Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Deborah Dianne Dettra-Jack
Jul 14, 2013
Mesquite, NV-Deborah Dianne Dettra-Jack, born March 6, 1957, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the age of 56.
She is survived by her boyfriend Bob Laffoon; daughters, Ericka Fleming, Tiffany Richardson, and Hailey Dettra-Jack; daughter-in-law, Shelly Turnbaugh; grandson, Jeffrey Beets; parents, Don and Dolly Moore; and brothers, Michael Dettra and Anthony Dettra.
A"Celebration of...
Taylor Scott Fails
Jul 14, 2013
Taylor Scott Fails passed away on July 14th, 2013 at the age of 20, in Bunkerville, NV. He was born on December 28th, 1992 in American Fork, UT to Tracy Gerald & Nancy Turnbow Fails.
Taylor was known as Big Tay to his friends and family. Although he was small in stature his personality was larger than...
Carroll Baber
Jul 14, 2013
Carroll Baber, born September 15, 1918, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the age of 94.
Caroll served in World War II and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW. He will be greatly missed by loved ones and friends.
At Caroll's request there will be no services.
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Afton Albrechtsen
Jul 9, 2013
Our loving, kind, gentle giant husband and father, Rufus Afton Albrechtsen, age 86, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 1, 1926 in Emery, Utah to Rufus Casper and Alice Holt Albrechtsen. On August 22, 1947 he was sealed to Merle Brown in the Salt Lake Temple. Afton was raised in Emery County....
Afton Albrechtsen
Jul 9, 2013
Our loving, kind, gentle giant husband and father, Rufus Afton Albrechtsen, age 86, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 1, 1926 in Emery, Utah to Rufus Casper and Alice Holt Albrechtsen. On August 22, 1947 he was sealed to Merle Brown in the Salt Lake Temple. Afton was raised in Emery County....
Marjorie "Bertie" Brown
Jul 6, 2013
Marjorie Alberta "Bertie" Brown, age 88, died peacefully July 6, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 19, 1924 in Quincy, Illinois to Albert and Anna Irene Thomas Walker. On August 1, 1942 she married William Cordell Brown in Los Angeles, California. He preceded her in death on November 30, 1998. Marjorie grew up in Quincy. She...
Mary Yamashita
Jul 6, 2013
Mary Yamashita, age 87, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at St. George, Utah surrounded by her family. She was born December 17, 1925 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Seikichi and Hiro Sato. She was raised in Ammon, Idaho where she was valedictorian in high school.
On January 24, 1948, she married Kiyoshi Yamashita in Las Vegas, Nevada....
Gerald Duane Barton
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,...
Helen O'Connor
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...
Robert Francis Conwell
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...
Alice Truman Frehner
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....
Anna Scow Bowler
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...
John Thomas Mcfarlin
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...
Robert Thornton
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...
Jack Junior Cassity
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.
Michael Cucinotta
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...
Carl Piper
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...
Phil Andersen
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...
Donald Rutherford
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...
Shannon Smith
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...
