Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Dec 22, 2012

Marlene A. (Nichols) McCray

Beaver Dam, AZ. - Marlene A. (Nichols) McCray, 69, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at her winter home in Beaver Dam, AZ. Her summer home was at Desert Canyon Golf Resort, Orondo,WA. She was born in Joliet, IL. on January 3, 1943 to Ruby (Begley) Nichols and Ralph Nichols. She married...

Dec 20, 2012

William Walter Phalan Jr., age 71, of Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 13, 1941 in Rome, New York to William Walter Phalan and Helena O'Shea. He is survived by his beloved wife Mary Phalan. Services are under the direction of Virgin Valley Mortuary.

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Dec 20, 2012

James Wilson Francis passed away quietly December 20, 2012 at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jim (as he was called) was born December 25,1949 in Ogden, Utah to Homer and Marie Francis. Jim was raised in Morgan, Utah where he was active in sports. He graduated from Morgan High School in 1968. He worked for Morgan City as...

Dec 18, 2012

Earl Scott Gressmen, 62, Mesquite, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. He was born April 29, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scott graduated from Granger High School in West Valley City, Utah and immediately followed in his beloved Grandfather Mark's footsteps by going to work for the Union Pacific Railroad, eventually becoming national sales manager servicing...

Dec 18, 2012

Frances R. Lipani

Frances R. Lipani passed away December 18, 2012 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born to Joseph Thomas Cerniglio and Ann Dimino on January 7, 1949 in Rochester, New York. Frances worked as a Human Resource Director in Broadcasting (WXXI TV and radio). She loved to work with people and always had...

Dec 17, 2012

William Joseph Melton

William Joseph Melton, age 63, died December 17,2012 at his home in Beaver Dam, Arizona. He was born April 21,1949 in Joplin , Missouri to Gerald Melton and Lucille Hilton. He married Ellen Carner in Tucson, Arizona, 1976. William was raised in Grandview, Missouri. He was a Navy Corpsman and a Vietman Veteran. He...

Dec 16, 2012

Norma Kay Walton, age 81, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 21, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Melvin Grant and Helen Theresa Seeley Roylance. In 1957 she married Trevor Clyde Walton in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had four children and were later divorced. Norma grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho. She...

Dec 16, 2012

Marcus Samuel Lee, age 28, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 in rural Clark County, Nevada. He was born July 11, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Kenton and Deborah Inez Campbell Lee. He was engaged to the mother of his children, Alicia Angel Valenzuela.

Marcus lived most of his life in Moapa, Nevada, where he attended Moapa...

Dec 15, 2012

Reta Myrtle Arvilla Lamperth, 89, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012. She was born on January 26, 1923 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Her family moved to Orland, California in 1924. She attended Healds Business College in Sacramento, California. She settled in Torrance, California with her husband Jim and raised her family. In 1992 she moved...

Dec 12, 2012

Michael John Brochmann, age 93, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 12, 1919 in Grace City North Dakota to Michael John and Elsie Marie Brochmann. Following a chance encounter with a radio mechanic during WWII that sparked a stardust romance, he married Betty Ann Schweiger at St. Patrick's Cathedral El Paso Texas...