Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Oct 24, 2010

Philo Jay Sylvester, age 73, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 26, 1937 in St. George, Utah to Horace Greeley and Virginia Lee Sylvester. On September 11, 1965 he married Melba Knight in the St. George LDS Temple.

Philo grew up Mesquite. He served a mission in...

Oct 23, 2010

Virginia Ermina Wunsch, age 86, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born January 4, 1924 in Silverton, Oregon to Arthur Corbett and Gertrude Isabel Mitchel Orton. On September 2, 1949 she married Paul John Wunsch, Sr. in California. He preceded her in death.

Virginia, at the age of four, moved...

Oct 19, 2010

Verl L Frehner

Verl "L" Frehner, 75, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family, on October 19, 2010 in Scenic, AZ. He was born August 16, 1935 to Fenton and Mary Leavitt Frehner in St George, UT, and was raised in Mesquite, NV. He married Toni Lawrence September 2, 1961 in the St George Temple....

Oct 19, 2010

David Glenn "Rocky" Humes, age 55, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in Overton, Nevada. He was born July 4, 1955 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Robert Glenn and Eva Johnson Humes.

Rocky grew up in Overton, Nevada where he excelled in football, basketball and track at Moapa Valley High School. From 1974 - '99 he lived in...

Oct 19, 2010

Ward "Tony" Sanders

Ward "Tony" Sanders died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 17, 1953 in Alaska to Donald Anthony and Nola Belle Carroll Sanders.

Tony was happiest making music, hunting for rocks and playing penny Keno. He had a quick wit and was referred to by friends as the...

Oct 14, 2010

Ronald Doyle Olson, age 65, passed away on October 14, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on February 21, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah as the second child of Doyle Herman and Irene Carrico Olson. Ron graduated from South High School, where he excelled in Math and Science. He later attended the University of Utah...

Oct 14, 2010

John J. Ligouri

John J. Ligouri passed away peacefully on October 14, 2010. He was born on December 5, 1923, the ninth of ten children born to Gennaro and Mary Ligouri, in Des Moines, Iowa.

John attended St. Anthony's Catholic School through the eighth grade and graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 1942. He...

Oct 8, 2010

Vernie Shreck

Vernie Eva Shreck, age 85, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 8, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 5, 1925 in Malta, Montana to Guy Dwight Clark and Cleo Salina Redford Clark. She married James Russell Blue who passed way on May 3, 1950. On March 31, 1951 she married Donald Thomas Shreck in...

Oct 4, 2010

Gerald Wittwer

Gerald Merl Wittwer, age 78, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 21, 1932 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Merl Harmon and Elizabeth Leavitt Wittwer. He attended school in Bunkerville and Mesquite, and later attended the University of Reno. He paid his way through school by hauling ice for...

Sep 28, 2010

Joseph D. Bishop Sr., age 72, passed away September 28, 2010 in St. George, UT. Joe was born January 4, 1938 in Las Vegas, NV to Richard and Lois Ward Bishop.

Joe served his country for more than twenty years during war time in the Navy and then went on to be a part of changing the...

Sep 26, 2010

Rosemary Behmer, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2010 in her home in Overton, NV. She was born March 15, 1925 in Pleasant Grove, UT to Carl and Ellen Roseberry Shurtliff. On July 13, 1946 she married Bernie Robert Behmer in Kingman, AZ.

As a child growing up, Rosemary lived in Kalion, and Overton,...

Sep 25, 2010

Darrel Saxton

Darrel John Saxton passed away September 25, 2010 in Beaver Dam, Arizona after an extended illness. He married Dora Pyper on December 15, 1962. He went to work for UPFE in Pocatello, ID in November of 1966 and retired in November of 2001. Darrel loved to hunt, fish, go four-wheeling and being outdoors. His grandchildren...

Sep 22, 2010

Jeffrey Edward Hackler passed away on September 22, 2010, in Las Vegas, NV after a short illness. He was born on February 18, 1947 in Oak Park, Illinois to Calvin and Jeanne Hackler. On August 20, 1976 he married Karen Lee Weigel in Las Vegas, NV.

Jeff became an avid surfer after moving with his family to...

Sep 21, 2010

Florence Barrows

Florence May Barrows, age 89, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born February 2, 1921 in Montreal, Wisconsin to Thomas John and Martha Jane Lugg Dowrick. On February 20, 1943 she married John Rupert Barrows in Highland Park, Michigan. He preceded her in death on May 9, 2000,...

Sep 18, 2010

Betty Jo Harvey, age 87, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 29, 1922 in St. Thomas, Nevada to Alfred Luke and Verda Lorene Hannig Syphus. On July 13, 1943 she married Lowell Ent Harvey in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death.

Betty grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Sep 8, 2010

Kynzie Brei Neil, the infant daughter of Skyler Eugene and Danielle Christel Klunker Neil, passed away early Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in Overton, Nevada. She was born July 22, 2010 in St. George, Utah.

Kynzie was a healthy beautiful little angel that slipped away during the night to be with her Heavenly Father.

She will...

Aug 29, 2010

James William "Jim" Van Ert, age 71, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 surrounded by his family in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 9, 1939 in Sherry, Wisconsin to Sophie Theresa Konkol and Clarence Cornelius Van Ert. He has three sisters: Kathleen (Bob) Robson of Hurricane, UT; Barbara (Richard) Hackman of Agua Dulce, CA; Mary Jane Beckham of...

Aug 29, 2010

Jean Gouldby

Our beloved mother, age 88, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010. She was born February 2, 1922 in Edinburgh, Scotland to Jim and Isabella Dickson.

Jean married Albert V. Gouldby on November 28, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Albert passed away after 54 years of marriage. Her son, Jim, also preceded her...

Aug 24, 2010

Virginia Mae Mowrer-Leffler

Virginia Leffler lost her battle with cancer on August 24, 2010. She was born November 15, 1964. Virginia was preceded in death by her beloved grandmother and her father. She is survived by her husband Paul K. Leffler; one son, Ray Mowrer; three sisters and one grandson.

A visitation will be held...

Aug 19, 2010

Philip Smith Wiser, age 90, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 peacefully at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born March 4, 1920 in Logan, Utah to Myron Cunningham and Zelma Smith Wiser. On May 5, 1944 he married Marian Naomi Sudekum in the Logan LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on April 28, 2007.