Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jan 25, 2011

Nancy J. Jannasch

Nancy J. Jannasch, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas where doctors and nurses fought to save her life. Nancy was born May 7, 1943 in South Bend, Indiana to Maxwell and Gertrude Marks Huff. After high school she moved to Chicago, married and had...

Jan 25, 2011

Bill Fairchild

William Ray "Bill" Fairchild, age 62, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 2, 1949 in Iowa to Raymond Arthur and Thelma Louise Fairchild. On April 4, 1970 he married Julie Stein in Boulder, Colorado. They had two children, were married for 17 years and then divorced....

Jan 25, 2011

Harry James Durben, age 77, died Tuesday, Janaury 25, 2011 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born August 16, 1933 in Racine, Wisconsin to Henry Albert and Ethel Margaret Coutts Durben. He was married to his sweet heart Bonnie Mae Blodgett "forever". Harry grew up in Racine, where he worked as a meat cutter. He served in...

Jan 14, 2011

John Kelly Walsh

John Kelly Walsh, 80, passed away on January 14, 2011 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St George, UT with his family at his bedside.

John was born in Nampa, ID to Stephen Kelly and Edna Yaryan Walsh on August 23, 1930. He soon moved with his parents to Casper, WY, where...

Jan 13, 2011

Julia Elizabeth Bunnell, age 81, passed away January 13, 2011 at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born November 27, 1929 in Provo, Utah to August Gell Lewis and Leah Mae Wright. On June 2, 1948 she married Max Edwin Bunnell in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Julia grew up in Provo, Utah. In 1954, she and Max...

Jan 13, 2011

Brent Fenton Thurston, 52, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home due to a long illness on January 13, 2011, surrounded by his loving family.

Brent entered the world on April 2, 1958, the second of five children born to Verland Thurston and Dorothy Frehner in Las Vegas, NV. Brent was always bright, athletic,...

Jan 10, 2011

Alice Jane Fuller

Alice Jane Fuller, age 70, died Monday, January 10, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born July 11, 1940 in Marysville, Utah to Louis Paxman and Enid June Sargent Lund. In March, 1957 she married Ernest John Fuller in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had three children and were later divorced. Alice grew up in...

Jan 9, 2011

Jessie Griffin

Jessie Carol Griffin, age 76, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born April 5, 1934 in Tiffin, Ohio to Cornelius and Lunetta Schouten DeJonge. On May 7, 1955 she married James Willard "Jim" Griffin in Tiffin, Ohio.

Jessie grew up in Tiffin. In 1962, they...

Jan 9, 2011

Garth Glazier

"Small but wiry" Garth David Glazier, aka Fred Schwartz left us in the early morning of January 9, 2011. He was born in Kanab, UT on September 15,1942 to Melvin "Todd" and Della Robinson Glazier.

Garth spent most of his life in Kanab where he and his brother Mel built and ran the...

Jan 8, 2011

Judith Lowery

Judith Lowery (McKeone), passed away on Saturday, Jan 8, 2011 in Mesquite, NV after a six month battle with lung cancer. She was home at the time with her husband and friends. Judith, (Mickie as she was known), was born on February 25, 1941 in Mariaville, NY to Horace and Doris McKeone.

She...

Jan 4, 2011

Donald E. Hillman

Donald Earl Hillman, age 82, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born February 23, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa to John Walter and Ione Boggess Hillman. On September 12, 1959, he married Lei Lani Gene Shepp in Ottumwa, Iowa. Donald grew up in Sioux City. He served in the US...

Jan 2, 2011

Evelyn Haney

Our Precious Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend, Evelyn Y. Haney (Bosworth) joined our Dad in their Eternal Home on January 2, 2011.

She was born February 12, 1933 in Riverside, California to wonderful parents Luther and Lola Bosworth. She married Bill J. Haney on August 8, 1948. Evelyn raised two...

Dec 29, 2010

Margaret Dawn Rindfleisch passed away Wed. Dec. 29, 2010 in Mesquite, NV, due to complications from surgery performed on Dec. 15, 2010.

Margaret was born Jan. 14, 1928 In Pleasant Grove, UT to Millen and Margaret Rose Bezzant Radmall. She married Clarence "Clair" Rindfleisch on Aug. 1, 1926 in Farmington, UT, and was later sealed to Clarence...

Dec 22, 2010

Mesquite, NV- Alvin Bratlien, 84, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Mesquite, NV. He was born February 26, 1926 in Williston, ND to Ole J. Bratlien and Edda Sveen Bratlien. Alvin grew up in the Williston area and enjoyed farming for his grandmother. His family owned and operated a coal mine in Stoney Creek Township. He and Betty...

Dec 20, 2010

ATTENTION: The Interment for Thomas Fay has been changed to Monday, December 27, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Winnemucca Cemetery.

Thomas Fay

Thomas Francis Fay, Jr., age 76, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at his home in Overton, Nevada surrounded by his family. He was born February 13, 1934 in Arvada, Colorado to Thomas...

Dec 18, 2010

Pamela Ann Rebman, age 64, passed away, Saturday, December 18, 2010 in Orem, Utah while visiting family. She was born October 15, 1946 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Clarence Heinrich Louis and Dorothea June Drake Rottmann. On December 7, 1962 she married George Aloysius Rebman in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2003. She was...

Dec 17, 2010

Aureliano Zuazua "Willy" Valdez, age 86, died Friday, December 17, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 13, 1924 in Mexico. Willy grew up in Mexico. When he was a young man he immigrated to the United States in 1968, living and working in Texas. He later worked in California and Utah, then moved to Moapa Valley in...

Dec 14, 2010

Arnold Oliver "Bud" Sprague, age 73, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 2, 1937 in Overton, Nevada to Oliver Dee and Percilla Emaline Stevens Sprague. On February 4, 1956 he married Betty Yvonne Woolsey in Hurricane, Utah. In 1964, they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. Bud lived most of...

Dec 13, 2010

Jerald Lynn "Jerry" Jarvis, age 69, died Monday, December 13, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, after finally succumbing to a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born Febraury 5, 1941 in Mackay, Idaho to Alton Lorenzo and Elda Christoffersen Jarvis. On March 7, 1981 he married Betty Jo Steele in Alamo, Nevada. They were later sealed in the...

Dec 13, 2010

Sharon Little age 70, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born December 10, 1940 in Sargeant, Nebraska to George and Helen Lucille Ellingson Sears. In 1959 she married Bernard Ray Little in Sidney, Nebraska. Sharon lived in Sidney most of her life until moving to Overton, Nevada in 1976. She worked as...