Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Feb 26, 2013

Robert Roy Johnston, age 95, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born on December 4, 1917 in Los Angeles, California to Roy and Zola Frances Joselyn Johnston. He married Julia Cortez on July 27, 1985 in Los Alomitos, California. Robert grew up and lived most of his life in Southern California. He...

Feb 22, 2013

John Wesley Kendall, age 72, died Friday, February 22, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 25, 1940 in Modesto, California to Ernest Herbert and Mildred Teresa Gillespie Kendall. On January 4, 1962 he married Judy Ann Willey in Las Vegas, Nevada. John grew up in Turlock, California. He moved to Long Beach for High School and...

Feb 17, 2013

Dr. Eve R. Wirth of Mesquite, Nevada passed away February 17, 2013 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite. Eve was born June 1, 1930 in New York City, New York. Eve was raised in New York and resided in Long Island, New York before moving to Mesquite in 1996. Eve attended William Cullen Bryant High School, obtained her A.A....

Feb 14, 2013

Mesquite, NV- Gilbert Leo McDonald, 79, passed away February 14, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1933 in Denver, CO to James Leo McDonald and Vera Longcier. He married Judy Nichols on June 17, 1962 in Arvada, CO. Gilbert served our nation in the Korean War in the Army. He also volunteered with the Arvada Fire...

Feb 10, 2013

James Patrick Kelley, age 78, died Monday, February 10, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born September 16, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana to George Edward and Margaret Kip Kelley. In 1964 he married Mary Lou Warner Kelley. James grew up and attended grade school in Elkhart, Indiana, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Colon, Michigan. He...

Feb 8, 2013

Belva LaRue McDonald Schrock, age 78, died Friday, February 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 28, 1934 in Las Vegas, Nevada to John Alexander and Adaline Minerva Pearson McDonald.. She married Ralph Edward Schrock on May 29, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were sealed in the Oakland Temple. He preceded her in death on...

Feb 7, 2013

Diana Jean Walker, age 65, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born March 2, 1947 in San Bernadino, California to Cameron and Florence Evelyn Thomas Petrie. On September 23, 1967 she married Patrick "Pat" O'Neal Walker in Muskoy, California. Diana grew up in Southern California. She started her young family in Las Vegas, Nevada before...

Jan 29, 2013

Mesquite, Nevada - VIDA HUGHES CURRY, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the home where she was born and where she was married in Mesquite. She was born April 22, 1922 to Charles Arthur and Orilla Luella Leavitt Hughes and married Edd Houston Curry in front of the home's beautiful fireplace on August 26, 1944.

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Jan 28, 2013

Mesquite, Nevada- Joe Brady, age 73, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at his Mesquite residence. He was born January 2, 1940 in Rifle, Colorado to Horace Brady and Rebecca Gross Brady. He married Ricki Walcher on November 4, 1961 in Canyon City, Colorado. Joe was an incredible man, husband, father, rancher, golfer and 4H winner. He served our...

Jan 26, 2013

Our beautiful blue-eyed Nana, a sincere, wonderful and loving spirit, quietly left her tired body and completed her life's journey on January 26, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Lillie came into this world on June 25, 1925 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City to Marco and Selma Grow. Her birth was both a blessing as well as...

Jan 21, 2013

Clifton Kay Conk, age 86, died Monday, January 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born January 22, 1926 in Payson, Utah to Leo Alma and Edna Kay Conk. On December 3, 1946 he married Rose Evelyn Prestwich in Provo, Utah. On June 23, 1948 they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death...

Jan 19, 2013

Beverly Tynan Maw

Beverly Tynan Maw, a resident of Mesquite since 2005, passed away January 18, 2013, peacefully in her sleep at her home in Mesquite. She was born in Portland, Oregon to Evelyn and Laurence Tynan and married Donald Maw in Portland in January of 1952.

Beverly attended Oregon State University majoring in geology....

Jan 16, 2013

Mike Doyle

Patrick Michael "Mike" Doyle, age 68, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born January 21, 1944 in Santa Monica, California to Henry Leo and Nancilee Secord Doyle. On October 13, 1984 he married Bonnie Carstensen in Valencia, California. Mike grew up in Calabasas, California. He raised his family in Southern...

Jan 15, 2013

Tristan Verne Ables, age 17, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Overton, Nevada from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born September 27, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Marshall Paul Ables and Kay Christine Henke Johnson. Tristan grew up in Ingleside, Texas. When he was in the eighth grade, he moved to Logandale, Nevada. He was...

Jan 14, 2013

Laura Joanna Aveline

Laura Joanna Aveline, 82, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and wife, stepped into heaven on January 14, 2013 after an extended illness and under hospice care at her sons home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born July 22, 1930 in Drain, Oregon to George B. and Armeda P. (Parry) Reed. Laura had a twin...

Jan 14, 2013

Laura Joanna Aveline

Laura Joanna Aveline, 82, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and wife, stepped into heaven on January 14, 2013 after an extended illness and under hospice care at her sons home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born July 22, 1930 in Drain, Oregon to George B. and Armeda P. (Parry) Reed. Laura had a twin...

Jan 13, 2013

Bradley Scott Stratton, age 31, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born June 10, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Scott Powell and Fae Ann Winward Stratton. On October 26, 2002 he married Christine Tasha Perkins in Logandale, Nevada. They had three children and later divorced. Brad lived most of his life...

Jan 12, 2013

Sarai Mercedes Ortega Vazquez 01/12/2013 - 01/12/2013

Baby girl, Sarai Mercedes Ortega Vazquez was the daughter of Hugo Rene Ortega Vazquez and Rosa Elizabeth Perez of Mesquite, NV. Little baby Sarai will be loved and missed by her family here on earth, but she will never be forgotten and will remain in their hearts forever. Family and...

Jan 7, 2013

Daniel T. LaFleur

Daniel T. LaFleur, born April 23, 1930 in Menominee, Michigan died January 7, 2013 in Provo, Utah. He was preceded in death by parents, Henry & Clara plus 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Dan served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as Petty Officer SH3 aboard the USS Adirondeck. When leaving the...

Jan 5, 2013

Eldon Guy "Tick" Cooper, age 90, died Saturday, January 5, 2012 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born May 15, 1922 in Overton, Nevada to Mendis Diego and Annie Johnson Cooper. On September 30, 1945 he married Carol Jean Mitchell in Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death on December 19, 2002. Tick grew up...