Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Dec 10, 2012

Mesquite, Nevada-Butch Donovan, age 70, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 26, 1942 in Butte, Montana to William "Bill" and Jeanne Murtha Donovan. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Quane Donovan June 12, 1965 in Anaconda, Montana. Butch was raised in Butte, Montana. He attended St. Joseph Elementary, Butte Central High School and graduated...

Dec 2, 2012

Wanda Jewel Hopkins, 83, passed away on December 2, 2012 at her residence in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born April 21, 1929 to Gilbert Robinson and Bessie Woolary in Springfield, Illinois. On March 1, 1947 she married Herbert Hopkins in East Carbon, Utah.

Wanda loved gardening, cleaning and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoyed...

Dec 1, 2012

Robert C. Wilson

Robert Charles "Bob" Wilson, age 87, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 14, 1925 in Watertown, South Dakota to Robert Charles and Elvira Peterson Wilson. His parents died when he was very young and he was raised by his grandparents and his beloved Aunt Estelle. Robert was...

Nov 21, 2012

Kenneth Arnold Clauson of Mesquite Nevada, age 64, passed away Wednesday November 21, 2012. He had worked for 42 years at the same company before retiring from Lombard, IL., before moving to Mesquite in 2008 to enjoy the warmth and beauty of the desert. He was born in Gary, IN. on April 17, 1948 to Rose Janiga and Claude...

Nov 16, 2012

Janett Gladys Anderson, age 74, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born December 20, 1937 in Mint Hill, Missouri to Luther W. Anderson and Virginia E. Turner.

Janett grew up in Missouri, California, Illinois, and Texas. After living in several different places throughout her lifetime she decided to move to Mesquite, Nevada...

Nov 7, 2012

Gay Norine Armstrong Pendleton, 87, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada. She was born July 26, 1925 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Joseph Dalley and Norine Streeper Armstrong. When Gay was just 10 days old, her mother died and when she was almost four, her father married Myrtie Jensen....

Nov 4, 2012

Kathleen Ann O'Toole Duffey, age 58, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 28, 1953 in The Bronx, New York to James Francis and Rita Ann Noga O'Toole. She married William Clay Duffey, Jr. on March 21, 1972 in Jericho, New York. Kathleen grew up in Syosset, New York and...

Oct 23, 2012

Thomas Donald Overy, 83, passed away Friday October 26, 2012 at the Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 11, 1928 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Thomas Overy, Jr. and Hanna Axelina Johnson. He married Wanda Jean Sharpley July 17, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was raised in Rock Springs and Stansbury Wyoming. He graduated from Rock...

Oct 21, 2012

Clyde C. Fancher, Jr.

Clyde Calvin Fancher, Jr. age 83, after fighting a valiant battle with cancer, died a peaceful death Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born October 26, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama to Clyde Calvin and Beulah Matilda Blackerby Fancher. Clyde grew up in Alabama. He entered the US...

Oct 20, 2012

Ann Rebecca Collins, 35, passed away in the early hours of October 20, 2012 at her residence in Mesquite, Nevada after a long hard fought battle against breast cancer. Ann was born December 11, 1976 in Denver, Colorado to Tim and Mary Collins.

The second of two children, Ann lived most of her life in Denver, Colorado...