 8, 2013

Ryan Dennis Hone returned peacefully home to our Father in Heaven Monday, April 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 19, 1976 in Boulder City, Nevada to Dennis Ray and Roma JoEllen Andersen Hone. He lived and grew up in Moapa Valley, graduating from Moapa Valley High School. On November 14, 1998 he married Elisabeth Ann...

Apr 8, 2013

Linda Lee Haycock, 67, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 10, 1945 in California to Artie Winningham and Nellie Wallace. She later married the love of her life Shawn Haycock. Linda was a long time resident of Cedar City, Utah and in 2003 she became a resident of Mesquite, Nevada. She was...

Apr 5, 2013

Daniel Nickrand

Daniel Lee Nickrand, age 39, died suddenly Friday, April 5, 2013 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born June 26, 1973 in Mt. Clemons, Michigan to Richard and Donna Hunter Nickrand. On June 6, 2001, he married Danielle Darlene Etsitty in Moapa, Nevada. Daniel grew up in Michigan. He spent a few years...

Apr 5, 2013

Harold Gibson

Harold Loy Gibson, Jr., age 60, died Friday, April 5, 2013 in Logandale, Nevada. He was born January 28, 1953 in Yuma, Arizona to Harold Loy and Billie Jo Dockery Gibson. On August 25, 1972 he married Cheryl J. Heide in Roll, Arizona. They had three children and were later divorced. On June 20, 2003...

Apr 1, 2013

Marissa Dawn Watkins, age 20, died Monday, April 1, 2013 in an automobile accident north of Salina, Utah. She was born March 8, 1993 in Fort Rucker, Alabama to Gary Oray and Kimberly Dawn Martin Watkins. Marissa grew up in Moapa, Nevada. She graduate from Moapa Valley High School in 2011, where she excelled in theatre and the dance...

Mar 28, 2013

Ellen Hafen Woods Ellen Woods, age 79, peacefully "returned home" to greet her family on the other side of the veil on March 28, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, at her home in Mesquite, NV.

Ellen was born on October 16, 1933 in Mesquite, NV to Albert Luther and Vonda Reber Hafen. She was raised in...

Mar 27, 2013

Faye Harrison, age 72, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born December 13, 1940 in Springdale, Utah to Hyrum and Bessie Jolley Ruesch. On October 1, 1960 she married Ronald Allen Harrison in Las Vegas. On April 6, 1972, they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on...

Mar 25, 2013

James Alfred West

Mesquite, NV- James Alfred West, 76, passed away on March 25, 2013 at Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born September 5, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA to Glenn West and Mary Moran. He married the love of his life Shirley on May 22, 2010 in Bunkerville, NV. James loved to be around his...

Mar 24, 2013

Herbert (Herbie) J. Allison, 66, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his Mesquite, NV residence. He was born October 4, 1946 in Yonkers, NY to Joseph Allison and Agnes Gregson. He married Judy Gadonniex in 1971 in Yonkers, NY. Herbert graduated from the Yonkers High School. He worked for Metro North Railroad as Assistant Director of Materials, Track,...

Mar 24, 2013

Clovis Leon Gaddis, 94, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his Littlefield residence. He was born December 16, 1918 in Bochito, OK to Walter William Gaddis and Lola Dyer. He married Evelyn Mae Vaughan Gaddis October 29, 1980 in Las Vegas, NV. Clovis grew up and graduated in Calexico, CA. He was and avid tinkerer. He was an...

Mar 23, 2013

Frances Mae Ipharr, age 89, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born November 27, 1923 in Fargo, North Dakota to Peter John and Shirley Mae Hanson Klein. She married Victor LaNasa who was killed while serving in the Air Force. She later married Louis Bert Ipharr in Phoenix, AZ. Frances grew up in Ohio...

Mar 18, 2013

William "Bill" Leroy Cederburg

William "Bill" Leroy Cederburg, 77, long time resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming passed away on March 18, 2013 in Beaver Dam, Arizona, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. Bill was born August 16, 1935, in Venus, Nebraska, the son of Vinton Cederburg and Ione Tikalsky. Bill graduated from high school...

Mar 17, 2013

Donald Gerald Tobin (1927-2013)

Gunnery Sergeant Ret. Donald Gerald Tobin, 85, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his home in Mesquite, Nevada after battling mesothelioma.

He was born April 19, 1927, in New York City, son of Lester and Anna Tobin. Donald enlisted in the United States Navy and assigned to...

Mar 15, 2013

Douglas Craig Shaul February 27, 1944 - March 15, 2013

Doug loved to serve his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and explain God's Son in a "Down to Earth" way to anyone. Doug also loved the mountains; was an Eagle Scout; loved animals, especially dogs (thou' he couldn't play with them on account of his allergies). He...

Mar 15, 2013

Rexford DeLoy Elton, 76, passed away March 13, 2013 after a short illness. Only two days later his loving wife of 55 years, Gwendolyn Bridges Elton, 72, passed away on March 15, 2013 after a long and courageous battle. Rex was born September 13, 1936 in Palymyra, Utah to Rexford Samuel and Cleo Beck Elton. Gwen was born June...

Mar 13, 2013

Jewel Rose Travis, 88, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2013 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV. She was born December 30, 1924 in Deer Lodge, MT to Thomas Edison and Ina Eva Monroe Rees.

Funeral services will be on Monday, March 18 at the LDS Whipple Chapel, 121 Whipple Way, in Mesquite at 11 am. Viewings...