Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

May 7, 2013

Judith "Judy" Rae Marshall, age 74, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born on February 12, 1939 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Orson Francis and Lucille Sevey Johnson. On March 21, 1961 she married Joseph Lloyd Marshall in the St. George LDS Temple. Judy grew up in Overton. As a young woman,...

May 5, 2013

Ruth Milne, age 81, died peacefully Sunday, May 5, 2013 in her Mesquite home. She was born on November 26, 1931 in Pawnee City, Nebraska to Armen P. and Loreen Bock. She married her high school sweetheart, Elvin Milne August 18, 1949. Elvin proceeded her in death in 2003. They were married a few weeks short of 50 years....

May 3, 2013

Jimmie Robbins

Jimmie Arthur Robbins, age 75, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born on March 7, 1938 in Overton, Nevada to Oscar Leonard and Rachel Burgess Robbins. He married Rosalie Rae Bennett on May 13, 1984 in Overton, Nevada, they were sealed in the Las Vegas LDS Temple on...

Apr 28, 2013

Edward Newton Jones passed away at 11pm on April 28 at the Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah from complications from recent strokes. Ed was born in Rawlins, Wyoming to Loyd C. Jones and Myrtle A. Melton. His final resting place will be in Wasatch Lawn Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October...

Apr 27, 2013

Benjamin Robert Thornton, age 83, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 25, 1929 in Chloride, Arizona to Benjamin Franklin and Jennie Ivy Henton Thornton. On February 12, 1951 he married Verna Rae Bagshaw in Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death on July 5, 1999. Ben grew up in...

Apr 23, 2013

Dennis Freeman

Dennis Ray Freeman, age 55, died suddenly, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in California. He was born September 12, 1957 in Boulder City, Nevada to Kermit C and Ruth Ellen Stein Freeman. On July 1, 1977 he married Cherrlyn Robison in Logandale, Nevada. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. Dennis lived most...

Apr 23, 2013

James Potter

James Arthur Potter, age 68, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his daughter's home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born May 8, 1944 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Troy Lee and Thelma Margaret Schunot Beshears. He was raised by his step father, James Potter. On July 5, 1962 he married Jane Lynn Staub in Las...

Apr 21, 2013

Theodore Ernst Reinert of Beaver Dam, AZ passed away on April 21, 2013 at the age of 83. He was born February 28, 1930 in Sheboygan, WI to Michael & Frieda Reinert. Ted married the love of his life Lillian Schmidt on November 16, 1946. Together they had three children Ted Jr., Linda and Vicky.

Theodore was...

Apr 21, 2013

Carol Ann Jacobson-Johnson, 68, passed away Sunday, April 21st at her home in Beaver Dam, AZ after a valiant fight against cancer. Carol was born January 21st 1945 in Gary Indiana to Alfred Bonner and Margaret Welches. She married Nels A. Jacobson in 1965 in East Gary Indiana after graduating high school. She then moved from her childhood home...

Apr 19, 2013

Rosario Gonzalez, 49, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at his home in Bunkerville, NV after a long illness. He was born November 16, 1963 in Zacatecas, Mexico to Gaudencio and Maria Ramirez Gonzalez.

Rosario lived in CA for most of his life until he moved to Nevada in 1986 and then to Bunkerville in 1996. He...

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

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 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 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...