Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jul 3, 2022

Jennifer Lou Nez, age 67, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at her home in Moapa, Nevada.  She was born February 12, 1955 in Caliente, Nevada to John David Begay and Juanita Bow Kinlichinie.  On December 17, 1973 she married David Gene Nez, Sr. in Lukachukai, Arizona.

Jennifer grew up in California and later in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...

Jun 29, 2022

Danny Lee Barker, age 68, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born September 30, 1953 in Long Beach, California to James Kenneth and Mary Frances McCall Barker. Danny grew up in Torrance, California. While attending high school, he met the love of his life and on January 29, 1972 he...

Jun 29, 2022

C ristobal Felix was born on July 30, 1947, in Culiacan, Mexico, to Pedro and Rosa Sosa Felix.  On March 15, 1975, he married the love of his live, Conception Zamudio in their hometown of Culiacan.

After spending their early life together in Culiacan, Cristobal brought his wife and first born son to the United...

Jun 27, 2022

Jean Marie Wallace, age 61, died Monday, June 27, 2022 in St. George, Utah.  She was born June 11, 1961 in Medford, Massachusetts to Eugene Francis and Mary Cecilia Shannon O’Brien.  On February 14, 1998 she married Edward Joseph Wallace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jean lived most of her life in Medford.  She worked for the US Postal Service...

Jun 25, 2022

Elizabeth Pellegrino, 92, passed away June 25, 2022 at her home in Mesquite, NV.  She was born January 17, 1930 in Medford, MA to Harold C. Lacey  and Blanche E. (Quinn) Lacey.  She married Cosimo J. Pellegrino on January 14, 1948 in Nashua, NH.

She grew up in Medford, MA, attending school, raising her children and working...

Jun 25, 2022

Diane Mowad of Mesquite Nevada passed away Saturday June 25, 2022, at the BeeHive Homes. She was born October 1, 1952, in New York to Charles and Muriel Muller Dunkerley. She married Steven Mowad on June 8, 1974, at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin, New York. Diane was raised in Levittown, New York, attended Nassau Community College, SUNY at...

Jun 24, 2022

Berkeley Wayne Hunt, age 87, died Friday, June 24, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born August 30, 1934 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Alva LaVere and Flossie Iola Waite Hunt.

Berkeley lived most of his life in Bunkerville.  As a young man, he served in the Army and was released with an Honorable Discharge.  He lived in...

Jun 20, 2022

Salvatore Gregorio, Jr., age 84, died Monday, June 20, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born November 22, 1937 in New York to Salvatore Sr. and Catherine Mary Ermocida Gregorio.  On June 14, 1958 he married Georgina Alicia Becerra in Los Angeles, California.

Salvatore grew up in Brooklyn until around seven years old,...

Jun 18, 2022

Samuel Bruce Lewis, 82, passed away on June 18 in Logandale, NV. Samuel was born on August 22, 1939 in Anson, TX to Jefferson Watson Lewis and Oma Ruth Sims. He married Barbara Jean Brians in Anaheim, CA on June 5, 1987. Samuel worked as an electrician for many years and owned his own business, Sambarco in California. In...

Jun 17, 2022

Maria Guadalupe Marin de Fragoza, age 85, died Friday, June 17, 2022 in Twin Falls, Idaho.  She was born December 12, 1936 in Zacatecas, Mexico  to Manuel and Petra Rodriquez Marin. On November 12, 1956 she married Francisco Fragoza in Tepechitlan Zacatecas.  They had five children and raised them in Mexico. He preceded her in death on January 07,...

Jun 14, 2022

Louise Ann LaBella Preston, age 82, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born June 23, 1939 in East Boston, Massachusetts to Giro and Louise DeMarco LaBella.  On January 22, 1997 she married Carl Alvin Preston in Mesquite, NV.  He preceded her in death on December 6, 2011.

Louise grew up in East Boston...

Jun 13, 2022

Gaynell Call Mackay, 90, passed away on June 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. Gaynell was born on October 10, 1931 in Omaha, NE to Owen Udell Call and Maguerite Olson. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, UT, then to Ely, NV, and her family eventually ended up in Las Vegas, NV. As a young girl, her mother...

Jun 12, 2022

Jennifer Ann McDaniel-Coleman, 39, passed away on June 12, 2022 in Moapa, NV. Jennifer was born in Wheeling, WV on November 15, 1982 to Donald McDaniel and Twila Yocum. As a young girl, Jennifer fell in love with Medieval Reenactments and became a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. She attended many events and loved the tight-knit community....

Jun 9, 2022

Elaine Hardy Whipple, 94, passed away peacefully June 9, 2022 in Logandale, Nevada. Elaine was born November 18, 1927 in St. George, Utah to Dudley Leavitt Hardy and Vera Eva Wittwer. Elaine was raised in Bunkerville, Nevada, and was the eldest of four children. At the age of ten, her father passed away unexpectedly and Elaine felt the huge...

Jun 6, 2022

Gerald (Jerry) C. Kenny, 65, peacefully passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 surrounded by his children and with the love of his family in his heart.

Preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanne Glaser Kenny, Jerry was born and raised in Rochester, NY where he worked as a construction estimator before taking early retirement.  His...

Jun 1, 2022

Annette Irene Jorgensen, 65, passed away on June 1, 2022 in St. George, UT. Annette was born on February 19, 1957 in Mesa, AZ to DuWayne Lowmna Eyre and Maxine Leany. Annette was raised with her brother and three sisters, and her family moved around often as her father worked as a plumber. She later graduated from South Sevier,...

May 30, 2022

Lloyd Eugene Rammage, age 90, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born November 25, 1931 in Lingle, Wyoming to Lloyd William and Laura Saunders Rammage.

Gene grew up in Kearney, Nebraska, and then moved to Washington State as a young man. On October 18, 1950 he married Patricia Perla Wagner...

May 29, 2022

Anita Mildred Roberts FuQua, 88, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 26, 1933 in Seminole, Oklahoma to George Francis Roberts and Ruth Mary Bryant Roberts. She married Ronald C. FuQua on November 03, 1950 in Lawton, Oklahoma.

She was born and raised in Seminole, Oklahoma. She attended Good Hope Elementary,...

May 29, 2022

Gary Dean Scacco, 73, passed away on May 29, 2022 in Overton, Nevada. Gary was born on July 4, 1948 in Chicago, IL to Joseph Scacco and Alice Williams. His family moved to Moapa Valley, Nevada in 1958 when he was a young boy. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1966. Directly after graduating high school, he...

May 29, 2022

Bernice Irene Lau Curtis was born on February 27, 1933 in Centerfield, Utah to Doyle T. Shaw and Alice B. Hone. Bernice grew up in Salina, Utah with her 4 brothers; Clair, VerLynn, Duane and Rodger Shaw. After the passing of her father Doyle, her mother Alice remarried to Dan Osborn.

Bernice met Dee Lau in Salina,...